DS’ school collecting money for Stonewall: how to respond?

[NinetyNineRedBalloonsGoByAgain]

Email from his secondary school today that they are holding an own clothes day fundraiser to collect money for the charity Stonewall.

I really don’t want to go in heavy handed because a) I think it’s more powerful to change things with calm explanations than ranting, and b) I am assuming it’s coming from a place of ignorance not prejudice and c) I don’t want to make things difficult for my DS… but please help me draft an email setting out why this is a wholly inappropriate “charity” for a school to support? With links to evidence if possible! TIA

Interesting. The charity I’m describing is Stonewall (pre 2009) of course.

Stonewall helped legalise gay marriage despite its historical opposition which wasn't based on bigotry but because they viewed it as a patriarchal oppressive institution designed to enforce rigid gender roles.

In any case the OP is referring to Stonewall the present charity not Stonewall the symbol of historic uprising.

Having discussed it with Ben Summerskill at the time they were not his main reasons, though of course some gay people did/do think that.

Cool is misrepresenting.

The OP is merely informing the HT of concerns and asking for a change. She is not deciding for other parents, the HT has the decision.

Also I note Cool has not responded to the fact that Stonewall's guidance to schools is incorrect in law.

You could simply point out that Stonewall has suffered from serious mission drift given that LGB people are completely equal to everyone now, and have in fact lost the support of mainstream lesbian and gay organisations by only focusing on "trans" issues, which are completely different and have not been respectful towards women and girls, in spite of laws that protect women's same sex spaces.

Cool is misrepresenting.
The OP is merely informing the HT of concerns and asking for a change. She is not deciding for other parents, the HT has the decision.

Why doesn't she just let the parents decide for themselves if they want to abstain?

She want's to pressure the school into not even giving them a choice.

Also I note Cool has not responded to the fact that Stonewall's guidance to schools is incorrect in law.

As is the Catholic church's but that's got buggar all to do with whether their charity is worth giving to.

Your thread is being derailed by CoolforKats but you are completely right about this, stand firm and send the email.

@SingleSexSpacesInSchools nice one

@NinetyNineRedBalloonsGoByAgain, both Transgender Trend and Safe Schools Alliance have resources for parents who want to raise the issue of a school’s relationship with Stonewall.