Category: press releases

Today is Red Umbrella Day, the International Day to End Violence Against Sеx Workers. At Sagah, we stand for the labour rights, dignity, and safety of all sex workers. We need decriminalization to protect BIPOC and transfeminine sех workers, who persist while facing the highest rates of violence in our communities. Sех work and trans…

This Trans Day of Remembrance, we’re calling for action to honour our loved ones, and the recentering of our movement around Black and Indigenous trans women and femmes, sex workers, and our youth. Hate-motivated violence isn’t an abstract phenomenon. It is the result of our history, culture, and politics, and it’s a tool of racial…

Changes to the Name Act: 2024-11-07: Sagah joins BC-based gender justice groups calling on repeals to amendments of the Name Act which disproportionately harm trans communities, Indigenous people, and survivors of gender-based violence. >>

BC Votes to Protect Trans Rights: Our campaign to raise the alarm for trans rights in this election reached queer & trans people and allies in an unprecedented way. Check out our socials to see how we put the focus on in October. With an assist from national org, Queer Momentum. >>

Expansions to hormone therapy are coming to BC: here’s what you need to know. Through community-led advocacy, gender-affirming hormone therapy coverage, along with reproductive, menopausal, and diabetes coverage will see expansions next spring as part of BC’s new Pharmacare agreement. This is a big win for trans healthcare, & we have much more work to…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Society for Advocacy for Gender-Affirming Healthcare (SAGAH) Stands Firm Against Hate Movements Targeting Trans Rights Vancouver, BC – The Society for Advocacy for Gender-Affirming Healthcare (SAGAH) stands united with queer community, civil society, and allies in pushing back against movements aimed at restricting the basic human rights of vulnerable people on Turtle…