Pride month is an important time to recognize that public confidence in our justice system requires a profession and institutions that serve everyone with fairness and integrity.
Pride’s history is a reminder that equal rights are neither abstract nor automatic: they require a justice system, guided by the rule of law, that protects 2SLGBTQ+ people and ensures meaningful access to the rights and opportunities our system is meant to guarantee. We recognize our responsibility to create a profession and justice system in which rights are real, durable, and meaningfully upheld.
Ways to Celebrate this Year
Prisme 2026 – Unity in Law: Shaping the Future of 2SLGBTQ+ Rights
July 22 – 24, 2026
The Canadian Association of LGBTQ2S+ Lawyers (Call-Acal) invites you to attend the fifth Prisme Conference, Canada’s annual 2SLGBTQ+ law conference. This year Nova Scotia will be hosting Prisme 2026 at the Halifax Convention Centre.
With Prisme, Call-Acal creates an inclusive and collaborative forum to discuss current issues facing 2SLGBTQ+ individuals in the legal profession and the advancement of 2SLGBTQ+ rights, both in Canada and around the world.
This event will bring together judges, lawyers, activists, and students from across the country, all committed to building networks within our communities, increasing representation and equity for 2SLGBTQ+ legal professionals in Canada, and advancing 2SLGBTQ+ human rights. The conference will conclude with a closing social on the evening of Friday, July 24, 2026.
Be sure to stop by the NSBS Community Booth on Day 3 of the Conference between 1:15 and 2:30 PM.
NSBS and CBA-NS Pride Reception
July 23, 2026
The Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society and NSBS Gender Equity Committee are proud to partner with the CBA-NS (Canadian Bar Association: Nova Scotia Branch) and Call-Acal (Canadian Association of LGBTQ2S+ Lawyers) for a special Pride Reception on July 23, 2026.
To celebrate Pride month and support the work of Call-Acal and Prisme 2026 conference, the Society is partnering with CBA-NS to co-sponsor a Pride reception on the evening of July 23 at the Alexander Keith’s Brewery. This social will be open to attendees of the Prisme Conference, as well as CBA and NSBS members who are not attending the conference.
Learn more and secure your spot today.