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Trans Professor Advocates for Inclusive Education Amid Criticism

4/8/2026

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J. Wallace Skelton, a transgender man and assistant professor at the University of Regina, requests to be referred to by his full name in lowercase instead of pronouns.
He focuses on creating queer and trans-centered educational spaces for children.
He collaborates with his non-binary ten-year-old child on projects to understand two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (2SLGBTQ) children's needs.
Critics online mock his pronoun choice with derogatory comments.

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J. Wallace Skelton, a transgender man and assistant professor at the University of Regina, requests to be referred to by his full name in lowercase instead of pronouns.
He focuses on creating queer and trans-centered educational spaces for children.
He collaborates with his non-binary ten-year-old child on projects to understand two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (2SLGBTQ) children's needs.
Critics online mock his pronoun choice with derogatory comments.