I live in Brighton and Hove and we've been asked for feedback on a 59 page Trans Toolkit that the council are planning to send out to schools.
I sat down to fill in the form but became quickly overwhelmed. Can someone help me whittle down what I need to say, so I can object in a way that follows the form?
Basically my objections are as follows:
I/ Sex is observed, not "assigned"
2/ Sex is binary and can't be changed
3/ Gender stereotypes are outdated old nonsense and children are quite right to reject them in any way they see fit
4/ Schools need to practice good safeguarding as they do so (and this is the bit I want to get right - post the Kiera Bell case, what is the guidance here? The toolkit talks about children who are transitioning, but I think they shouldn't be medically transitioning until they are 18. I'm not up to date with legislation at all on this and is it likely to change?)
5/ I want schools to do proper impact assessments for things like toilets. I believe that children need the choice of sex-segregated and gender-neutral toilets. Is that confused thinking though? I want to be clear.
Link here: files.smartsurvey.io