Two 2SLGBTQ+ advocacy organizations are launching a court challenge against the Alberta government's name and pronoun restrictions, which came into effect in the province's schools this week.

Egale Canada and Alberta's Skipping Stone Foundation are seeking a judge's order declaring sections of Alberta's Education Amendment Act (or Bill 27) related to pronouns and gender-related name changes to be unconstitutional.

The organizations are in the process of filing the documents at the Calgary Courts Centre.

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The new laws require children under the age of 16 to have parental consent to change their names or pronouns at school.

Students who are 16 or 17 won't need permission, but schools will need to let their parents know first that

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