UBC's OUTweek is explicit in its intention to include transsexual and transgender people in its events, including the rainbow pride flag raising, but Fink didn't see it that way. (Megan Batchelor/CBC) 'Really emotional, really stressful'įink told CBC she does not feel included in the LGBT label - an abbreviation used to cover a range of non-gender-conforming identities, which often stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.įink draws a distinction between identities based on what gender someone is attracted to - versus what gender someone identifies as. 9, the act was viewed as a possible hate crime, prompting extra security precautions and the cancellation of a parade in support of transgender people.įink, 31, a transsexual UBC student, speaks to media outside Richmond provincial court. 5 near the university's old Student Union Building, at the opening ceremony of OUTweek, which is described by UBC as "an annual celebration of gender and sexual diversity" organized by the Pride Collective at UBC, a student club. " was met with hate and prejudice rather than critical self-reflection, so this has been a learning experience for me."