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Author(s): CBC, Eric Weissman
Publication Date: 2022
Researcher and filmmaker Eric Weissman has studied homelessness, mental health and substance use. He is also a lived expert who has experienced episodic homelessness and witnessed the life-altering effects of safe, stable housing. In this interview on the Candian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), he shares his story with host Julia Wright and discusses housing as a form of harm reduction.
Author(s): CBC
Publication Date: 2015
The battle over the rights and freedoms of transgender individuals is the first great civil rights struggle of the 21st century. In the last five years, mainstream culture has woken up to the vivid presence of transgender people in their midst. From a generation of gender variant children and pop culture celebrities, to transitioning superstar athletes and soldiers, trans people have never been more visible.
Behind the headlines though, a darker...