rant · moment 22 of 24
Should Teachers Be Forced to Out Trans Kids? His Middle Ground
from Secret Service Sloped Roof Party | The Tim Dillon Show #401 · #401
2 min
He argues against both forcing teachers to out trans students and laws barring them from doing so, proposing a joking system where he'd reward trans kids who do their homework and threaten to out ones who don't.
- Tim argues teachers shouldn't be forced to out trans students to parents, but also shouldn't be prevented from doing so.
- Some kids have shitty hateful parents, some have good ones trying to be involved, but most parents are in the middle trying to figure out what the trans thing is.
- Tim identifies the bizarre inversion: adults are allowed to play dress-up while children are being asked to make permanent medical decisions at younger ages.
- His middle ground approach as a teacher would be conditional: keep a trans student's identity private if they're doing well in school, but call parents if they're not completing work or refusing to follow classroom expectations.
- The solution should be teacher discretion and rewarding trans students who are trying while holding accountable those who aren't, not laws.