# Northwest Territories become first in Canada to outlaw gender identity discrimination **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 6, 2002, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northwest-territories-become-first-in-canada-to-outlaw-gender-identity-discrimination/135571 "2002-11-06T16:19:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northwest-territories-become-first-in-canada-to-outlaw-gender-identity-discrimination/135571/1 "2002-11-06T16:19:27Z")
[Link](http://216.33.236.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&lah=b1998ba45f9aadf728ca5ed401e7c088&lat=1036599064&hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2ecanoe%2eca%2fNationalTicker%2fCANOE%2dwire%2eNWT%2dTransgendered%2dFirst%2ehtml) > [@](#): > > YELLOWKNIFE (CP) - The Northwest Territories has become the first region in Canada to prohibit discrimination on the grounds of gender identity. > As part of the territory’s new Human Rights Act, a person > cannot be discriminated against because of their gender identity. The transgendered community of the Northwest Territories is thrilled; we go to her now. _d&r_ Seriously - let’s hear it for the NWT! ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northwest-territories-become-first-in-canada-to-outlaw-gender-identity-discrimination/135571/2 "2002-11-06T16:20:44Z")
Rats - link probably doesn’t work but [this one should.](http://www.canoe.ca/NationalTicker/CANOE-wire.NWT-Transgendered-First.html) ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northwest-territories-become-first-in-canada-to-outlaw-gender-identity-discrimination/135571/3 "2002-11-06T18:07:44Z")
Yay NWT! Finally! Yellowknife is a very gay-friendly community. I am so proud that they’ve done this. In case you don’t know, I lived in the North, specifically Yellowknife, for years. My sister and niecey-poo are still up there. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northwest-territories-become-first-in-canada-to-outlaw-gender-identity-discrimination/135571/4 "2002-11-06T18:11:25Z")
I’m a big dork. Dorky dork. Transgendered does not equal gay, I know that. I was just excited. Brendan Bell was my next-door neighbour, and makes good bagels. ---
**Author:** ![Milossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Milossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milossarian)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northwest-territories-become-first-in-canada-to-outlaw-gender-identity-discrimination/135571/5 "2002-11-06T18:42:12Z")
Who can tell under all that heavy winter clothing anyway? 😉 ba-dump-bump! ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2002, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northwest-territories-become-first-in-canada-to-outlaw-gender-identity-discrimination/135571/6 "2002-11-06T20:45:30Z")
Don’t worry about it Gingy, they outlawed discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2002, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northwest-territories-become-first-in-canada-to-outlaw-gender-identity-discrimination/135571/7 "2002-11-07T03:25:42Z")
I wonder how long it’ll take for the rest of the world to catch up to back-woods Northasixty ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Magic8ball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Miss\_Magic8ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Magic8ball)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2002, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northwest-territories-become-first-in-canada-to-outlaw-gender-identity-discrimination/135571/8 "2002-11-07T03:33:30Z")
Just to say that I heard that on the radio when It happened. I happen to live in yellowknife… We had a big discussion about it in social studies class. And I happen to also be gingers “neicey-poo” go figure.