Transgender Youth

• Alberta judge denies effort to amend court challenge against province’s trans law

  The groups Egale and Skipping Stone have lost one round of their court battle against the Alberta government over restrictions on medical treatment for transgender youth.

  Crime

  May 4
  
• Trump administration proposals aim to ban transgender care for minors

  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors.

  U.S. News

  Dec 18, 2025
  
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• Advocacy groups change tactics to keep court case against Alberta trans law alive

  Advocacy groups fighting the Alberta government's controversial new laws on transgender youth say they are unconstitutional because only Ottawa has authority to make criminal law.

  Crime

  Dec 11, 2025
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• Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause to stop court challenges of transgender laws

  The clause relates to laws that put restrictions on student pronoun changes at school, on girls' sports, and on medical therapies for young people looking to transition.

  Politics

  Nov 18, 2025
• Alberta government defends transgender youth health law in court

  Two LGBTQ2 advocacy groups are seeking a court injunction that would suspend the Alberta law while the court decides its constitutionality.

  Canada

  Mar 11, 2025
• Not possible to depoliticize Alberta transgender rule debate: Federal minister

  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she wants to depoliticize the debate around upcoming legislation affecting transgender youth, but a federal minister says that's not possible.

  Politics

  Oct 2, 2024
• Advocates say meeting with Alberta MLA who compared trans youth to feces went south

  Jennifer Johnson currently sits as an Independent in the legislature.

  Politics

  Sep 24, 2024
• Tegan and Sara use Junos speech to call out Alberta policies affecting trans youth

  Calgary-raised pop duo Tegan and Sara received a standing ovation after speaking out against policies Alberta's government is proposing that would affect transgender youth.

  Entertainment

  Mar 25, 2024
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• Opinions split on Alberta’s proposed gender identity, education policies: poll

  The poll took a snapshot of Canadians' opinion about the gender identity-related policies proposed by Alberta's premier.

  Canada

  Feb 16, 2024
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• Alberta legal scholars say UCP’s proposed trans policies are ‘unconstitutional’

  Thirty-six law professors, legal researchers and other staff from two Alberta universities are asking the province to reconsider policy changes affecting transgender youth.

  Politics

  Feb 15, 2024