Christin Milloy
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Toby's Act is Back—New Ontario Parliamentary Bill Will Enshrine Trans Human Rights Protections into Law


Retrieved from the Internet on February 22, 2012 by SJ

http://chrismilloy.ca/2012/02/tobys-act-is-back-new-ontario-parliamentary-bill-will-enshrine-trans-human-righst-protections-into-law/

Today in Ontario's Provincial Parliament, at Queen's Park in Toronto, MPP Cheri DiNovo has once again introduced Toby's Act (Right to be Free from Discrimination and Harassment because of Gender Identity or Gender Expression). It was my privilege to be present at this historic event.

Queen's Park (Ontario Legislative Assembly)

This bill will enshrine into the Ontario Human Rights Code protections for trans people which bring members of the trans community up to the same level of equal protections currently afforded to Ontarians based on sex, religion, race, sexual orientation, and a number of other factors. Toby's Act is similar to the bill C-279 which is currently before Federal Parliament, except Toby's Act would afford protections at the Provincial level of government (for Ontario residents). With such an important issue, it is important to work toward protections at all levels of government.