[news] press release from jamie lee hamilton

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December 23, 2003
PRESS RELEASE

Vancouver, BC

Pioneer Transsexual Speaks out Against Supreme Court
Ruling

"In a Supreme Court decision made public on December
23, 2003, Justice Edwards in his ruling disregards the
legislative intent of law which gives everyone the
right not to be discriminated against based on their
sex and rules in favour of Rape Relief which lawfully
gives them and other groups the right to practise
exclusionary policies", claims Jamie Lee Hamilton.

In his ruling Justice Edwards discounts the human
rights of transsexuals by saying it's ok to
discriminate against them but only if done privately
and not publicly.

"Justice Edwards comments are; disgusting,
discriminatory, obscene and undignified" for many
reasons, states Jamie Lee Hamilton. "Instead of
applying the rule of law, Justices Edwards with
assistance from Justice Dohm deviate and clearly
articulate in their ruling that one's gender isn't
determined medically or legally but is determined by
one's characteristics and the perception that others
have of them, stemming from their perceived gender at
birth. "These two justices then go on to claim that
identifiable groups such as Rape Relief can
discriminate based on exclusion since a transsexual is
not assigned female at birth and therefore can not
belong legally or medically to a women's group since
she didn't have all the necessary feminine traits or
characteristics one assumes from birth onwards".

States Hamilton, "this troubling ruling has serious
reprucusions and potentially opens up a can of worms
as our top law makers of the land seem to think they
can breach the law themself".

This ruling will not be accepted by the general public
as it discounts and eliminates an individual' human
rights, respect and dignity as enshrined by our
Charter of Rights and Freedoms says Jamie Lee Hamilton

For further information Jamie Lee at (604) 781-6624



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