Amy Eileen Hamm is a Canadian nurse and anti-transgender extremist. Hamm has written for anti-trans publications, including Quillette and National Post.
Hamm co-founded anti-trans group Canadian Women’s Sex-Based Rights (caWsbar). Hamm was fired in 2025 following a hearing brought by the nursing regulatory board, which found that Hamm publicly identified as a nurse while engaging in anti-transgender activity.
Background
Hamm earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Thompson Rivers University, followed by a bachelor’s degree in nursing from University of British Columbia in 2012.
Hamm worked for 7 months as a psychiatric nurse in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side. Hamm then became a nurse educator in the psychiatric unit at a hospital in Richmond (part of Vancouver Coastal Health). Hamm resides in New Westminster, British Columbia.
In 2011, Hamm responded to the question “If you could live in a certain time period and place what would it be?” Hamm said:
1950s, small-town ‘merica. I could go for some “ignorance is bliss”. I’d be a stupid housewife with a stupid optimistic outlook on life.
Hamm (2011)
Hamm ended up in a much more modern cliché. Hamm is divorced and has children. Hamm has discussed being a single parent and the stigma involved:
It has been a few years since I left my marriage, and I did end up meeting someone wonderful. In the time between, I realized that single motherhood is the largest unquestioned stigma of my era. It can be achingly lonely and—if you let it get to you—it can crush your self-esteem.
Hamm (2023)
Anti-transgender activism
Hamm is a sex segregationist who co-founded gender critical group Canadian Women’s Sex-Based Rights (caWsbar) in 2019. Hamm claims to be fighting “the harms that gender-identity ideology was inflicting on women and children.”
In 2021 and 2022 Hamm and “Esme Vee” hosted Gender Critical Story Hour podcast. Episodes include:
- 0 – trailer
- 1 – Meghan Murphy (February 21, 2021)
- 2 – Marguerite Stern (February 22, 2021)
- 3 – Laoise Uí Aodha de Brún (February 23, 2021)
- 4 – Barbara Kay (February 24, 2021)
- 5 – Graham Linehan (February 28, 2021)
- 6 – Heather Mason and Madeline Riversong (March 20, 2021)
- 7 – Linda Blade (June 4, 2021)
- 8 – Bad Women: Amy & Esme (June 20, 2021)
- 9 – Cancel Club: Amy & Esme (July 26, 2021)
- 10 – Heather Mason and Linda Blade (April 7, 2022)
- 11 – Sue-Ann Levy (April 26, 2022)
- 12 – The Haters Inside the Canadian “Anti-Hate” Network (July 25, 2022)
- 13 – How Far Can They Go: Are we reaching peak trans? (September 29, 2022)
Hamm and Holly Stamer co-founded GIDYVR, an anti-trans speaker series based in Vancouver. Their first event at the Vancouver Public Library on January 10, 2019 featured Meghan Murphy, Fay Blaney, and Lee Lakeman, moderated by Mary-Lee Bouma. Vancouver Public Library Chief Librarian Christina de Castell issued a statement about the event.
Hamm is best known for purchasing billboards that say “I ♥ JK Rowling” with Chris Elston. They have been quickly removed for being a reference to anti-transgender views of transphobic author J.K. Rowling.
Hamm’s writing has appeared in conservative and fascist publications including the Post Millennial, The New Westminster Times, Human Events, and Quillette.
Disciplinary hearing
In 2022 the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) initiated a disciplinary hearing against Hamm:
Between approximately July 2018 and March 2021, you made discriminatory and derogatory statements regarding transgender people, while identifying yourself as a nurse or nurse educator. These statements were made across various online platforms, including but not limited to, podcasts, videos, published writings and social media.
BCCNM (2022)
Hamm reportedly rejected a proposed settlement from the college that would have included a two-week license suspension and social media training.
Hamm was represented by Lisa Bildy and Karen Bastow of Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF). JCCF brought in anti-trans activists James Cantor, Kathleen Stock, and Linda Blade to testify on Hamm’s behalf in 2023.
On March 13, 2025, the College found that Hamm, while identifying herself as a member of the medical profession, made statements that were “untruthful and unfair as they challenge the existence of transgender women, argue for less constitutional protection for transgender women, and are designed, in part, to elicit fear, contempt and outrage against members of the transgender community.”
