A plan to restrict access to gender-affirming care in Alberta is upsetting to trans people everywhere

CBC Newfoundland Morning

The topic of medical care for trans people has been in the news lately. That is, of course, because of a recent announcement from the provincial government in Alberta. The Alberta government plans to restrict access to gender-affirming care for young people in particular. If you don't know much about gender-affirming care, it may be hard to understand Alberta's policy direction and why some are critical of it. Dr. Mari Lynne Sinnott is a family physician in St. John's who has hundreds of gender-diverse patients, including some in Central Newfoundland.