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Nope, there were suite bathrooms and there were hall bathrooms--and both were Alderman. People colloquially called them "old" and "new". |
+1 We had them in the late 90s in my freshman dorm. W, M, and "coed" bathrooms on each floor. |
Wow, that's escalating. I'm just describing what my experience was. No one said you had to use/not use any particular bathrooms. Toilets and showers had stalls. And many others agree that in the 90s (and since) co-ed bathrooms are common in college dorms. Sorry I can't precisely remember whether or not a sign was on the door from 30 years back, I just remember that there were regularly mixed genders in the communal hall bathroom and it was no big deal. |
Correct. However, there are certain people at FCPS who are a part of the FLE Committee, at the same time that are heavily involved in political and radical gender identity activism which purposely distort facts and reality, and tirelessly advocates for gender indoctrination for all students. They have rejected the 2023 Model Policies, which they maliciously refer to as the “Don’t Be Trans" School Policies. They act as if their voice and message spoke for everyone. Nevertheless, that appears to be the one voice Superintendent Reid chooses to listen. As the new school year is about to begin, one can only hope that students inform themselves about what is really happening so that they can form their own opinions and have the wisdom to handle situations they will encounter at school. Likewise, parents have a role to play on educating our kids about these issues as we no longer can afford to outsource that role to the school. |
Truth! |
As the mother of a trans teen, I agree with the bolded. For the last two years, my HS-aged daughter (now graduated) was treated with dignity and respect by her peers and welcomed into bathrooms and other gendered spaces that matched her gender identity without question or pushback from anyone. She has told me that the noise and the anger she heard from adults outside of the school walls was not her experience with her classmates inside school. Her only agenda is to be herself and to be treated as the person she is. As her parent all I want is for her, and for all children, is for them to be safe and respected for exactly who they are. Right now the world feels very scary for my kid and I am grateful that at least in her FCPS high school she wasn't afraid to be herself. I hope that moving forward other kids like her feel that way too. |
+1 and more if I could. I think if you examine the members of the FLE committee, you will realize that there are at least two who are extremely activist. And, probably more who will not tolerate any other opinions but theirs. There is very little balance on the committee. And, their response to anyone who disagrees with them is that anyone who questions gender transition is a "hater." They do not tolerate anyone who questions their point of view. |
Of the 12 SB nominated members, there is at least one transgender member, at least one parent of a transgender child, and several extremely politically active Fairfax Dems who speak out on these issues. One of these is very active on Twitter--or "X" and speaks and writes in support of FCPS policy on this. According to the website, there are two vacancies--so there appear to be only 10 SB appointed members with voting rights. |
Which school board member is transgender? |
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Didn't say a School Board member. A school board member nominated a transgender to the FLE committee.
So, there are three vacancies, according to the SB website, on the committee. That makes 9 nominated committee members. There are other members but they are school reps and community reps. I'm not sure who gets a vote on this committee. But, of the 9 SB nominated members, there is at least 1 transgender member; 1 transgender parent member; 1 who writes in support of transgender issues; and, 1 who has been the sponsor of the Gay Straight Alliance at the high school where he teacher. This does not sound like a "representative" group to me. It sounds like they were appointed with an agenda in mind. |
Obviously, LGBTQIA community is over represented. |
PP is referring to the members of the Family Life Education advisory committee nominated by SB members. Tholen's pick to FLE is an outspoken transgender activist. I'd imagine she's trying to compensate for being such an elitist, racist snob when it comes to school boundaries. |
Try to under stand this: Scenario A: A boy feels uncomfortable using school bathroom and locker room with biological boys. --> Understandable. This must be a boy self-identified as a girl. It is unreasonable that a girl shares the same bathroom and locker room with boys. This self-identified girl can use girl's bathroom and locker room instead of boys'. Scenario B: A girl feels uncomfortable using school bathroom and locker room with biological boys. --> Anti-transgender, bigot, hatred. It is unreasonable that a girl fells uncomfortable sharing the same bathroom and locker room with boys unless this girl is a transgender girl. |
I’m not getting your point at all. |
I think it is pretty clear: PP is saying that those supporting trans kids want them to use the bathroom they "identify" with rather than the bathroom of their biological sex because they are uncomfortable using the biological choice. On the other hand, biological girls who are uncomfortable sharing the bathroom with biological boys are considered "bigors." Why do the trans girls get more consideration than biological girls? Pretty straightforward. |