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Happy Pride! We were delighted to come together yesterday to recognize and celebrate Pride Month with our lawyers, staff and some friends of the firm.

We began our afternoon with a presentation from John McIntyre of McIntyre Szabo PC on Legal Challenges in Gender Affirming Care and the OHIP v. KS decision, in which the Court of Appeal for Ontario recently confirmed that the gender affirming care recommended for KS is an insurable service not excluded from funding under the Ontario Health Insurance Plan. The case is an important step in the right direction for securing equal access to healthcare for trans and nonbinary people in Ontario. 

We capped the day off with a Pride social, seamlessly organized by AGB lawyer, Katie Glowach.

It was great to take an afternoon and evening away from practice, yet together with colleagues, to both educate ourselves and reaffirm our commitment to supporting our 2SLGBTQ+ clients, colleagues, and communities.

More about John McIntyre

John is a certified specialist in health law and co-founder of McIntyre Szabo PC. Before starting his own firm in 2022, John clerked at the Court of Appeal for Ontario, practiced health law at BLG for a number of years, and obtained a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University. He has also been an adjunct professor of Public Health Law at Queen’s University Faculty of Law. 

John routinely represents and advises clients in the health care sector, including healthcare institutions as well as allied health and regulated practitioners. His practice focuses on professional regulation and discipline, medical staff credentialing, mental health law, appellate advocacy, OHIP funding challenges, human rights applications, as well as general legal, clinical, operational, policy and risk advice. He also provides both external counsel and secondment support to hospitals as needed.

John spends a large part of his practice on pro bono work at the intersection of 2SLGBTQ+ rights and healthcare, including founding the 519’s Gender Affirming Care Legal Support Clinic. 

This year, John received of the Arleen Goss Young Advocates’ Award in recognition of his record of innovative and passionate advocacy, his concern for an contribution to the advancement of social justice, and his commitment to his community.