A rally at Dalhousie University on November 7th called for accountability in the case of Jessica Dempsey. Dempsey is a Dalhousie student who feels abandoned by the university administration after she suffered discrimination because she is transgender.

Dempsey says that cafeteria staff at the university continues to treat her in a discriminatory manner, even after staff received sensitivity training as a result of an earlier incident.

“When I decided to go public, I was following my heart,” Dempsey told the crowd of students, staff and non-university sympathizers.

“I’m not going to hide anymore. I’ve decided to take a very public stance for myself and for others, like me, who are not being heard. It took me a long time not to be ashamed of who I am.”