Human rights and LGBTQ organizations say the policy outs transgender kids to their parents, putting some at risk if they are not accepted at home
Now up against the“I think I’m going to have a bigger army behind me this time,” Forsberg said.Forsberg, a mother in Saskatoon with two children who are transgender, was at the centre of a human rights complaint almost ten years ago. In 2014, the province’s Vital Statistics Agency refused to change her daughter Renn’s sex designation on her birth certificate.
“I’m dumbfounded, to tell you the truth,” Forsberg said. “I feel like we had made so much progress with the court decision, and now all that feels like it has been erased.” “Our teachers are great and they do a great job, but parents are the most important people in children’s lives,” Duncan told reporters earlier this week.
They also worry about potential harms if teachers can no longer address students by their preferred name. Forsberg said she has planned a rally for Sunday in Saskatoon outside the office of Don Morgan, a Saskatchewan Party cabinet minister. She hopes many show up.Larry Kowalchuk, a human rights lawyer who represented Forsberg and another family in the birth certificate dispute, said people should listen to medical professionals, teachers and counsellors opposed to the changes.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
LGBTQ advocates in Saskatchewan gear up for human rights fight over pronoun rulesFran Forsberg fought years ago for a gender marker to be removed from her child's birth certificate. Now up against the Saskatchewan Party government's pronoun and naming changes in schools, she says she's prepared to fight again.
Read more »
LGBTQ advocates in Saskatchewan gear up for human rights fight over pronoun rulesFran Forsberg fought years ago for a gender marker to be removed from her child's birth certificate. Now up against the Saskatchewan Party government's pronoun and naming changes in schools, she says she's prepared to fight again.
Read more »
Saskatchewan says parental consent needed for name, pronoun change of studentsSaskatchewan's education minister says teachers must now seek parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns, a move human rights groups say will harm LGBTQ students.
Read more »
Alberta's Highway 93 washed out north of Saskatchewan River CrossingAnyone looking to enjoy a scenic drive through the mountains will be disappointed because of a major road closure.
Read more »
Saskatchewan says parental consent needed for name, pronoun change of studentsREGINA — The Saskatchewan government says schools must now seek parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns.
Read more »
Saskatchewan says parental consent needed for name, pronoun change of studentsSaskatchewan's education minister says teachers must start seeking parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns, a move that has triggered a review and been panned as harmful to LGBTQ students.
Read more »