\u201cIt\u2019s about informing people a bit about the struggles that people may go through,\u201d says Huynh. \u201cIt\u2019s about celebrating those we still have, and it\u2019s also about supporting them, showing them what resources are there and that people have their back, and then it ends off with the Day of Remembrance for those whom we have lost.\u201d<\/p>\n
As part of spreading awareness and recognition, Huynh will be found showing her support and handing out treats on the Lansdowne campus.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m kind of doing something similar to what I did last year,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s mostly tabling. I\u2019m offering some treats to people, I usually get sugar cookies and then I have a few gluten-free options.\u201d<\/p>\n With the help of the previous CCSS pride director, Huynh has compiled into a pamphlet a list of local resources and information to be handed out to whomever may be interested. Highlighted this year is the news of recent expansions made to the Camosun student health insurance policy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMostly what I intend to offer is information and support,\u201d says Huynh. \u201cThis year particularly, what I\u2019m excited to talk about is we updated our insurance policy that all students have access to, and it includes supportive gender affirming care. The provincial government kind of supports people, and besides that though, people experience a lot of financial pressures after the fact, and so our intention here is to fill that gap. So I\u2019m excited to talk about that, because not only is it for the students that we have on campus, but people can get family members on their plan and that can help support them too.\u201d<\/p>\n Aside from distribution of information, the aim of Transgender Awareness Week is to recognize transgender people and their experiences, and to show to students that they are supported in being who they are. Huynh says that she wishes for students to feel that campus is a safe place for them to understand themselves.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like whatever I say will never do justice to the actual experiences that people may have,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019m here mostly as a supporting role, trying to show people that they\u2019re not alone. And I\u2019m pretty limited in that role\u2026 I think everyone should be comfortable expressing their gender, exploring it. Everyone should find what is most comfortable for themselves and be allowed to exist as that. I worry about that state of the world, so anything that I can do to say, \u2018No, there is support out there\u2019… I generally try to be uplifting when I do all that, but I know it can be a very tough subject for a lot of people.\u201d<\/p>\n Huynh hopes that by seeing the support on campus, students will \u201cfeel like they\u2019re allowed to belong,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like belonging is an important part of the human experience, and life can be isolating,\u201d says Huynh. \u201cSo I hope to facilitate a bit of that.\u201d<\/p>\n See camosunstudent.org<\/a> or find the student society on Instagram (@camosunstudents<\/a>) for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" During the week of November 16 to 20, leading up to Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, the Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) will be holding Transgender Awareness Week. CCSS members will be setting up tables on campus to offer resources and information to students and passersby; they will be at Lansdowne campus in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28637,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[363,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-november-4-2026","category-campus"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Image-51.jpeg\")
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