Around 200 students gathered outside the University of Winnipeg to protest a talk being given by a professor in a speakers series that some feel was transphobic. It has prompted calls for the university to create new guidelines for future talks.
More than 100 people gathered at a rally outside the University of Winnipeg on Friday to oppose a lecture some academics and members of the 2SLGBTQ community worried could perpetuate transphobic views at a time of rising harassment against segments of the queer community around the world.
Some academics and members of the 2SLGBTQ community are pushing back against a planned lecture by a University of Winnipeg professor they worry could spread harmful views about transgender and non-binary people.