Delaware Proposes Regulations That Will Out Trans Kids

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A Delaware regulation that would force transgender students to have their parents' permission before going by their chosen gender at school is gaining ground, reports Delaware.com. The mandate, Regulation 225, would have originally allowed students to choose for themselves how they identify.

The changes to the regulation have drawn ire from LGBT organizations, who note that it would likely force transgender students to be outed even if they are in unsupportive or unsafe homes.

“Students should not be forced to choose between abuse at home or basic dignity at school — such as being called by appropriate gender pronouns or being able to use facilities that match who they are — simply because of widespread ignorance about and bigotry against transgender people,” said Kathleen MacRae of the ACLU-DE in a statement.

A change that was originally designed to protect students may now put them at risk, Human Rights Campaign says.

https://www.advocate.com/youth/2018/7/06/delaware-proposes-regulations-will-out-trans-kids

[Doodley]

1. So a boy should be able to go to school as a girl without the knowledge

of the parents? This is madness.

[LostOne4Ever]

3. A boy? No. But a trans girl...

Hell yeah they should protect them!

Bigotry against trans people is astounding and they need special consideration if they come from a unsupportive family.

AND AS A REMINDER: THIS IS THE LGBT GROUP!

And calling a trans girl a boy is transphobic!!!!

[Doodley]

4. She identifies as a boy at home.

[Behind the Aegis]

5. No, she is likely perceived as a boy at home.

It is no different than those of us who are/were gay in one setting but not in another, usually our homes, because it was not safe to be out. We didn't stop being gay, we simply weren't perceived that way. One does not "out" an individual without his/her permission. EVER!

[Doodley]

6. A five year old boy called David can go to school and then put on a dress and say

his name is Karen, and the teachers should not mention it to the parents?

[Behind the Aegis]

7. Yes. Her name is Karen at school.

What her parents call her is irrelevant. Unless she is being disruptive in a way that is harmful to her or others, then they have no business "reporting" her to her parents.

You are dangerously close to crossing into transphobia. As a host, this is your first and last warning.

[Initech]

2. These self righteous religious bigots can go fuck themselves.

This is madness and inhumane!