In New Hampshire, transgender 3rd grader is now allowed to go to school as girl

[afleitch]

I understand alot of parents wish to protect their children by saying 'they are too young to know' when it comes to a variety of issues, but alot of transgender people and other LGBT individuals if asked as an adult will tell you that they knew who they were from a young age whether it's 5 or 14. A child will have great difficulty expressing who they are (and who they are not) but when it is expressed it has to be listened to. Now of course some children just play dress and roleplay and it all means nothing in the end so there has to be a degree of sensitivity. Just because it's a complex issue shouldn't mean it is simply ignored until the child is entering puberty (which psychologically can be a difficult time) or an adult. This girl will be much happier as a result.

[afleitch]

And yes, there are posts in this thread (earlier on) which are purely bigoted, and if the moderators want to be consistent about not allowing bigoted statements, will do something about that fact.

Any mod responses?

The offending posts have been reported. As a moderator I find some of the comments here about transgendered individuals at least misinformed and at worst downright apalling.

[afleitch]

Anyways, I would classify homosexuality and transsexualism as "problems" in that we don't want them to happen to us. I certainly would rather not my child be exclusively homosexual or transsexual.

What a sh-t. If they were be thankful that they were alive, well and hopefully going to meet the right person someday.

[afleitch]

The fact that the mods have done nothing relevant in terms of reacting to the clear transphobia here is not only apalling, I've not posted here in a while because of it, and may leave altogether (which isn't some kind of threat, because those of you who should be suspended if not banned would likely love to see me go).  But it shows that despite all the supposed moderation around here, the moderators aren't doing their job.  This is absolutely absurd.

For the record I raised it with my fellow mods. No infractions were given (The 'disgusting' comment was not infracted due to 'freedom of speech') which I said wasn't really a satisfactory response. To my knowledge nothing has been done.