The problem is that activist teachers think that a parent not affirming their child's self-declared gender identity as fact means that parent is a safeguarding risk.
Sorry, I know this is going back a bit but I’ve been busy painting my kitchen. I think it’s important to note that ordinary teachers have little influence in determining this. This sort of decision will be made by the DSL (usually a deputy head in secondary schools) often in conjunction with outside agencies. Whilst they aren’t perfect they do tend to be more aware of the potential liabilities involved in ignoring government guidance.
I also agree with the poster up thread to highlighted that this guidance brings being gender questioning to the same sphere as questioning sexuality. The correct approach, imo.
I think the worry about Labour is overblown to an extent. Starmer is not a TRA and they know full well that the public largely agree with what is in this document. It will absolutely come up as a question at election time and the Labour top brass will not want their potential cabinet members to look like fools.
Finally (for now, I’m sure I’ll have loads of thoughts over the next few weeks) I want to mention not only how excellent Badenoch is (it’s rare I come across a Tory I respect as much as I do her), but also that she herself has noted a meeting with Kiera Bell as being influential on her understanding in this area. Kiera is incredibly brave and deserves a chunk of credit for saving young girls from being put through what she went through. I really don’t think we’d have got this massive step forward without her.