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SpankMe

(2,957 posts)
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 05:50 PM Feb 2017

Spicer: Expect New Transgender Student Policy Wednesday

Source: NBCNews.com

The Trump administration could overturn Obama-era guidance protecting transgender students as early as Wednesday, according to White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer.

"OCR and DOJ have decided to withdraw and rescind the above-referenced guidance documents," the letter reads, "In order to further consider the legal issues involved. The Departments thus will not rely on the views expressed within them."

Overturning the school guidance could make it more difficult for transgender students to access restrooms, locker rooms, and other facilities that correspond to their gender identity and presentation rather than biological sex at birth.

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/alleged-draft-letter-rescinds-justice-department-s-transgender-student-policy-n724071



Because - let's alienate and be total dicks with the LGBT community, too! They're with the libs, aren't they?

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Spicer: Expect New Transgender Student Policy Wednesday (Original Post) SpankMe Feb 2017 OP
The slown train of progress is now in reverse n/t hibbing Feb 2017 #1
Where is the plan to defeat ISIS that was promised Sherman A1 Feb 2017 #2
This is part of it, I fear jmowreader Feb 2017 #3
Is there a link to when he said that? They_Live Feb 2017 #9
Don't have a link but if his best Sherman A1 Feb 2017 #10
this sucks Skittles Feb 2017 #4
See you in Court! bucolic_frolic Feb 2017 #5
how is trump better than pence ? JI7 Feb 2017 #6
41 percent of trans or gender non-conforming people surveyed have attempted suicide Jarqui Feb 2017 #7
people go to bathrooms to shit and piss and then maybe wash their hands* ..... Botany Feb 2017 #8

jmowreader

(50,553 posts)
3. This is part of it, I fear
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 06:06 PM
Feb 2017

"Make America suck so bad no one would want to live here, and they'll leave us alone."

They_Live

(3,231 posts)
9. Is there a link to when he said that?
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 08:26 PM
Feb 2017

Just curious, there was a post the other day of a show with Matt Lauer and the OP said that Dump said that in the video, only he did not quite say that. He said that he would get all the "best" generals and give them 30 days to come up with a plan to defeat ISIS. Then Lauer asks "so you do don't have a plan? Your plan is for someone to come up with a plan?" Then Dump basically denied what he had just said, seconds prior. king of opposites, the liar man.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
10. Don't have a link but if his best
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 09:55 PM
Feb 2017

Generals were to come up with one in 30 days then it is still overdue.

Skittles

(153,147 posts)
4. this sucks
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 06:15 PM
Feb 2017

I remember the only points I gave Trump was for his answer when he was asked which bathroom Caitlin Jenner should use in Trump Tower.....he said, "Whichever one she wants."

This shit, this sick, bigoted crap, is pure red meat for his hateful, ignorant supporters

bucolic_frolic

(43,126 posts)
5. See you in Court!
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 06:23 PM
Feb 2017

equality, freedom, court precedent up for grabs

As one wag said to me over the weekend ...

'I gotta pee.'

'Can I watch?'

JI7

(89,246 posts)
6. how is trump better than pence ?
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 06:27 PM
Feb 2017

He is going after women's rights and lgbt rights . People said he would be better than pence there.


Jarqui

(10,123 posts)
7. 41 percent of trans or gender non-conforming people surveyed have attempted suicide
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 06:27 PM
Feb 2017
http://www.sebastianmitchellbarr.com/blog/2015/10/8/why-are-transgender-people-more-likely-to-attempt-suicide

I'm not going to mince words. They're flirting with killing people - pushing those close to the edge, over the edge.

What's the point? Is government killing it's citizens with policy really just a state issue?

Why can't they leave well enough alone while we sort through how to best handle this?

So we get to give racism against Muslims a rest for a few minutes by going after transgenders?

These people outrage me.

Botany

(70,489 posts)
8. people go to bathrooms to shit and piss and then maybe wash their hands* .....
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 07:57 PM
Feb 2017

..... what is the problem?


* although some DUers don't wash their hands .... you know who you are.

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