Trans Day of Visibility
The Fight for Trans and Queer Liveability in Times of Fascism, Racism and White Ethnonationalism
March 31, 12 to 1 p.m.
Location: WSSB 2130
What does it mean to defend the lives of Trans people, Queer people and women in times of increasing fascism, white ethnonationalism, racism, global capitalist imperialism and militarization? In the past ten years in Toronto, numerous trans women and trans women of colour have either gone missing or have been murdered. In the past two years in Canada, we have witnessed the escalation of attacks on trans people amidst vigorous campaigns aimed at undermining trans health care and sexuality education in schools. Bain’s talk will engage with these issues and propose strategies to refuse, resist and organize in support of the 2sLGBTQIA+ community, including Black, Indigenous and racialized members, to ensure everyone has the opportunity to have a liveable life.
Bio: Professor Beverly Bain is an Assistant Professor in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies in the Department of Historical Studies at the University of Toronto. Bain teaches, researches and has published in the field of Black and diasporic sexualities, the Black radical feminist tradition, decolonial feminisms, anti-colonial, anti-capitalist struggles, movements, and abolition. Bain is an activist scholar and has been an organizer in the feminist anti-violence anti-colonial, anti-capitalist movements for more than 40 years. Professor Bain is the recipient of several awards, including the most recent Sexuality Studies Association Award (SSA) 2024- 2025.
