Roderic O’G: Transgender issues added to primary curriculum

presumably this goes for religion too? what about Maths? Languages? Science?

or is it just specifically transgender issues? What about other things like sexual orientation?

What is your line?

you brought it up, but you are now refusing to engage in good faith. Standard tactic.

Explain why the state should not be teaching about this issue.

He’s the Minister for Children, course he’s gonna have an opinion on educating children about what it means to be transgender and diversity and all the rest of it.

It doesn’t mean that it’s ever actually going to be on the curriculum, it just means that in Roderic’s opinion it should be. That’s very different from trying to have children taught about it in 90% of schools in Ireland.

I wouldn’t be the least bit concerned tbh, Roderic says a lot 😂

sure, teach them about in school, but not in any great detail (as you recommend yourself) and send them home to look it up online....

Thats fine and well however, I don't really see the need to even explain that to them.

This thing about "acceptance" is pure nonsense. Kids aren't taught NOT to accept homosexuals, indeed kids that young (2nd classis fairly young I'd argue) tend not to even notice those things or make a big deal of them, in the same way that they don't notice colour or ethnic background.

I don't know how "highlighting" the differences in people (from the perceived "Norm") actually helps kids to accept anything.

Indeed kids are the most accepting by default and to a fault at points.

As for the transgenderism explaination - I think you leave yourself open to a hell of a lot of questions if thats how you explain it to a 2nd class kid.

I've no doubt kids nowadays are more clued in on these things however I don't particularily want a spotlight put on these things from a young age when there is absolutely no need for it.

Right so you've never actually researched it and you don't know what's happening, so you've simply assume it exists and that 11-12 year old kid are going on the dark web to find out more about suicides in order to find out how to fo do it ad so we shouldn't teach traqnsgender in schools.

Blantant scaremonering, hyperexaggeration and ignorance proven, leaving you here. Good day.

The whole of society is set up to "accept" heterosexuality and cisgender identity. Those things are seen as "normal" by default, so they don't even have to be discussed, because they're are exemplified everywhere. You're talking about not wanting a spotlight to be shone on one area of gender identity, when the entirety of daylight is constantly shone on another part of it - so much so that you don't even realise it.

This idea that we're somehow protecting children from gender identity by not talking about it is absurd. We're already constantly exposing children to gender identity, and have been since time immemorial.

Maybe your transphobia can't be helped at this stage, but luckily the coming generations stand a much better chance.

Agree - just as well that's not what's being proposed!

It depends on what is taught whether or not this is a negative or positive.

For example teaching kids what gender dysphoria is would be no big deal. It exists and those affected should have equal rights and not be harassed or bullied.

However, telling children that they all have a gender identity is not teaching facts it’s teaching ideology.

I don’t think kids should be reinforced into believing in gender roles aka girls like pink and glitter and boys like blue and sports. I think it’s better to tell kids the only person they can be is themselves and that is a great thing.

I have spoken to my eldest about sex, gender and sexuality at different stages. I overheard his friends say ‘that is so gay’ so we had to address that so he doesn’t say it.

Well there you go. Let them learn about the full spectrum of gender identity.