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[quote=Gaia][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How does everyone feel about having a transgendered formerly male teacher in elementary school?  DC law would encourage their hiring, however, I would like to know how parents feel about this honestly.  I have very mixed feelings.  On the one hand, given that students themselves may be confronting and dealing with such issues or may help kids who have a parent that is going through transition, even at an early age, it could be important to have a role model that has been through this sort of thing.  Then again, I think it might also bring alot of questions and confusion to kids at an early age before they're ready to deal with this. [/quote]

I would have no issue with this, my primary focus would be on whether she is a good teacher for my child.

Then again, I am one of those transgender "former males" myself.

And as someone who has had some anxiety about how I, my family and most of all my child will be received upon starting in DCPS because of my life history: thank you for giving me hope, 90%+ of the posters in this thread.

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Would love it if you did an AMA!![/quote]

I might, insofar that I felt it could incrementally build toward more acceptance (I'll even take tolerance when an improvement). With an eye to both how my child is treated, a little bit about me personally- and if it helps a great teacher or two who happens to be trans, that would be great too.

OTOH, it feels 
a) time consuming, and I am busy like any other over committed DC working parent of mid - high SES (to bring in that infamous recent thread)
and b) many people on this thread make me wonder if things really aren't That Bad in terms of attitudes- actually pretty heart warming. Then again there is DCUM, and what we will find when we actually jump into our DCPS school in August.
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I thought this was you, but I guess not:

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/476473.page

Someone has beat you to it. 
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Not me! Good for her. I'm also in my 30s and MTF trans, but from there we diverge: live in DC not VA, one kid not plural, married not divorced, Catholic not Wiccan... but on a number of things that people ask about there is a commonality of experience.

Haven't read it all, but she seems to be doing a great job at education and most people seem to be nice/respectful in questions - so goodness all around.[/quote]

Hi, PP! I'd love it if you'd feel comfortable sharing some of your experiences in my thread.[/quote]

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