The #FrancesWiddowsonCase and “There are only two sexes”
D.A. Dirks (left) and "they/them"'s spouse, Scott Murray (right)
The #FrancesWiddowsonCase and “Misgendering Fatigue”
During the academic year of 2018-2019, Frances Widdowson, on behalf of her group, the Rational Space Network, organized a Critical Thinking Series. One of the events, "Does Trans Activism Negatively…
MRU’s Documents for Why Frances Widdowson Cannot be Reinstated
On February 6, 2026, Frances Widdowson's case against Mount Royal University was appealed before the Alberta Labour Relations Board. On December 20, 2021, Widdowson was fired after being a tenured…
Trans activism, some MRU professors, and Mia Hughes
On September 20, 2024, a meeting of the Mount Royal Faculty Association (MRFA) was held. One of the items on the agenda was updating members on the Frances Widdowson case.…
A Failure of the Duty of Fair Representation?
This post also appears as "Episode 11: Is the Mount Royal Faculty Association Acting in Good Faith?" in the MRU Frances Widdowson Firing area. In May 2020, Lee Easton, Rafik…