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Originally Posted by peter12
Kind of creeped out about the top-down approach, and the enforcement of political standards in what is essentially a private, family issue.
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Trans people and children should absolutely be offered the same respect and accommodations that are offered to everyone else. Every person should be respected, and treated fairly.
But I share your sentiment that it is odd for the politicians to be essentially decreeing how things are going to work from now on. I imagine schools themselves are far more adaptable and have a better understanding of the issues than MLAs in Edmonton do. Twenty years ago, any school forms I received in elementary school all said "Parent/guardian" so schools were already sensitive to different familial situations even back then. They didn't need Ottawa or Edmonton to tell them what to do. I know that my teachers always taught the students to respect and care for every other student, NO MATTER what.