Nico Mara-McKay – Researcher, writer, editor, and analyst

It’s not great.
Journalist Mel Woods recent published an article with Xtra, “Everything you need to know about getting top surgery in Canada,” which looks at the disparities across Canada for trans people seeking top surgery.
I’m quoted in it about my recent experience trying to navigate Ontario’s opaque regulations and requirements and incomplete coverage with OHIP (the Ontario Health Insurance Plan). I was lucky to have a GP, though she wasn’t familiar with the process...

I’ve been invited to speak at a panel for the History and Philosophy of Science Undergraduate Society at the University of Toronto on seeking funding as a graduate student. The event will be available in person in Toronto and online on Thursday, 21 October...

There are a number of great lists of queer books and articles that focus on the Middle Ages, but I couldn’t find anything that specifically centred medieval trans and translike figures, so I decided to create one.
And so: A Trans and Translike Medieval Bibliography, which was created by going through bibliographies I had written for papers, my bookshelves, as well as important resources including Lucy Allen’s “A ‘Queer Medieval’ Reading List,” MW Bychowski’s website...

Convergences is the York University and University of Toronto Graduate History Conference, and the theme for 2021 is “Confronting Crisis: Writing History in Uncertain Times.”
This year’s confernece runs from Wednesday, 28 April through to Friday, 30 April 2021, will take place on Zoom, and will be live captioned....