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upheld the previous decision by the
Supreme Court of BC as Vancouver Rape Relief was protected under BC Human Rights Code Section 41(1). This allowed the society to abide by its female-only membership policy, based on its mandate to provide services to female victims of male violence. On February 1,
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woman. She was born male at birth and realized from an early age that her physical sex did not align with her sense of self. She lived privately as a transgender woman and publicly as a male until 1990 when she underwent
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as a man and thus, did not have the proper life experiences of a woman. Other Rape Relief trainers supported this position identifying Nixon as a man, which justified her rejection from the volunteer position.
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Kimberly Nixon (complainant) and
Vancouver Rape Relief Society (respondent) and BC Human Rights Commission. June 2, 2000. (Folder 1). Raw data. University of Victoria, Victoria. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
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Chambers, Lori. "Unprincipled
Exclusions: Feminist Theory, Transgender Jurisprudence, and Kimberly Nixon." Canadian Journal of Women and the Law 19.2 (2007): 305–34. Web.
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dismissed Nixon’s request to appeal the decision. Nixon was also charged with covering the awarded costs of
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In August 1995, Nixon filed a formal human rights complaint against VRRS. This resulted in Nixon receiving a formal letter apologizing for her exclusion, $ 500 in
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that provides services for women who have been victims of male violence. Following Nixon’s successful prescreening, she was rejected by the society based upon her
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based on Sex was protected under human rights law. This meant that the group had the right to organize as a female-only service, irrespective of gender identity.
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Society v. Nixon. Supreme Court of British Columbia. 1999–2000. (Folder 1). Raw data. University of Victoria, Victoria. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
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