Alberta's new gender identity policy concerns transgender community: “Deeply troubling”

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has revealed her sweeping new 'Parental Rights' policy. It includes requiring parental consent for kids aged 15 years and younger on name and pronoun changes at school, participation in sexual health classes and bans on puberty blockers and hormone therapies. Global's Heather Yourex-West reports on how the transgender community is reacting, the message to transgender people from those supporting the plan and the questions about how politics factors in this move. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10267494/alberta-parental-rights-education-parents-pronouns/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #Alberta #DanielleSmith