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Trans ‘woman’ sues spa over Muslim woman’s refusal to wax his genitals

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A biological male who says he’s a “woman” has filed a human rights complaint against a hair-removal spa in Ontario . The male claims he was discriminated against after he couldn’t get a Brazilian wax because the Muslim woman on staff doesn’t wax the male genital area for religious reasons.  The anonymous trans "woman" complainant alleges Mad Wax Spa in Windsor, Ontario, denied him services because of his gender identity and expression. The male is seeking $50,000 compensation for the “immense harm to my dignity,”   CTV Windsor   reported. In his application to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal , the complainant states he called the spa to ask about a leg wax , according to CTV Windsor. But spa manager, president and CEO Jason Carruthers told   PJ Media   the man specifically asked about a Brazilian wax, which involves stripping off all pubic hair. “She [sic] never once asked for a leg wax [from] us,” Carruthers said. “She [sic] said, ‘W...

Gay student files human rights suit against Catholic school, alleges pattern of ‘homophobia’

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MISSISSAUGA, Ontario , February 19, 2014  A homosexual student has filed a human rights complaint against his former French Catholic high school for what he calls a pattern of “homophobia” he says he experienced while being a student there. Christopher Karas, a graduate of École Secondaire Catholique Ste-Famille and current student at Humber College , said his $25,000 suit filed at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario at the end of January is not about trying to change sexual morality in Catholic schools. “I’m not changing anything. The whole [Catholic] faith is based around acceptance. It’s based around respect and love. And to teach hate and to tell people that they should hate people because of who they love, that is not OK, that is not acceptable, and I won’t allow it,” he  told   Jim Richards on News Talk 1010  recently. In addition to seeking $25,000 in compensation, Karas is asking for a written apology and seven “public interest remedies,” in...