Sexual Identity
Governor Youngkin Defends Model Transgender Policy on CNN
Today’s “State of the Union” program on CNN included an interview of Virginia Governor Glenn Younkin by Jake Tapper. In it, Youngkin defended his administration’s proposed policy for dealing with transgender issues in public schools. His comments are informative. For those who missed it, a link to the relevant part of the CNN interview is…
Read MoreFairfax School Board Continues Its One-Sided View of Transgender Issues
The Fairfax County School Board’s October 6 meeting focused largely on transgender issues. The auditorium was packed with LGBT students and supporters. The Board chairman opened the meeting with a prepared statement that left little doubt about the Board’s intent to challenge the Virginia Department of Education’s (VDOE) new transgender policy (“the Model Policy”). Another…
Read MoreFairfax County Schools Sexualize Education and Exclude Parents
The Federalist recently carried a very informative and perceptive article about the transgender issue, exclusion of parents, and the sexualization of education in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), written by a former member of the FCPS Family Life Education Curriculum Advisory Committee. It is well worth reading. A link to the article is HERE. If…
Read MoreFairfax Schools Freak Out Over Youngkin Transgender Policy
The Fairfax County Public School system (FCPS) is having a meltdown over the Youngkin administration’s revised Model Policy for dealing with transgender issues in Virginia schools. As previously reported, the Virginia Department of Education recently rescinded the previous administration’s model transgender policy and replaced it with a new one. See “Youngkin Administration Revamps Model Transgender Policies,”…
Read MoreFairfax School Superintendent Reacts to Youngkin Transgender Policy; Fairfax Schools Monitor Responds
Superintendent Reid’s Letter to Fairfax Families On Friday, September 16, The Virginia Department of Education, under the Republican administration of Governor Glenn Younkin, published a new model policy for dealing with transgender issues in public schools (hereinafter “Model Policy”). The new policy differs in important respects from the existing transgender policy of the Fairfax…
Read MoreYoungkin Administration Revamps Model Transgender Policies
Introduction Two recent posts on this site have reported on, and criticized, the Fairfax County School Board’s transgender regulation. See “Fairfax Parents Excluded From Kids’ Gender Issues,” Aug. 31, 2022, and “Trans Rules Fairfax Schools,” Sept. 7, 2022. The Fairfax County regulation has now been thrown into doubt. On September 16, 2022, the Virginia Department of…
Read MoreTrans Rules Fairfax Schools
It’s remarkable how a tiny minority can wield the power that transgender advocates enjoy today. A few years ago we hardly heard of transgenderism; today it is the “woke” cause de jour. Some institutions are ignoring the rights of the majority in order to make a miniscule minority feel more comfortable. Nowhere is this more…
Read MoreFairfax Parents Excluded From Kids’ Gender Issues
A Conversation Between a Pre-Teen and Teacher Recently, twelve-year-old Sam approached a teacher at his Fairfax County public school, and this conversation occurred: Sam: Miss Jones, I sometimes wonder whether I’m really a girl, trapped in a boy’s body. Jones: When did you start feeling that way? Sam: A while ago, but last week, when…
Read MoreThe June 16 School Board Meeting: A Small Turning Point?
Introduction Several proposals to amend the student conduct handbook were on the agenda for the June 16 meeting of the Fairfax County School Board. What mostly drew the attention of parents was a provision making it an offense for any student, from the 4th grade on, to maliciously “deadname” or “misgender” another student, with punishment…
Read MoreAre Pornographic Books in Our Schools?
Last autumn, parents complained at a Fairfax County School Board meeting about two books found in some high school libraries. The parents alleged that the books contained homoerotic material, promoted pedophilia, and were otherwise age-inappropriate. The questioned books were Gender Queer (2019) by Maia Kobabe, which was owned by seven high schools, and Lawn Boy…
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