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For some people, gender identity
ILLEGAL DISCRIMINATION
could be male, female, in between,

neither, or a mixture of both.
As of 2017, all provinces and
We learn about gender roles as we territories in Canada have made

grow up. Over the years, people have discrimination against someone’s
gender identity illegal. Northwest
decided that some things are more
Territories was the first to pass this
male and others are more female. law, in 2002.

Have you ever heard someone say

dolls are for girls and sports are for boys? These are unfair gender roles.
You might like to do some things that the opposite gender does. This

is totally normal. But you also may identify with one gender over the

other. Your identity might be shown by the gender of your closest

friends or the people that you want to be like. It’s shown by what
clothes you like to wear or perhaps a nickname that you prefer to be

called. Others also know your gender identity based on the pronouns

you use. For example, a boy who identifies as female would use the

words she or her. A girl who identifies as male would use the words
he or him.

Sports are for everyone, regardless of gender.
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