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Title: State education chief says it's 'inaccurate' to say there are only two genders
Post by: Jessica_Rose on February 21, 2025, 08:15:19 PM
Post by: Jessica_Rose on February 21, 2025, 08:15:19 PM
State education chief says it's 'inaccurate' to say there are only two genders, in defense of trans athletes
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/state-education-chief-says-it-s-inaccurate-to-say-there-are-only-two-genders-in-defense-of-trans-athletes/ar-AA1zy5dO?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=48a28e75d7154f208ac453afc295d50a&ei=7
Story by Jackson Thompson (21 Feb 2025)
Washington state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal spoke in defense of transgender athletes in girls sports in an address Thursday, claiming it was "inaccurate" to say there are only two genders.
"It is quite simply inaccurate to say, biologically, that there are only boys and there are only girls," Reykdal said. "There's a continuum. There's a science to this. There are children who are born intersex. There are children whose hormones and whose chromosomes are not consistent with their sex at birth.
"Out of nearly a quarter million kids participating in interscholastic athletics and activities in the state of Washington, roughly five to 10 youth have identified themselves as trans participating in those activities," Reykdal said. "If we can't accommodate the needs of five or 10 people — whether there's privacy access for and a privacy opportunity for all students, that's what our laws and rules say — if we can't do that then who are we?"
Reykdal insisted Trump did not have the authority as president to issue a ban on trans athletes in girls sports but conceded the U.S. Congress does.
"Until Congress changes the law or our state legislature changes the law, we're going to follow the current law and the current civil rights framework of this state, and that's what it tells us to do," Reykdal said.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/state-education-chief-says-it-s-inaccurate-to-say-there-are-only-two-genders-in-defense-of-trans-athletes/ar-AA1zy5dO?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=48a28e75d7154f208ac453afc295d50a&ei=7
Story by Jackson Thompson (21 Feb 2025)
Washington state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal spoke in defense of transgender athletes in girls sports in an address Thursday, claiming it was "inaccurate" to say there are only two genders.
"It is quite simply inaccurate to say, biologically, that there are only boys and there are only girls," Reykdal said. "There's a continuum. There's a science to this. There are children who are born intersex. There are children whose hormones and whose chromosomes are not consistent with their sex at birth.
"Out of nearly a quarter million kids participating in interscholastic athletics and activities in the state of Washington, roughly five to 10 youth have identified themselves as trans participating in those activities," Reykdal said. "If we can't accommodate the needs of five or 10 people — whether there's privacy access for and a privacy opportunity for all students, that's what our laws and rules say — if we can't do that then who are we?"
Reykdal insisted Trump did not have the authority as president to issue a ban on trans athletes in girls sports but conceded the U.S. Congress does.
"Until Congress changes the law or our state legislature changes the law, we're going to follow the current law and the current civil rights framework of this state, and that's what it tells us to do," Reykdal said.
Title: Re: State education chief says it's 'inaccurate' to say there are only two genders
Post by: Sephirah on February 22, 2025, 02:05:06 PM
Post by: Sephirah on February 22, 2025, 02:05:06 PM
Never equate education with politics. People who actually know things tend to stay away from it, and let those who only think they know things slake their thirst for power.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. Those who can't and won't... try to tell everyone else how to do what they can't and won't do.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. Those who can't and won't... try to tell everyone else how to do what they can't and won't do.