confused and harmed, resulting in increased occurrences of gender dysphoria in at-risk children. [27] Gender dysphoria is a clinical diagnosis received by some transgender and other gender diverse people. It denotes an “aversion to some or all of [the] physical characteristics or social roles” associated with the sex one was assigned at birth.6 [28] At the end of January 2018, the BCTF and the CTA jointly filed a complaint against Mr. Neufeld in the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal, alleging that Mr. Neufeld had violated British Columbia’s Human Rights Code. The complaint alleges that Mr. Neufeld created a discriminatory work environment for union members, and published statements that are discriminatory or are “likely to expose transgender individuals to hatred” (A.R., vol. II, at p. 116). The local branch of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) had filed a similar complaint against Mr. Neufeld and the Chilliwack School Board earlier that month. [29] In April 2018, Mr. Hansman was interviewed by various media outlets about the teachers’ human rights complaint. In one article, Mr. Hansman is quoted as calling Mr. Neufeld’s comments “transphobic” and alleging that Mr. Neufeld was “creating a school environment for [BCTF] members and students that is 6 American Psychological Association, Task Force on Gender Identity and Gender Variance, Report of the Task Force on Gender Identity and Gender Variance (2009), at p. 28, quoting American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed. 2000), at p. 823; see also American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed. rev. 2022), at p. 511. 2023 SCC 14 (CanLII) (A.R., vol. V, at p. 18)