Hey there! I’m Florence Ashley (they/them/that bitch) and you should follow me! I am a transfeminine law & bioethics professor who loves to shitpost. I’ve been told I write smart stuff, though let’s face it that sounds fake. Whether it’s one or the other, you should follow me (and share this post)!

All the methane pledges at COP28 are good news, but it’s the lowest fruit hanging. Everyone saying “ok we won’t pointlessly release poison into the air” feels like something that should have been done 25 years ago.

“That a government would expose vulnerable children to violence, and even use the notwithstanding clause of the Charter to limit youths’ ability to rely on their own rights in this context, is deeply problematic.”

The one restroom at the Bolton Public Library (Mass.)

New Post: Gender-Affirming Names and Pronouns, Parental Control, and Family Violence ablawg.ca/2023/11/23...

A thorough & persuasive argument by colleague @jenniferkoshan.bsky.social that gov't name & pronoun policies enable family violence against gender diverse youth &, so far as they are based on “parental rights” at the expense of the best interests of children, they have no legal basis.

What a refreshing read by Bob Hepburn! Thank you! 👉 "Media fails Canadians by giving a free pass to #PierrePoilievre#NeverPoilievre#cdnpoliwww.thestar.com/opinion/star...

It’s also vile and disgusting to use your governmental power to pick on trans kids…www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-premier-calls-mla-allegedly-soliciting-sexual-services-disgusting-and-vile-1.7034093

Hey Alberta peeps, you can submit feedback to the government on changes to healthcare here: www.alberta.ca/shape-the-way

Shape the way

Working together to shape health care.

My latest story for The Narwhal looks at a new Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area - 'from mountaintop to seafloor' - on BC's mid-coast, in an area where First Nations hope to bring back salmon runs, protect village & cultural sites and safeguard biodiversity. thenarwhal.ca/bc-broughton...

New ‘mountaintop to seafloor’ Indigenous protected area in B.C. | The Narwhal

Facing biodiversity loss, Ḵwiḵwa̱sut'inux̱w Ha̱xwa’mis First Nation Chief says protected area will reclaim land once teeming with salmon and old growth