Saskatchewan legislature passes pronoun bill in special sitting
Saskatchewan legislature passes pronoun bill in special sitting
The new law will prevent children under 16 from changing their names or pronouns at school without receiving parental consent
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Maybe, and hear me out, it's a decision someone should wait until they're at least 16 to make?
If you're helping your kid realize they're gay in the 3rd grade, I honestly can understand why the opposition would vote for measures like this. Good god.
Their name and pronoun?
Nah, that's a super easy change and super easy to change back. I think I averaged 2-3 new nicknames per year before 16.
This is an even easier thing to change than clothes.
Sounds pointless. So perfect thing for government to prioritize. Over waves broadly to the world literally burning
@ultratiem @Nouveau_Burnswick The hateful gotta hate.
Maybe, and hear me out, supporting trans youth has strong evidence in medical research and whatever your perspective is doesn't.
Whatever supports your agenda I guess.
As far as I can tell, the only ones with an actual agenda are the anti-trans activists. The rest of us just want to live in peace with our neighbours, being who we are while they be who they are.
You think I'm "anti-trans" because I think an eight year old shouldn't be worried about gender?
Where did you get that? I never accused you of being anti-trans. You accused someone of having an agenda for linking to a paper that suggests acceptance of gender identity as a means of reducing harm.
I chose my words very carefully to avoid accusing you of anything.
If you actually read that paper, you'll find that it claims evidence of children 6-7 years old starting to separate gender as identity from gender as physical appearance.
I don't think your 8 year old or any 8 year old should be worried about gender identity, which is why I don't agree with making such a big deal about gender identity claims. When it comes right down to it, I don't think anyone of any age should have any concern about anyone's gender identity other than their own. Let people of all ages alone to be who they are without judgement, condemnation, or panic.
It's not me, who is fine with whatever, who is causing any children grief over gender, but those who have their hair on fire over a world that is not quite what they expected.
@baconisaveg @jadero My daughter began wondering whether she was trans at around nine or ten, because she realized she was attracted to girls and thought that this must mean she was meant to be a man. Spoiler: No, she’s just gay. 😉
Our culture is the straight, cis-gendered water in which everyone swims. When you’re old enough to recognize that you’re different, of course you’re going to worry about why, and what it means.
That's Grade 3. No one in grade 3 should be 'attracted' to anyone, no one is 'gay' in grade 3. Jesus Christ. I mean I try to support LGBT by voting, I support gay marriage, gay adoption, I've had gay friends, but I swear some of you people are just fucking nuts.
@baconisaveg I (a straight guy) had crushes on girls in grade 1. Are you saying no one realizes at that age that they’re attracted to people? Or that only straight people can be attracted to people at such an age?
And what’s this “you people” bullshit? Where does that come from, in this comversation?
Remember, in this case we're only talking about them asking to use a different pronoun, it involves a grand total of zero physical alterations.
Heck, do you even know what the criterias are to be allowed to start an actual medical transition? Because it's not just going to the doctor to ask for some pills, let me tell you that! You can get a prescription for drugs that are much more dangerous way more easily by faking back pain!
I mean, why 16? Just some random number?
Why not 13? 18? 8?