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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
While I think you make a good point about the GSA's and individual school boards failure in many schools, I still believe you are giving Peter a rough ride and should maybe give him the benefit of the doubt. I can't profess to speak for him nor would I defend him if he starts going on about how sinful these little transgendered monsters are.
What I am reading from him, and Peter correct me if I am misinterpreting, is that the province is making this issue to be decided by the kids at a young age. While on the whole I have no problem with the policies designed to help prevent discrimination and exclusion of transgendered individuals, I think it is important to not force children to make decisions that may be beyond their scope of understanding.
On the other hand, I think it appears much of this document is meant for teachers, principals and admin staff and is meant to train the people in charge to remove many of their inherent biases towards grouping kids into their versions of boy/girl.
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My point is that this is a cruel, unnecessarily ideological experiment that is intended to remove parents from their responsibility to raise their children, and instill their own values. It also politically radicalizes the sexuality of children.
The entire issue of transgenderism is not exactly illuminated with good, clear science at this point, and nor do I ever expect it to be given the vagaries of human sexuality across the board. However, this is a private matter, and the intervention of ideologically-motivated administrators and teachers often leads to further stigmatization, and isolation of these kids. I speak from family experience here.
It is important to realize that a) human sexuality is not set in stone, especially in prepubescent stages, b) that we have no real understanding as to how or why someone may be transgendered or choose to identify with a particular outlook, and c) top-down efforts to influence these matters often have either no effect or a negative effect.