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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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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[b]Catholic- how so? CINO - Catholic In Name Only
[/b]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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You have no right to tell me how Catholic or not I am or can be, you are not my judge. 
I would refer you to Pope Francis in this matter.
And completely irrelevant to the questions at hand in re acceptance of transgendered teachers or parents- I wonder why you feel you need to take the time and energy to lash out.
And with that, I walk away from this thread and back to my happy life, which includes being a Catholic, as part of being me as being a woman no matter what the circumstances of my birth. 
Your approval of any of the above is unimportant to me, and your toxicity an unfortunate distraction I will now terminate.
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