Stuart Park in Kelowna was filled with colour on Feb. 4 as over 100 people gathered in solidarity of transgender rights across Canada.

The protest was held in opposition of the Alberta government91裸聊视频檚 proposed legislation that would ban hormone therapy for children 15 and under, except for those who have already started, and would prohibit gender affirming surgery for anyone 17 and younger.

D McWatters, Vice-President of Advocacy Canada, attended the event from Summerland.

McWatters said it wasn91裸聊视频檛 until she was 43 that she took ownership of who she is. 91裸聊视频淎fter struggling for 43 years, I have never been happier in my life in the last almost six years knowing my authentic self.91裸聊视频�

Speaking to the crowd, McWatters commented on how important sexual orientation and gender identity education is in schools not only for those who are transgender, but also for friends and family of someone who is.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e got kids that are now in their early 20s. When I came out to them, they showed so much support for me because they had learned it in school. It wasn91裸聊视频檛 necessarily about their own sexuality or identity, it was about learning that there is diversity that we never learned about growing up in the schools here in the Okanagan.91裸聊视频�

Central Okanagan School Board Trustee Wayne Broughton attended the rally and addressed the lack of care that will be in place for transgender youth in Alberta if the legislation is passed. 91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檝e already seen what91裸聊视频檚 happened in the U.S. and we don91裸聊视频檛 want it to get that bad here, so we need to be pushing back.91裸聊视频�

The protest took place in Kelowna91裸聊视频檚 Stuart Park from 2 to 3 p.m. A few community members attended to protest the opposite side of the matter, but the event remained civil.

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