WaPo: Virginia will block schools from accommodating transgender students

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Here is what I see the problem with these policies is. I 110% believe trans youth need to be protected. However, I think 97% of the individuals who are claiming to be trans are not. I put them in the same category as those who lie about their race and ethnicity to try to game the system. They are hurting the trans community.

Those of you who claim to care, really should begin to call out these poseurs. They are hurting the people who need to be protected. Again, trans people need to be protected. However, your stupid white kid who thinks it is cool to be trans is really no different than them pretending to be a poor Honduran immigrant.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a moderate Democrat who supports this. Those of you who are up in arms about this policy are either blind at what is going on in our middle and high schools with an overwhelming number of kids claiming to be trans or non-binary or are brainwashed by the far left. These issues are pushing people to vote for people like Youngkin. Rather than call us transphobes, why not listen to our concerns? The left has no idea what’s going to hit them with a red wave if they go on like this.

Newsflash: you are not a moderate Democrat.

Newsflash: yes they are...I'm another one. Far left Dems, especially Arlington Dems like to believe anyone slightly right of their far left views is not a Democrat.

Agreed. I am a far left Dem and I absolutely don't think my views are the party mainstream. I totally believe these people are moderate Dems.

That said, don't you think it's alarming that "parent rights" and "teacher free speech" only go in one direction here? Hmmm....

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a moderate Democrat who supports this. Those of you who are up in arms about this policy are either blind at what is going on in our middle and high schools with an overwhelming number of kids claiming to be trans or non-binary or are brainwashed by the far left. These issues are pushing people to vote for people like Youngkin. Rather than call us transphobes, why not listen to our concerns? The left has no idea what’s going to hit them with a red wave if they go on like this.

Yeah and who cares? If 9th graders want to go by a different name and wear shapeless sweatshirts, what difference does it make? It’s either a phase, in which case humor them and get on with our lives, or it’s not a phase, in which case it’s important to take it seriously.

I want to know if my 13 year old gets a tattoo or has sex or takes drugs. I do not want the school protecting my daughter from me by hiding any references to this information.

You think your child’s school is keeping track of who has sex or gets a tattoo? You have no clue!

Yes some of these parents sound completely unhinged and really ill prepared for dealing with the late teen years when your children are pulling away and getting ready to launch into adulthood. My advice start preparing yourselves for the inevitable as early as the first day of Kindergarten. Each year brings a lessening of your complete and total control and influence.

You can’t stop it, if you think you can or should then become one of those crazy fundy homeschoolers. Well adjusted adults don’t have time to worry or care about such nonsense.

Well adjusted adults should, upon request, be able to find out if Sally is going by Sam.

This has taken normal rebellion and made it it entirely different

If you have a good relationship with your kid, and your kid knows you aren't transphobic, why can't you ask your kid whether they go by Sam?

Also, it has nothing to do with the parents asking.

I am not "transphobic," as you define that silly word, by telling my 14 YO daughter that she is not a boy, and no, she may not dress or pretend to be one. I am her mother. It's called parental guidance. Sorry if that concept eludes you.

You seem at least a little transphobic. If your kid has felt like this and you haven’t explored it and don’t understand it but are just rejecting it, that’s transphobic, basically.

So what? I really don't care what label you come up with and want to slap on me. I am a mother, and it is my responsibility to guide and nurture my daughter, as she grows to adulthood and womanhood. Yes, I am "rejecting" a lot of what she comes up with along the way. It's called being a parent.

And when your kid rejects you, remember your part in it.

Rejection begets rejection.

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Anonymous wrote:Here is what I see the problem with these policies is. I 110% believe trans youth need to be protected. However, I think 97% of the individuals who are claiming to be trans are not. I put them in the same category as those who lie about their race and ethnicity to try to game the system. They are hurting the trans community.

Those of you who claim to care, really should begin to call out these poseurs. They are hurting the people who need to be protected. Again, trans people need to be protected. However, your stupid white kid who thinks it is cool to be trans is really no different than them pretending to be a poor Honduran immigrant.

WTAF?

