618:
barbara findlay QC is a fat old white cisgender feminist lawyer with disabilities, raised working class and
Christian who has been fighting for queer legal rights, organizing unlearning oppression workshops, and writing, for forty-plus
414:
378:
295:
425:
389:
707:
206:
Findlay lives with her partner, Sheila
Gilhooly, in British Columbia. She describes herself as "a white, cisgender, lesbian, activist lawyer with physical disabilities".
278:
My name is spelled without capital letters. People make many assumptions about why that is. Here is the story. I have always signed my name without capital letters.
732:
712:
747:
742:
757:
752:
737:
353:
146:
In the 1960s, findlay was admitted to a psychiatric ward against her will during her first year of university for admitting she was attracted to women.
223:
762:
692:
687:
611:
697:
702:
176:
specializing in family law for LGBT and child custody cases. She has been involved in many cases centring around trans rights, including
165:
Findlay is a founding member of the Sexual
Orientation and Gender Identity Conference (SOGIC), a queer lawyer group that is part of the
159:
128:
48:
767:
177:
657:
132:
54:
658:"Trudeau Foundation Names Mentors: Authors Irshad Manji and Ken Wiwa will promote public discussion of human rights"
504:
727:
722:
632:
455:
578:
166:
323:
717:
219:
108:
169:, and the December 9 Coalition. She is also a member of Alliance of Women Against Racism Etc. (AWARE).
354:"Documentary about Vancouver's LGBT rights pioneer barbara findlay retells Canadian queer history"
554:
529:
215:
218:. In 2005, she was given an award of merit from the Sexual Diversity Studies Department at the
607:
103:
26:
173:
140:
124:
191:
155:
136:
681:
579:"CASHRA - ACCCDP National Human Rights Conference - Speaker's biographies | CDPDJ"
263:
479:
296:"Lawyer barbara findlay shares the personal roots of her advocacy"
85:
480:"LSTW and LGBT Film Series: "In Particular, barbara findlay""
183:
Findlay's life and career are chronicled in the documentary
198:
in the photo essay "The Cancer Year" (with
Dorothy Elias).
194:'s literary festival, Growing Room. She is featured in
158:
in 1977. She began practicing law soon after Canada's
456:"Trailblazing lesbian lawyer awarded Queen's Medal"
80:
72:
64:
41:
33:
21:
530:"This Feminist Literary Festival is for Everyone"
505:"Review: In Particular, barbara findlay at VQFF"
178:Kimberley Nixon v. Vancouver Rape Relief Society
111:activist. She is the subject of the documentary
131:in Kingston, Ontario. She later studied at the
8:
415:"On the Front Cover: barbara findlay, Q. C."
379:"On the Front Cover: barbara findlay, Q. C."
631:Ministry of Attorney General (2001-12-20).
424:. Vol. 74. p. 179. Archived from
388:. Vol. 74. p. 177. Archived from
18:
604:Making Room: Forty Years of Room Magazine
196:Making Room: Forty Years of Room Magazine
187:. The film was directed by Becca Plucer.
606:. Caitlin Press Inc. 2017. p. 407.
16:Canadian lawyer and LGBT rights activist
633:"26 B.C. LAWYERS NAMED QUEEN'S COUNSEL"
255:
235:
242:Her name is stylized without capitals.
214:In 2001, findlay was appointed to the
708:Queen's University at Kingston alumni
7:
733:Canadian activists with disabilities
713:Peter A. Allard School of Law alumni
449:
447:
445:
347:
345:
343:
318:
316:
290:
288:
286:
748:21st-century Canadian women lawyers
743:20th-century Canadian women lawyers
758:21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people
753:20th-century Canadian LGBTQ people
738:Canadian lawyers with disabilities
190:Findlay has also led workshops at
160:decriminalization of homosexuality
14:
222:. In 2013, findlay was awarded a
763:LGBTQ people with disabilities
662:University of Toronto Magazine
352:Takeuchi, Craig (2016-04-25).
185:In particular, barbara findlay
172:Findlay has a law practice in
133:University of British Columbia
113:In particular, barbara findlay
55:University of British Columbia
1:
693:20th-century Canadian lawyers
688:21st-century Canadian lawyers
553:Reeve, Phyllis (2017-08-09).
528:Hirose, Alyssa (2018-02-26).
224:Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal
503:Siemens, Liam (2016-08-23).
454:Lewis, Shauna (2013-01-30).
698:Lawyers in British Columbia
656:Rundle, Lisa (2005-03-15).
555:"The making of Making Room"
784:
413:Martinson, Donna (2016).
377:Martinson, Donna (2016).
167:Canadian Bar Association
703:Canadian King's Counsel
768:Canadian LGBTQ lawyers
637:archive.news.gov.bc.ca
220:University of Toronto
358:The Georgia Straight
139:in sociology and an
76:LGBT rights activism
268:barbara findlay Q.C
135:, obtaining both a
534:Vancouver Magazine
129:Queen's University
49:Queen's University
728:Canadian lesbians
723:Lesbian feminists
613:978-1-987915-40-2
324:"barbara findlay"
156:called to the bar
96:
95:
775:
672:
671:
669:
668:
653:
647:
646:
644:
643:
628:
622:
621:
602:"Contributors".
