Cynthia Petersen

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Cynthia Petersen

Country

Canada

Birth - Death

Occupation

Law

Description

Judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and considered the first openly bisexual superior court judge in Canada. Formerly a partner at Goldblatt Partners. Has practised constitutional, administrative and labour law, and is known for advancing the equality rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual people. Awarded the Canadian Bar Association’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Conference Hero Award (2000); awarded the Metropolitan Community Church’s Hope and Freedom Award (2010); awarded a Law Society Medal and was inducted into the Canadian Queer Hall of Fame (2011); and received Egale Canada Human Rights Trust’s first Leadership Award (2014).

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