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Pronouns, Free Speech, and The Advocate

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Pronouns, Free Speech, and The Advocate
The Provincial Court of British Columbia in downtown Vancouver in a file photo. Margarita Young/Shutterstock
Brad Bird
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The B.C. Law Society’s trade journal, The Advocate, is caught in the jaws of a disagreement between transgender advocates and court authorities, and those who favour traditional pronouns. At stake is The Advocate’s integrity as a forum of free discussion.

Brad Bird
Brad Bird
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Brad Bird began his career by freelancing in the 1970s. He worked for the Winnipeg Free Press in the 1980s and various smaller papers since, as well as abroad in conflict zones and for a Conservative MP in the Harper government. Also an author, he divides his time between Manitoba and B.C.
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