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Jessica Yaniv genital waxing case
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Yaniv v. Various Waxing Salons is a case currently before the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal. In 2018, Jessica Yaniv filed 13 complaints against various beauty salons alleging that she was refused Brazilian waxes because she is a trans woman. Tribunal case Complaint Yaniv said that she contacted several salons through Facebook to request appointments for waxing services, including Brazilian waxes, which involve removing the hair around a person's groin. Yaniv, who identifies as female but has male genitalia, stated that the businesses refused services to her after it became clear that she was transgender. Yaniv sought financial remedies of from at least one corporate salon and from independent estheticians. In a May 2019 decision on procedural matters, the tribunal member adjudicating the hearing said that she was "troubled that some of 's comments, made within this process and online, suggest that she holds stereotypical and negative views about immigrants to Canada." Yaniv's identity was initially subject to a publication ban, but the ban was subsequently lifted. Commentary Susanna Quail, a B.C. based human rights lawyer, told the Globe and Mail that the case was "salacious" and had "garnered attention because it’s about genitals", but argued that it was unlikely to set an important precedent because of the unique facts of the complaint.<ref name="globalnews"/> 
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