You think almost all transgender people are…LYING?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Youngkin’s policy is common sense and aligned with what most parents would welcome. By any measure except the demands of left-wing Democrats and their allies in the public schools it would have been considered progressive not that long ago. The fact that it’s stirring up this much debate speaks volumes about the extent to which the far-left has gotten used to using the public schools as their playground to push gender fluidity on impressionable youths.

No one pushes anything you fool. It’s simply acceptance of kids who were once ostracized.

+1

“Pushes gender fluidity”? PP is totally clueless. Probably doesn’t even have kids.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a moderate Democrat who supports this. Those of you who are up in arms about this policy are either blind at what is going on in our middle and high schools with an overwhelming number of kids claiming to be trans or non-binary or are brainwashed by the far left. These issues are pushing people to vote for people like Youngkin. Rather than call us transphobes, why not listen to our concerns? The left has no idea what’s going to hit them with a red wave if they go on like this.

Yeah and who cares? If 9th graders want to go by a different name and wear shapeless sweatshirts, what difference does it make? It’s either a phase, in which case humor them and get on with our lives, or it’s not a phase, in which case it’s important to take it seriously.

I want to know if my 13 year old gets a tattoo or has sex or takes drugs. I do not want the school protecting my daughter from me by hiding any references to this information.

You think your child’s school is keeping track of who has sex or gets a tattoo? You have no clue!

Yes some of these parents sound completely unhinged and really ill prepared for dealing with the late teen years when your children are pulling away and getting ready to launch into adulthood. My advice start preparing yourselves for the inevitable as early as the first day of Kindergarten. Each year brings a lessening of your complete and total control and influence.

You can’t stop it, if you think you can or should then become one of those crazy fundy homeschoolers. Well adjusted adults don’t have time to worry or care about such nonsense.

Well adjusted adults should, upon request, be able to find out if Sally is going by Sam.

This has taken normal rebellion and made it it entirely different

If you have a good relationship with your kid, and your kid knows you aren't transphobic, why can't you ask your kid whether they go by Sam?

Also, it has nothing to do with the parents asking.

I am not "transphobic," as you define that silly word, by telling my 14 YO daughter that she is not a boy, and no, she may not dress or pretend to be one. I am her mother. It's called parental guidance. Sorry if that concept eludes you.

You seem at least a little transphobic. If your kid has felt like this and you haven’t explored it and don’t understand it but are just rejecting it, that’s transphobic, basically.

So what? I really don't care what label you come up with and want to slap on me. I am a mother, and it is my responsibility to guide and nurture my daughter, as she grows to adulthood and womanhood. Yes, I am "rejecting" a lot of what she comes up with along the way. It's called being a parent.

Please explain how what you're doing is different from refusing to accept a kid's gayness 40 years ago. We know now that was wrong. (At least, most of us do.) How is your absolute-rejection-on-principle-without-even-trying-to-understand any different from that?

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Anonymous wrote:I generally like youngkin and his education initiatives. This is bad move on his part.

Youngkin is a race-baiter. In Virginia, home of Brown vs Board of Education. Anyone who likes his “education initiatives” should be ashamed of themselves.

Um, Virginia is not the home of Brown v. Board of Education.

Wow. I didn’t realize that Richmond blocked Arlington from integrating back in 1956.

VA conservatives have a long history of being total POSs.

Bet you also didn’t know that Virginia had the only county in the US tk close its schools for 5 years instead of integrating.

VA has an extremely racist past. People don’t realize how “southern” VA really is 🤷‍♀️

And it’s rearing its ugly head again.

Again? Your funny. Try it never stopped. VA is a big state. NOVA is just a part of it and actually in terms of land mass, it's a small part of it.

Policies like these just bring out crazies like on this thread which in turn I think just makes it harder for kids who are transgender. Are you supporting their rights or are you just being ranting because you want to and can?

Maybe policies like these add more legitimacy. They create a way for a parent to say yes, this is my child, take them seriously when they tell you to use this name or a particular pronoun do it , or let them use a bathroom.

I am tired of these type of discussions and issues wasting so much time. So much wasted time for a teeny tiny minority of students vs the overall number of students and adult hysteria vs. actual real situations. Imagine if we put as much effort into actually worrying about education.

