NHS Forth Valley have a document called ‘Supporting Transgender & Gender Variant Children & Young People - Guidance for Schools’
It’s a contradictory document, poorly written with whole sections that disagree with various pints. For example it talks about wanting to prevent sex stereotypes and how restrictive they are but then goes on to praise how brave it is to be trans, when it’s the most sexist thing in the works to say that someone who likes things traditionally associated with one sex is in fact born in the wrong body.
It’s all awful but has some particularly worrying sections, in particular a part on dealing with young children with learning disabilities, basically saying to guide them that only certain behaviour is appropriate for each of the sexes. I’ve attached the section.
It also says teachers should not tell anyone if a pupil says they are transitioning- including their parents or other staff members.
It has jolly part about girls binding their breasts, written as though this is something totally reasonable and healthy to do.
The whole thing is misinformed & doesn't reflect current science on the fact and boys and girls do not have pink and blue brains and therefore are born in the wrong body.
It wilfully leaves at risk children (autistic, sexually abused or depressed) without any support as it simply says accept any child who says they are trans and not to involve their loved ones or even any one else in the school who could help.
There’s evidence that often traumatised children use transitioning as a way to dissociate from themselves. This would no longer be picked up on.
This should not be anywhere near schools. I cannot believe the NHS is endorsing this anti-science trans propaganda that seeks to turn gender non conforming kids into permanent medical patients. And will also leave really vulnerable young people with no proper support.
Sorry that this is not edited and a bit ranty, I wanted to share it as I’m so horrified. Putting my baby to sleep so got to write fast and furiously in case he wakes!