Tabs 4, 24, 28 and S3 of the Extract were found to be violative:
- Tab 4: Responded stated “trans activists determined to infiltrate or destroy women-only spaces.” Respondent also stated that Vancouver Women’s Shelter [VRR] will “surely (and maddeningly) face continued backlash from trans activists determined to infiltrate or destroy women-only spaces. The women of VRR, however, are clearly up to the task”. […] The suggestion that trans activists are seeking to “infiltrate or destroy” women-only spaces strongly connotes illegal, aggressive, and improper conduct and mischaracterizes transgender women seeking access to support services available to cisgender women in crisis situations as dangerous individuals. The Panel finds that the statement is not true nor is it fair to transgender women.
- Tab 24: in her article entitled “On feeling like a woman”. The Respondent states “there is no absconding” from female bodies, the feeling of being a woman does not exist, and there is no “incantation or initiation that can transcend bodily reality.” The Panel finds that these statements are untrue and unfair to transgender women as they deny the possibility that that an individual born into a male body can feel like a woman and effectively deny the existence of transgender women.
- Tab 28: In a book review entitled “Review: ‘Love Lives Here – A Story of Thriving in a Transgender Family,” Respondent refers to the “falsehood that babies can be ‘born in the wrong body’ or that humans can change their sex”. She asserts that everyone “who believes in wrong bodies or innate genders” would rather devastate a child than acknowledge that men cannot become transgender women, that gender identity ideology is akin to a Satanic Panic craze, that lesbians do not have penises, that a gender soul does not exist, and that men cannot literally become women. […] These statements, which appear to be designed to elicit fear, contempt and hostility towards the transgender community, particularly transgender women
- S3 of the Extract: Respondent makes several statements in the context of the YouTube interview entitled, “The Same Drugs Live with Amy Hamm on I heart JK Rowling”. As the Respondent is asked in the interview about the background to the billboard, those comments must be considered in conjunction with the billboard itself and J.K. Rowling’s essay. The billboard message must be assessed from the perspective of a “reasonable person in the claimant’s circumstances” […] From the perspective of a transgender person, the essay contains some references that could be interpreted as portraying them as a risk to cisgender women and girls and predatory. Such characterizations unquestionably elicit fear and hostility towards transgender people.
On March 27, 2025, Hamm reported being fired without severance from Vancouver Coastal Health.
References
Ruttle, Joseph (March 13, 2025). B.C. nurse committed professional misconduct with transgender commentary, hearing rules. Vancouver Sun https://vancouversun.com/news/bc-nurse-misconduct-transgender-commentary-hearing-rules
British Columbia College of Nurses & Midwives (March 13, 2025). In the matter of a Discipline Hearing under s. 38 of the Health Professions Act, RSBC 1996, c 183 between British Columbia College of Nurses & Midwives and Amy Eileen Hamm. https://bccnm.ca/Documents/complaints/2025_03_13_BCCNM_Hamm_Decision.pdf
Lindsay, Bethany (October 23, 2023). Nurse’s ‘discriminatory and derogatory’ comments on transgender people at issue in B.C. hearing. CBC https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-amy-hamm-disciplinary-hearing-1.7005480
Lindsay, Bethany (October 24, 2023). Controversial psychologist tells B.C. hearing he feels a duty to speak out on transgender issues. CBC https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-amy-hamm-disciplinary-hearing-oct-24-1.7007014
Lindsay, Bethany (October 25, 2023). Lawyer says contentious psychologist will ‘dispel the myth’ that B.C. nurse’s comments harm trans people. CBC https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-amy-hamm-disciplinary-hearing-oct-25-1.7008318
Lindsay, Bethany (November 3, 2023). Nurse tells B.C. hearing she’s not transphobic, but calls gender identity ‘metaphysical nonsense.’ CBC https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-amy-hamm-disciplinary-hearing-nov-3-1.7018573
Pawson, Chad (September 12, 2020). I Love J.K. Rowling sign makes brief, controversial appearance in Vancouver. CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/i-love-j-k-rowling-sign-makes-brief-controversial-appearance-in-vancouver-1.5722244
