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Quebec “Charter of Values”, Islamophobia and Feminism
Items that public sector employees will not be allowed to wear under the proposed “Charter of Values” by Arwen McKechnie I am a long time reader of the Toronto Star, and like many progressive...
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Chris Brown and the Culture of Misinformation about Sexual Assault of Men and...
by Arwen McKechnie Trigger Warning: discussion of sexual assault, child abuse, victim-blaming. I’m going to start this with a disclaimer – I don’t like Chris Brown. I don’t like his music and, more...
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Red Ribbons, Flowering over the Hearts of Women in Tanzania
Photo from World AIDS Day demonstration in Kibosho, Tanzania by Arwen McKechnie Sunday marked the 25th year of remembrance and action on the worldwide pandemic of HIV/AIDS. According to UNAIDS, since...
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The Bedford Decision: Deconstructing the Debate Around Selling Sex
by Arwen McKechnie Good news! Or at least, interesting news for Canadian law and social policy. Just in time for Christmas, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled unanimously that the current legislation on...
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Tell the Government Your Views on the Future of Sex Work in Canada
by Arwen McKechnie More news on the Bedford decision! It’s been covered a couple times already here at Gender Focus, but if you missed the articles, let me recap: the Supreme Court of Canada has...
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Why Our Response to Uganda’s Anti-Gay Laws Isn’t Working
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni by Arwen McKechnie So, as many of you may know, after five long years of advocacy and international pressure against it, the President of Uganda has signed a bill into...
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“Canadian Model” Sex Work Legislation Hurts Most Vulnerable
The Conservative government has released their new proposed legislation on prostitution, and sadly, it is pretty much what you would expect. You can read a summary of the new bill here and the complete...
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Uganda’s Homophobic Law Struck Down, But What’s Next?
Good news out of Kampala this week! Justices of the Constitutional Court of Uganda, in their infinite wisdom, have struck down the grotesquely homophobic laws that were signed into law by President...
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A Terrible Thing Happened in My City Yesterday
A terrible thing happened in Ottawa and it doesn’t feel like it’s ended yet. I live in the downtown area, an area that the news is still warning people to stay out of, and the wail of sirens fades in...
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