Bathroom directive is not fair
I am writing in response to the directive President Obama issued concerning Title IX and the guidelines public schools should adhere to concerning transgender students – or, should I say, students who identify as the opposite sex, whether they are dressed that way or not.
One article said these guidelines are “groundbreaking.” Really? It sounds to me like our president is bullying the public school system to either comply with the directive, as it is not a forced law, or else the schools will lose federal funding. How can they operate without the government’s help? By raising taxes. This kind of sounds like bullying to me. How can our president get away with it?
I have read that this directive comes in response to request from schools and parents seeking guidance. It further states schools must ensure young people know they have the opportunity to get an education in an environment free from discrimination, harassment and violence. As much as I oppose discrimination, I have to ask this question: What about the rights of young people who are against this and do not want the opposite gender in their restrooms, locker rooms and showers? People who oppose this are being bullied into complying with what the LGBTQ community wants.
When I wake up in the morning, I identify as a heterosexual female and I use the restroom that corresponds to what I am biologically. I have female anatomy, therefore I am a female, and always will be. When a man wakes up in the morning and feels like a woman, and either dresses the part or not, he is still a male even if his male anatomy has been removed. His DNA and skeletal system will always be male. It will not change.
This is a choice that a man or woman faces every day as to how you identify. It is a mental choice, not a physical one. It’s a choice being forced upon me and my children and that is not fair.
Pamela Woods
Washington