Dr. Lorne Warneke was a psychiatrist, University of Alberta professor and medical director at the gender clinic at the Grey Nuns Hospital until he retired in 2017. "Dr. Warneke fought relentlessly for increased awareness, education and support for sexual diversity and the affirmation of gender identity," the university said. Kristopher Wells, Canada Research Chair in sexual and gender minority youth issues at MacEwan University, worked with Warneke for many years on LGBTQ health care and human rights issues in Alberta. He also lobbied to change Alberta human rights legislation to include sexual orientation as a protected area, the university said. The Grants have filed several human rights and privacy complaints to provincial commissioners with letters of endorsement from Warneke.

Source: CBC News September 03, 2020 20:41 UTC