“I think, sadly, these conservative governments feel that there is an audience for this,” Kristopher Wells said in an interview Wednesday.
“It’s a matter of respect — respecting the person’s chosen name and their pronouns, validating their identity and their existence,” Wells said.
The Trans Legislation Tracker, a website that analyzes anti-transgender bills, says 83 such bills have been passed in the United States, with 358 to be voted on. “If that child feels comfortable sharing that information with their parents, then they’ll do so,” he said. The program, which is used in other provinces, had been under development as part of a pilot program for some Saskatchewan schools. Duncan announced it would be paused.
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