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It also declared that trans parents have a right to change their designation on their children’s birth certificate and to be recognized as “parent” and not just “mother” or “father”. The Court deemed unconstitutional that the requirement that people can only be designated as either male or female.

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On January 28th, Justice Gregory Moore of the Superior Court of Quebec declared six (6) provisions of the province's Civil Code unconstitutional.įiled initially in 2014, the Centre for Gender Advocacy at Concordia University sought to invalidate 11 articles of the Quebec Civil Code, arguing that they violated rights under the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It further committed to re-examine how the library community understands and deploys core values and principles.

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The Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians issued a statement asserting that the Toronto Public LIbrary in allowing the talk in the name of intellectual freedom failed to adequately consider the impact that decision would play in perpetuating discrimination against the transgender community.

In the aftermath of the protests many authors and queer organizers have refused to do events or engagements at the Toronto Public Library.

These statements cause people to fear trans women and act violently toward us in public spaces. Having a transphobic speaker at the library endangers me because among other things they advocate. She claims trans women endanger cis women and women’s rights. Murphy believes trans women should not use public washrooms designated for women or compete in sporting events against cisgendered women. Toronto library officials have defended renting out the room for Megan Murphy’s appearance by saying she does not fall under the library’s definition of hate speech. On October 29, hundreds gathered outside the Toronto Public Library to protest the library allowing their space to be used for an event by a controversial feminist writer with transphobic views. The City of Vancouver stops municipal funding to VRRC as the organization does not meet its trans equality and inclusion criteria. On Februthe Supreme Court of Canada dismissed Nixon’s request to appeal the decision. This meant that the group had the right to organize as a women-only space, irrespective of gender identity. VRRS argued that Nixon, a transgender individual, did not have the proper life experiences as a woman from birth would, and could not volunteer as a peer rape counselor.Īlthough Nixon won the Human Rights Tribunal on the grounds that the society discriminated against her, subsequent appeals decided that the VRRS was not guilty of discrimination based on the group’s right of freedom of association. Kimberly Nixon is a transgender woman who filed a human rights complaint against Vancouver Rape Relief & Women's Shelter Society (VRRS) for discrimination. The facts from this case and the court decisions have been the cause of much debate regarding transgender rights.

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