By Judi McLeod ——Bio and Archives--February 9, 2023
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Shout out to Montana Repub Rep. Brandon Ler, who said on Wednesday during a hearing that his children, who live on a farm and ranch, “have learned from a very young age that cows are cows and bulls are bulls” and it's not open for interpretation”.
“Children should not be forced to call somebody something they’re not,” Ler said.
In plain language, Ler threw a piercing bright light on the confusion now reaching absurd heights in how folk should refer to transgenders.
Rather than the use of he/she, which can get you cancelled, tormented and ridiculed on Twitter— or even banned from the rest of your school year, as happened to —in Canada, why not call out “YOOWHO!” when you just don’t know which pronoun might land you in trouble.
“YOOWHO!” is appropriate when you don’t know which name will attract the attention of the person you are trying to call.
“YOOWHO” is, after all, a derivative for the name of the wackos who made transgender names so confusing in the first place— the “YAHOOS”.
“Montana schools would not be able to punish students who purposely misgender or deadname their transgender peers under a Republican-backed legislative proposal that opponents argue will increase bullying of children who are already struggling for acceptance. (Yahoo, Feb. 8, 2023)
It is children being kicked out of school for “misgendering” or “deadnaming” their transgender peers and not the transgendered who are left “struggling for acceptance”.
“The proposal, co-sponsored by more than two dozen GOP lawmakers, would declare that it’s not discrimination to use a transgender classmate’s legal name or refer to them by their birth gender. Schools would be prevented from adopting policies to punish students who do so. (Yahoo)
“It comes amid a wave of legislation this year in Montana and other conservative states seeking to limit or ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth. Montana's Senate passed a ban on gender-affirming medical care or surgery for minors on Wednesday.
But aren’t the real “bigots” those changing the language?
“But the proposal on misgendering and deadnaming is apparently the only existing legislation of its kind in the country this year, said Olivia Hunt, policy director for the National Center for Transgender Equity. (Yahoo)
“This would make Montana unique in enshrining the right to be bigoted toward or the right to bully trans children in the state code,” Hunt said.”
But aren’t the real “bigots” those changing the language?
“The proposal would not apply to teachers, but some states are considering bills that would protect teachers’ rights to refer to students by their birth names and gender. (Yahoo)
"Main sponsor, Rep. Ler, who said his children, who live on a farm and ranch, “have learned from a very young age that cows are cows and bulls are bulls” and it's not open for interpretation, tried for returning common sense to the classroom.
“Opponents agreed that students who accidentally use a wrong pronoun or name should not be punished, but said schools should still be able to respond to purposeful misgendering and deadnaming, perhaps under an anti-bullying policy. (AP)
“Refusing to acknowledge a transgender student’s preferred name and pronouns amounts to bullying, said SK Rossi, testifying on behalf of the Human Rights Campaign.
"The problem with the bill is that it takes away the ability of schools and teachers and administrators to intervene when something becomes cruel, before it becomes physical,” Rossi said.”
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Are we now accusing children confused by the manufactured transgender confusion of becoming physical, SK Rossi?
“The issue of punishment for misgendering or deadnaming doesn't appear to be a problem in Montana, according to Emily Dean, director of advocacy for the Montana School Boards Association. She said she was unaware of any students who had been punished for such actions. (Yahoo)
“Max Finn, a transgender middle schooler from Missoula, said he faces backlash from fellow students, including having crude remarks made about him and being tripped in the hallway, even though his teachers try to stop it from happening.
“If my teachers can’t or won’t intervene, it gets much worse,” Finn said.
“People representing educational organizations, pediatricians, parents of transgender children and students testified against the bill, saying it would lead to unchallenged bullying and harassment as well as anxiety and depression among transgender students.
“School is supposed to be a place where you are accepted and a place where your safety is supposed to be one of the top priorities,” Layla Riggs testified. “With the passage of this bill, even the illusion of safety for transgender and nonbinary students would be gone.”
School is also supposed to be a place where kids learn how to read and write; how to think and not WHAT to think.
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