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'''Luna M. Ferguson''' is a Canadian filmmaker, author, and [[LGBTQ]] activist. | '''Luna M. Ferguson''' is a Canadian filmmaker, author, and [[LGBTQ]] activist. | ||
In May 2017, Ferguson applied to change their birth certificate gender to [[nonbinary]]. After extended delay, in September 2017 they filed a human rights complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. The government of Ontario changed its policies in 2018 and issued Ferguson with a birth certificate showing their gender as X.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/gender-x-ontario-issues-its-first-ever-non-binary-birth-n872676 |title=Gender 'X': Ontario issues its first 'nonbinary' birth certificate |publisher=Nbcnews.com |date= |accessdate=2018-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222104704/http://nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/gender-x-ontario-issues-its-first-ever-non-binary-birth-n872676 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Leyland Cecco in Toronto |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/07/ontario-non-binary-birth-certificate-canada-transgender |title=Transgender rights: Ontario issues first non-binary birth certificate | World news |newspaper=The Guardian |date= 2018-05-08|accessdate=2018-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701120930/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/07/ontario-non-binary-birth-certificate-canada-transgender |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/filmmaker-receives-non-binary-birth-certificate-that-correctly-display-who-i-am-after-legal-battle-with-ontario |title=Filmmaker receives non-binary birth certificate 'that correctly display who I am' after legal battle with Ontario |publisher=National Post |date=2018-05-08 |accessdate=2018-06-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/joshua-m-ferguson/ill-keep-fighting-until-im-legally-recognized-as-a-non-binary-canadian_a_23255775/ |title=I'll Keep Fighting Until I'm Legally Recognized As A Non-Binary Canadian |publisher=Huffingtonpost.ca |date=2017-10-25 |accessdate=2018-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810035833/https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/joshua-m-ferguson/ill-keep-fighting-until-im-legally-recognized-as-a-non-binary-canadian_a_23255775/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | |||
They wrote a memoir titled ''Me, Myself, They: Life Beyond the Binary'', which was published May 2019.<ref name="anansipress">{{Cite web |title=Me, Myself, They |last=Ferguson |first=Luna |work=House of Anansi Press |date= |access-date=3 August 2020 |url= https://houseofanansi.com/products/me-myself-they|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331025244/https://houseofanansi.com/products/me-myself-they |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | |||
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*[https://twitter.com/lunamferguson/ Twitter] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category: Activists]] | [[Category:Activists]] | ||
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 Ferguson with their "X" birth certificate. | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
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| Pronouns | they/them |
| Gender identity | nonbinary |
| Occupation | filmmaker |
Luna M. Ferguson is a Canadian filmmaker, author, and LGBTQ activist.
In May 2017, Ferguson applied to change their birth certificate gender to nonbinary. After extended delay, in September 2017 they filed a human rights complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. The government of Ontario changed its policies in 2018 and issued Ferguson with a birth certificate showing their gender as X.[1][2][3][4]
They wrote a memoir titled Me, Myself, They: Life Beyond the Binary, which was published May 2019.[5]
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- ↑ "Gender 'X': Ontario issues its first 'nonbinary' birth certificate". Nbcnews.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 2018-06-05. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ Leyland Cecco in Toronto (2018-05-08). "Transgender rights: Ontario issues first non-binary birth certificate | World news". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 2018-06-05. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Filmmaker receives non-binary birth certificate 'that correctly display who I am' after legal battle with Ontario". National Post. 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2018-06-05. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "I'll Keep Fighting Until I'm Legally Recognized As A Non-Binary Canadian". Huffingtonpost.ca. 2017-10-25. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 2018-06-05. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ Ferguson, Luna. "Me, Myself, They". House of Anansi Press. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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