Trans rights protest held at Alberta legislature during UCP AGM [Video]

Hundreds of Albertans gathered outside the legislature on Saturday to protest three new bills aimed at transgender and non-binary Albertans, including teachers, nurses, health-care professionals, politicians and community advocates. 

If passed, the legislation will restrict gender-affirming treatments for youth, require parental consent for pronoun or name changes in schools, and limit participation in competitive female sporting divisions to athletes registered as female at birth.

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“It is really important to tell our stories, to show up and protest, to deny the bills that target our existence, that target our access to health care,” said Adebayo Chris Katiiti, founder of human rights organization Raricanow.

“The bills being tabled in this fall session do not meet the needs of the average Albertan,” said Rowan Morris of Trans Rights YEG. “They are not representative of evidence or the needs Albertans currently have.”

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