Okay.
With regard to trans people, it would be important to inform the health care community and make it aware of the specific issues faced by LGBTQ+ people. The health care community must empower LGBTQ+ people, like me, who have had trouble realizing that they aren't alone and that they have the right to demand good health care, like all Canadians.
It would be important to develop transferable guidelines for health care facilities for LGBTQ+ people, but especially for trans people, and to consult trans people in the development of these guidelines. It would also be important to create an advisory committee with people who have expertise in the field in order to develop guidelines, and to be in constant communication with government authorities.
Last but not least, I wanted to talk about the situation of intersex people in Canada. In Canada, intersex people still undergo surgeries without their consent. The term “intersex” means that at least one aspect of the biological sex isn't in line with the medical system's expectations for what the female or male sex should be.
From birth, surgical procedures are often performed that aren't necessary for the proper functioning of the child's urogenital system. These procedures are still being performed in Canada without the consent of the children, who are under the age of consent. The procedures have quite serious consequences later in life, especially in terms of pleasure. We all have the right to pleasure and sexual pleasure. In addition, there are sometimes medical complications or complications related to people's reproductive capacity and fertility.
It's important to stop performing surgeries on intersex people without their consent. There are many intersex people. We often think that intersex people are an extreme minority. However, we're told that there are as many intersex people as there are people with red hair. So, there are many intersex people. I think that my time is almost up.
I want to thank you for your time and attention. I hope that this marks the beginning of a wonderful conversation. I'm very happy to be here, to be able to speak in my language and to represent Quebec. Thank you, everyone.