One argument that the anti trans folks make is that kids are suggestible and gullible - they watch a movie with astronauts, they want to be astronauts, they watch a movie with archaeologists, they want to be archaeologists, and so on. So they'll say they are trans just because they think it sounds cool. And, knowing what young teens are like, there's probably some truth to that.
But the thing is, so what? If a kid who is not trans changes name/pronouns, clothing and hair for six months and then goes back to what they were doing originally, so the hell what? What harm is done? And meanwhile an actual trans kid's life may be saved. There is literally no downside to just letting the kids do what they want on this issue.
When I was in high school, one guy named Christopher went by Skip, one named Daniel (?) went by Trakker, one named Eugene went by Boo, and one named Mark convinced the physics teacher he preferred JoJo. No permission slips involved that I know of. And somehow Boo was allowed to be Boo up through the present day (hello, NCSU) without anyone clutching pearls.
Good job folks, at the very least stopping the bleeding. Gotta get mobilized and make sure you vote down these assholes at every opportunity. Our big mission is in November! Act now and have your voting plan together especially if you're in an area with a voter suppression apparatus.
I was born way too early to be allowed to transition in school but if I had the chance HELL YES I would have taken it. I knew that was different than the other boys at around 5 years old at least. In fact I distinctly recall the neighborhood boys mocking my by feminizing my birth name when I was very young.
So yeah, kids know and understand their gender identities at a VERY young age. Schools are not "teaching" or "grooming" kids to be trans, they're just letting kids BE THEMSELVES.
But that doesn't compute in the average right winger's mind, does it?
"...included some district parents, but many attending the board’s most raucous meeting in September were religious conservatives without children in public schools, including some from well outside the community."
Sure it sucks, but it's time to restrict elected positions and 'speaking time' at school board meetings to teachers and people with children currently in these schools...
"By Friday, the vote totals in their recalls were well over 53 percent for removing each, with very few votes left to count."
'well over 53%' fails to shore up my hope for humanity...It shouldn't have been ANYWHERE NEAR that close... 75/25 I could take and still keep down my lunch...
SO MANY fucking HORRIBLE people in this country. Was it REALLY always this way? have I been lying to myself all this time?
We should start a trend of using gender-neutral names for middle names, and then those names provide an easy way to use a less-gendered name without asking for any special consideration. Lots of people go by their middle names and no one cares, except it lets you know when the caller knows you or just got your name off a list of legal names. Mr. Moonshine's first name is very gendered, but he uses his way more gender-flexible middle name. This is very handy for me when I need to pick things up that are in his name. A ladygirl like moi with his name would blend right in.
Sounds less like this had to do with the occasional (and mostly theoretical) issue of trans* students whose parents don't known, or can't be told, than about the normal everyday business of school boards being neglected over whatever the latest right-wing scary panic de jour.
A proposition to out trans and enby students would fail in California at the ballot if it ever gathered enough signatures. But, its supporters would hope that it would drive out enough crazies to vote and change the outcomes of tight races at the margins. OTOH, these propositions also galvanize the opposition, so it could be a wash or a net negative, depending on the county.
Ta, Dok. Do they get their ideas for creating legislation by watching South Park?
One argument that the anti trans folks make is that kids are suggestible and gullible - they watch a movie with astronauts, they want to be astronauts, they watch a movie with archaeologists, they want to be archaeologists, and so on. So they'll say they are trans just because they think it sounds cool. And, knowing what young teens are like, there's probably some truth to that.
But the thing is, so what? If a kid who is not trans changes name/pronouns, clothing and hair for six months and then goes back to what they were doing originally, so the hell what? What harm is done? And meanwhile an actual trans kid's life may be saved. There is literally no downside to just letting the kids do what they want on this issue.
When I was in high school, one guy named Christopher went by Skip, one named Daniel (?) went by Trakker, one named Eugene went by Boo, and one named Mark convinced the physics teacher he preferred JoJo. No permission slips involved that I know of. And somehow Boo was allowed to be Boo up through the present day (hello, NCSU) without anyone clutching pearls.
Good job folks, at the very least stopping the bleeding. Gotta get mobilized and make sure you vote down these assholes at every opportunity. Our big mission is in November! Act now and have your voting plan together especially if you're in an area with a voter suppression apparatus.
I was driving through Orange recently and saw yard signs that read “Vote no on the recall! Protect parent’s rights!”
Which is weird because I think the Constitution says fuck all about parent’s rights
Since Rick Ledesma is an adult, I can call him Limpdick Asswipe without having to notify his parents, right?
In Orange County, of all places!! This gives me hope.
Why can't the five members just vote it out?
I was born way too early to be allowed to transition in school but if I had the chance HELL YES I would have taken it. I knew that was different than the other boys at around 5 years old at least. In fact I distinctly recall the neighborhood boys mocking my by feminizing my birth name when I was very young.
So yeah, kids know and understand their gender identities at a VERY young age. Schools are not "teaching" or "grooming" kids to be trans, they're just letting kids BE THEMSELVES.
But that doesn't compute in the average right winger's mind, does it?
"...included some district parents, but many attending the board’s most raucous meeting in September were religious conservatives without children in public schools, including some from well outside the community."
Sure it sucks, but it's time to restrict elected positions and 'speaking time' at school board meetings to teachers and people with children currently in these schools...
"By Friday, the vote totals in their recalls were well over 53 percent for removing each, with very few votes left to count."
'well over 53%' fails to shore up my hope for humanity...It shouldn't have been ANYWHERE NEAR that close... 75/25 I could take and still keep down my lunch...
SO MANY fucking HORRIBLE people in this country. Was it REALLY always this way? have I been lying to myself all this time?
We should start a trend of using gender-neutral names for middle names, and then those names provide an easy way to use a less-gendered name without asking for any special consideration. Lots of people go by their middle names and no one cares, except it lets you know when the caller knows you or just got your name off a list of legal names. Mr. Moonshine's first name is very gendered, but he uses his way more gender-flexible middle name. This is very handy for me when I need to pick things up that are in his name. A ladygirl like moi with his name would blend right in.
OT but important to note. DOJ is investigating the use of software by real estate companies as a back door method of determining what rents their competitors are charging in order to coordinate, I. E., “fix” prices for rental properties. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/20/rental-housing-market-doj-investigation-00147333
Sounds less like this had to do with the occasional (and mostly theoretical) issue of trans* students whose parents don't known, or can't be told, than about the normal everyday business of school boards being neglected over whatever the latest right-wing scary panic de jour.
A proposition to out trans and enby students would fail in California at the ballot if it ever gathered enough signatures. But, its supporters would hope that it would drive out enough crazies to vote and change the outcomes of tight races at the margins. OTOH, these propositions also galvanize the opposition, so it could be a wash or a net negative, depending on the county.
OT: O'Rilli?
𝗟𝗲𝘃 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘀: 𝗥𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗚𝗶𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
https://www.rawstory.com/lev-parnas-congressional-testimony/