Lou Lamari

Lou Lamari is a licensed, practicing lawyer called to the Manitoba Bar with a large practice in Nunavut, one of the few openly trans legal professionals working in this space. Lou brings a rare and powerful combination of active legal practice, formal academic training in gender studies, and lived experience as a queer and trans professional.

As a facilitator, Lou is known for leading thoughtful, balanced discussions that engage diverse audiences respectfully, offering a perspective grounded in law, history, and real-world professional environments in a consulting landscape where lived experience and legal expertise rarely coexist.

Professional Leadership & Community Engagement: 

• Co-Chair, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Community (SOGIC), Manitoba Bar Association
• Executive Member, Sexual and Gender Diversity Alliance (SAGDA), Canadian Bar Association
• Volunteer Facilitator, Rainbow Resource Centre Transmasculine Support Group
• Presenter before Manitoba Legislative Assembly Standing Committee (2025)
• Yude M. Henteleff Award in Human Rights and Civil Liberties (2024)
• JSD Tory Writing Award (2023)