Danielle Smith’s party passed resolutions at their AGM this weekend including a bathroom bill and defunding gender-affirming healthcare for all ages
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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.
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: Trans girls and sports
Debunking some of the biggest myths around trans girls and fairness in sports
Xtra Explains: Inclusive sex education in Canada
SOGI curriculum and comprehensive sexuality education are vital resources to a young person’s education
