Trans Rights, Trans Justice: A Conversation About Key Trans Legal Issues in Canada-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Trans Rights, Trans Justice: A Conversation About Key Trans Legal Issues in Canada

Published:2022-12-01 Issue:2 Volume:34 Page:354-380
ISSN:0832-8781
Container-title:Canadian Journal of Women and the Law
language:en
Short-container-title:Canadian Journal of Women and the Law

Author:

Hébert William¹,Singer Samuel¹,

Affiliation:

1. Moderated by Vanessa MacDonnell, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa Co-Director, uOttawa Public Law Centre

Abstract

In November 2021, this virtual roundtable discussion brought together three activist-scholars to examine current trans legal issues in Canada and reflect on a broader vision for trans justice. The conversation’s starting points were the recent Superior Court of Québec’s decision in Centre for Gender Advocacy v Attorney General of Quebec, which found that Québec law about identification papers discriminated against trans and non-binary people, and the provincial government’s shocking response in proposing regressive and harmful legal changes. The panelists contextualized these legal twists by discussing the recurring patterns of trans rights victories being followed by anti-trans backlash; the gaps between legal reforms and their implementation; the law’s promises for, and limits in, effecting social change; and the vital role that community expertise can and must play in (re)defining the future of trans justice.

Publisher

University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)

Subject

Law,Sociology and Political Science,Gender Studies

Link

https://utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/cjwl.34.2.07

Reference106 articles.

1. By request, we have used initials to reduce the visibility of a panelist. Visibility can be the source of harm for trans people, particularly for trans women, who are often targeted by in-person and online harassment. See e.g. Donie O’Sullivan and Richa Naik, “Trans Activist Celebrates Rare Victory against Online Trolls after Kiwi Farms Deplatforming”,CNN(7 September 2022)

2. Centre for Gender Advocacy v Attorney General of Quebec, 2021 QCCS 191 [Centre for Gender Advocacy]

3. Bill 2, An Act Respecting Family Law Reform with Regard to Filiation and Amending the Civil Code in Relation to Personality Rights and Civil Status, 2nd Sess, 42nd Leg, Québec, 2021 [Bill 2].

4. See e.g. XY v Ontario (Government and Consumer Services), 2012 HRTO 726 [XY]

5. CF v Alberta, 2014 ABQB 237 [CF]