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Schools in Scotland - gender ID

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Tobogganist · 13/11/2021 12:32

This is currently on display in our local secondary school (in Scotland).

Why are educationalists not questioning this misinformation?

"Sex can be a combination of chromosomes in 5 different ways".

It is astonishing to me that this is being taught in school.

The Head of Education has been made aware of it.

Schools in Scotland - gender ID
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malloo · 13/11/2021 14:23

For 99.98% of the population sex is simply observed at birth, not assigned. For a tiny tiny minority of people with DSDs this process might be a bit more complicated. So the question is, why on a board in a secondary school under the heading 'gender identity' is there a great long piece about people with DSDs which has absolutely nothing to do with gender identity?

Haggisfish3 · 13/11/2021 14:17

No they aren’t. Intersex are intersex.

Thingybob · 13/11/2021 14:14

@Haggisfish3

I don’t think they are suggesting there are five sexes. And intersex people certainly did used to be assigned a sex at birth.
People who have those chromosomal combinations are all either male or female dependent on whether they have a y chromosome or not.

The board is suggesting that they are something different.

Haggisfish3 · 13/11/2021 14:08

isna.org/faq/gender_assignment/

Haggisfish3 · 13/11/2021 14:05

I don’t think they are suggesting there are five sexes. And intersex people certainly did used to be assigned a sex at birth.

malloo · 13/11/2021 14:01

And no one is 'assigned' a sex at birth

malloo · 13/11/2021 14:00

They are giving the impression there are five different sexes, of course its wrong. Or at best misleading.

Haggisfish3 · 13/11/2021 13:58

And nowhere have they said one can change sex.

Haggisfish3 · 13/11/2021 13:57

I actually think it’s a pretty good board. And I am very gc.

Haggisfish3 · 13/11/2021 13:56

But it’s not wrong? I am very gc but what they have stated is correct in terms of intersex. They haven’t said that intersex people are transgender. Which is a good thing.

Thingybob · 13/11/2021 13:53

Anyone teaching that rubbish should be made aware of some of the physical and learning disabilities that differing 'combinations' of sex chromosomes often cause.

Try sending them this that has an embedded video
genetic.org/category/xxxy/

How can anyone use kids like Rapha to promote their ideology?

HipTightOnions · 13/11/2021 13:31

Thing not think.

HipTightOnions · 13/11/2021 13:31

Why are educationalists not questioning this misinformation?

I agree, and this kind of think makes me despair of my ‘profession’.

The kindest thing I can think of is that they are too scared to speak up.

That’s not ok either though.

Thingybob · 13/11/2021 13:17

I think the school should concentrate on maths as one pupil states that chromosomes can be combined in 5 different ways but goes on to list 6 combinations.

dapsnotplimsolls · 13/11/2021 12:48

I wonder what the Head of Science at that school thinks.

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