Gil Segev, Law’26, recipient of Call‑Acal’s national student leadership award, uses performance as a tool for education and inclusion, making an impact at the intersection of law, advocacy, and the arts.
Gil Segev, Law’26, recipient of Call‑Acal’s national student leadership award, uses performance as a tool for education and inclusion, making an impact at the intersection of law, advocacy, and the arts.

Gil Segev, Law’26, received the 2025 “Recognition for Student Leadership in 2SLGBTQ+ Rights Advocacy” from the Canadian Association of LGBTQ2S+ Lawyers (Call-Acal). Presented at the Prisme Conference, the honour is awarded annually to a Canadian law student who demonstrates exceptional vision, leadership, and impact on 2SLGBTQ+ issues within their law school or the broader community.

“I am proud to be an intersectional queer and Jewish law student and am grateful for the support from Queen’s Law to attend industry events,” says Segev. “Early recognition within the legal profession is helping me to build networks and strengthen connections with like-minded professionals and firms that value diversity, representation, and authenticity.”

Vice‑Chair of the Queen’s Law OutLaw club, Segev has advanced 2SLGBTQ+ rights advocacy through his “Drag Queen Story Time” series and by co‑creating Canada’s largest annual queer Jewish event, “8 Gays of Channukah.”

He is also the only drag entertainer approved by the Toronto District School Board to present Drag Queen Story Time, a literacy‑focused program that began in San Francisco in 2015 to celebrate diversity and representation. Since 2021, Segev has delivered the program across the Greater Toronto Area and has earned the 2023 Mayworks Festival “Creative Maverick Award” and the 2025 Canadian Choice Awards “Best Entertainment Services” distinction.

“8 Gays of Channukah,” the full‑length musical theatre production he co‑created with Yan Simon and Sarah Freia, explores intersectionality and community‑building through music and performance. The show made its West Coast debut in Vancouver last November.

Call-Acal is a national association of 2SLGBTQ+ legal professionals dedicated to developing an inclusive, innovative and representative bar, in every jurisdiction across Canada.