Blake Tait says he’s still healing from being outed by his school’s guidance counsellor when he was 14.
Feeling safe at his school in Saskatoon, he started telling people he was transgender. But he felt uneasy when his guidance counsellor set up a meeting for Tait to tell his family.
His parents were supportive. His mom’s ex-husband, whom they lived with at the time, was not, leading to four years of emotional abuse that manifested in alcoholism, drug misuse and a suicide attempt.
“He kicked me out right after I was discharged from the psych ward,” said Tait, 24.
On Thursday, Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe said banning “biological boys” from sharing change rooms with “biological girls” would be his party’s first order of business if it’s re-elected on Oct. 28.
Tait is one of many LGBTQ+ advocates who say the campaign promise is hateful and puts transgender youth at …