TRANSGENDER JOB FAIR AIMS TO FUEL LASTING CHANGE

A trans gender Toronto womanish old inga job fair geared toward trans gender and gender-nonconforming people to try to spark systemic change in the Canadian workforce. Biko Beauttah, who came to Canada as a refugee from Kenya 11 years ago, says that transgender people often struggle to find work in conventional jobs and turn to things like drug dealing and the sex trade. She started Trans Workforce, an organization that is setting up next week’s job fair and supports the transgender community in Toronto. Beauttah, a transgender woman who identifies as female, says there will be around 15 employers at the job fair, which will take place on Nov. 20. Potential employers include the Canadian Armed Forces, Toronto-Dominion Bank and Indigo.