In Alberta as elsewhere reactionary backlash is targeting trans people, particularly trans children. Team Advantage examines the framing of this backlash and explores how it may be rooted in the cultural construction of childhood and education. We also review the history of trans identity, working towards a better framing and ways to stand in solidarity with trans children

CONTENT WARNING - Discussions of childhood sexual abuse and suicide. Timestamp: 22:30- ~28:30. Also flagged in the audio so you can skip to avoid.

Additional Resources

Histories of the Transgender Child by Jules Gill-Peterson,
How To Bring Your Kids Up Gay by Eve Sedgewick
Kinderkommunismus by KD Griffiths and JJ Gleeson
Ethics in the Light of Childhood by John Wall
Solidarity with Children - An Essay Against Adult Supremacy by Madeline Lane-McKinley
Wrong Again: The political evolution of "parental rights" CCPA Our Schools / Our Selves - Summer / Fall 2025
The Queer Child, or Growing Sideways in the Twentieth Century by Kathryn Bond Stockton

In Solidarity With Trans Children