Trump admin to rescind trans student protections: source

[demmiblue]

Source: Washington Blade



Despite pleas from parents of transgender children and LGBT employees, the Trump administration is set Tuesday to rescind Obama-era guidance to schools barring discrimination against transgender students and ensuring they have access to the restroom consistent with their gender identity.

Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, told the Washington Blade on Monday she’s heard from “reliable sources” President Trump has green-lighted the plan for the Justice Department and Education Department to send a “Dear Colleague” letter to schools rescinding the guidance.

“This is the first day of the president’s second month in office and he is now fully coming after LGBT people,” Keisling said. “I’m angry; I’m outraged. This is about kids who just want to go to school who just want to be themselves, and to hear the president a week or two ago talk about how supportive he is of LGBT people, it’s just outrageous that he go after trans kids this way.”

Removal of the guidance would fulfill a campaign promise from Trump, who pledged to rescind the guidance after it was issued, but still “protect everybody,” amid outcry from conservative-leaning states. The Trump administration would be moving to rescind the guidance shortly after the confirmation of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

Read more: https://www.washingtonblade.com/2017/02/20/trump-administration-rescind-obama-era-trans-students-protections/

[nycbos]

1. Yeah and all the Social Justice Warriors still stay "I just couldn't vote for Hillary...

... something something neocon, warmonger."


With "friends" like that who needs enemies?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. "Im angry; Im outraged." But I'm not surprised.

Coming up next: orientation is just a theory, and we have to teach the alternative beliefs too. It's only fair.

[ananda]

3. Of course they are!

They plan to destroy everyone and everything in sight ..
except, supposedly, themselves and their rich cronies.

Except .. it doesn't exactly work that way. The lessons
of history show that it will always be a pyrrhic victory,
but, of course, they either don't know about history or
else don't care about it.. likely both.

[Dopers_Greed]

4. One of my best friends (who is trans) was posting anti-Hillary Wikileaks stuff during the election

SMH. I know I can't blame them for Dumpf's victory, but the irony...

[riversedge]

6. that is shameful. Did they really think Trump would do anything to protect them?

[Dopers_Greed]

8. No, but...

Was definitely letting perfect be the enemy of good

[Liberalagogo]

5. Ya still endorsing the RUMP,

Caitlyn?

[riversedge]

7. The 'guidance' has Obama's name on it--therefore it must be stepped on. It is the

mandate you know.

I think the good schools will still use the guidance IMHO


....Removal of the guidance would fulfill a campaign promise from Trump, who pledged to rescind the guidance after it was issued, but still “protect everybody,” amid outcry from conservative-leaning states. The Trump administration would be moving to rescind the guidance shortly after the confirmation of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.............

[sarcasmo]

9. The only people safe are white, straight and Christian.

One month and this country is FUBAR.