Montreal artist cancels U.S. tour over visa policies targeting his gender identity | CBC News
CBC Montreal04.13.2025
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Résumé
Montreal singer-songwriter Chris Pureka canceled their European tour due to complications with visa policies that create challenges for trans people. Pureka highlights the bureaucratic and costly visa process as a barrier, emphasizing issues with documentation that do not reflect their gender identity. This situation brings attention to the broader difficulties trans and non-binary individuals face in crossing international borders and the need for more inclusive policies.