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Transgendered lawyer claims NDP dumped her
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Dec 16, 2007 09:20am |
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| News Date | Sunday, December 16, 2007 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | MONTREAL -- A lawyer from Quebec City says she was dumped as a federal New Democratic Party candidate because she is transgendered.
Micheline Montreuil alleges she was told by an NDP official her sexuality hindered party attempts to woo new Quebec candidates into the fold.
"They just said I do not fit in the NDP anymore,'' the prominent family and labour lawyer said in a phone interview Saturday.
"They also told me... that many people who wish to be a candidate for the NDP do not wish to have their name associated with the name of Micheline Montreuil, because I am transgendered.''
In a letter, the party told her she lost the candidacy for statements she made in media interviews, her difficulty maintaining support in the local riding association and for not working in a team, she said. |
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