Takeuchi, Craig (September 12th, 2020). Transphobia concerns prompt East Vancouver billboard supporting J.K. Rowling to be covered up. The Georgia Straight https://www.straight.com/living/transphobia-concerns-prompt-east-vancouver-billboard-supporting-jk-rowling-to-be-covered-up
Christina de Castell (January 27, 2020). Statement from VPL’s Chief Librarian regarding March 21 GIDYVR event. Vancouver Public Library https://www.vpl.ca/statement-on-gidyvr-event
Anti-trans coverage
Higgins, Michael (January 23, 2023). Michael Higgins: B.C. nurse Amy Hamm is being persecuted for believing in biology. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/michael-higgins-amy-hamm-is-being-persecuted-for-believing-in-biology
Selected writing by Hamm
Hamm, Amy (April 26, 2026). Amy Hamm: Woke academics claim J.K. Rowling guilty of being Voldemort. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-woke-academics-claim-j-k-rowling-guilty-of-being-voldemort
Hamm, Amy (April 17, 2026). Amy Hamm: Nurses’ union refusal to represent me driven by politics and ideology. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm
Hamm, Amy (March 25, 2026). Amy Hamm: Oh great, Carney is giving the Anti-Hate Network a say over what speech to restrict. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/oh-great-carney-is-giving-the-anti-hate-network-a-say-over-what-speech-to-restrict
Hamm, Amy (March 22, 2026). Amy Hamm: UBC law school panel frets over trans exclusion from female sport. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-ubcs-law-school-hosts-panel-to-promote-men-in-womens-sports
Hamm, Amy (March 8, 2026). Amy Hamm: Tumbler Ridge inquiry will require bravery from public officials. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-tumbler-ridge-inquiry-will-require-bravery-from-public-officials
Hamm, Amy (March 2, 2026). Amy Hamm: The zealotry of the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal must be exposed. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-the-zealotry-of-the-b-c-human-rights-tribunal-must-be-exposed
Hamm, Amy (February 20, 2026). Amy Hamm: Misgendering case an absurd waste of time and resources. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/misgendering-case-an-absurd-waste-of-time-and-resources
Hamm, Amy (December 26, 2025). Amy Hamm: U.K. puberty blocker trial asks children to consider freezing eggs, sperm. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-u-k-puberty-blocker-trial-asks-children-to-consider-freezing-eggs-sperm
Hamm, Amy (December 21, 2025). Amy Hamm: Seattle’s World Cup ‘Pride Match’ is pure virtue-signalling. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/seattles-world-cup-pride-match-is-pure-virtue-signalling
Hamm, Amy (December 17, 2025). Amy Hamm: The Scottish nurse fighting to keep biological males out of women’s change rooms. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/the-scottish-nurse-fighting-for-a-womans-right-to-sex-segregated-change-rooms
Hamm, Amy (November 30, 2025). Amy Hamm: Alberta’s Jordan Peterson law is sorely needed across Canada. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-albertas-jordan-peterson-law-is-sorely-needed-across-canada
Hamm, Amy (November 21, 2025). Amy Hamm: Danielle Smith doesn’t hate trans children, she wants to protect them. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/danielle-smith-doesnt-hate-trans-children-she-wants-to-protect-them
Hamm, Amy (November 17, 2025). Amy Hamm: Come on, IOC. Ban males from women’s sports already. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-the-ioc-should-stop-tip-toeing-around-the-obvious-ban-males-from-womens-sports-already
Hamm, Amy (October 26, 2025). Amy Hamm: Not even parents can escape the speech police at B.C. schools. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-not-even-parents-can-escape-the-speech-police-at-b-c-schools
Hamm, Amy (September 27, 2025). Amy Hamm: Celebrate gender equality week with space robots and gaslighting. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-celebrate-gender-equality-week-with-space-robots-and-gaslighting
Hamm, Amy (September 14, 2025). Amy Hamm: The CBC can’t be trusted to report on J.K. Rowling. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-the-cbc-cant-be-trusted-to-report-on-j-k-rowling
Hamm, Amy (August 24, 2025). Amy Hamm: Father of ‘evidence-based medicine’ turns his back on science. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/father-of-evidence-based-medicine-turns-his-back-on-science
