Alberta proposes parental consent for name changes in schools, age limits on gender affirmation care (globalnews.ca)

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said the government will be requiring parental notification and consent if a child 15 years or younger changes their name and pronouns at school.

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[-] bzarb8ni@lemm.ee 35 points 2 years ago

Oh great, just what we need in Canada: Republican culture wars

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

We’ve got the people who eat that shit up, I remember the convoy days I was surprised by some of the people who supported it.

[-] jaemo@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

I referred to them as the Honkies of Canada.

[-] psvrh@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago

I always liked "Timbit Taliban", myself.

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Hmm, I don’t think I will.

[-] jaemo@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

That's fine with me, SatansMaggotyCumFart. With a username like that, you should definitely do you.

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

My apologies that your sense of humour is different then mine, I’ll work on myself.

[-] jaemo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

I didn't think I said that, and certainly did not intend to give the impression that you were deficient vis-a-vis funnybones. I sincerely meant that a statement as bold as adopting a username as that definitively entitles you to, proudly, do you.