VICTORIA—A bill calling for parental consent for pronoun change at schools and restrictions on gender transition procedures for minors was narrowly defeated on first reading at the B.C. legislature.
The Protecting Minors From Gender Transition Act private member’s bill was tabled by OneBC MLA for Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream Tara Armstrong Oct. 8, but was voted down 48-40 on first reading, with blanket opposition from the governing NDP. OneBC MLAs and B.C. Conservatives voted in favour of the bill.
