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IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025

2 Nov - 8 Nov 2025

Room 715 A, Level 700, MTCC

Session information

Beyond the binary: exploring gender diversity and Indigenous cultures

Tuesday 4 November (1115 - 1230)

Room 715 A, Level 700, MTCC

Committee(s)

LGBTQI+ Law Committee (Lead)

Description

A discussion of the legal issues relating to concepts of nonbinary identity as viewed through the eyes of indigenous cultures around the world.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Filip Rak	Wardynski Partners, Warsaw, Poland; European Regional Forum Liaison Officer, LGBTQI+ Law Committee

Speakers

Wajiha Ahmed	Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Co-Chair, Human Rights Law Committee
Lee Nevens	Department of Justice Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Tuma Young	Nova Scotia Department of Justice, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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