Category: Human Rights

Twelve years after it was first introduced to Parliament, the law to add gender identity and gender expression to the Canadian Human Rights Act has finally passed. The final vote in the senate was 67 in favour, 11 against, and 3 abstentions. The day had started with conservative senators arguing that recognizing the rights of…

This past month, the National Post published an article in opposition to Bill C-16, the legislation that would add gender identity and gender expression to the Canadian Human Rights Act. It is the eighth such article by the newspaper opposing the anti-discrimination bill for trans, non-binary, and gender diverse individuals in the past year. In this piece, the newspaper articulated the view…

Here are some experiences I’ve had: I go on a date. While saying goodbye to the date, a man comes up to me, inquires about my gender, and gropes my breasts to find out if I am a man or a woman. I go to the gym. After my work out, a patron tells me to get…

A little while ago, I spoke about how professor Jordan Peterson acted as a lightning rod for Canadians to express their opposition with acceptance of trans people. This opposition has reached a point where it is threatening the passage of Bill C-16, also known as the trans rights bill. In this article, I’m going to cover the…

I was in Parliament on November 18th, to attend the vote on the third reading of Bill C-16 in the House of Commons. Three years ago, I was here watching the same for the failed precursor of C-16, Bill C-279. I was there with activists from Gender Mosaic, who deserve much credit for their work…

She looked straight at me. I had just finished a work out and was back in the change room to shower. I don’t really remember what she said; I forget exact words when I’m extremely anxious. I just remember her look. I remember that she told me where the exit to the women’s change room and…

“Trans PULSE findings showed that while 71% of trans people have at least some college or university education [in Ontario], about half make $15,000 per year or less.“ This article will look at some of the causes behind this statistic, and then practices and policies in the workplace that could be used to improve them. It’s…

On Friday evening I was in the Byward market about to say goodbye to a friend when a man approached the two of us. He asked me if I was a guy or girl. He looked to my friend, told her that he could tell her gender. But he couldn’t tell mine. He then grabbed…

A man entered a gay club with an assault rifle and killed 49 people in Orlando on Saturday. That was the Latin night; almost all the victims were Latinx LGBT+ individuals. The killer was known to be homophobic. The accepted narrative at this time is that the killer targeted the club for the perceived sexuality of its patrons. The gunman…