Kimberly Nixon Rape Relief case
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This article is about the transgender woman who filed a human rights complaint against the Vancouver Rape Relief & Women's Shelter. For the Welsh actor, see Kimberley Nixon.
Kimberly Nixon is a transgender woman who filed a human rights complaint against Vancouver Rape Relief & Women's Shelter Society (VRRS) for discrimination. VRRS argued that Nixon, a transgender woman, did not have the same life experiences as someone who is female and, therefore, could not volunteer as a peer rape counsellor.[1] The case was heard at the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal, British Columbia Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court of British Columbia, each of which rejected Nixon’s complaint. On February 1, 2007, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed Nixon’s request to appeal the decision.[2]