Alberta to require sex at birth form for girls' sports in schools

Days before new legislation takes effect on September 1, a form has surfaced on X, revealing that Alberta will require student athletes to confirm they were "female sex at birth."

Days before new legislation takes effect on September 1, a form has surfaced on X, revealing that Alberta will require student athletes to confirm they were "female sex at birth."

Popular X account YEGWAVE posted a picture of the form to X on Thursday.

“Under this legislation, athletes 12 and older wishing to participate in a female-only league (team), class (this does not include physical education class) or division of a relevant sport, must submit a signed Fairness and Safety in Sport Confirmation Form prior to participation (including try-outs and practices),” reads the form.

Parents or guardians will be required to complete a form for children under 18 to compete in female-only divisions. Signatories will also have to check four boxes.

“The athlete named above is of the female sex at birth, and therefore meets the eligibility criteria to participate in a female-only league, class, or division of the relevant sport,” reads one of the checkboxes.

Students 18 or older can complete their own forms. Failure to do so will result in the athlete being unable to compete in the female-only league.

Replies to the X post supported the new legislation.

“Can't wait to hear the mental illness sympathizers melt down over this one,” said one user.

“Finally, protecting our wives and daughters,” said another user.

Left-wing supporters are expected to oppose the policy protecting women's sports.

“Good for Danielle Smith!! The NDP will be raging! They all scream, ‘Women have the right to choose,’ yet won't protect women/girls spaces and sports from biological males! They don't believe in protecting our children!” said one user.

“This seems extremely logical. I’m sure it will be met with fierce opposition from the left,” said another.

Alberta’s United Conservative government previously defended the new policy as a way to preserve fairness and protect safety in female sports.

“When Albertans participate in the sports they love, they should be able to do so on a level playing field. No athlete should have an unfair advantage, and no athlete should have to put themselves at risk of harm to participate,” said Tourism and Sport Minister Andrew Boitchenko.

The regulation requires provincial sports organizations, school authorities and post-secondary institutions to create athlete eligibility policies, limiting female-only divisions to those who are biologically female.

The new regulations will affect all school authorities under the Education Act and post-secondary institutions under the Post-secondary Learning Act. This debate concerning women-only spaces has also emerged at the federal level.

“Female sports, female change rooms, female bathrooms should be for females, not for biological males,” said Poilievre earlier this year.

He similarly commented on men infiltrating women’s prisons.

“I can’t believe I have to say this: but when I’m prime minister, there will be no male prisoners in female jails. Period,” he said.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, conversely, could not say whether females should have the right to sex-segregated spaces free from biological males.