[1] She has three academic degrees from the University of Toronto in political science, sexual diversity studies and psychology.
[2] She entered the sex industry in 2007[3] in order to make enough money to pay for tuition.
[4] In Bedford v. Canada, Thomas supported the decision to legalize brothels, saying that "any form of criminalization pushes the industry underground and gives opportunities to predators.
[6] When the Court of Appeal for Ontario struck down several prostitution-related laws as part of Bedford v. Canada, Thomas said that there was now a need for sex workers to persuade the public that the new state of affairs was nothing to fear, saying, "We are not going to have fire and brimstone and sex workers raining down from the sky.
[10] However, Thomas was referring to her education in psychology, and has never claimed to have been a practising psychologist in any capacity, professional or otherwise.