Dalhousie Students Call for Transgender Equality in NS
DalOUT and Dalhousie Student Union demand amendment to Human Rights Act
by JOHN HUTTON
posted on JULY 24, 2012
http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/newsrelease/11794 (http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/newsrelease/11794)
HALIFAX — DalOUT, the award winning LGBTQ society, is calling on the government to amend the Human Rights Act to include gender identity and gender orientation as prohibited grounds for discrimination. The student society is doing a series of actions to promote equal human rights for gender variant and transgendered students, and all Nova Scotians generally.
DalOUT is encouraging the public to contact Ross Landry, the NS Minister of Justice, to call for legislation in the fall to amend the Human Rights Act. The society's website has been updated to include a pre-written email that people can send. DalOUT will be marching in the LGBTQ Pride Parade on Saturday, July 28th with the theme "Trans Rights are Human Rights."
The Dalhousie Student Union (DSU) is supporting the action and will be in attendance. The Union's council recently passed a motion to support DalOUT's call for change and will be marching in the parade with DalOUT.