Fae Johnstone

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Oh to have the time to develop a more comprehensive media list for press release dissemination ... 💔😭

The Government of Alberta, after stripping charter-rights from trans kids, decided to go even further and defacto ban pride flags. Because queer kids weren't bullied enough already, so the government had to make clear that they don't belong, aren't welcome.

My biggest fans are at it again with their latest poorly written hit piece, backed by an AI generated header ✨️

I am writing a press release riddled with hockey references. And they say you'll never use the skills you learned in your youth ✨️ (I grew up playing [winning] recreational hockey 🏒)

With the right hockey metaphors Carney will give gay people money, right? RIGHT!

Them: we would like your slides a week in advance. Me: you dont understand my process

Another day, another cool trans thing from my work world: www.queermomentum.ca/strategyhub

On behalf of trans people everywhere can Canada please buy (and thereby save) Bioware. (Do it! Do it! For the gaymers)

xtramagazine.comCanadians deserve a prime minister with the political courage to defend LGBTQ+ rights - and the conviction to turn his words into real action. | Xtra MagazineCanadians deserve a prime minister who boldly stands up for LGBTQ+ rights and turns that commitment into action.

"Canadians deserve a prime minister with the political courage to defend LGBTQ+ rights – and the conviction to turn his words into real action" Published today in Xtra, authored by yours truly ✨️ xtramagazine.com/power/activi...

Forty minute delay in baggage. No cabs and a 25 minute wait for Uber- before a 30 minute drive. Halifax, I love you but I do not love your airport.

21 Sept

So glad we were able to bring the Trans Canada Tour to Whitehorse <3

queermomentum.caJoint Statement: Call for Renewal and Expansion of the Federal 2SLGBTQIA+ Action Plan

1 Sept

120+ Queer, Trans and Allied Organizations Call for a Renewed and Expanded Federal 2SLGBTQIA+ Action Plan in Budget 2026 queermomentum.ca/jointstatement

24 Aug

Last week we made Canadian queer history 🥰 hosting a first-ever gathering of federal, provincial and territorial queer parliamentarians!

22 Aug

Had tears in my eyes at the opening of the 2SLGBTQIA+ National Monument. And, still in a bit of shock to see a quote of mine on the educational panels around the monument.

@rachelgilmore.bsky.social

13 Aug

I've been sitting on this pic for ages waiting for the right graphic to throw it into 😅✨️😘🤭

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Rachel Gilmore

13 Aug

If you’ve ever wanted a T-shirt repping a racist Canadian group pushing for mass deportations, your purchase is just a few clicks away — all thanks to Shopify. When I reached out to them, they said "we don’t remove merchants over objections to their worldview.” Wow. My latest for @thetyee.ca:

thetyee.caShopify Powers a Racist Group’s Online Store. It’s Not the First Time | The TyeeThe $250 billion Canadian company has repeatedly found itself in controversy over its support of ‘free speech.’

13 Aug

It !!! Is so nice!!! To be home! ❤️✨️

12 Aug

Ottawa pals! <3 The Trans Canada Tour is coming to town and I want to see you! Politics w/ a Drag Queen, August 25: www.eventbrite.ca/e/1989037296... Queer Mayoral Townhall; August 23: www.eventbrite.ca/e/1988959048... Ask a Trans Person Anything - August 24: www.eventbrite.ca/e/1989036157...

11 Aug

Friends in BC: ACT NOW and let's push @davidebybc.bsky.social to restore funding to the ARC Foundation and safeguard SOGI 123 in BC schools! Send an email: queermomentum.ca/sogi

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Queer Momentum@queermomentum.ca

Do you care about queer inclusion at schools? 💖🌈 Then help us flood Premier Eby and the BC Government’s inbox to demand they uphold queer and trans children’s safety at schools! 📧To join us in our pressure campaign, visit www.queermomentum.ca/sogi 🔗

11 Aug

I am SO GLAD the tour made it out to Prince Albert. We had a phenomenal show tonight yall ❤️✨️

Prince Albert Pride@princealbertpride.bsky.social

The board and @faejohnstone.bsky.social at the Pride and Politics show in Prince Albert tonight!

7 Aug

We are doing so many things this month and next and it is overwhelming but also absolutely amazing <3

7 Aug

We have like!!! 10 more tour events this month, and then two very big very exciting meetings in Ottawa and then ??? Pride!!! And then??? More things !! A whole federal campaign, a BC campaign coming out next week??? So many things!!! <3 Sleep, where and what are you!!!!

7 Aug

Thank god for our new comms staff 🫡🫡🔥❤️

6 Aug

In the last 8 days i have been to: Kelowna: ✅️ Kamloops: ✅️ Vancouver: ✅️ Moncton: ✅️ Fredericton: ✅️ Three more cities till I head home (for 3 days!!!) before I set out for a week and a half of meetings and events in Ottawa!! Busiest. Summer. Ever. 🎉😴😅

4 Aug

We wrapped up the BC leg of the Trans Canada Tour on Saturday, after tour stops in Kelowna, Kamloops and Vancouver. After BC, I hopped on a plane and headed back east to celebrate Pride in Moncton, NB, where I was honored to speak at and lead their trans march (despite pouring rain!).

