Virginia Gov. Youngkin calls for schools to out trans students

[Davie]

Virginia Gov. Youngkin calls for schools to out trans students 

“This kind of hostile school climate puts trans youth at greater risk of harassment, mental health challenges or discrimination”   

ANNANDALE, Va – During a “Parents Matter” rally on Wednesday, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin called for schools to out trans and gender nonconforming students to their parents and guardians, prompting a rebuke from GLSEN.  

The organization’s Executive Director Melanie Willingham-Jaggers condemned the Governor’s comments in an exclusive emailed statement to The Los Angeles Blade, writing: “It’s devastating to see politically motivated attempts to break trust between students and educators and to force educators to violate students’ privacy by outing them to guardians.”   They added, “This kind of hostile school climate puts trans youth at greater risk of harassment, mental health challenges or discrimination. Transgender and nonbinary students need respect and autonomy, not additional scrutiny and policing of their gender identity in school.” 

   The document tells students their schools should act to prevent harassment and bullying, facilitate their access to their preferred restrooms and facilities, and protect their privacy “by not revealing that you are transgender to others unless you have given them permission to do so,” adding, “your school should not be outing you to anyone.”  

 

https://www.losangelesblade.com/2022/09/01/virginia-gov-youngkin-calls-for-schools-to-out-trans-students/

 

 

[rachel w]

what is wrong with people. let people live the way they want to.it really bugs me really bad.

[Ivy]

They want transgender students to have no one to confide in.

 

So-called parents' rights trump a kid's safety.  

Unless of course, the parents actually support their kids.  Then, it's child abuse.

 

These people are sick, and drunk on power.

[VickySGV]

This says as much about his views on the professionalism of teachers as a whole, as his regard for Trans children,  When teachers are thought of as being the same lower than parents with marginal and biased skills of parenting, it gets sickening in my thoughts. 

[Carolyn Marie]

2 hours ago, Ivy said:

So-called parents' rights trump a kid's safety.  

Unless of course, the parents actually support their kids.  Then, it's child abuse.

 

 

Exactly this.

 

Carolyn Marie

[Ivy]

10 hours ago, VickySGV said:

This says as much about his views on the professionalism of teachers as a whole, as his regard for Trans children, 

One of my daughters has been a teacher for years.  She is good at it.  She loves the kids, and they love her.  She quit at the end of last year.

[Guest]

Once again, targeting one of the most vulnerable populations. The problem with idiots like Youngkin is that they think the whole trans thing is a pretend, play, and conscious choice. Until someone they know and care about comes out as transgender, or anything along the LGBTQIA+ spectrum, they keep spewing their limited uneducated and ill-informed ideas either to pander to a conservative base to grab a vote, or to brazenly try to prove they are tough like Trump. What is sadder is that if they did have someone in their family who came out, they would probably do the same to them. It is a sad state of affairs with this kind of hysteria. 

 

This guy will be a flash in the pan. We will wake up one day to see some scandal involving him. The other reality is that there is hope in the younger generation that is more LGBTQIA accepting than the current conservative block. In a few years, these kids that Youngkin, and the rest of his ilk, will face the wrath of a whole new crop of new voters who may remember the heavy-handed assault on a class of people. The big question folks should ask is whether these politicians who are coming after us, will later turn their attention to other groups that do not fit in with their ideal image. Where have we heard things like this in history...A dictator who targets those who does not fit his ideal for his realm????

 

 

[Charlize]

This is another thoughtless, mean use of trans children for political gain.  Neither the children or the teachers are being considered.  Only the right wing's votes matter.

 

Hugs,

 

Charlize

[Davie]

"In a bold move, Arlington Public Schools has announced that it will not comply with new state anti-trans policies dictated by Governor Glen Youngkin of Virginia." 

 

— Erin Reed  @ErinInTheMorn

 

[awkward-yet-sweet]

I believe in parents' rights...but schools ought to have better things to do than discussing non-disciplinary social issues with them.  Chances are, parents know already.  Schools are supposed to exist for education.   Reading, writing, and math.  Not health services, not to act as a grocery store, not to replace parents, and not for political indoctrination towards any viewpoint. 

[Ivy]

"Outing" queer kids can be dangerous for them.  It's not necessary.

[Madison_1990]

20 minutes ago, Ivy said:

"Outing" queer kids can be dangerous for them.  It's not necessary.

 

I think they want it to be dangerous for them.  That's the point.