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LGBT protest at school

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Iam64 Mon 20-May-19 20:29:40

Head teacher at Anderton County Primary school has been threatened because the school issuing the Outsider books. Jess Philips is the local MP, she attended today to support the school and was told by one protester that those who support the use of the books were islamophobic. I'm in support of the schools, the books and Jess Philips.

Mycatisahacker Wed 22-May-19 20:18:38

DoesAnyoneKnow

But really does anyone sensible actually believe this?

I guess a very tiny minority may do but i mentioned your worries to my Dds who are only 20 and they were baffled!

Never heard of it.

Is it really mainstream?

DoesAnyoneKnow Wed 22-May-19 20:13:54

When you teach a child they are born in the wrong body, that's what you're teaching them, that males are women and can be a Mother, lesbian and females are men who are a Dad and they can become pregnant. That men have a manvagina and women have a lady penis that is an woman's sex organ. Did you Google cotton ceiling? That sexually, biology etc are social constructs.

Ilovecheese Wed 22-May-19 20:01:34

No Outsiders doesn't teach all those thing though.

DoesAnyoneKnow Wed 22-May-19 19:52:35

If some parents of a six year old think that the earth is flat should we stop teaching geography?

This is going to be a problem, how can No Outsiders teach children that they are in the wrong body, that men can have babies and males can be a Mummy and then teach these same children about biological sex organs and menstruation aged 11?

What would motivate a group of people to gain funding to develop something like No Outsiders that parents say is causing confusion to young children and produce documents that breach so many rights of the child?

Gonegirl Wed 22-May-19 19:47:29

That's a fact. Not a religious belief. Different.

Ilovecheese Wed 22-May-19 19:45:27

If some parents of a six year old think that the earth is flat should we stop teaching geography?

nanny2507 Wed 22-May-19 19:42:56

like my DD said ...it doesnt matter if people identify as a purple dinosaur...they will identify even if they dont learn about it

DoesAnyoneKnow Wed 22-May-19 19:37:55

This was an early concern from the parents.

Have you seen the rights of children link I posted?

It appears some are more equal than others according to Andrew Moffat and the others he worked with using half a million pounds of funding to develop queering the classroom lessons which is part of a wider strategy for queering the nation to believe that childhood, sexuality, biology etc are social constructs.

Mycatisahacker Wed 22-May-19 19:29:19

Fennel

I shrudder to think what my parents said in the 70s and I thought the P word was completely normal.

Silly as it sounds my parents actually were kind just products of their generation as was I

My dds now 20 do tell me off sometimes wink if I say a word that’s not PC! Tbf I thought queer wasn’t ok but it’s been used in here!

but I think absolutely be kind is all really isn’t it!

Fennel Wed 22-May-19 18:50:29

Mycat "teach your children to be kind" - and tolerant. That's the root of it.
Mine sometimes tell me off for a few racial prejudices that I have. Hangover from war years etc.

Anniebach Wed 22-May-19 18:39:28

Is it acceptable to tell a 6 year old, ‘your parents are wrong’?

Gonegirl Wed 22-May-19 18:28:23

Just leave the subject out at this school, with its 98% muslim children.

Gonegirl Wed 22-May-19 18:27:12

And what does the teacher say when the little muslim kid says "my mum/dad says it's not right. People shouldn't do that."?

For heaven's sake, let the parents have whatever religious views they want to have. Whether we agree with them or not.

Mycatisahacker Wed 22-May-19 18:22:53

And yes again teach kids and grandchildren to be kind! That’s all that matters.

Maybe it’s ok to not think homosexuality is ok?? For you? As long as you accept it’s ok for others?

I get that doesn’t help gay kids from religious families but what else can we do?

pinkquartz Wed 22-May-19 18:21:56

It doesn't matter if the child asks more questions. Just say that people can be different.
And that people can love each other , that love is the important part.

I wouldn't go into explicit sex instruction to a five year old so it is possible to just say that is how some people are.
By the time the child is ready for sex education you can go into details.....but a lot of children may already know of gay and lesbian parents.

Mycatisahacker Wed 22-May-19 18:19:01

The thing is if you totally alienate the parents you risk them taking their kids out of mainstream school permanently and if they are then put into echo chambers you May raise a new generation of very bigoted adults?

We are where we are and we can’t hoik kids into care because their parents don’t accept homosexuality etc.

So surely we have to be pragmatic?

We allowed this multiculturalism into our country and we now have to deal with it on s practical basis.

The only Alternative is making lawyers very rich by picking over the human rights acts!

So right to practise religious beliefs verses the rights of the LGBTQ people.

As if we didn’t see this coming! hmm

pinkquartz Wed 22-May-19 18:18:55

"just teach kids to be kind"

yes yes and yes

Gonegirl Wed 22-May-19 18:18:21

You don't think the child is likely to ask why has such-and-such got two dads. And then, bearing in mind how much children know about where babies come from at a quite young age these days (grin), comes the question, "how can [same child] have two dads? How does that work?

Nah.Not likely. They are all totally little innocents aren't they. hmm

pinkquartz Wed 22-May-19 18:15:34

"I think it might be best to leave this bit of pastoral care out of the curriculum in the case of muslims"

Why on earth should this bit be left out for muslims? They need it to know about acceptance.
The attitude behind the sex gangs who groomed and abused young white girls was that they teach their boys that a white girl is fair game...I know exactly what they teach from direct experience that I cannot go into here.
But it is a serious difficulty.
If the young kids go home and there is conflict with their parents then too bad.....it is time to learn to accept our culture is liberal and learn to adapt or leave.

pinkquartz Wed 22-May-19 18:07:16

I think a lot of misunderstandings going on about what is planned to teach the primary kids..
The primary schools are only going to say that all people are equal in our culture and it is ok to have 2 dads or 2 mums or whatever.
That us why it is titled No Outsiders,
That is an important message to get across when children are young.
There are people who are very down on our more liberal culture and this has to be nipped in the bud.
Otherwise they will continue to fight against our values.
Also other religions can be bigoted, so it is good to teach kids while they are young to not be judgemental.

The school cannot back down on this it is too important. Otherwise bigotry wins.

Ilovecheese Wed 22-May-19 17:06:09

Very true Alexa

Alexa Wed 22-May-19 16:47:43

EllanVannin wrote:

"Diverse discussions should be for 6th formers, not infants/primary schoolchildren.
Blimey, some kids don't even know how/where fruit and veg are grown !"

But where fruit and veg are grown is not as important as being kind to all your little friends.

DoesAnyoneKnow Wed 22-May-19 16:26:23

Here is a breakdown of the rights of the child violations

www.transgendertrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/CRIA-Toolkitweb.pdf

EllanVannin Wed 22-May-19 16:15:45

It gives a new slant on the " now't so queer as folk " phrase !

Nonnie Wed 22-May-19 16:14:17

Surely if you don't like the law of the land you should campaign against it not at the person who is implementing said law?