Criminalized Queerness in the 1970s & 1980s, and the Interpretation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms (part 2)
This blog will discuss the continuing criminality of queerness in Canada during the 1970s and 1980s, with 1987 signalling a further change in criminal law in Canada. The first part of this blog will focus on the ongoing struggles and harms experienced by queer individuals at the hands of players in the criminal justice system.The second part of this blog will discuss how early judicial interpretation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the “Charter”) improved access to jus
Decriminalizing Queerness: The Ongoing History of 2SLGBTQIA+ Interactions with the Canadian Criminal Justice System (Part 1: Case Comment on Klippert v The Queen, 1967 CanLII 73 SCC)
This blog is the first of a series called “Decriminalizing Queerness: The Ongoing History of 2SLGBTQIA+ Interactions with the Canadian Criminal Justice System.” Decriminalizing Queerness will discuss key events in Canadian criminological history as they relate to the ongoing movement to liberate and celebrate queer identities in Canada. This series will begin with a case comment on Klippert v The Queen, 1967 CanLII 73 (SCC), a controversial decision.
