Signatories

Our signatories include 120 Canadian academics, researchers, and public policy experts, including 16 distinguished research chairs of which 12 are Canada Research Chairs. We are united in our support for the need for comprehensive legislation, at all levels of government, to end the unscientific, harmful, and dangerous practices of so-called “conversion therapy.”

Institutional affiliations are provided for identification purposes only; they do not imply institutional endorsement.

To endorse this letter, please email [email protected] to provide your signature details.

Travis Salway, Assistant Professor of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University

Nathan Lachowsky, Assistant Professor & MSFHR Scholar, University of Victoria

Kristopher Wells, Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair for the Public Understanding of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth, Faculty of Health and Community Studies, MacEwan University

Andrew Estefan, Associate Professor & Associate Dean, Curriculum Development & Program Evaluation, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary

David J. Brennan, Professor & Associate Dean, Research, OHTN Endgame Chair in Gay and Bisexual Men's Health (Social Work), Director, CRUISElab, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto

Karen L. Blair, Associate Professor & Chair, Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Section of the Canadian Psychological Association, President LGBTQ Psychology Canada, St. Francis Xavier University

Corey Johnson, Professor, Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo

Mathew Gendron, PhD Student, Counselling Psychology, University of British Columbia

Jann Tomaro, PhD Candidate, Counselling Psychology, McGill University 

Rebecca Sullivan, Professor, Department of English, Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary

Melady Preece, Registered Psychologist & Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Family Practice, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Alex Wilson, Professor, Educational Foundations & Academic Director, Aboriginal Education Research Centre, University of Saskatchewan

Annie Pullen Sansfaçon, Professor & Canada Research Chair on Transgender Children and their Families, University of Montreal

Françoise Susset, Clinical Psychologist & Couple and Family Therapist, Meraki Health Center, Montreal

Julie Christine Cotton, Professeure adjointe, Département d'orientation professionnelle, Université de Sherbrooke

Enoch Leung, PhD Candidate in Human Development, Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology,McGill University

Marie-Joëlle Robichaud,Professeure, Département de travail social,Université du Québec en Outaouais

Thomas Sasso, Assistant Professor of Leadership and Management, University of Guelph

Catherine G. Taylor, Professor and Director of the RISE Research Program on 2SLGBTQ+ Education, University of Winnipeg

Isabel Côté, Associate Professor, Social Work, Université du Québec en Outaouais

Vera Caine, RN Professor, Faculty of Nursing President, Canadian Association of Nurses in HIV/AIDS Care, University of Alberta

Kévin Lavoie, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work and Criminology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Laval University

Trevor Hart, Professor and Director, HIV Prevention Lab Ontario HIV Treatment Network Applied HIV Research Chair in Gay and Bisexual Men's Health, Ryerson University

Timothy Caulfield, Canada Research Chair in Health Law & Policy, Professor, Faculty of Law and School of Public Health, Research Director, Health Law Institute, University of Alberta

Martin Blais, Professor & Co-Chair holder Research Chair on Homophobia, Université du Québec à Montréal

Barry D Adam, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of Windsor 

Bill Ryan, Psychotherapist & Adjunct Professor, School of Social Work, McGill University

Christopher B. Sturdy, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Alberta

Cathryn van Kessel, Assistant Professor, Department of Secondary Education, University of Alberta

Cory Wright-Maley, Associate Professor, Education, St. Mary’s University

Junaid Jahangir, Assistant Professor of Economics, MacEwan University

Alvin M. Schrader, Professor Emeritus, School of Library & Information Studies and Adjunct Professor, Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services, University of Alberta 

Lou-Ann Morin, Psychologue et femme trans, Centre de Santé Méraki, Montreal

Glynnis Lieb, Executive Director, Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services, University of Alberta

Jonathan Anuik, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Policy Studies, University of Alberta

Bob Barnetson, Professor of Labour Relations, Athabasca University

Deborah Mansell, Associate Professor, Rankin School of Nursing, St. Francis Xavier University

Jose Nelson Amaral, Professor, Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta

Jen Gilbert, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, York University

Momin Rahman, Professor of Sociology, Trent University

J. Craig Phillips, Professor, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa

Edward Ou Jin Lee, Associate Professor, École de travail social, Co-Holder of the Jean-Monbourquette Chair on Social Support for Bereaved People, Université de Montréal

Nancy J. Moules, Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary

Janet M. Rankin, Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary

Darren E. Lund, Professor, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary

Teresa Hardy, Postdoctoral Researcher, Faculty of Health and Community Studies, MacEwan University

Ann Travers, Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Simon Fraser University

Line Chamberland, Professor & Research Chair on Homophobia, Université du Québec à Montréal

Georgia Dewart, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Disciplines, Athabasca University 

Martha Kuwee Kumsa, Professor, Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University

Anh Ngo, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University

Denise Medico, Professor, Department of Sexology, Université du Québec à Montréal

Maryam Khan, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University

Shirley Chau, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Faculty of Health & Social Development, University of British Columbia | Okanagan Campus

Ciann L. Wilson, Assistant Professor and Co-Director, Centre for Community Research, Learning and Action, Wilfrid Laurier University 

Ann Curry-Stevens, Professor, Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University

