Too Good for a Free Banana

Sometimes you're puzzling over why the characterization doesn't seem right, and then you realize that it's because you wrote someone having wayyyy more maturity and self-awareness than they should. Hoo boy.

Well, at least now I know how to fix this thing. :V

Speaking of writing, signups for iddyiddybangbang will be opening on July 10! This is a panfandom fest where the goal is to write a fic of at least 5k featuring whatever fulfills your desires/tickles your fancy/brings you joy. You can sign up with a WIP, too, rather than starting something totally new.

I've participated in it a few times before and always found it good fun. The July signup + September deadline + minimum wordcount has done wonders for getting me to tackle ideas longer than my usual and finish things that have languished in my WIP folder for years.

LGBT organizations Egale Canada and Skipping Stone have won an injunction against Bill 26, a law meant to ban gender-affirming care for youth in Alberta. [CBC, Egale Canada]

They initiated litigation against the government of Alberta in March. More info here.

This is a temporary stop, and unfortunately the injunction only covers the trans healthcare issue, not all the other trans-relevant issues the UCP has been trying to push through. However, it buys us some time, and that's very important.

I expect we'll be talking about this at the next local pride meeting, trying to see if there's any clear next steps for what we can do (or what Wood Buffalo Pride can do, rather).

Happy pride month.

( Copy of CBC's article )
( Copy of Egale Canada's press release )