ford ▁Law ▁School ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁Law ▁School ▁fac ulty <0x0A> </s> ▁Ale c ▁Butler ▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 9 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Canadian ▁play w right ▁and ▁film maker . ▁ ▁Butler ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁in ▁Cape ▁Bre ton , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁Canada , ▁and ▁was ▁assigned ▁female ▁at ▁birth . ▁He ▁identified ▁as ▁a ▁but ch ▁les bian ▁before ▁purs uing ▁gender ▁re ass ignment ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁and ▁currently ▁ident ifies ▁as ▁a ▁Two - Sp irit ▁trans ▁man . ▁Prior ▁to ▁his ▁gender ▁re ass ignment , ▁his ▁work ▁was ▁published ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Aud rey ▁Butler . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁nom ine e ▁for ▁the ▁Governor ▁General ' s ▁Award ▁for ▁English ▁drama ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁for ▁his ▁play ▁Black ▁Friday . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁worked ▁on ▁art istic ▁projects ▁with ▁The ▁ 5 1 9 ▁Church ▁St . ▁Community ▁Centre ▁as ▁their ▁first ▁artist - in - res idence . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁one ▁of ▁Toronto ' s ▁V ital ▁People ▁by ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Community ▁Foundation ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁M ét is ▁of ▁Mi ' k ma q ▁her itage . ▁ ▁Pl ays ▁▁ ▁Sh aked own ▁ ▁C rad le ▁Pin ▁ ▁Rad ical ▁Per versions : ▁ 2 ▁Dy ke ▁Pl ays ▁(