CAMH: Terminate Dr. Kenneth Zucker as Head of the Gender Identity Clinic

For Ontario trans* and queer people who wish to obtain sex reassignment surgery (SRS), begin hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and receive other mental health support, the chances of getting it within a reasonable time are slim. The available services cannot meet the demand, resulting in long waiting lists (1-2 years min), and the only body currently able to recommend SRS covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) is the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto. The awful irony is that the head of the Gender Identity Clinic (GID) is a transphobic, alleged sex abuser . He is extremely dehumanizing, and believes in “reparative therapy” which will “cure trans people.” This is especially harmful to queer youth who are ignorant to how far-fetched this man’s thinking is. To think that being transgender is a mental illness in 2014, and have someone who believes this in a position of such power is absolutely beyond me. Signing this petition will help bring attention to a very serious matter and help queer folks get the proper help they need. Mr. Kenneth Zucker is being paid a salary of $122k+ (public disclosure, 2011) to deny an oppressed group of people their basic living rights. As of April 14, 2014, he is breaking the law; Mr. Zucker is in direct violation of the new human rights laws implemented for transgender folks. Along with all the signatories of my petition, I am calling upon CAMH to conduct a thorough investigation in conjunction with the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC). Due to Mr. Zucker’s infractions, he should be stripped of his ability to practice “medicine,” and subsequently terminated as head of the Gender Identity Clinic. Here are some articles for further reading on the subject: Dr. Kenneth Zucker’s War On Transgenders $325,000+ in salaries for Zucker & Blanchard to pathologize trans people

This is the petition to have Dr. Kenneth Zucker terminated from CAMH’S GID clinic. please sign, signal boost, and forward.