Hamm, Amy (July 20, 2025). Amy Hamm: Trudeau may be gone, but the gender craziness continues. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/trudeau-may-be-gone-but-the-gender-craziness-continues
Hamm, Amy (June 22, 2025). Amy Hamm: The rabbit rescue that refused to be cancelled for alleged transphobia. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-the-rabbit-rescue-that-refused-to-be-cancelled-for-alleged-transphobia
Hamm, Amy (June 6, 2025). Amy Hamm: FBI completely justified in targeting ‘gender-affirming’ doctors. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-fbi-completely-justified-in-targeting-gender-affirming-doctors
Hamm, Amy (May 29, 202). Amy Hamm: Danielle Smith’s dangerous censorship game. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/danielle-smiths-dangerous-censorship-game
Hamm, Amy (April 23, 2025). Amy Hamm: U.K. Supreme Court states the obvious — you aren’t a woman just because you say you are. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/u-k-supreme-court-states-the-obvious-you-arent-a-woman-just-because-you-say-you-are
Hamm, Amy (April 9, 2025). Amy Hamm: Smith is right, progressive men can’t handle conservative women. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/smith-is-right-progressive-men-cant-handle-conservative-women
Hamm, Amy (April 6, 2025). Amy Hamm: I’ve been fired for my gender critical views. But I’m far from cancelled. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-ive-been-fired-for-my-gender-critical-views-but-im-far-from-cancelled
Hamm, Amy (March 15, 2025). Amy Hamm: I spoke the truth about women’s rights. That isn’t professional misconduct. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-i-spoke-the-truth-about-womens-rights-that-isnt-professional-misconduct
Hamm, Amy (March 10, 2025). Amy Hamm: Indigenous transwoman’s lawsuit exposes harms of gender-reassignment surgery. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/indigenous-transwomans-lawsuit-exposes-harms-of-gender-reassignment-surgery
Hamm, Amy (February 13, 2025). Amy Hamm: BC Human Rights Tribunal awards $10K to trans person with hurt feelings. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/bc-human-rights-tribunal-awards-10k-to-trans-person-with-hurt-feelings
Hamm, Amy (January 22, 2025). Amy Hamm: Donald Trump’s defence of women’s rights is glorious. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-donald-trumps-defence-of-womens-rights-is-glorious
Hamm, Amy (January 2, 2025). J.K. Rowling saved western civilization. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-j-k-rowling-saved-western-civilization
Hamm, Amy (December 20, 2024). Amy Hamm: Trudeau is the furthest thing from a feminist. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-trudeau-is-the-furthest-thing-from-a-feminist
Hamm, Amy (October 30, 2024). Amy Hamm: Right-thinking British Columbians must rise up against wokeness. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/right-thinking-british-columbians-must-rise-up-against-wokeness
Hamm, Amy (October 4, 2024). Amy Hamm: Quiet, British Columbians — our human rights tribunal is cracking down on online speech. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-quiet-british-columbians-our-human-rights-tribunal-is-cracking-down-on-online-speech
Hamm, Amy (August 28, 2024). Amy Hamm: Australian judge enforces gender identity like it’s the state religion. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-australian-judge-enforces-gender-identity-like-its-the-state-religion
Hamm, Amy (August 10, 2024). Amy Hamm: Free speech isn’t a threat to the U.K. — censorship is. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-free-speech-isnt-a-threat-to-the-u-k-censorship-is
Hamm, Amy (July 25, 2024). Amy Hamm: Elon Musk’s heartbreaking path to crusading gender heretic. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-elon-musks-heartbreaking-path-to-crusading-gender-heretic
Hamm, Amy (July 8, 2024). Amy Hamm: Pride tears itself apart over Israel, existence of gay conservatives. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/pride-tears-itself-apart-over-israel-existence-of-gay-conservatives
Hamm, Amy (June 13, 2024). Amy Hamm: A cervix is not a ‘front hole’ no matter what the tyrants say. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-a-cervix-is-not-a-front-hole-no-matter-what-the-tyrants-say
Hamm, Amy (April 8, 2024). Amy Hamm: J.K. Rowling neutered Scotland’s hate speech law using only her words. National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-j-k-rowling-neutered-scotlands-hate-speech-law-using-only-her-words
