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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/Kwinza 7d ago

“I think we need to complete the consultation process and make sure that there is guidance that is age appropriate.

That is helpful for teachers and has at its heart the safeguarding of children.”

Story over nothing. He didn't say he doesn't want schools teaching gender, he said they want to wait until they have all the facts as to how to teach it.

But its pinknews, its basically the dailymail of the far left.

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u/glasgowgeg 7d ago edited 7d ago

Speaking with reporters during a school visit in Kettering, Starmer said: “No, I’m not in favour of ideology being taught in our schools on gender,” he said.

Any reason you admitted omitted the first quote from him?

He didn't say he doesn't want schools teaching gender

Sure, if you ignore he did. If you don't consider it age appropriate until 18, that's de facto saying you don't want it taught in schools.

Edit: Fixed autocorrect.

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u/BAT-OUT-OF-HECK 7d ago

If you don't consider it age appropriate until 18,

He literally did not say this. Age appropriate means teaching things at an appropriate complexity level, it doesn't mean not teaching it at all until adulthood