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Leila Praznik of Brandon prepares to take her hormone replacement therapy medication that she takes as part of her gender-affirming health care as a transgender woman while speaking outside Brandon University on Monday evening during the Stop the BS in the U.S. rally against bans of drag, gender affirming care and gender studies programs in U.S. states. The rally was organized by Mandy Swidersky, a gender and woman studies student at Brandon University, and featured multiple speakers. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)