Transphobia Subcommittee

The subcommittee is tasked with

• Examining existing campus policies and processes to establish Concordia as a safe and inclusive space for transgender, non-binary and gender-nonconforming community members to flourish. 
• Researching trainings on transphobia, protocols, and best practices to address gender-based discrimination from other Canadian universities and institutions.
• Examining systems in place for complaints and evaluating the transgender, non-binary and gender-nonconforming community members' access to university services.
• Consulting with Concordia and Montreal communities to recommend measures tailored to the needs and concerns of transgender, non-binary and gender-nonconforming students, faculty, and staff, including attending relevant discussions organized by the Campus Engagement subcommittee.

Subcommittee members

Co-leads

• Cael Marcas Keegan, Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies in Sexuality; Film & Moving Image Studies; Graduate Program Director, Film
• Kim Manning, Professor, Political Science & Women's Studies

Student representatives

• Alex Francavilla, Department of Psychology
• Belen Blizzard, Graduate of the Simone de Beauvoir Institute

For more information, please email transphobia.strive@concordia.ca