Support rally held for Alberta bills 26, 27, 29 [Video]

More than 100 Albertans gathered outside the legislature building on Saturday to voice their support for the province’s new legislation aimed at transgender women and youth.

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The province tabled three new bills earlier this month aimed at the transgender and non-binary community, which – according to 2021 census data – makes up less than 0.4 per cent of Albertans.

If the bills are passed, they will ban transgender women and girls from female sporting divisions, restrict gender-affirming medical treatments for trans and non-binary youth, and require schools to disclose and get parental approval to use a student’s preferred pronoun or name at school.

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“Today we’re actually here for a celebration of legislation,” said organizer …