Tegan And Sara Foundation Launches Open Letter: Artist Against Anti-Trans Legislation In Canada

Tegan and Sara Foundation, the nonprofit started by award-winning musicians Tegan and Sara, are announcing the launch of the Open Letter: Artists Against Anti-Trans Legislation in Canada, on Sunday, March 31, Trans Day of Visibility.

The open letter, signed by more than 400 artists, represents a call-to-action from artists living in or hailing from Canada to turn attention to the concerning rise of anti-trans legislation in the country. Read the full open letter at teganandsarafoundation.org/open-letter. 

The letter comes on the heels of Tegan and Sara’s receipt of the Humanitarian Award at the 2024 Junos. During their acceptance speech, Tegan and Sara turned focus to recently-proposed anti-trans legislation in their home province of Alberta.

Throughout their 20+ year career, spanning ten studio albums and more than a million records sold, Tegan and Sara have used music as a medium for storytelling. With that storytelling at its core, they have built a multi-faceted media empire that extends into TV, books, newsletters, and public service, always deeply rooted in music. They added executive producer credits to their resume after the release of the coming-of-age TV series High School last fall, which was based on their critically acclaimed, New York Times best-selling memoir. 

With multiple JUNO Award wins, a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, Honorary Doctor of Laws degrees (Hon. LLD) from the University of Calgary, the 2018 New York Civil Liberties Union Award, and numerous GRAMMY, GLAAD, and Polaris Prize Award nominations, Tegan and Sara have much to be proud of, but their crowning achievement thus far is the Tegan and Sara Foundation. 

The Tegan and Sara Foundation was founded in 2016 by Tegan and Sara. The Foundation raises funds and fights for LGBTQ+ equality and justice through flagship programming and support of grassroots organizations, activists and communities that often go unrecognized by major funding institutions.