In reality, only around three percent of trans people experience some form of regret
Mel Woods
Senior editor Mel Woods is an English-speaking Vancouver-based writer, editor and audio producer and a former associate editor with HuffPost Canada. A proud prairie queer and ranch dressing expert, their work has also appeared in Vice, Slate, the Tyee, the CBC, the Globe and Mail and the Walrus.
UCP AGM signals that more anti-trans laws could be coming for Alberta
Danielle Smith’s party passed resolutions at their AGM this weekend including a bathroom bill and defunding gender-affirming healthcare for all ages
Alberta introduces Canada’s harshest anti-trans policies yet
Premier Danielle Smith’s government tabled three new policies on gender-affirming healthcare, pronouns in schools and trans girls in sports
Xtra Explains: When do kids figure out gender?
Trans youth are all over the news. But what does research say about age and gender?
Xtra Explains: Puberty blockers
Politicians like Pierre Poilievre and Danielle Smith have set out to restrict their use. But what are these medications actually about?
Xtra Explains: Gender-affirming surgery for young people
No province in Canada performs bottom surgery on young people, and even top surgery is very rare
