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2/ “Gay: Someone who is mainly attracted to people of the same gender. Gay usually refers to men, as many women prefer to call themselves Lesbian.”
“Lesbian: A woman who is primarily attracted to other women”
No such thing as same sex attraction in Ireland.
“Lesbian: A woman who is primarily attracted to other women”
No such thing as same sex attraction in Ireland.
3/ Now let’s check out what we’re teaching about protected characteristics under the Equal Status Act. “Under the Equal Status Act, harassment on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity is prohibited...
4/ ...Youth organisations cannot allow a young person (or staff member) to be harassed or sexually harassed, including homophobic bullying or prejudice related to gender and sexual norms.”
Sexual norms????! Really? We’re teaching our teachers that kink is protected characteristic
Sexual norms????! Really? We’re teaching our teachers that kink is protected characteristic
5/ And what about overnight trips, sports, toilets and trans children?Parents of Ireland - are you happy with this? Teachers of Ireland - are you in agreement?
6/ Now let’s look at what we’re telling teachers to do when a child comes out as trans: Hide it from the parents. Even if the parents ask you directly. Teachers, are you happy to support a child in a process that might lead to sterilisation and long term medication?
7/ But you can’t ask the young person if they are on hormones because that’s intrusive. So if you’re concerned at all about this you can’t tell a parent and you can’t ask the young person. Are you ok with this responsibility?
8/ Sex is something you’re assigned at birth. Female and male are feelings though.
Now I’m confused. What’s sex again?
Now I’m confused. What’s sex again?
9/ There’s a video accompanying this training. Once you read the guidebook and watch the video you get credit under the Croke Park agreement. Congratulations.
10/ And in the list of definitions homophobia is now gone. Does that mean we’ve eradicated it? Nope it’s now LGBT+ bullying.
11/ The more I look at their definition of gay and lesbian the angrier I get. It’s not just same sex attraction is missing. The fact that they add in ‘mainly’ and ‘primarily’. Like you can choose to be attracted to the opposite sex if you just opened your mind a little. https://twitter.com/xx_gender/status/1299626313758707716
