A coalition of LGBTQ+ charities, teachers and human rights groups is urging the public to oppose “discriminatory” new guidance on how schools should treat trans students.
Teachers and LGBTQ+ groups who work with trans kids have condemned the “tone of cruelty and contempt towards children and educators throughout” the guidance, which would see trans, non-binary and gender-questioning pupils ‘outed’ to parents or carers, among other “dangerous” measures. A public consultation on the plans closes tomorrow.
They said the guidance, published by the Department for Education in December, “purposely obscures” the most urgent issues facing young trans people, including a lack of access to healthcare, discrimination and bullying in schools and, relatedly, mental health concerns.
