News on the anti trans legislation
Unfortunately (and i hate to say this, unsurprisingly) it’s more likely that it will pass than not
I haven’t seen too much mention of it out of the province but yes, Danielle Smith and the UCP party are trying to put some very transphobic and likely dangerous laws in place such as
-for a student under the age of 16 to change their name or pronouns at school, they will need parental consent
-for any students 16-17, they won’t need consent but their parents will be told
-any material about sexual education, gender identity and sexuality have to be approved by the government and parents have to opt in for their kids (its already available for parents to opt out)
-Trans women and girls will be banned from competing any women’s sports (both professional and not)
-doctors will be unable to give HRT or puberty blockers to those under the age of 16
-Performing any sort of top or bottom surgery on anyone under the age of 18 will be illegal
I honestly have no idea how to describe how upset and scared this has made me or even explain how bad and harmful this bill will be
If I missed anything or was unclear anywhere, please let me know
if you can, please sign one of the several petitions, such as this one here
If you’re albertan, support your trans friends and family as much as possible
If you’re trans just please, please stay safe
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