Yes, the GOP is trying to deflect from their depravity by pushing wedge issues like this.

And their base eats it right up.

[Anonymous]

Why should teachers get to deadname a kid even after they have parental consent? That is mixed up.

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Anonymous wrote:Youngkin’s policy is common sense and aligned with what most parents would welcome. By any measure except the demands of left-wing Democrats and their allies in the public schools it would have been considered progressive not that long ago. The fact that it’s stirring up this much debate speaks volumes about the extent to which the far-left has gotten used to using the public schools as their playground to push gender fluidity on impressionable youths.

No one pushes anything you fool. It’s simply acceptance of kids who were once ostracized.

No, it's not, your moron. It's trying to create a wedge between students and their parents by suggesting that schools are sanctuaries where students should reveal their "real selves" to school teachers and officials who will be more than happy to show them the way to adopting a different gender without their parents even knowing. Because these people think they know "better."

It's obscene, and Youngkin is to be commended for protecting both students and parents.

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Anonymous wrote:Here is what I see the problem with these policies is. I 110% believe trans youth need to be protected. However, I think 97% of the individuals who are claiming to be trans are not. I put them in the same category as those who lie about their race and ethnicity to try to game the system. They are hurting the trans community.

Those of you who claim to care, really should begin to call out these poseurs. They are hurting the people who need to be protected. Again, trans people need to be protected. However, your stupid white kid who thinks it is cool to be trans is really no different than them pretending to be a poor Honduran immigrant.

97%

Lol

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Anonymous wrote:This is wonderful news!

NO IS NOT. IT COST $0 TO RESPECT EVERY STUDENT!!!
CANT WAIT FOR THE PROTEST

That's right. Thank you for caring about respecting my two daughters, who do not want to have to deal with males in their restrooms and locker rooms, and on their sports teams.

I just want to know if my daughter is telling everyone else she's a son except me

If she is telling everyone she's a son, but isn't telling you, maybe you need to re-examine your relationship with her.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a moderate Democrat who supports this. Those of you who are up in arms about this policy are either blind at what is going on in our middle and high schools with an overwhelming number of kids claiming to be trans or non-binary or are brainwashed by the far left. These issues are pushing people to vote for people like Youngkin. Rather than call us transphobes, why not listen to our concerns? The left has no idea what’s going to hit them with a red wave if they go on like this.

Yeah and who cares? If 9th graders want to go by a different name and wear shapeless sweatshirts, what difference does it make? It’s either a phase, in which case humor them and get on with our lives, or it’s not a phase, in which case it’s important to take it seriously.

I want to know if my 13 year old gets a tattoo or has sex or takes drugs. I do not want the school protecting my daughter from me by hiding any references to this information.

You think your child’s school is keeping track of who has sex or gets a tattoo? You have no clue!

Yes some of these parents sound completely unhinged and really ill prepared for dealing with the late teen years when your children are pulling away and getting ready to launch into adulthood. My advice start preparing yourselves for the inevitable as early as the first day of Kindergarten. Each year brings a lessening of your complete and total control and influence.

You can’t stop it, if you think you can or should then become one of those crazy fundy homeschoolers. Well adjusted adults don’t have time to worry or care about such nonsense.

Well adjusted adults should, upon request, be able to find out if Sally is going by Sam.

This has taken normal rebellion and made it it entirely different

If you have a good relationship with your kid, and your kid knows you aren't transphobic, why can't you ask your kid whether they go by Sam?

Also, it has nothing to do with the parents asking.

I am not "transphobic," as you define that silly word, by telling my 14 YO daughter that she is not a boy, and no, she may not dress or pretend to be one. I am her mother. It's called parental guidance. Sorry if that concept eludes you.

You seem at least a little transphobic. If your kid has felt like this and you haven’t explored it and don’t understand it but are just rejecting it, that’s transphobic, basically.

So what? I really don't care what label you come up with and want to slap on me. I am a mother, and it is my responsibility to guide and nurture my daughter, as she grows to adulthood and womanhood. Yes, I am "rejecting" a lot of what she comes up with along the way. It's called being a parent.

