Indiana is among at least 10 states that have enacted laws prohibiting or restricting students from using pronouns or names that don’t match their sex assigned at birth, a restriction that opponents say further marginalizes transgender and nonbinary students. Most of the laws were enacted this year and are part of a historic wave of new restrictions on transgender youth approved by Republican states.

The measures are creating fear for transgender students and sowing confusion for teachers on how to comply but still offer a welcoming environment for everyone in their classes.

  • ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca
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    Amazing these types of laws haven’t been struck down in a country where freedom of speech is worshiped like it’s one of the 10 commandments.

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      That’s because it’s really 50 countries in a trench coat pretending to be one.

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      Freedom of speech is worshipped in the Elon Musk way: I can say anything I want but you better not dare say anything I don’t like.

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      That’s because the party that worships their ideal of free speech is the same one attacking these children. After all, if Republicans didn’t have double standards, they’d have no standards at all.

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      You are talking about a different party. Everyone knows the GOP stands for big government and micromanaging regulations.

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      Its sorta funny because its the only thing the two extremes can agree on. There are people who want to enforce individuals choice pronouns and want to enforce not using the individuals choice pronouns without taking the speakers rights to speak however they are going to.