Some of y'all are getting really upset at the idea of Schools and Teachers not narking on kids who change their pronouns or identify as trans.
I think you're wrong to be upset.
I think at this time it's for a child's safety that their choice of pronouns or expressed gender identity not be relayed to the parents. Why? Because if the child wanted their parents to know then they would tell them. The child might not feel comfortable telling their parent just because it's awkward but it could also be a much more substantial fear of repercussions, punishment or even harm.
You have only to see how some people in this debate advocate hate and even execution to understand why it is worrying to out a trans child to certain kinds of parent.
Stop the hate. Keep kids safe.
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Here we have boards of education with term limits that follow State laws. Want to change your pronoun do it legally before the courts and pay the reasonable administrative fees to the district
That is absolutely not what we're talking about. We're talking about making sure children aren't unfairly punished or damagingly abused by their parents on the basis of their pronouns or gender identity
I agree. I didn't decide my gender. You didn't decide your gender. We knew who we were.
But again, not what we're talking about here. Can you make a comment on why you feel teachers should or should not be required to relay a child's pronoun choice to parents?
Here we have boards of education with term limits that follow State laws. Want to change your pronoun do it legally before the courts and pay the reasonable administrative fees to the district
The reason I can't take shit like this seriously is because of the double standards. If someone asks you to call them by a different name, whether it's a stagename, a nickname, whatever, you just do it. You don't tell them they need to legally change their name before the courts. It's only when trans people are concerned that the standards are cartoonishly high. And it's like this with everything related to trans people. If a girl wants a boob job, fine, it's her life. But if a guy wants a boob job because he's transitioning, then all of a sudden it's a big political issue. If a grown man is in a public bathroom with little boys, meh. But if it's a trans woman with little girls, then suddenly you care. People getting raped in jail? Welp, they shouldn't have broken the law. Women getting raped in jail by trans women, then suddenly you care.
