“Prematurely encouraging or enabling children to alter their very biology or natural growth, no matter how well intentioned and sincere, poses a risk to that child’s future that I, as premier, am not comfortable with permitting in our province.”

The overlord of this bit of land has spoken! 🙄

I just wanna say that I still feel like this is progress. When I was 15 I didn’t even know what trans was. It wasn’t that long ago. And now it’s a permanent fixture in our culture.

That being said it still sucks that some people are making decisions for others without fully understanding what it means to them.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Alberta will prohibit hormonal treatment, puberty blockers and gender affirming surgery for children 15 years and younger, Premier Danielle Smith announced Wednesday in a video posted to social media.

“Prematurely encouraging or enabling children to alter their very biology or natural growth, no matter how well intentioned and sincere, poses a risk to that child’s future that I, as premier, am not comfortable with permitting in our province.”

Fae Johnstone, a transgender woman and executive director of Queer Momentum based in Ontario, said Alberta’s policies go further than what Saskatchewan and New Brunswick are doing.

New Brunswick’s recent changes to its policy mean it’s no longer mandatory for teachers to use the preferred pronouns or names of transgender or non-binary students under the age of 16.

Calgary-based Skipping Stone Foundation and Egale Canada said they condemn Smith’s policy and called it “a direct and unprecedented attack on 2SLGBTQI+ Canadians, and trans and gender diverse youth in particular.”

“We are concerned about the chilling effect placed on classrooms and schools, impacting our ability to provide safe, caring and inclusive spaces for all students,” Schilling said.

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