Women Are Real Canada

Female humans exist as a sex class and require sex-based rights.

Women and girls in Canada have lost their sex-based rights.
It’s up to all of us to get them back.

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In 2017 the Canadian government passed Bill C-16, amending the Canadian Human Rights Act (CHRA) to include gender identity and gender expression as prohibited grounds of discrimination. While this may seem like a positive step, in practice, the protection against gender identity discrimination has created an irreconcilable conflict between sex-based rights and the rights of those who identify as something other than their biological sex1.

WHY DOES SEX MATTER?

Nobody can opt out of their sex.

Clarity regarding sex is important in many areas:

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Jails and Prisons

Any incarcerated male can claim to have a gender identity that allows him to be housed with women1. Women currently have no ability to request to be incarcerated with females only.

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Data Reporting

Legal documentation, including birth certificates2, can be changed to falsify a person’s sex. This has serious repercussions for data analysis and reporting, as well as for measures of female representation.

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Sports

Female sports exist to provide athletic opportunities for women and girls by excluding male advantage. We must exclude all males from female sports in order to provide fairness and inclusivity for women and girls.3,4

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Healthcare

Males and females react differently to medications5, present different symptoms for the same diseases6 and many want a same-sex provider for intimate exams7.

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Schools

Many safeguarding measures in schools are based on sex8. Removing sex-based safeguarding measures such as sex-segregated changing spaces disproportionately puts girls at risk.

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Legal System

Violent and sexual crimes are disproportionately committed by males9. It is important to record these crimes accurately10, and for victims to be able to describe their abuser truthfully11. No person should be required to refer to their male assailant as “she”12.

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TAKE ACTION

Here are some ways to get involved:

CONTACT YOUR MP

Write a letter or call your MP to share your concerns about the loss of women’s sex-based rights in Canada.
Find your MP’s contact information here.

SPEAK UP

Talk to people in your social circles about these issues. Many people are unaware of what has happened to sex-based rights in Canada.

DONATE

Donte your talents, time or money to organizations working to restore sex-based rights (or start your own!). Check some out here.