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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

School children in the US walk out over boys in girls' toilets

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ArabeIIaScott · 20/09/2023 12:53

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12535503/Pennsylvania-school-walkout-trans-bathroom.html

'Hundreds of students in Pennsylvania walked out of school in protest over a new rule allowing transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice.
High school students in Perkiomen Valley School District staged the protest after officials opted not to adopt a policy that would force students to use restrooms which correspond with their biological sex.
They accused education chiefs of 'compromising' their rights and putting female students at risk during the demonstration last week.'

The kids are all right.

Moment Pennsylvania students walkout over trans bathroom policy

Students from Pennsylvania's Perkiomen Valley School District left class on Friday after officials decided not to force trans students to use a bathroom which aligns with their biological sex.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12535503/Pennsylvania-school-walkout-trans-bathroom.html

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Helleofabore · 20/09/2023 12:57

The kids are all right! Well... some of them.

lifeturnsonadime · 20/09/2023 13:02

Good for these kids. No doubt the girls will be called transphobic and will be told to 'know their place' or words to that effect.

HagoftheNorth · 20/09/2023 13:03

Demonstrating what we all know - the vast majority of people, including kids want trans people to be safe and feel respected, and this should absolutely not infringe on rights to single sex services and spaces, or impact on sex-based data collection.

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ArabeIIaScott · 20/09/2023 16:12

#1MillionMarch4Kids on Twitter, trending right now. Banners and chant seems to be 'Leave our kids alone'.

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ArabeIIaScott · 20/09/2023 16:15

Saint John NB

https://twitter.com/Bret_Sears/status/1704496876765040694

Banners and chants here seem to be 'Enough is Enough'.

https://twitter.com/Bret_Sears/status/1704496876765040694

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beastlyslumber · 20/09/2023 16:19

Wow, good for them! Brave to stand up against bullying and I hope there isn't any backlash against them for it.

ArabeIIaScott · 20/09/2023 16:19

Hm. Maybe I should have made another thread, seeing as these are all Canada.

Missisauga:

https://twitter.com/bennylin0724/status/1704513576419864690

https://twitter.com/bennylin0724/status/1704513576419864690

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lifeturnsonadime · 20/09/2023 16:29

Are they co-ordinated?

TheClitterati · 20/09/2023 16:50

its wonderful to see the kids revolting and the Canadians all coming out to protest!

WickedSerious · 20/09/2023 16:56

Good for them.

pickledandpuzzled · 20/09/2023 17:05

Wow!

Illegallyblonder · 20/09/2023 17:08

Oh good for them, how can we show our support? Are there women's groups helping them? Who are the equivalent of Sex Matters there?

ApocalipstickNow · 20/09/2023 17:47

Oh look, it’s that younger generation that’s is so much more tolerant that us old bags, that’s going to replace us and live amongst the rainbows and unicorns.

Maybe it’s time vocal activists need to accept the majority of people don’t actually want the things they’re demanding. All the tantrums and hyperbole and threats won’t work in the real world.

Rudderneck · 20/09/2023 17:52

Yes, I think they are coordinated. There is one organization in particular involved in all I believe involved, though I don't think all of the protesters are members. Said group is generally being called a hate group in the media.

lifeturnsonadime · 20/09/2023 17:57

Said group is generally being called a hate group in the media.

Of course, because we all know that the rights of women and girls is hate.

So hateful not to put the males first.

Rudderneck · 20/09/2023 18:13

lifeturnsonadime · 20/09/2023 17:57

Said group is generally being called a hate group in the media.

Of course, because we all know that the rights of women and girls is hate.

So hateful not to put the males first.

So, I have no problem with this group, in principle, taking action in proper democratic fashion. And I don't think it is a hate group.

But it's not specifically focused on women's rights (though I think they support them, but not in a feminist way.) They are a fairly conservative Christian organization, and also have issues with things like some of Canada;s Covid laws (which were indeed batshit) and other things that Christian evangelicals are often concerned about.

Where I am a bit worried is that their approach to books and libraries is really unsophisticated. They don't seem to understand the really different missions of school vs public libraries, or how public libraries are supposed to approach controversial material. And as far as actually looking at the content in books, they don't seem to really differentiate between elementary and high school students, or graphic novels with explicit pictures or books on gender theory, and books like The Glass Castle or other serious works of literature that have some sexual content.

I don't think this helps with targeting the right things, and it doesn't make them seem more credible to many people who would almost certainly agree with some of what they are concerned with, if only they actually looked into it.

LizzieSiddal · 20/09/2023 18:27

Good for them, they really are brave!

ArabeIIaScott · 20/09/2023 18:40

lifeturnsonadime · 20/09/2023 17:57

Said group is generally being called a hate group in the media.

Of course, because we all know that the rights of women and girls is hate.

So hateful not to put the males first.

The media has cried wolf too many times.

They say 'hate group' and it means nothing.

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Grammarnut · 21/09/2023 12:09

The reporting was totally biased. They had a female vicar talking about protecting vulnerable trans children when the protest is about stopping teaching gender ideology and promoting hormone therapy and surgery.

Jerseynotcowed · 21/09/2023 14:41

There is a Women's Rights Network Canada. They're small but growing

@WRNCanada

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