Trans Collective Calderdale

New school’s guidance erases the existence of trans youth. It also contains a Section 28 style clause designed to prevent schools from being positive about trans lives:

“This guidance gives the green light for transphobia and ushers in a new Section 28, explicitly aimed at the erasure of trans and non-binary young people.‘¹

Teachers are prohibited from discussing the concept of gender identity, with the Education Minister stating:

‘Biological sex is the basis of relationship, sex and health education – not these contested views‘.²

As we know from the effects of the original Section 28, this will have a huge impact on the lives of transgender young people, transgender teachers, transgender parents, and the children of transgender parents.^{3 4}

1. Our response to the UK government’s latest RSHE guidance — Anne – trans+ gender affirming healthcare ↩︎
2. Schools told not to teach about gender identity – BBC News ↩︎
3. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681811.2019.1585800 ↩︎
4. https://doi.org/10.1080/02643940802472171 ↩︎