Smith's changes put vunerable students at increased risk. They violate Charter rights of students who want the freedom/support to live authentically when parents won't support them. The laws promote bias and discrimination against kids who are just trying to be themselves.

13/13

The only way to socially transition fully is with parental support. So if a student could come out safely to get that support, they absolutely would.

If they don't have that support and can't get it, forcing that student to suffer more is not the right answer.

12/13

If a student could get a parent's support, they absolutely would and would hide nothing at all. Why?

Without it, they are being "dead-named" all over the school. Yearbooks, cast list, roll call, MS Teams, transcripts, etc - none of it changes without parental support.

11/13

So, what helps these students?

Somehow affirming what they are going through, and everyone treating you like how you feel.

And what’s the main way students do that at school? They choose a gender-affirming name and ask for their correct pronouns to be used.

10/13

• They may become depressed or withdraw so they don’t have to deal with others.
• Many dabble with drugs/alcohol as a way to cope.
• Some run away.
• Some become disengaged from school, or drop out.
• And for severe cases, they sadly consider or commit suicide.

9/13

When these students are completely unsupported both at home and at school, they suffer.

What happens to these students when they aren’t supported? They are far less likely to be successful students and emotionally healthy adults when they leave school.

8/13

So, often the parents *do know* and still don't support their kid.

Or, the student doesn't believe its safe to come out to their parents because they fear the consequences.

Why do we need to help students who want to use a preferred name and correct pronouns at school?

7/13

In the same survey, the students tell us that when they came out as trans/non-binary to their families:
• 7% were threatened with violence.
• 6% experienced violence from parents.
• 7% were kicked out of their home.
• 10% were sent to conversion therapy.

6/13

That said, in some less common cases, the students have elected not to tell their parents because the students don’t think it’s safe to come out.

And, who would know better than that student themselves, right?

Certainly not the government.

5/13

• 42% of students who came out were not supported/respected by family.
• 78% of parents would not help with/support a name change.
• 49% of parents did not respect their correct pronouns.
• 67% of parents didn’t stand up for the student with family, friends or others.

4/13

What trans and non-binary youth tell us is most often they aren’t “hiding” this information at all.

In a recent survey, Canadian trans and non-binary students said that they did come out to their parents, and in many cases their parents refused to support them:

3/13

Those who support her pronoun law say that without it, students are “hiding” information from parents who have a right to be fully informed about their child’s private matters. And, of course parents always want to be in the loop about what their kids do and believe.

2/13

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