A long-time advocate for trans justice in Canada, Professor Singer has been selected as a co-recipient of SOGIC Hero Award alongside Professor Tuma Young of Cape Breton University. The award recognizes lawyers, professors, law students and judges who have advanced equality for LGBTQ2SI+ communities.
Professor Singer is a trans lawyer, researcher, educator, and advocate who is deeply committed to advancing trans justice in Canada. His advocacy work includes public and judicial education, founding and supervising the Trans Legal Clinic in Montreal, and serving as a co-plaintiff in the ground-breaking Quebec human rights case, Centre for Gender Advocacy v. Attorney General of Quebec. Most recently, he was cited in a trans rights case before the Supreme Court of Canada.
The CBA’s SOGIC section works to address the needs and concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and two-spirited people within the CBA. The SOGIC Hero Award was established in 1999.
Congratulations to Professor Singer!