Protect Bill C-16

rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/protect-bill-c-16?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-protect-bill-c-16' style='width: 100%'></div> Naphtali Naphtali https://actionnetwork.org/users/p4w-memorial-collective-2/profile Protect Bill C-16 https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg We support the amendments to Bill C-16 and the Canadian Human Rights Act that protect the rights and freedoms of gender identity and expression in law. In keeping with this support, we oppose the proposals outlined in a petition titled the "Canadian Women's Declaration: An Appeal to Repeal Bill C-16" which was emailed to the federal government on Jan 25th, 2020. These proposals are rooted in transphobia as clearly stated in the addendum to their petition, "We reject the term trans women because, by definition trans women are men. They are not a subset of women(and vice-versa for trans men)." To reinforce their position they repeatedly refer to trans women in their Declaration as "feminine men" and use the pronoun "he" whenever referencing trans women. The proposals call for trans women and trans men in prisons to be kept in segregated areas in order to keep them separated from the general prison population. To justify keeping trans people segregated in prisons, as well as refusing to transfer trans people to prisons that correspond with their gender identity, the declaration uses notorious examples of inappropriate and criminal behavior by a few trans women. No one should ever be punished because they share the same gender, skin color, ancestry or religious beliefs as the perpetrator of a crime. Those who believe they should, are guilty of discrimination, racism, sexism, homophobia or in this case, transphobia. Read our full petition letter by scrolling down to the Addendum below. We, the undersigned, support the amendments to Bill C-16 and the Canadian Human Rights Act that protect the rights and freedoms of gender identity and expression in law. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/protect-bill-c-16