13. | | Transgender, Gender Non-Binary, and Two-Spirit Equity and Inclusion Policy --Councillor Loveday & Alto A Council member motion providing recommendations regarding a policy statement for Transgender, Gender Non-Binary, and Two-Spirit Equity. Recommendation:BE IT RESOVED THAT Council approves the following policy statement: “The City of Victoria is committed to making civic facilities, operations and programs safe, inclusive, and equitable for people of all genders, gender identities, and gender expressions, and their communities In the City of Victoria, this may include but is not limited to: a) Signage and Literature b) Public Spaces (including washrooms and change-rooms) c) Human Resource Training and Staff Policies d) Programming (including “all-bodies” programming) e) Collaborative Public and Community Partnerships f) Forms and records and instruments of data collection and management.” BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Council direct staff to report back with a plan to:Identify and change policies needed to make civic facilities, operations, and programs safe, inclusive, and equitable for people of all genders, gender identities, and gender expressions engage Transgender, Gender Non-Binary and Two-Spirit communities as such identification and changes are undertaken. Transgender, Gender Non-Binary, and Two-Spirit Equity and Inclusion Policy | |