in 2011, baril received the "lana st-cyr award" from the aide aux transsexuels et transsexuelles du québec (atq) in recognition of the major role he played in organizing the first trans protest in quebec history on june 17 2010, in montreal. at the time, baril was involved in politiq-queer solidaire, an activist group fighting against all forms of heterosexist and cissexist oppression and exclusion in quebec. nearly 200 people gathered for the 2010 demonstration, which included community organizations advocating for the rights of trans people and leading public figures from legal, academic, and political sectors. the protesters demanded changes be made to quebec's existing regulations requiring those seeking gender marker changes to their civil status to undergo forced sterilization, as well as more accessible ways of changing one's name.