Supersonic 49,376 Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Susan Smith says she remembers walking out of the court room in Medicine Hat last December in shock after a judge ordered her four-year-old son not be allowed to wear feminine clothing in public. It happened in family court during a custody battle. Smith was the primary caregiver. CBC News is not using her real name to protect the identity of the child. "My first reaction to that was kind of like an out-of-body experience, like this isn't my life, this isn't happening, and then complete fear of how am I going to break it to my kid," says Smith. Smith and the child's father are separated and share custody. Smith says she told the father what had happened and about her decision to support their child. Weeks later he served her with papers seeking primary custody, blaming Smith for the child's gender confusion and anxiety. When the two went to family court in Medicine Hat in December, 2015, Judge D.G. Redman kept Smith as primary caregiver, but in his interim order, said the child will not be permitted to wear clearly female clothes in public, but if he chooses, he could do so in private. Then earlier this year in February, the case went before Judge F.C. Fisher and in his interim order, he again stated the clothing restriction and granted primary custody to the father. Smith was given limited access. Angela Reid, with the Trans Equality Society of Alberta, says this unusual court order dictating the type of clothing a child wears goes against Alberta's Bill of Rights. She says gender identity and gender expression are both protected, and the legislation does not require a diagnosis of transgenderism or any other medical condition; they apply to everyone. Full story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/judges-order-4-year-old-boy-not-to-wear-girls-clothes-in-southeastern-alberta-city-1.3816829 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatigay 21,209 Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 This is disgusting.. Must I note though that this is in Alberta, one of, if not THE most conservative province of Canada.. Home of our beloved () now ex-Prime Minister Harper. From the Conservative Party. nonetheless this is why we NEEDED Trudeau. Hope things change and SOON. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeka 12,372 Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 I am speechless... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poissonche 12,366 Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 I knew Alberta was more conservative than the other provinces, but I didn't know it was that bad. What the ****? She lost the custody for being "responsible" for her child's "gender confusion"? And now the kid lives with the man who said that? This hits close to home, because I was myself a fierce drag queen as a child. What kind of Canadian COURT still acts that way? I'm so confused. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaf 2,429 Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Kilts will be banned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,837 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Of course this happened in Alberta Whenever Canada moves forward socially in something they are the last to keel resisting Remember in 2005 when the Federal Government annkunced same-sex marriage was no longer to be a Provincial Matter but all if Canada must allow it? They werent happy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewStevens 5,249 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Ugh Alberta always screwing things up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,837 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Just now, DrewStevens said: Ugh Alberta always screwing things up Well, We did make many Billions off their oil industry tho Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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