Cameron McKenzie, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University

Michael Woodford, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University

Jessica Shaw, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary

Ashleigh Yule, Registered Psychologist & PhD Candidate, School/Applied Child Psychology, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary

Charles Bidwell, Board of Governors, St Stephen’s College, University of Alberta

Judith Hughes, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Work, University of Manitoba

Douglas Gross, Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alberta

Pam Ratner, Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Enrolment & Academic Facilities, Office of the Provost & Vice-President Academic, University of British Columbia

Juliet Darke, Psychologist and Adjunct Faculty, Queen’s University

Robb Travers, Professor & Chair, Department of Health Sciences, Wilfrid Laurier University

Charlene Y. Senn, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Sexual Violence (CIHR), Department of Psychology/Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Windsor

Sharalyn Jordan, Associate Professor, Counselling Psychology/Equity Studies, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University

Carmen Logie, Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair in Global Health Equity & Social Justice with Marginalized Populations, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto

Lisa Forman, Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair in Human Rights and Global Health Equity, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

Anita Shaw, PhD Candidate, Psychology, University of Northern British Columbia

Alexa Martin-Storey, Chaire de recherche du Canada sur la stigmatisation et le développement psychosocial, Département de Psychoéducation, Université de Sherbrooke

Christine Guptill, Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Alberta

Nancy Kang, Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies & Canada Research Chair in Transnational Feminisms and Gender-Based Violence, University of Manitoba

Lauren Matheson, PhD Student, Clinical Psychology Program, University of Victoria

Margaret F. Gibson, Assistant Professor, Social Development Studies and the School of Social Work, Renison College at the University of Waterloo

David Rayside, Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, and Director Emeritus, Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, University of Toronto

Stéphanie Madill, Assistant Professor, School of Rehabilitation Science, University of Saskatchewan

Nicole Jeffrey, Research Associate, Department of Psychology, University of Windsor

Shoshana Pollack, Professor, Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University

Normand Landry, Professeur & Titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada en éducation aux médias et droits humains Chercheur, Centre de recherche interuniversitaire sur la communication, l'information et la société (CRICIS), Université TÉLUQ

Andrew J. Greenshaw, Professor of Psychiatry & Associate Chair (Research), Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta

Michelle McCarron, Research Scientist, Canadian Institute of Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT) and Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Regina

Megan Clark, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Saskatchewan

Daniel Grace, Assistant Professor & Canada Research Chair in Sexual and Gender Minority Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

Elvira Prusaczyk, PhD Student, Department of Psychology, Brock University

Cressida Heyes, Professor and H.M. Tory Chair, Former Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Gender and Sexuality, Faculty of Arts, University of Alberta

Jane Oxenbury, Registered Psychologist & Member, Sexual Orientation Gender Identity and Expression Provincial Advisory Council, Alberta Health Services

Konstantinos Chondros, PhD Candidate, Counselling Psychology, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary

Pieter de Vos, Postdoctoral Fellow, Evaluation Capacity Network, University of Alberta

Jocelyn Thorpe, Associate Professor, Women’s and Gender Studies and History, University of Manitoba 

André P. Grace, Professor & Canada Research Chair in Sexual and Gender Minority Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta

Ginger Ruddy, Assistant Professor, Department of Academic Family Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan

Melanie Morrison, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan

Gillian Robinson, PhD Student, Department of Educational Policy Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta

Jeffrey P. Aguinaldo, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Wilfrid Laurier University

Sandra Byers, Professor & Chair, Department of Psychology, University of New Brunswick

Sophie Yohahi, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta

Geoff Bostick, Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alberta

Sandra Collins, Professor, Faculty of Health Disciplines, Athabasca University

Bidushy Sadika, Graduate Assistant, Psychology of Culture, Health, and Human Development, University of Saskatchewan

Larissa Brosinsky, PhD Candidate, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta

Chelsea Hobbs, PhD Student, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta

Brittany Budzan, PhD Candidate, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta

Fred Phelps, Executive Director, Canadian Association of Social Workers/Association canadienne des travailleuses et travailleurs sociaux

Linda McMullen, Professor Emerita, Psychology, University of Saskatchewan

Karen Dushinski, Registered Psychologist & Adjunct Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta

Joanne Tompkins, Professor, Faculty of Education, St. Francis Xavier University

Shirley Dobrofsky, Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, University of Alberta

Lily Le, PhD Candidate, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta

Laura-Lee Kearns, Professor, Faculty of Education, Saint Francis Xavier University

Jennifer Mitton, Associate Professor. Faculty of Education, St. Francis Xavier University

Carla Holinaty, Assistant Professor, Department of Academic Family Medicine, University of Saskatchewan

Donna Jamieson, Past Chair of the Bachelor of Child and Youth Care Program, MacEwan University & Vice-President of the Child and Youth Care Association of Alberta

Evan Throop Robinson, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, St. Francis Xavier University

Lauren Trafford, PhD Student, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta

Carla Peck, Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta

Angela Kaida, Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair in Global Perspectives in HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University

Paula Barata, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Guelph

Dan Irving, Associate Professor, Women's and Gender Studies/Human Rights & Social Justice, Carleton University