Please explain how what you're doing is different from refusing to accept a kid's gayness 40 years ago. We know now that was wrong. (At least, most of us do.) How is your absolute-rejection-on-principle-without-even-trying-to-understand any different from that?

I do understand. I understand that many, if not most or all, young people (especially girls) are, at some point during puberty confused/ upset/ challenged etc by their changing bodies and their progression from child to adult. This is true both on a physical and emotional/ psychological level, and has been true since the beginning of time.

What is new, not normal, not correct and extremely dangerous to the possibility of eventual happy adulthood is the introduction of the idea that their soul and being is housed in the "wrong body" and that "they" are not what they are, by nature, growing into. This is completely different from sexual attraction and sexual orientation. It is a complete disconnect from and refusal to accept reality that is staring them in the face.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Here is what I see the problem with these policies is. I 110% believe trans youth need to be protected. However, I think 97% of the individuals who are claiming to be trans are not. I put them in the same category as those who lie about their race and ethnicity to try to game the system. They are hurting the trans community.

Those of you who claim to care, really should begin to call out these poseurs. They are hurting the people who need to be protected. Again, trans people need to be protected. However, your stupid white kid who thinks it is cool to be trans is really no different than them pretending to be a poor Honduran immigrant.

WTAF?

You think almost all transgender people are…LYING?

That poster is an idiot

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a moderate Democrat who supports this. Those of you who are up in arms about this policy are either blind at what is going on in our middle and high schools with an overwhelming number of kids claiming to be trans or non-binary or are brainwashed by the far left. These issues are pushing people to vote for people like Youngkin. Rather than call us transphobes, why not listen to our concerns? The left has no idea what’s going to hit them with a red wave if they go on like this.

Yeah and who cares? If 9th graders want to go by a different name and wear shapeless sweatshirts, what difference does it make? It’s either a phase, in which case humor them and get on with our lives, or it’s not a phase, in which case it’s important to take it seriously.

I want to know if my 13 year old gets a tattoo or has sex or takes drugs. I do not want the school protecting my daughter from me by hiding any references to this information.

You think your child’s school is keeping track of who has sex or gets a tattoo? You have no clue!

Yes some of these parents sound completely unhinged and really ill prepared for dealing with the late teen years when your children are pulling away and getting ready to launch into adulthood. My advice start preparing yourselves for the inevitable as early as the first day of Kindergarten. Each year brings a lessening of your complete and total control and influence.

You can’t stop it, if you think you can or should then become one of those crazy fundy homeschoolers. Well adjusted adults don’t have time to worry or care about such nonsense.

Well adjusted adults should, upon request, be able to find out if Sally is going by Sam.

This has taken normal rebellion and made it it entirely different

If you have a good relationship with your kid, and your kid knows you aren't transphobic, why can't you ask your kid whether they go by Sam?

Also, it has nothing to do with the parents asking.

I am not "transphobic," as you define that silly word, by telling my 14 YO daughter that she is not a boy, and no, she may not dress or pretend to be one. I am her mother. It's called parental guidance. Sorry if that concept eludes you.

You seem at least a little transphobic. If your kid has felt like this and you haven’t explored it and don’t understand it but are just rejecting it, that’s transphobic, basically.

So what? I really don't care what label you come up with and want to slap on me. I am a mother, and it is my responsibility to guide and nurture my daughter, as she grows to adulthood and womanhood. Yes, I am "rejecting" a lot of what she comes up with along the way. It's called being a parent.

Please explain how what you're doing is different from refusing to accept a kid's gayness 40 years ago. We know now that was wrong. (At least, most of us do.) How is your absolute-rejection-on-principle-without-even-trying-to-understand any different from that?

I do understand. I understand that many, if not most or all, young people (especially girls) are, at some point during puberty confused/ upset/ challenged etc by their changing bodies and their progression from child to adult. This is true both on a physical and emotional/ psychological level, and has been true since the beginning of time.

What is new, not normal, not correct and extremely dangerous to the possibility of eventual happy adulthood is the introduction of the idea that their soul and being is housed in the "wrong body" and that "they" are not what they are, by nature, growing into. This is completely different from sexual attraction and sexual orientation. It is a complete disconnect from and refusal to accept reality that is staring them in the face.

The soul?

Okay