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Andrea Houston is the managing editor of , a digital non-profit publication in Canada. 

As an instructor at 91福利鈥檚 School of Journalism, she developed and continues to teach Canada鈥檚 first-ever Queer Media journalism course. Previously, she served as executive assistant to former member of provincial parliament, and Ontario鈥檚 first LGBTQ critic, where she helped to craft and pass legislation to make the province a safer and more accepting place for LGBTQ youth, sex workers, and other marginalized people 鈥� including the passage of Canada鈥檚 first ban on conversion therapy. 

Andrea鈥檚 been a staff reporter at a number of publications, including the Toronto Star, the Peterborough Examiner, Xtra, and managing editor of Torontoist. Her reporting has played a key role in the passage of human rights legislation.

More recently, at Rainbow Railroad, Andrea was part of the team helping queer and trans people facing persecution in more than 70 countries around the world escape to freedom.