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Title: Fairbanks school board tackles gender identity policy
Post by: Kate Thomas on February 09, 2009, 01:49:35 AM
Post by: Kate Thomas on February 09, 2009, 01:49:35 AM
Fairbanks school board tackles gender identity policy (http://www.newsminer.com/news/2009/feb/04/fairbanks-school-board-tackles-gender-identity-pol/)
FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board began discussions Tuesday night to include gender identity in its nondiscrimination and harassment policies.
The district's policy review committee recommended that changes be made to ensure the safety and protection of students who identify with a gender different from the gender assigned at birth.
FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board began discussions Tuesday night to include gender identity in its nondiscrimination and harassment policies.
The district's policy review committee recommended that changes be made to ensure the safety and protection of students who identify with a gender different from the gender assigned at birth.
Title: Re: Fairbanks school board tackles gender identity policy
Post by: Hazumu on February 09, 2009, 01:27:07 PM
Post by: Hazumu on February 09, 2009, 01:27:07 PM
Usually, I just encourage people to check out the comments to an article for themselves.
But I have to share one comment out of the bunch on this article. It should be framed and memorized...
But I have to share one comment out of the bunch on this article. It should be framed and memorized...
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OP, my predictions:
1) the progressive people will say, so what?
2) the reactionaries won't understand the issue, or will conflate gender identity with homosexuality
3) the Bible Believing Christians will cry out about hell, and damnation, and Jesus this, and God that, and all those gender non-conformists and their supporters will burn in hell, etc. etc. They'll quote out-of-context Bible verses to prove their point
4) some of the more wittier and snarkier posters will make witty and snarky comments about Elvis being one of the original cross-dressers
5) reasonable people will discuss the issue with respect and considerable insight; someone in this bunch will bring up scientific and/or biological evidence for gender and gender identity
6) teacher bashers will blame the teachers for this travesty
7) some posters will blame the family, the Democrats, Obama, Al Gore, liberals, and/or gay marriage
8) oh, and at least one person will compare this issue with what's happening in "Cali" and demand that all supporters of gender identity equity move out of Alaska and go back to Cali or whatever...
9) several posts will be deleted because they will use foul language, make personal attacks about the speakers, or against transgender folks
Meanwhile, Rebecca George, you wrote a good article and I appreciate it very much.