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The Writers' Trust of Canada, a charity organization that supports Canadian writers through awards, fellowships and grants, announced Giese's win on May 15 at their annual Politics and the Pen gala in Ottawa.
- 1 2 "Xtra names Rachel Giese editorial director". Canada NewsWire . Toronto. 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
Pink Triangle Press, Canada's leading LGBT media organization and parent of Xtra (dailyxtra.com), announced today the appointment of Rachel Giese as Xtra's director of editorial, effective November 5, 2018.
- ↑ Simon Houpt (2015-03-13). "And then there was Shad: inside the search for the new host of Q". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 2019-10-11.
While the executives and producers were also impressed by some of the journalists, such as Rachel Giese, Witten and the others ultimately felt they wanted to go with an artist instead.
- ↑ Marcia Kaye (2018-05-04). "What could a gay woman in a same-sex marriage, know about masculinity?". Toronto Star . Retrieved 2019-04-25.
In Giese's illuminating chapter on sex ed, she praises the Calgary-based program WiseGuyz, with its boys-only classes. She points out correctly that conversations about consent generally ignore that boys, too, experience sexual abuse.
- ↑ David Hayes (2010-08-13). "Sometimes home ownership isn't all it's cracked up to be". Toronto Star . Retrieved 2017-05-07.
Today, Giese is a freelance writer and editor, working from home. She's able to prepare Devon's breakfast and get him off to school while Miller gets ready for work. Then Giese works on assignments but still has time to get dinner supplies and pick up Devon after school.
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