Canadian law lets some youth make medical or legal decisions for themselves, but how does it work?
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Canadian law lets some youth make medical or legal decisions for themselves, but how does it work?
OPINION: Sure it’s about crime now, but the rollback of rights rarely stops at just one group
ANALYSIS: Protection from discrimination on the basis of sex can and should be used to protect kids like Nex Benedict
OPINION: The lack of action is not helping Canada’s image of being a champion for human rights on the global stage
Experts say the tactic is more about intimidation than legal enforceability
Despite recent changes to Canada’s Human Rights Act, incarcerated trans people in Canada still face violence and discrimination
From Thailand and Namibia to Poland and the U.K., good news is on the horizon for queer and trans folk
Experts say the precedent means that the queer community will be able to protect themselves from defamation and hateful speech
OPINION: A petition calling on teachers to violate Saskatchewan’s anti-trans Parents’ Bill of Rights could help the cause of striking it down
Genderqueer lawyer Cee Strauss says the legal fight against Scott Moe’s pronoun law is far from over
The ruling is a major setback after LGBTQ+ Indians have notched big victories over the past decade
OPINION: The details of Saskatchewan’s forced-through pronoun legislation show how it’s all about politics—not protecting kids
Scott Moe will use the notwithstanding clause to force through his anti-trans pronoun policy for schools. Here’s how that works and what you can do to fight it
Criminalizing growing queer families is yet another attack on LGBTQ2S+ rights and on bodily autonomy
Sex workers’ rights groups say trans, racialized workers are particularly impacted by current laws, police targeting
The Alliance Defending Freedom has deep and surprising connections in Ottawa
ANALYSIS: From religious-based discrimination to protecting yet more bigoted bakers, we run down the legal causes and cases to keep an eye on
OPINION: Legal precedent allowing homophobes to discriminate based on a “worry” could put trans rights in severe jeopardy