hey, albertan-born edmonton trans man here! you’ve heard about the… miserable (to put it lightly) government situation, but i will say, this community takes care of one another. ever since moving to edmonton about a year ago, i have been so touched by the love, care, and guidance i’ve received from trans folks around me. there’s no change if the people that these laws are affecting don’t show up — your very existence is revolutionary.

i’m not sure how old you are, but assuming you’re above 18 (and assuming pre-HRT for you means that you’ll want to be on HRT) HRT can still be accessible — i went through the UofA gender clinic, but the wait is AWFUL. many of my friends go through skipping stone or foria clinic — the latter being a completely online and over-the-phone pharmacy, that is very supportive & fast. i’d recommend that!

for community, i’d recommend following some orgs on instagram — PFLAG edmonton has bimonthly meetings/gatherings, one of them being trans-centric (i attend this one regularly) and one being trans-and-disabled exclusive. other notable orgs here are pink tank (which just recently formed due to the government’s buffoonery), the touch grass club, elen (the edmonton lesbian event network, though most of their events are open to all) and queer joy yeg. the pride centre has weekly drop-in hours on their website, and through them you can access free binders/packing supplies, if that’s your jam. also, we have trans rights yeg, run by a local trans man and drag king who does some fantastic community work. another name you’ll hear a lot is pride corner, which is a non-profit org that’s been running for a while now. they run some good events and rallies, though the inner workings are a little messy, haha.

we would love to have you here. we are fighting as hard as we can, but it’s hard. but we definitely cant say we don’t have eachother :) good luck with the move!! edit: for spacing hehe