A suburban Atlanta school board has voted to terminate the contract of a teacher who read a book about gender identity to gifted fifth-graders – the latest salvo in a nationwide clash over how issues like gender and race are discussed in public school classrooms.
Parent of a trans (FtM) kid here, and Jesus Christ I would hug you so damn hard if I could. In my household, he gets love, support, information, and medical care, and…
It’s so damn obvious those are the right things to do. It’s not even a question. There were no arguments or opposition when he came out, just his mom and I doing whatever is needed to help him in his transition.
And it absolutely rips me up inside to know that there are kids out there suffering because their parents - and their fucking school systems - are opposed to their existence.
They aren’t opposed to their existence per-se, they just want everyone back in the closet so they don’t have to admit that the lgbtq+ community exists.
The haters need to grow up and realize they aren’t always right.