r/unitedkingdom • u/PinkNews Verified Media Outlet • 5d ago

Keir Starmer says he doesn’t want schools teaching young people about transgender identities ...

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/25/keir-starmer-trans-education-general-election-2024/
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u/jmdg007 Liverpool 5d ago

Surely people realise Trans people aren't going to just go away by not mentioning them in school? I went to a Catholic school about 10 years ago where they never got mentioned once by teachers yet I know at least 2 people from my year who are Trans now.

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u/limeflavoured Hucknall 5d ago

Surely people realise Trans people aren't going to just go away by not mentioning them in school?

It's literally identical logic to that used for Sectuon 28. They think that by forcing schools to avoid mentioning it people will stop being trans. It's inhumane.

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u/Anandya 5d ago

That's predicated on the argument that I can turn anyone gay through the power of "education and debate".