Standard Margins: Contemporary Issues in Canadian Law and Sexuality
27-29 April 2007
Aerial view of downtown Vancouver
In the last few decades, significant achievements have been made in the arena of sexual rights.
What have we done? Where are we now? And where are we going?
Standard Margins: Contemporary Issues in Canadian Law and Sexuality is an exciting new conference to be held at UBC in April 2007. This forum will provide a venue for students, established scholars and community activists to share their work on emerging areas in law and sexuality discourse.
How has the law changed to reflect emerging voices and contemporary societal values regarding sexuality? What impact do the intersections of race, gender, religion and class have on law and sexuality? How has sexuality continued to push the boundaries of the law? What rights and recognition are given to those bodies and actions that do not fall within the so-called norm? How has the law regulated those who seek to express their sexuality both in the public and the private spheres?
From transgender rights to sexuality and religion, from education to sex work, from health issues to parental rights, the discourse on law and sexuality has become a multi-faceted arena. We invite papers and presentations on contemporary issues of sexuality in the Canadian legal context. We especially welcome submissions that highlight intersections between the law, sexuality and other identity groups. To submit a proposal, please view the Call for Submissions. To register for the conference, please view Registration.
All conference sessions will be held at St. John's College at UBC. View the Location of Conference page for directions.
Standard Margins is being coordinated by the UBC Outlaws http://faculty.law.ubc.ca/outlaws
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