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Title: Human rights settlement reached between transgender bride, Saskatoon boutique
Post by: Bardoux on September 14, 2013, 02:18:14 PM
Post by: Bardoux on September 14, 2013, 02:18:14 PM
Human rights settlement reached between transgender bride, Saskatoon boutique (http://www.thestarphoenix.com/life/fashion-beauty/Human+rights+settlement+reached+between+transgender/8899027/story.html)
The StarPhoenix, September 11
A settlement has been reached after a local transgender bride filed a discrimination complaint against a Saskatoon bridal shop.
Singh Peace, a native of India who came to Saskatoon in January 2010 to pursue her master's degree in biotechnology, said she went into the store with her then-fiancee, Colin Peace, on April 21. Singh Peace said she was not allowed to try on wedding dresses because she was a man.
The Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission said Wednesday that a mediated settlement between the two parties had been agreed upon.
The commission said the business owner "infringed Section 12 of The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code by denying a transgender woman service."
The case garnered city-wide attention, including a rally that drew nearly 100 people in support of Peace and her now-husband.
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The StarPhoenix, September 11
A settlement has been reached after a local transgender bride filed a discrimination complaint against a Saskatoon bridal shop.
Singh Peace, a native of India who came to Saskatoon in January 2010 to pursue her master's degree in biotechnology, said she went into the store with her then-fiancee, Colin Peace, on April 21. Singh Peace said she was not allowed to try on wedding dresses because she was a man.
The Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission said Wednesday that a mediated settlement between the two parties had been agreed upon.
The commission said the business owner "infringed Section 12 of The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code by denying a transgender woman service."
The case garnered city-wide attention, including a rally that drew nearly 100 people in support of Peace and her now-husband.
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