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A large group of people demonstrated a peaceful protest in front of Jenny’s Bridal in downtown Saskatoon in order to show their support for a woman who claims to have been refused service at the store because she is transgender. The crowd was chanting her name when Rohit Singh and her husband approached on Saturday afternoon, while Singh stated that “I am damn happier than the day of my wedding.” She further added that “I never thought this kind of crowd would come to support me here in Saskatoon.”
A clear majority of the protestors were highly motivated, and carried signs which read for example “transgender rights are human rights,” and “support transgender rights.” Additionally, the protesters shared a petition to the provincial government asking for better human rights protection for transgender people.
One of the transgender protesters, Miki Mappin, explained that the current language used in Saskatchewan’s human rights law to protect the transgendered is too vague. Mappin alleged that there is urgent need to alter it in order to address the specific discrimination the gender minority faces, and alleged that hopefully the 150 signatures acquired on Saturday will help them convey their message. Mappin shared that “I lost my job,” and “I wanted to go to human rights, but I was told I had to choose one of the acceptable grounds to file a human rights complaint — I didn’t want to accuse my colleagues of sexual harassment because that is not what they had been doing.”
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