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Over 400 artists, bands, and entertainers sign an open letter denouncing anti-trans legislation and policies. Of course like any open letter or petition it's just symbolic. But it was heartwarming to see that Fred Penner and the two surviving members of Sharon Lois & Bram were among the signatories.

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[-] AernaLingus@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Notable signatories (by which I actually mean "names that I recognize") include:

  • Alanis Morissette
  • Barenaked Ladies (Jim Creeggan)
  • Carly Rae Jepsen
  • Cobie Smulders (of How I Met Your Mother)
  • Colin Mochrie (of Who's Line is it Anyway?)
  • Diana Krall (jazz pianist and singer)
  • Elisha Cuthbert
  • Elliot Page
  • Elvis Costello
  • k.d. lang
  • Neil Young
  • Sarah McLachlan (I was gonna link the BCSPCA video but the animals' eyes were too sad)
  • Sum 41 (Cone McCaslin, David Baksh/Dave Brownsound)
[-] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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