Roderic O’G: Transgender issues added to primary curriculum

The problem is the modern trend to refuse to acknowledge something abnormal in case it hurts the feelings of someone.

Thus no one can be abnormal, everyone no matter what disability or condition is normal.

We end up with the joke of a situation where someone born, reared and have lived all their lives as a woman and have all traits of a normal woman (i.e. XX chromosomes, vagina, periods, possibly having borne children) has to label themselves a cis woman becuase there is a tiny percentage of guys who feel they are a woman and may or may not have had hormone treatment and surgery.

We had huge fooking palaver about IRFU banning trans women competing in womens rugby when it affected just two individuals in the entire country.

So a woman is someone 99.999% of the time having XX chromosomes and a vagina is now a preconceived sterotype.

FFS.

Tis the boards way as they say.

There was one quote, two emojis and two questions. Are you sure you read my post?

Erm, abnormal effectively means rare.

"deviating from what is normal or usual"

Freak is the same, its not normal.

Go make up your own words rather than redefine mine please.

It's literally explained in the post, it's there in plain english.

No its not. Your post has nothing to do with what the minister has or has not proposed be taught to our children in our schools. Its just waffle.

You are going to lose your mind when you hear what they did to Humpty Dumpty.

So the minister replying "absolutely"

to the question "Asked if school children should be taught more about what it means to be transgender,"

Is cause for concern?

He has suggested nothing in that comment what are you concerned about. That children learn their are trans people in the world?

"His department, with the Department of Social Protection, is working on policies on whether children under the age of 16 should be able to declare their gender identity"

His department is the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth affairs

Are you really concerned that minister with responsibility for children and equality is looking into gender identity with a specific lens on children's issue.

Is it really surprising that the minister with responsibility for an area that is a hot topic might suggest his department consider it.

IMO I would be more concerned if the minister with his portfolio said no they were not looking into this area at all.

So I still don't understand the concern.

Unusual does not equal abnormal

Normal is the range of difference you would expect to find within a otherwise healthy population. Some people have a visceral hatred of the taste of cucumber. These people are a minority. They are not however abnormal because they are a minority. It is normal for a small number of people to have a difference that causes them to experience taste differently.

Just like it is normal for some people to be gay.

And just like it is normal for a much much smaller number of people to have a different gender identity.

And as long as people are otherwise healthy, where is the harm in discussing it openly?