March 10, 2025
Egale Canada, Skipping Stone, and five individual gender diverse youth in Alberta (supported by their parents) are in court today and tomorrow taking legal action against the Government of Alberta’s anti-trans legislation. Represented by lawyers from McCarthy Tétrault LLP and Egale, we will be asking for an injunction to prevent the denial of health care to gender diverse youth while the constitutional case is heard.
The actions of the Government of Alberta are unprecedented in this country. No government in Canada has ever enacted legislation prohibiting essential and life-saving gender affirming health care.
With this legislation, the Government of Alberta has deliberately disregarded expert guidance and evidence, as well as the voices of Albertan families, and introduced policies that use fear and disinformation to target a small and vulnerable part of the community: 2SLGBTQI young people.
Everyone deserves access to health care and the support of medical professionals without interference from the government. We will use every tool at our disposal to stand up for the rights, safety and freedoms of 2SLGBTQI young people in Alberta.
Learn more about the case here.
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Representatives from Egale Canada are available for further comment on this matter. To schedule an interview please email: media@egale.ca.