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The 'prolific litigator' of unsuccessful human rights complaints is back
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Transgender activist Jessica Simpson, formerly known as Jessica Yaniv, is now using the British Columbia’s Human Rights Tribunal (BCHRT) to go after critics of gender ideology.
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Also previously known as “Jonathan Yaniv,” Simpson has been described by courts as a “prolific litigator” and is infamous for launching unsuccessful human rights complaints and civil lawsuits.
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This March, the activist targeted Canadian media with a new round of BCHRT complaints: four directed towards the Western Standard and its publisher, Derek Fildebrandt, and another three directed towards commentator Barbara Kay.
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These complaints alleged, among other things, that referring to Simpson as a “trans-identifying male,” and amplifying third-party statements that deny the legitimacy of transgender identities, constituted discrimination and caused reputational harm, emotional distress and increased exposure to harassment. Simpson further objected to the use of terms like “self-identified,” and to being referred to with male pronouns or female pronouns placed within quotation marks.
When Fildebrandt and Kay subsequently criticized Simpson’s complaints on social media, the activist responded by filing additional BCHRT complaints accusing them of undue retaliation.
When I emailed Simpson about these complaints and their impact on media freedom, the activist responded: “freedom of expression is not absolute. Canadian law, including human rights legislation, clearly establishes that expression which rises to the level of discrimination or hate may be subject to legal........