The International Lesbian and Gay Law Association (ILGLaw) is holding its third conference in Toronto, Canada, co-sponsored by the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and the Law Society of Upper Canada. The Conference will take place from June 26-29, 2005. The title is “Rights are Right” which incorporates three main themes “Right to Live · Right to Sexuality · Right to Love.”

Starting on Sunday June 26 the conference delegates will participate in Toronto’s 25^th Pride Parade (gathering almost a million participants and viewers) followed by a Reception at Toronto City Hall sponsored by the City of Toronto and Councillor Kyle Rae.

The Conference officially opens at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law on Monday June 27 with the theme The Right To Live. Breakout sessions will focus on health issues related to the LGBT community. The day will end with a Reception in Toronto’s Gay Village.

The Tuesday June 28 plenary session will focus on The Right To Sexuality, with breakout sessions exploring this topic in detail. The night will end with a Gala Dinner at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club.

Wednesday June 29 will focus on The Right To Love, when delegates will be treated to a presentation on the Charter by Chief Justice McMurtry. This will be followed by a Canadian and international panel, including former Attorney General of Canada Martin Cauchon and the winning lawyer from the Massachusetts marriage case, Mary Bonauto.

We are pleased to announce Delta Chelsea Hotel, located at 33 Gerrard St. West, as our host hotel and Silver Level Sponsors.

Please note that the early bird registration deadline is April 26, 2005.

• Douglas Elliott, ILGLaw President rde@reko.ca
  phone (416) 362-1989
  fax(416) 362-6204
• Professor Lorraine Weinrib, University of Toronto Faculty of Law
  phone (416) 978-5075
• Michael MacDonell of MacDonell & Associates mjm@macdonellassociates.com
  phone (416) 887 5232

Media Release 1
January 20, 2005
Toronto, Canada

Rights are Right Conference June 26-28th 2005 Toronto

The International Lesbian and Gay Law Association (ILGLaw) are holding its third conference in Toronto co-sponsored by the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and The Law Society of Upper Canada. Contributing sponsors: City of Toronto and Councillor Kyle Rea, REKO Barristers, Bruce E. Walker Law Office and web design by Coast City Consulting Inc.

Douglas Elliott - Association President and conference chairman- “This is the third conference of the association, and the first time it is being held in North America; previous conferences have been held in Europe. Toronto was chosen for its diversity and acceptance of many cultures and lifestyles. We are also proud to be the home of the first legal same sex mirages in the world.”

The keynote speaker is the Hon. Justice Michael Kirby, High Court of Australia

Other speakers include:

• Hon. Martin Cauchon, PC; Special partner with Gowling Lafleur Henderson; former Attorney General of Canada, Montreal, Canada
• Hon. Justice Peter Cory (Supreme Court of Canada, retired), Toronto, Canada
• Hon. Chief Justice Roy McMurtry, Chief Justice of Ontario, Court of Appeal for Ontario, Toronto, Canada
• Hon. Justice Harry LaForme, Court of Appeal for Ontario, Toronto, Canada
• Mary Bonauto, GLAAD, Boston, Mass., USA
• Douglas Elliott, President, ILGLaw; partner, Roy Elliott Kim O’Connor LLP, Toronto, Canada
• Dr. Helmut Graupner, Vienna, Austria
• Rev. Dr. Brent Hawkes, Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto, Canada
• Evan Wolfson, Freedom to Marry, New York, USA
• Stefano Fabeni, CERSGOSIG, Turin, Italy
• Prof. Aeyal Gross, Tel-Aviv University Faculty of Law, Israel
• German Rincon Perfetti, Bogota, Colombia
• Phillip Tahmindjis, International Bar Association, London, England
• Prof. Kees Waaldijk, University of Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands

• Douglas Elliott, ILGLaw President rde@reko.ca
  phone (416) 362-1989
  fax(416) 362-6204
• Michael MacDonell of MacDonell & Associates mjm@macdonellassociates.com
  phone (416) 887-5232