This is what i wrote. I've had no reply.
I am writing to express my concern about the inaccurate information that is published in the Government published LGBT History month booklet.
I am concerned that the definitions in this booklet are scientifically inaccurate and misleading, and this sort of information should not be being given to schools and thereby children.
The booklet describes trans-people as being "people whose gender is not the same as the sex they were assigned at birth". Sex is not assigned at birth. Sex is observed by medical professionals, based on the biological reality of the child's body. This is often done in utero, via a 20 week scan, and confirmed at birth.
It also states that "everyone has a gender identity". This is also untrue. Many people believe that gender is a social construct based purely on stereotypes and that they do not define themselves by any gender label. They accept their biological sex as a fact of life, based on the physical attributes of their body, and the make up of their DNA. Their sex does not necessarily mean that they do, or should follow the stereotypical attributes of a female/male/other gender label.
For example, a biological woman who wears jeans, jumpers, no make up and short hair is still a woman, even if she may be mistaken for a man. This does not mean she labels herself with a male gender identity, it may simply be that she has no interest in conforming to gender stereotypes and wears what she is most comfortable wearing. She considers herself a woman because of her biology, not because she has a 'female gender identity'.
Information that is given out to children and young people by the Government should consist of facts, not statements that are inaccurate and misleading.