Trans-gender activist Jessica Yaniv has filed yet another human rights complaint – this time against a girls and women’s beauty pageant for not allowing her to participate..Yaniv (also known as Jonathan Yaniv and as Jessica Simpson) said she was discriminated against by Canada Galaxy Pageants when they refused to let her enter the “28 Years and Older” division..The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, which is representing the pageant, said Yaniv has male genitals and was born a biological male, but now self-identifies as female. .“In May 2019, Yaniv applied to be a contestant in the Pageant, and was tentatively accepted. Yaniv did not mention being transgender prior to applying,” said the Justice Centre in a Monday news release..“At the time, Canada Galaxy Pageants had a formal policy of accepting genetic females as contestants, but would still accept transgender females who had fully transitioned and no longer had male genitals. This policy was noted in all paperwork and on the website. The pageant’s policy has since been revised to include ‘genetic females and fully transitioned.'”.All of the contestants, including girls as young as six, change their clothing and undress in common areas. Contestants from teens and up also compete in a swimwear category..“Once reminded of the pageant’s policy, Yaniv filed a human rights complaint against Canada Galaxy Pageants, alleging discrimination based on gender identity, gender expression and sex, in violation of the Ontario Human Rights Code,” said the centre..“Yaniv is seeking damages in the amount of $10,000 for “injury to dignity and feelings,” and requests that the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario rule that an organization cannot refuse a service to someone just because that person has male genitalia.”.Last October, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal dismissed Yaniv’s claim against several beauticians who refused to wax her scrotum..The tribunal ruled her only motive was to target small businesses for personal financial gain. .“In many of these complaints, she is also motivated to punish racialized and immigrant women based on her perception that certain ethnic groups, namely South Asian and Asian communities, are ‘taking over’ and advancing an agenda hostile to the interests of LGBTQ+ people.” Canada Galaxy Pageants is run by a woman of Asian descent,” said the Justice Centre.. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .A hearing date before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has not been set. .“Biological women and girls must continue to have the freedom to associate with other biological women and girls in activities that serve their unique interests and needs as females,” said Allison Kindle Pejovic, staff lawyer with the Justice Centre..“Further, this beauty pageant has already made reasonable accommodations for fully transitioned transgender females without male genitals..“It is imperative that biological women and girls, and fully transitioned transgender females, have safe, secure female-only places where they won’t have to worry about seeing male genitals, or having individuals with male genitals looking at them.”.Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
Trans-gender activist Jessica Yaniv has filed yet another human rights complaint – this time against a girls and women’s beauty pageant for not allowing her to participate..Yaniv (also known as Jonathan Yaniv and as Jessica Simpson) said she was discriminated against by Canada Galaxy Pageants when they refused to let her enter the “28 Years and Older” division..The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, which is representing the pageant, said Yaniv has male genitals and was born a biological male, but now self-identifies as female. .“In May 2019, Yaniv applied to be a contestant in the Pageant, and was tentatively accepted. Yaniv did not mention being transgender prior to applying,” said the Justice Centre in a Monday news release..“At the time, Canada Galaxy Pageants had a formal policy of accepting genetic females as contestants, but would still accept transgender females who had fully transitioned and no longer had male genitals. This policy was noted in all paperwork and on the website. The pageant’s policy has since been revised to include ‘genetic females and fully transitioned.'”.All of the contestants, including girls as young as six, change their clothing and undress in common areas. Contestants from teens and up also compete in a swimwear category..“Once reminded of the pageant’s policy, Yaniv filed a human rights complaint against Canada Galaxy Pageants, alleging discrimination based on gender identity, gender expression and sex, in violation of the Ontario Human Rights Code,” said the centre..“Yaniv is seeking damages in the amount of $10,000 for “injury to dignity and feelings,” and requests that the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario rule that an organization cannot refuse a service to someone just because that person has male genitalia.”.Last October, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal dismissed Yaniv’s claim against several beauticians who refused to wax her scrotum..The tribunal ruled her only motive was to target small businesses for personal financial gain. .“In many of these complaints, she is also motivated to punish racialized and immigrant women based on her perception that certain ethnic groups, namely South Asian and Asian communities, are ‘taking over’ and advancing an agenda hostile to the interests of LGBTQ+ people.” Canada Galaxy Pageants is run by a woman of Asian descent,” said the Justice Centre.. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .A hearing date before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has not been set. .“Biological women and girls must continue to have the freedom to associate with other biological women and girls in activities that serve their unique interests and needs as females,” said Allison Kindle Pejovic, staff lawyer with the Justice Centre..“Further, this beauty pageant has already made reasonable accommodations for fully transitioned transgender females without male genitals..“It is imperative that biological women and girls, and fully transitioned transgender females, have safe, secure female-only places where they won’t have to worry about seeing male genitals, or having individuals with male genitals looking at them.”.Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