4 Aug

And because apparently I can't get enough time *on the road* I am headed to Fredericton tonight to speak at the Canadian Labour Congress / NB Federation of Labour summer camp tomorrow morning before I head back west for 3 tour stops in Saskatchewan!

cbc.caBank of Canada governor defends use of replacement workers during strike | CBC NewsThe head of the Bank of Canada is defending the central bank's use of replacement workers during a strike involving security officers.

4 Aug

I no longer know what day it is, or what time zone my brain is on, but that's okay because: everywhere we go, we are building the movement, connecting with leaders and injecting joy into our queer eco system! For those in SK, you can rsvp for our upcoming events here: linktr.ee/queermomentu...

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Erica Ifill

@wickdchiq.bsky.social

2 Aug

The federal government using scabs. The Carney government seems to be committed to undermining labour rights www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

3 Aug

I'm doing pretty good at this whole ~growing up~ thing. Turned 31 a couple days ago and excited for what the next year has in store for little old me ✨️

31 July

If we had let Amy Hamm into our event, she would have taken our words out of context and used them to further malign the trans movement. At least this way, we were able to have a real convo with people genuinely interest in discussion. We had a great event.

31 July

I am so sorry it wasnt obvious (🙄) but no our events are not an open invitation for prominent anti trans people to come and argue with us.

@mercedesallen.bsky.social

31 July

We've had people disagree with us. Weve had people who are anti trans join the convo. All of that is welcome and really cool actually. But Amy Hamm and her pals only want scandal and outrage. Her pulling out her phone to record us and our security guard tells you everything.

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Mercedes Allen

30 July

"The groups are specifically pushing for the House of Commons Justice and Human Rights Committee to study the issue, which would put it on the parliamentary agenda and force members of Parliament to directly confront the impact of these laws…" rachelgilmore.substack.com/p/carney-has...

rachelgilmore.substack.comCarney has been silent as Alberta attacks trans youth. Parents and advocates have a plan to change thatListen now | Carney has been incredibly cozy with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Just today, he joked alongside Smith that the premier has “seen more of me than her husband.”

30 July

I am tired of so-called ally politicians doing the least they can on queer issues and wanting a big thank you because of it.

queermomentum.caHuman Rights InquiryCall for an inquiry into violations of trans people's human rights in Alberta

29 July

We must not stop speaking up for trans youth and their families in Alberta. Join us in calling on the House of Commons to conduct an inquiry into Premier Smith's suspension of charter-protected rights: QueerMomentum.ca/inquiry

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Scarlett J. Gillespie

@scarlettformayor.bsky.social

26 July

A Reunion with Fae Johnstone – June 22, 2026 It was lovely to catch up with @faejohnstone.bsky.social of @queermomentum.ca and Wisdom2Action at the Capitol Bar in @cityofhamilton.bsky.social in advance of the Pride Hamilton event at Oxigin tomorrow evening featuring - *continued in the comments

24 July

I love queer people and I love PEI Pride <3

23 July

I truly thought and hoped that, when the attack on transgender rights began in Canada, we would see a real growth in financial support for trans advocacy. That hasn't happened. And idk how to put in words how sad and worried that makes me.

23 July

Idk I'm in a rather unique position leading a national advocacy organization, and we have been thankfully fairly successful at fundraising, but even then, its scraps. Local organizing is even more cash strapped. We cant win this fight if we dont fund the movement.

23 July

We (my org) poured all the money we could into alberta. 70k. It should've been 700k. It should have been multiple millions. We are working with such minimal resources pulled in so many different directions. Imagine if we were well resourced. Imagine if we could dream big.

Vancouver! The Trans Canada Tour is headed your way on August 1st! Join us for an afternoon of sickening drag, comedy and queer politics 🔥✨️ Tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/1988871299...

My greatest irrational loathing is reserved for people who are slow at getting off planes for no good reason.

This is why no one wants to be a gay conservative

(This is a Joke Don't Come for Me)

It's going to get worse before it gets better.

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And on the it'll get better side: It's a hope i have to and choose to hold on to. Every mind we change, every effort we put in, brings better closer.

I rediscover text based social platforms on airplanes apparently

It's going to get worse before it gets better.

The question I truly don't know the answer to (within my little gay/trans niche) is: how much worse?

halifax.citynews.caRights council seeks unity that Jewish, Muslim envoys couldn't achieve: MillerOTTAWA — Heritage Minister Marc Miller says the government’s widely criticized advisory council on inclusion is meant to unify Canadians in a way previous federal envoys tasked with tackling antisemit...

4 July

In a message posted to social media, Fae Johnstone, a prominent transgender activist, said the council should have “reflected the segment of the queer community under sustained attack, i.e., trans people.” halifax.citynews.ca/2026/07/03/r...