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Monday, October 2nd, 2023

He, She, They: The Pronoun Debate Will Likely Land at the Supreme Court

Author:     KIMBERLY WEHLE
Source:     Politico
Publication Date:     10/01/2023 | 07:00 AM EDT
 Link: He, She, They: The Pronoun Debate Will Likely Land at the Supreme Court
Stephan:  

This is how deeply the MAGAt obsession with gender and sexuality has invaded our culture, and how badly it is being handled by parents. I can’t imagine having a child who constantly references themselves by the other gender, and not compassionately working with them, getting therapeutic help if necessary. And yet, as this report details that is obviously a controversial and deeply disputed issue. It looks like the MAGAt majority cabal that dominates the Supreme Court is going to become deeply embroiled in this issue this term. So this is going to be a continuing dispute in the United States.

Parents look at a self-portrait their son drew expressing his identity. Credit: Shelby Tauber for The Washington Post / Getty 

Once again, a pitched battle in America’s culture wars is making its steady way to the U.S. Supreme Court. In this round, the emerging question is whether public school children have a right to choose names and pronouns affirming their gender identity, or whether parents’ right to manage the upbringing of their children overrides it.

Three separate federal appeals courts have already confronted the issue, which has left school administrators across the country having to pick between the wishes and needs of students on one hand, and the demands of parents that they be alerted to their children’s gender and pronoun preferences at school on the other.

The legal issues in these cases are not easy ones, pitting children’s rights against their parents’ rights. Upset parents contend that by using a child’s preferred pronouns without their knowledge, government actors are illegally providing medical care without the parental consent that state law mandates. Weighing against […]

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1 Comment

  1. Albus Eddie on Monday, October 2, 2023 at 5:58 am

    We live in a society that is sick and becoming sicker. This article touches on many of the relevant issues involved. It will be interesting to see how these issues play out.