599:
593:
592:
590:
589:
575:
569:
568:
566:
565:
550:
544:
543:
541:
540:
525:
519:
518:
516:
515:
500:
494:
493:
491:
490:
476:
470:
469:
467:
466:
451:
440:
439:
437:
436:
430:
419:
410:
404:
403:
401:
400:
394:
383:
374:
368:
367:
365:
364:
349:
338:
337:
335:
334:
320:
311:
310:
308:
307:
292:
281:
280:
275:
274:
260:
243:
240:
174:British Columbia
106:
98:Canadian lawyer
92:
89:
87:
19:
783:
782:
778:
777:
776:
774:
773:
772:
678:
677:
676:
675:
666:
664:
655:
654:
650:
641:
639:
630:
629:
625:
614:
601:
600:
596:
587:
585:
583:www.cdpdj.qc.ca
577:
576:
572:
563:
561:
552:
551:
547:
538:
536:
527:
526:
522:
513:
511:
502:
501:
497:
488:
486:
478:
477:
473:
464:
462:
453:
452:
443:
434:
432:
428:
417:
412:
411:
407:
398:
396:
392:
381:
376:
375:
371:
362:
360:
351:
350:
341:
332:
330:
322:
321:
314:
305:
303:
294:
293:
284:
272:
270:
262:
261:
257:
252:
247:
246:
241:
237:
232:
216:Queen's Counsel
212:
204:
152:
121:
102:
100:barbara findlay
88:.barbarafindlay
84:
60:
29:
24:
23:barbara findlay
17:
12:
11:
5:
781:
779:
771:
770:
765:
760:
755:
750:
745:
740:
735:
730:
725:
720:
715:
710:
705:
700:
695:
690:
680:
679:
674:
673:
648:
623:
612:
594:
570:
559:bcbooklook.com
545:
520:
495:
471:
441:
405:
369:
339:
312:
282:
254:
253:
251:
248:
245:
244:
234:
233:
231:
228:
211:
208:
203:
200:
151:
148:
137:Master of Arts
123:Findlay has a
120:
117:
107:is a longtime
94:
93:
82:
78:
77:
74:
73:Known for
70:
69:
66:
62:
61:
59:
58:
52:
45:
43:
39:
38:
35:
31:
30:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
780:
769:
766:
764:
761:
759:
756:
754:
751:
749:
746:
744:
741:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
726:
724:
721:
719:
718:Living people
716:
714:
711:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
696:
694:
691:
689:
686:
685:
683:
663:
659:
652:
649:
638:
634:
627:
624:
620:
615:
609:
605:
598:
595:
584:
580:
574:
571:
560:
556:
549:
546:
535:
531:
524:
521:
510:
506:
499:
496:
485:
481:
475:
472:
461:
460:Xtra Magazine
457:
450:
448:
446:
442:
431:on 2022-01-27
427:
423:
416:
409:
406:
395:on 2022-01-27
391:
387:
380:
373:
370:
359:
355:
348:
346:
344:
340:
329:
325:
319:
317:
313:
301:
297:
291:
289:
287:
283:
279:
269:
265:
259:
256:
249:
239:
236:
229:
227:
225:
221:
217:
209:
207:
202:Personal life
201:
199:
197:
193:
192:Room Magazine
188:
186:
181:
179:
175:
170:
168:
163:
161:
157:
149:
147:
144:
142:
138:
134:
130:
126:
118:
116:
114:
110:
105:
101:
91:
83:
79:
75:
71:
67:
63:
56:
53:
50:
47:
46:
44:
40:
36:
32:
28:
20:
665:. Retrieved
661:
651:
640:. Retrieved
636:
626:
617:
603:
597:
586:. Retrieved
582:
573:
562:. Retrieved
558:
548:
537:. Retrieved
533:
523:
512:. Retrieved
508:
498:
487:. Retrieved
483:
474:
463:. Retrieved
459:
433:. Retrieved
426:the original
422:The Advocate
421:
408:
397:. Retrieved
390:the original
386:The Advocate
385:
372:
361:. Retrieved
357:
331:. Retrieved
327:
304:. Retrieved
302:. 2016-06-07
299:
277:
271:. Retrieved
267:
258:
238:
213:
205:
195:
189:
184:
182:
171:
164:
154:Findlay was
153:
145:
122:
112:
99:
97:
57:, MA and LLB
484:Never Apart
328:www.uvic.ca
109:LGBT rights
34:Nationality
682:Categories
667:2020-07-14
642:2020-07-14
588:2020-07-14
564:2020-07-14
539:2020-07-14
514:2020-07-14
489:2020-07-14
465:2020-07-14
435:2020-07-14
399:2020-07-14
363:2020-07-14
333:2020-07-14
306:2020-07-14
273:2020-07-12
264:"About Me"
250:References
119:Early life
65:Occupation
42:Education
37:Canadian
509:SAD Mag
81:Website
619:years.
610:
210:Awards
150:Career
68:Lawyer
429:(PDF)
418:(PDF)
393:(PDF)
382:(PDF)
230:Notes
127:from
608:ISBN
90:.com
51:, BA
300:CBC
141:LLB
86:www
684::
660:.
635:.
616:.
581:.
557:.
532:.
507:.
482:.
458:.
444:^
420:.
384:.
356:.
342:^
326:.
315:^
298:.
285:^
276:.
266:.
226:.
180:.
162:.
143:.
125:BA
115:.
104:KC
27:KC
670:.
645:.
591:.
567:.
542:.
517:.
492:.
468:.
438:.
402:.
366:.
336:.
309:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.