{"id":54944,"date":"2024-05-18T10:18:33","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T14:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=54944"},"modified":"2024-05-18T10:18:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T14:18:33","slug":"the-insanity-continues-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=54944","title":{"rendered":"The Insanity Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kake.com\/story\/50790776\/mississippi-school-district-faces-title-ix-lawsuit-after-trans-teen-barred-from-attending-band-concert-for-wearing-a-dress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KAKE<\/a> posted an article sourced to CNN about a young man who was not allowed to attend a band concert because he was wearing a dress. The occurred in Mississippi where the high school principal stated, \u201cBoys can\u2019t wear skirts or dresses\u201d and later said, \u201cYou can\u2019t represent our school dressed like that.\u201d The article reports that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and ACLU of Mississippi have filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/press-releases\/aclu-files-title-ix-complaint-against-harrison-county-school-district-for-dress-code-discrimination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">federal complaint<\/a> against the Harrison County School District on behalf of the\u00a0 child&#8217;s mother because of the incident. This is insanity. The child&#8217;s mother needs to get the child the psychological help he needs to deal with his gender dysphoria. Wearing a dress is not a solution&#8211;it is part of the problem.<\/p>\n<p>The article reports:<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Article-paragraph\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>When presented with an ultimatum to have her mother bring \u201cboys\u2019 clothes\u201d or not be allowed to participate, A.H. chose to change into a button-down shirt and dress pants and continue with the concert.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Article-paragraph\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201cA.H. felt utterly humiliated to be seen in clothing that was inconsistent with her gender identity,\u201d said the complaint.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Article-paragraph\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>The Harrison County School District enforces a sex-based dress code that requires students to \u201cfollow the dress attire consistent with their biological sex,\u201d according to the district\u2019s student <a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/scschoolfiles\/3771\/secondary_2023_2024_english.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">handbook<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Article-paragraph\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>The complaint states the school board added the \u201cbiological sex\u201d provision to the dress code during a July 2023 meeting \u201cin response to transgender and gender nonconforming students\u2019 complaints about not being permitted to wear clothing associated with their gender identity and\/or expression at school-sponsored events.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a high school child. He is not old enough to smoke or drink. He cannot get his ear pierced without his parent&#8217;s consent. Why is his mother enabling him in a mental illness?<\/p>\n<p>The article concludes:<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Article-paragraph\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>In Mississippi and in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/03\/29\/us\/anti-lgbtq-bills-alabama-nigel-shelby-legacy\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">other states<\/a>, LGBTQ+ students are seeing their rights being chipped away. On Monday, Mississippi\u2019s Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill that requires people to use restrooms and housing at public education institutions that corresponds to their gender assigned at birth.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Article-paragraph\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>People will only be allowed to use housing or bathrooms based on their \u201csex \u2018determined solely by a birth,\u2019 without regard to the fluidity of how someone acts or feels,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/billstatus.ls.state.ms.us\/documents\/2024\/pdf\/SB\/2700-2799\/SB2753SG.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bill<\/a> states.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Article-paragraph\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Rob Hill, state director for the Human Rights Campaign Mississippi, said all Mississippians deserve \u201ca state that allows them to exist in peace \u2013 and a government focused on making life better for all of us.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Article-paragraph\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201cInstead, Governor Reeves caved to MAGA politicians, stoking anti-trans panic, flinging the doors open to harassment and discrimination, and attempting to strip basic rights from LGBTQ+ people in our state.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No bias here!<\/p>\n<p>Transitioning is not a decision that should be made before age 21. Some of the steps taken are irreversible, and a teenager does not have the mental capacity to understand fully what that means. Parents also need to steer their children away from transitioning and help them find the root of that desire. Being a teenager is difficult. Adding irreversible surgery and drugs to the mix is not helpful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, KAKE posted an article sourced to CNN about a young man who was not allowed to attend a band concert because he was wearing a dress. 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