Sabrina Hill, a transgender woman in St. Catharines, says she filed a complaint with the Ontario tribunal because being asked by a Niagara police officer for her 'deadname' is a human rights violation. (Sabrina Hill/Twitter - image credit)
A transgender woman from St. Catharines who filmed police demanding her "deadname" has filed a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO), seeking better training for police and compensation.
Sabrina Hill was filming a web video at the St. Catharines bus terminal on Dec. 17, 2023, when officers with Niagara regional police approached her, prompting a back-and-forth between Hill and one of the officers.
"What's your deadname?" asks an officer later identified in the documents as Const. Ashley Del Duca.
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