UNBC campus bore witness to a number of gains for the LGBTQ2SIA+ community this Fall 2024 semester as drag shows pick up momentum, selling out repeatedly, and gender affirming healthcare quietly became included in the student health plan. Healthcare plans don’t usually cause excitement but Northern Pride Centre President Bo White confirmed, “No. It’s a pretty awesome step towards having a more inclusive campus.” NUGSS, UNBC’s Student Society implemented the plan consulting with the Northern Pride Centre over the course of about a year. Both are excited to get the word out about this milestone over Transgender Awareness Week.
The at-capacity drag performance event was co-hosted by the IWAU series of events at the typically sombre Thirsty Moose Pub on campus. Solemn events of Transgender Day of Remembrance and National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women commemorating the 1989 Montreal Massacre capped the week on campus and in the community.
