Disciplinary Hearing to Resume for BC Nurse Over Gender Comments

Amy Hamm, a nurse from Vancouver, B.C., is seen in a file photo. Courtesy of Amy Hamm/JCCF

A disciplinary hearing for a B.C. nurse accused of making “discriminatory” comments online about gender issues is set to resume on March 18.

Amy Hamm was accused of making “discriminatory and derogatory statements regarding transgender people” by the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) in connection with comments made in podcasts, videos, and social media between 2018 and 2021, the organization said in a June 28, 2022, citation.

The regulatory body began its investigation in November 2020. Ms. Hamm has already appeared before the panel four times.

The upcoming two-day hearing will be the “end of the disciplinary hearing phase of my fight,” Ms. Hamm said in a March 11 post on platform X.

“This ordeal (that started more than three years ago) has been the most personally and (obviously) professionally challenging thing I’ve ever faced,” she added.

“I’ve been to the brink of insanity and despair many times over; it has steeled me and transformed me in a way that I am grateful for, despite the deep anger and resentment I have for being put through it all. I’ve done my best, and I hope it was good enough.”

The Epoch Times contacted the nurses college for comment but was told it does not comment on disciplinary hearings.

The organization also confirmed that these were the last two scheduled days of the hearing, but that more could be added if additional time was needed for completion.

Allegations

The BCCNM, which is the largest health profession regulator in Western Canada, said Ms. Hamm’s conduct violated standards and was deemed unprofessional.

It had also previously accused her of making “medically inaccurate” statements but ended up dropping that charge.

One of the issues the agency cited was Ms. Hamm’s involvement in erecting a billboard in Vancouver that said, “I [love] JK Rowling.” The sign was displayed after the British author spoke up for sex-based rights and was subsequently labelled “transphobic” by activists. 

“You made discriminatory and derogatory statements regarding transgender people, while identifying yourself as a nurse or nurse educator,” the citation says, adding that the “questionable statements” were made between July 2018 and March 2021 on various online platforms. 

Ms. Hamm spoke out in another social media post about World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) documents in which staff raised questions about transgender health procedures, according to the National Post.

“Many of you have asked me how the WPATH files or other new developments exposing gender ideology will affect the arguments: we cannot introduce new evidence at this stage, unfortunately,” she said. “But no matter—the truth is emerging by the hour and more and more of us are seeing it.”

The ruling on her case could take many months, she said, adding that during that time, “we can be certain of one thing: the gender ideology house of cards will keep falling.”

Ms. Hamm could face suspension or cancellation of her nursing registration, according to the BCCNM website. However, decisions can be appealed at the British Columbia Supreme Court.

“I hope this is the end, and I pray it ends in justice,” she said in her social media post.

“All I want is to have held the line for women, children, and freedom. All I want is to have held the line so we can continue to fight together to fix what is so deeply broken in Canada.”

The Epoch Times reached out to Ms. Hamm for additional comment but did not hear back by publication time.