Alberta’s new transgender rules: From restricted treatments to pronouns and parental rights - National Post

Copy URL Facebook Linked In X (Twitter) Loading account options Sign In Manage Account Close account menu Manage Account Sign Out Loading subscription options Subscribefor $0.50/week By Tyler Dawson January 31, 2024 at 11:51 p.m. Last Updated: February 1, 2024 at 10:26 p.m. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced a new pronoun disclosure policy for schools on Wednesday, in addition to other restrictions on transgender treatments and sports.

The pronoun policy announcement, which was hinted at in a radio broadcast last weekend, is likely to ignite debate in Alberta, as it did in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick.

Alberta’s new policies go beyond recent moves in other provinces. In a seven-minute video posted to X on Wednesday afternoon, Smith said the province is banning medical treatments for some transgender minors, creating biological female-only sports leagues and will require parental consent to attend sexual education in schools.

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