An Open Letter to Present and Past Members of the Vancouver Women’s Health Collective
It has come to our attention that the VWHC has decided to exclude transgendered and intersexed women from Lu’s: A Pharmacy for Women. Our concern is that this further marginalizes women in a way that is detrimental to our well-being.
The Femininjas would like to see this change. We would like to help foster a community planning process to implement trans-positive policy through negotiation and dialogue rather than legal action.
We have heard from present and former members of the Vancouver Women’s Health Collective who would like to see women’s services include ALL women, but who have felt frustrated in their attempts to make change within their own organization.
We have also heard from many members of pro-trans feminist organizations throughout the community who would like a chance to meet and work together on a non-hostile resolution.
Thus, we would like to arrange a facilitated meeting between members of the VWHC and local pro-trans feminist activists, with the goal of changing the policy of the VWHC and Lu’s Pharmacy. We suggest sometime between now and Saturday July 25th, at a time and location chosen by members of the Vancouver Women’s Health Collective.
If you would like to be a part of this meeting for change, please contact us at femininjas@femininjas.com
We look forward to hearing from you by the end of Monday, July 20th.
Sincerely,
The Femininjas
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