Hamm, Amy (April 3, 2024). Amy Hamm: Wokeness hurts women. Why do so many support it? National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/wokeness-hurts-women-why-do-so-many-support-it
Hamm, Amy (June 22, 2023). On the stigma of single motherhood. Amy Eileen Hamm’s Substack https://preta6.substack.com/p/on-the-stigma-of-single-motherhood
Hamm, Amy Eileen (February 14, 2023). Teaching UBC Medical Scholars that Biological Sex is a ‘Colonial Imposition.’ Quillette https://quillette.com/blog/2023/02/14/teaching-ubc-medical-students-that-biological-sex-is-a-colonial-imposition/
Hamm, Amy Eileen (April 8, 2022). I’m Being Investigated by the British Columbia College of Nurses Because I Believe Biological Sex Is Real. Quillette https://quillette.com/2022/04/08/im-being-investigated-by-the-british-columbia-college-of-nurses-because-i-believe-biological-sex-is-real/
Media
The New Westminster Times with Amy Hamm (April 22, 2026). Amy Hamm on BC Schools & Digital Dangers: Social Media, Sextortion & Gender Ideology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP0m7jXGZmI
The Acuity Podcast with Aris Lavranos and Amy Hamm (February 21, 2026). FLOOR CROSSERS AND CROSS DRESSERS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYdJzAeNRog
Rebel News with Ezra Levant and Amy Hamm (February 12, 2026). ‘Inexcusable’ for RCMP to lie during active shooter crisis: Amy Hamm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36VU2n5dJxA
The Acuity Podcast with Aris Lavranos and Amy Hamm (February 7, 2026). The Acuity Podcast – Episode 7 – Politics and Culture with Amy Hamm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9XR3iakDBs
The Acuity Podcast with Aris Lavranos and Amy Hamm (January 31, 2026). The Acuity Podcast Episode #6 – Politics/Culture – with Amy Hamm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ3BSR2RElc
Rebel News with Ezra Levant and Amy Hamm (January 19, 2026). Woke ideology eroding trust in Canada’s institutions: Amy Hamm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SCzx9D5Sm0
Leaders on the Frontier with David Leis and Amy Hamm (December 18, 2025). Is Canada Silencing Professionals? Nurse Punished for Speaking Out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaKMrBHmppE
Rational Voices with Sunil with Sunil Sharma and Amy Hamm (November 7, 2025). #63 Canadian Nurse Fired After Rejecting Gender Ideology – Amy Hamm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDsttewms7g
The Canadians with Amy Hamm (September 16, 2025). Amy Hamm: Biological Sex, Institutional Power & the Fight for Open Debate | The Canadians Ep. 8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x89aJNk_pl0
Rebel News with Drea Humphrey and Amy Hamm (July 24, 2025). B.C. nurse Amy Hamm is fighting back after being fired for criticizing gender ideology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHWxmaMbrpM
National Post with Terry Newman and Amy Hamm (April 7, 2025). Bad nurse? The case of Amy Hamm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB5yBfzUG_A
Rebel News with Ezra Levant and Lisa Bildy (March 26, 2025). B.C. regulator rules against Amy Hamm over ‘I ❤️J.K. Rowling’ billboard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydbV06e31k4
Rebel News with Ezra Levant and Amy Hamm (March 20, 2024). Health-care practitioner and writer Amy Hamm faces cancellation (for telling the truth).
Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms with Kevin Steel and Lisa Bildy (March 14, 2024). Justice Centre Weekly: Lisa Bildy on the Amy Hamm case | S02E06. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NGJXr1KMX8
The Megyn Kelly Show with Megyn Kelly and Amy Hamm (February 3, 2023). Nurse May Lose License for Believing in Biological Sex, with Amy Hamm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPTlSWyeS4w
Resources
BCCNM (bccnm.ca)
- Notice: Hamm, Amy, RN Hearing
- bccnm.ca/Public/complaints/Pages/Notice.aspx?NoticeID=790
- Hamm Citation (June 28, 2022)
- bccnm.ca/Documents/complaints/2022_06_28_BCCNM_Hamm_Citation.pdf
- Hamm Decision (March 13, 2025)
- bccnm.ca/Documents/complaints/2025_03_13_BCCNM_Hamm_Decision.pdf
Canadian Women’s Sex-Based Rights (cawsbar.ca)
Substack (substack.com)
- preta6
- Amy Eileen Hamm’s Substack
- preta6.substack.com
National Post (nationalpost.com)
- Amy Hamm
- nationalpost.com/author/amy-hamm
X/Twitter (x.com)
Instagram (instagram.com)
Reddit (reddit.com)
Facebook (facebook.com)
YouTube (youtube.com)
Muck Rack (muckrack.com)