Improving Primary Care for Transgender Patients

This year, I stood on the curb at the 2017 Halifax Pride parade and watched high-energy floats pass by. The vibrant trans youth float warmed my heart. The Prime Minister waved and called out “Happy Pride!” to the spectators. It was a stream of enthusiastic faces,...

Metamorphosis

While doing some New Year’s cleaning recently, I came across one of my earliest stories. It touches on the theme of change. Though I wrote it when I was six years old, it’s still relevant today, especially at the beginning of a new...

On the Front Line: Remembering a Medical Student

Neil MacLean and I have several things in common. We both come from Pictou County. I grew up in Merigomish and he on Big Island. Although our homes are 15 kilometres apart, we are neighbours by rural standards. We were both born in January, and like him, I chose to...