Well to those I say, religious freedom does not give anyone the right to force their religious beliefs on others. I know there will be those who may argue that it is religious and not political. I can never get used to conservatives exploiting children to further their political agenda even at the expense of destroying childrens’ lives. The communication goes so far as to claim the school is targeting children 17 years of age and under for medical treatments related to sex for reassignment surgeries or gender transition and using taxpayer dollars to pay for it. To get a sense of the rabid homophobia associated with this group consider this extreme post on its website that reads, “At this point, it cannot be denied that Massachusetts schools are actively indoctrinating students in progressive gender ideology, and the state is medicalizing them with experimental treatments. Not surprisingly, the case against the Ludlow School was brought by a pair of conservative groups, the Massachusetts Family Institute and the Child and Parental Rights Campaign joined together in a symbiotic pact rooted in discrimination. “We believe in nurturing a culture of understanding and acceptance that keeps students feeling safe, diminishes mental health risks, and sets up all students for success,” said Bonta. In announcing the amicus brief, Bonta stressed the importance of respecting all students’ identities including those who are transgender. Transgender people have to read more than enough scary headlines about threats to their very existence.” Thriveworks “When you’re relentlessly defending your human rights, you don’t get adequate opportunities to just BE. In the AG’s friend-of-the-court brief, they reiterated the role of states in supporting “safe, inclusive school environments that help all children learn, thrive, and grow into contributing members of society.” The Ludlow School, located in Massachusetts, is facing a challenge to its policy that seeks to prevent the unnecessary disclosure of a student’s gender identity. For this reason, I applaud the action of Attorney General Rob Bonta who, at the end of June, joined 16 other attorneys general in an amicus brief in support of the Ludlow School Committee’s efforts to create a safe and supportive environment for transgender children and all students. We can not turn a blind eye to their plight.
The growing need to appropriately and lovingly support these young people as they work their way to adulthood in a nation where many are hostile to their identities is evidenced by the crisis being experienced here in California related to suicide among transgender youth.Īn Axios report released in December 2022, painted a dire picture revealing 54% of trans and nonbinary youth surveyed in California, “seriously considered suicide,” and 19% of those surveyed said they actually “attempted suicide” in the past year. According to the National Institution of Health, data indicate that 82% of transgender individuals have considered killing themselves and 40% have attempted suicide, “with suicidality highest among transgender youth.”
0 kommentar(er)
