Teachers will be forced to tell parents that their child is questioning their gender even if the young person objects under new guidance for schools in England, the equalities minister has indicated.

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    1 year ago

    Given that there are plenty of parents who are transphobic and will in fact do irreparable damage to the children in question… no.

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      and will in fact do irreparable damage to the children in question

      Well, yeah… that’s the whole point of the law.

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        Oh no no no, it’s to HELP them you see. They’re just MISGUIDED! /s

        Yeah, any time someone says “for the children” or “because of terrorists / criminals” I immediately think “what fuckery are you trying to fob off on us now?”