Article contentTrans activist Jessica Yaniv has filed a civil suit against three female beauticians for close to $12,000, almost a year after a human rights tribunal ruled against her complaints against the same women. Documents published to the British Columbia Court services website on Aug. 26 show that Yaniv — who legally goes by Jessica Simpson — filed a suit against Sandeep Benipal, Marcia DaSilva and Sukhdhip Hehar for $11,800. Try refreshing your browser, or Trans activist Jessica Yaniv files second lawsuit against 3 beauticians after losing human rights suit to them in 2019 Back to videoLittle is known about the reason behind the civil suit, but this isn’t the first time Yaniv has attempted to bring legal proceedings against the women in question. In 2018 Yaniv filed a dozen legal complaints against five home-based female estheticians, including Benipal, DaSilva and Hehar, claiming that they discriminated against her gender identity and expression after they refused to perform a scrotum wax treatment on her. Lawyers for the beauticians argued that none of the businesses offered scrotum wax services to anyone and cited that the business owners, who come from various ethnic backgrounds, were allowed to deny services as per their right to religion and security.

Source: National Post August 27, 2020 15:48 UTC