Human Rights Tribunal backs transsexuals.Toronto -- The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, headed by Barbara Hall See Barbara Hall for the television producer of the same name. Barbara Hall (born 1946) is a Canadian lawyer, public servant and former politician. She was the 61st mayor of Toronto, the last to run before amalgamation. , has established a precedent-setting policy that allows transsexuals undergoing a strip search to choose between a male or female officer, or both, to conduct the search. The tribunal found strip searches unintentionally discriminatory; therefore it set out guidelines for police officers in doubt about an individual's claim to be transsexual trans·sex·u·al n. A person who strongly identifies with the opposite gender and who chooses to live as a member of the opposite gender or to become one by surgery. adj. 1. Of or relating to such a person. 2. . It also ordered the Peel police force-against which a complaint had been laid-to produce a training video for all its members on transsexuality trans·sex·u·al n. 1. One who wishes to be considered by society as a member of the opposite sex. 2. One who has undergone a sex change. (LifeSiteNews.com, May 25, 2006). Already in 1999, the HRTO ruled in favour of a man sentenced to life in prison who wanted "gender reassignment treatment" and to be housed in a women's prison. Toronto Sun The Toronto Sun is an English language daily newspaper published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is published as a tabloid and is known for its daily "Sunshine Girl" feature and for its populist conservative editorial stance. columnist Christina Blizzard blizzard, winter storm characterized by high winds, low temperatures, and driving snow; according to the official definition given in 1958 by the U.S. Weather Bureau, the winds must exceed 35 mi (56 km) per hr and the temperature 20°F; (−7°C;) or lower. responded to the most recent ruling with a tongue-in-cheek article, in which she expressed her "delight" at the prospects of having the choice to be searched by a male law enforcement official-or several (May 26, 2006). |
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