Articles 2020

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Professional Development: Finding Myself in the Pandemic

Professional Development: Finding Myself in the Pandemic

  • 04 novembre 2020
  • Teddy Weinstein

COVID-19 brought chaos to all corners of the globe. After the pandemic forced an early return home from a legal internship in South Africa, my professional journey in Canada had a slow and painful start. Meanwhile, I was also on a more personal journey: discovering and understanding my gender identity.

Orientation et identité sexuelles, Student Forum
Professional Development: A Lawyer in Recovery

Professional Development: A Lawyer in Recovery

  • 30 octobre 2020
  • Jessie Gomberg

In my recovery from depression and alcoholism, I found purpose in life when I once found none. Once deeply ashamed, I now hope my recovery story can help others.

Orientation et identité sexuelles, Student Forum
Remembering the Late Master Robert Muir, Beacon of the Bench and Founding Member of SOGIC

Remembering the Late Master Robert Muir, Beacon of the Bench and Founding Member of SOGIC

  • 20 septembre 2020
  • Teddy Weinstein

The first openly gay Master ever appointed in Canada, Master Robert Muir is remembered by friends and colleagues as a model of professionalism and mentorship whose legacy will live on in the many members of the justice community who benefitted from his thoughtful leadership and instrumental support.

Orientation et identité sexuelles, Student Forum
Ne pas craindre la controverse: une entrevue avec Doug Elliott

Ne pas craindre la controverse: une entrevue avec Doug Elliott

  • 27 juin 2020
  • Teddy Weinstein

Dans ce deuxième article d’une série célébrant le 25e anniversaire de la Section sur l’orientation et l’identité sexuelles (SOGIC), Douglas Elliott, l’un de ses premiers coprésidents, parle du rôle qu’il a joué dans la production d’un changement durable dans la lutte pour l’égalité, du temps qu’il a passé sur le rapport de l’ABO sur le sida jusqu’au vote décisif qui, à Mont-Tremblant, a créé la section nationale de la SOGIC.

Orientation et identité sexuelles, Student Forum
La Section sur l’orientation et l’identité sexuelles a 25 ans : réflexions de deux anciens présidents

La Section sur l’orientation et l’identité sexuelles a 25 ans : réflexions de deux anciens présidents

  • 13 mars 2020
  • Teddy Weinstein

La Section sur l’orientation et l’identité sexuelles (SOGIC) célèbre ses 25 ans à l’avant-plan de la défense des personnes LGBTTIQ2S au Canada. Fondée à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale du sida en 1994, la SOGIC a maintenant des chapitres et des représentants dans chaque province canadienne. Dans le premier d’une série d’articles offrant une rétrospective du travail du groupe, Chris Ellis et Paul Saguil, anciens présidents du chapitre ontarien de la SOGIC, se remémorent leur implication.

Orientation et identité sexuelles, Student Forum
Sex Ed Reform: An Unfinished Business

Sex Ed Reform: An Unfinished Business

  • 06 novembre 2019
  • Marcus McCann, author; Lilia Azatian, editor

The unsettling truth is that the fight over Ontario’s 2015 sexual health curriculum was a fight over a very imperfect document. People expect a lot of a sex ed document: it’s supposed to touch on a broad range of topics, including anatomy, gender, sexual intercourse, birth control, online safety, relationships, and bullying. Some of these are sensitive subjects. Ideally, the curriculum should capture the social realities facing today’s students, and prepare them for the world they live in.

Orientation et identité sexuelles, Student Forum

A Clear Affirmation from the Supreme Court of Canada: LGBTQ+ Individuals in the Legal Profession Matter

  • 02 novembre 2018
  • Adam James and Savannah DeWolfe, authors; Lilia Azatian, editor

In June, the Supreme Court of Canada reinforced the importance of equitable access to legal education in its highly anticipated decisions Trinity Western University v Law Society of Upper Canada and Law Society of British Columbia v Trinity Western University. These decisions reaffirmed the Court’s role as a defender of LGBTQ+ rights.

Orientation et identité sexuelles, Student Forum

SOGIC Celebrates 22 Years on World AIDS Day

  • 02 décembre 2016
  • Mile Komlen

SOGIC’s anniversary on World AIDS Day, December 1 (which also launches the start of Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week in Canada), is a time for reflection on what has been achieved regarding the national and global response to HIV and what we still must achieve.

Orientation et identité sexuelles