Alberta Premier Danielle Smith held a closed-door meeting Friday morning with members of Calgary’s LGBTQ community, but more than 100 protesters outside the building say the consultation was held ‘in secret’ and with ‘hand-picked organizations.’
About 100 protesters gathered outside the site of a Friday meeting between Alberta premier Danielle Smith and members of Alberta's LGBTQ community Friday. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith held a closed-door meeting Friday morning with members of Calgary’s LGBTQ community, but more than 100 protesters outside the building say the consultation was held ‘in secret’ and with ‘hand-picked organizations.
“The vast majority of the pride community is not there today and we weren’t even asked, we have been completely excluded from discussions about us," Buckholtz added. “There are already established medical guidelines on what should be happening, we don’t need the government mandating this. This is a distraction and ideological fervor that has no basis in medical science.Alberta’s Minister of Arts, Culture, and Status of Women, Tanya Fir held a press briefing Friday to explain the progress made during Smith's meeting with LGBTQ members.
“There was the parent of a trans minor in attendance. There was some private organizations and community groups in attendance and it was a wide range of community groups, organizations and individuals.” She specializes in trans-affirming care and says she noticed a drastic increase in clients following the trans policy announcements made in February by the province.
“It’s not just kids either that are harmed by this, we’re seeing adults and elders, it’s so much worse right now because there’s this direct attack based on misinformation and on pseudoscience-based fake news. I’ve got folks who are terrified to go out in public and many want to leave the province.
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