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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (9 children)

This is a debate here in Canada.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

I read one article just now, but it sounds different.

The government's changes to Policy 713, the education policy on gender identity, now make it mandatory to get parental consent before using a child under 16's chosen name and pronoun —even verbally — in class, according to Education Minister Bill Hogan.

And if a child says no to involving their parents, Hogan said they should be directed to a school psychologist or social worker to come up with a plan to do so.

~~This is reasonable IMO. If I'm reading this correctly, the children aren't being forcibly outed. Also I believe conversion therapy is illegal now, so in theory, this would be healthy.~~

~~Frankly, I would want children to have access to supportive parents OR qualified social workers.~~

EDIT: It's not different that the US if you read other articles

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's not different at all, and yes you read it wrong. They are being forcibly outed.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

According to someone on a discord I was on, they got called to the principal and the principal said "don't be mad at me, but this is the rules" and made the kid call their own parents and say it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Okay. I read more and yeah it's basically the same as the US. Apologies for the misstatement

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't defend these terrible people. You don't have to cover for transphobia

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm not defending transphobia. I read the news article wrong.

I thought it was saying that children who felt unsafe coming out to their parents would be given a psychologist to help them come up with a plan to deal with their family.

That's not the case, but if it was, I would possibly be supportive of that as long as conversion therapy is illegal.

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