Serial human rights complainant Jessica Yaniv announced she's running to become the next vice-president Equity and Sustainability at the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS). .“Jessica Simpson is a queer woman who grew up in a low-income household,” said Yaniv, who is campaigning under the last name Simpson in a campaign website biography. .“This lived experience guides my work for vice-president Equity & Sustainability.”.Yaniv, who identifies as a transgender woman, filed multiple human rights complaint against five home-based beauty salons in 2018, claiming they discriminated against her gender identity for refusing to perform a Brazilian wax on her scrotum. .READ MORE: Yaniv now suing three female beauticians who refused her a scrotum wax.British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal adjudicator Devyn Cousineau said Yaniv “targeted small businesses, manufactured the conditions for a human rights complaint, and then leveraged that complaint to pursue a financial settlement from parties who were unsophisticated and unlikely to mount a proper defence.” .The ruling ordered her to pay $2,000 to the women for improper conduct and for using human rights law to attempt to extort people. .The biography said Simpson is an aspiring lawyer and arts student at Simon Fraser University (SFU). It said she's doing a quad-major in criminology; psychology; communications; and gender, sexuality and women’s studies, with a joint minor in French and climate action and society..Simpson said she believes all students “need to be heard along with feeling safe and welcome.” She added she has a winning attitude and will not rest until all tasks are completed. .She said she “has a powerful voice for change that has been heard globally.” Her human rights advocacy is compared to Stonewall Riots leader Marsha P. Johnson. .The biography went on to say Simpson will work with and amplify demands from the Disability and Neurodiversity Alliance to protect disabled students on campus and eliminate bureaucracies at the Centre for Accessible Learning. It said she will advocate for increased permanent hiring of marginalized communities at SFU Health and Counselling Services (SFU HCS). .She said she would improve student mental health by allowing pets in residences. She promised to initiate a food price freeze at vendors at SFU Dining Services for the next six months because of food inflation. .Simpson committed to creating a pharmacy on campus offering students virtual care outside of SFU HCS hours and will be direct billed to their StudentCare Health and Dental plan. She said she would “empower and increase the presence of Constituency Groups, Department Student Unions, Clubs, and independent Student Societies by supporting referendums for dedicated program funding.”.“Jessica Simpson is determined to change SFU and the SFSS for the better with equitable and sustainable practices, fair and expanded course offerings, lower fees and much more,” she said. .People can vote for Simpson from Tuesday to Nov. 3 through SFU Mail. .Yaniv was accused of harassing Langley firefighters in 2021 by calling them several times to help lift her out of her bathtub. READ MORE: Yaniv accused of calling fire department dozens of times, making lewd remarks.The Langley fire department sent her a letter telling her she would face charges if she continues to ask for help being removed from her bathtub. .“Since January 21, the Fire Department has received and responded to over 30 such calls for assistance, none of which constituted a medical emergency,” said the fire department. .Yaniv was found guilty of assault in a British Columbia Provincial Court in May for attacking former Rebel News reporter Keean Bexte..READ MORE: WATCH: Transgender activist Yaniv found guilty of assaulting journalist.The assault happened outside the Surrey Provincial Court in 2020. Footage from Rebel shows Yaniv grab Bexte’s microphone before flailing punches at him while yelling “get away from me.”.“Following Yaniv’s court appearance at the courthouse in Surrey, I approached him outside — where filming was allowed," said Bexte.
