Trevor Kirczenow lives on a small farm in the Provencher riding with his husband and two children. Raising chickens, turkeys, goats, and rare-breed Ojibwe horses, they have proud family farming roots in Canada that can be traced back eleven generations.

From an early interest in how government could improve people’s lives, Trevor went on to complete an Honours BA in Political Science at the University of British Columbia. A professional violinist, Trevor then joined the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in 2007 as its youngest musician at the time, and performed as a full-time member for four years before the birth of his first child. He currently works as a freelance musician.

While parenting at home, Trevor initiated and led a research study funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research about the experiences of transgender parents with pregnancy, birth, and infant feeding. This study filled a major gap in the medical literature. In addition to this study, Trevor organized a worldwide community group for transgender parents which thrives today. Trevor served Manitoban and Canadian families for five years as a volunteer with La Leche League, a breastfeeding support organization. He is the author of Where’s the Mother? Stories From a Transgender Dad.

Trevor is currently a Director and the breed registrar for the Ojibwe Horse Society, a national not-for-profit which aims to preserve and educate about Canada’s only Indigenous-developed horse breed. As part of his work for the Society, Trevor collaborates with breeders and genetics experts across the continent.

An organizer and spokesperson with the grassroots group Emergency Diabetes Support for Manitobans, Trevor was part of a successful effort to improve provincial public coverage for lifesaving diabetes devices including continuous glucose monitors (CGM) and insulin pumps.

Trevor brings a respectful, positive, and inclusive attitude to his work, and is eager to listen to, and advocate for, all voices from around Provencher.