Fae Johnstone’s name was unknown until Hershey’s Canada featured her in one of five limited edition “HER for SHE” chocolates to celebrate women’s day 2023. Unfortunately, the internet didn’t consider the Canadian transgender activist a “woman” and started the #BoycottHersheys trend.
This Fae Johnstone Bio explores more of the life of a trans activist.
Meet Fae Johnstone, the Activist Featured in Hershey’s Women’s Day Campaign
To mark International Women’s Day, which is celebrated on March 8, Hershey Canada launched a campaign featuring five young Canadian women — whose faces are placed on the brand’s chocolate bar wrappers. Each “HER for SHE” chocolate bar aims to “shine a light on the women and girls who inspire us every day.” But sadly, the chocolate bar with Fae Johnstone’s face on it sparked transphobic vitriol on Twitter with Coco @CoClarified even tweeting, “Strange how @Hersheys can’t find real women to sell their herSHE products on #InternationalWomensDay.”
The campaign aims to celebrate women and take note of the ongoing fight for equity. Hershey’s is even donating up to $40,000 to Girl Up to support the cause. But it seems the campaign has indeed “failed to wake up,” as the New York Post called it.
Helen Kennedy, executive director of Egale Canada, also supported the campaign praising the chocolate company for including transgender representation.
Similarly, Michelle Fortin (executive director of Choices for Sexual Health), and Julia Levy (Canada’s first trans queer woman to receive a Rhodes Scholarship) also denounced the transphobic backlash.
As for Fae, she shared that she was honored to be featured in the campaign. “I hope this campaign shows trans girls that they can dream big and change the world too,” she added before stating, “I’m not going anywhere. I am not silent. I will always stand up for women and girls, cis and trans.”
“Instigating an international campaign to boycott chocolate companies is definitely not on my list of predictions for 2023,” he quipped.
After the controversy, the Hershey Company also issued a statement, “We value togetherness and recognize the strength that diversity creates. Over the past three years, our Women’s History Month programming has been an inclusive celebration of women and their impact.”
Fae Johnstone Career Details
Fae Johnstone is a transgender activist who co-owns Wisdom2Action. Additionally, he was a member of both the Champlain Province Planning Table for Trans and Gender Diverse Health and the Ontario Youth Suicide Prevention Leadership Committee, at the time.
Previously, she has worked for the LGBT Youth Hotline, the Canadian Center for Gender and Sexuality Diversity, the Children’s Mental Health Strategic Advisory Council and the Ontario Center for Youth Excellence.
Overall, Fae has been an independent consultant focusing on 2SLGBTQ+ inclusion, sexual health and rights, trans inclusion and gender-based violence. He has also trained thousands of educators and service providers in Canada and around the world.
Thanks to his efforts, he became the recipient of the LGBT Youth Line’s Trans Activism award in 2019.
Fae Johnstone At Wisdom2Action
In addition to owning Wisdom2Action, Fae Johnstone also works as its executive director.
Over the past year working with W2A, Fae has led local, regional and national initiatives focusing on the health and well-being of the 2SLGBTQ+ community, youth mental health, meaningful community engagement and gender-based violence.
Fae Johnstone Age
Fae Johnstone was born on July 31, 1995. That makes her 27 years old in 2023.
According to her birthday, Fae is a Leo zodiac.
The Fae Johnstone family
Fae Johnstone comes from five families.
His father, Michael Johnstone is from Ottawa, Ontario who attended Colonel By Secondary School and later studied Engineering management at the Royal Military College of Canada. He later served in the Royal Canadian Artillery Regiment.
According to Fae, her father is one of her best friends who always supports her and her work.
Unfortunately, we don’t know much about Fae’s mother, Karen Edwards Johnstone.
Talking about his siblings, he has two older brothers — Nic and Ben.
His younger brother, Benjamin Johnstone will be 24 years old in Feb 2023. He is a graduate of the UBC Faculty of Arts who later served as an ESL Tutor at AllSet Learning and Cultural Assistant at the University of British Columbia, English Language Institute.
Fae Johnstone Previously
Before the transition, Fae Johnstone looked as beautiful as she does now, but with shorter hair.
Also, she used to have darker hair.
Unfortunately, we don’t have any pictures of him before the transition.
Fae Johnstone Partner
Fae Johnstone married her partner Faelan @discoworm party (aka ferret king) on September 25, 2022 — a month and a year after their engagement. But even after less than a year, Fae feels like she’s married to her boo forever (in a good way).
You can check out their wedding photos on Fae’s FB and Twitter as she often likes to post them.
Fun Facts: Fae and Faelan introduced their parents to each other in July 2020
Related FAQs
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Where Is Fae Johnstone From?
Fae is from Ottawa, Ontario.
But because he grew up in a military family, they moved every 3-4 years.
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Where Did Fae Johnstone Get Her Education?
Fae kept the name of her school and college a secret.
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Is Fae Johnstone On Instagram And Facebook?
We couldn’t find it on Instagram. But this is Facebook.
Also, find him on Twitter @FaeJohnstone.
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How tall is Fae Johnstone?
Fae stand tall at under 6 feet (183 cm).
He found himself too tall and also he hated the width of his shoulders.
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