Went to lunch today with some women I've met through my work--they found me and invited me to join them once a month. It's lovely, they're a lot of fun, and we all agree things are messed up. We share stories, trade resources. Well today one mom told me a whopper of a story 1/
Her 14 yo son was in an art class recently, where he was working on a piece with lots of colors, somewhat rainbow like. A classmate who goes by they/them (FTM) starting yelling at him that he had no right to draw and color "their" flag, and demanded he stop. 2/
He was confused and tried to defend his picture, only to be told by the teacher to finish it at home. He had to stop working on it there. This same they/them is one of several who wear dog collars and bark at cis white boys in the hallway, regularly. 3/
The teachers do nothing to stop the abusive behavior. The tragedy? The mom had no idea these things were abusive or actionable. She thought her son had to just cope. No, that's not correct. His freedoms were violated when the teacher caved about the art, and 4/
Getting barked at because you're cis white male and hetero is sexual harassment and harassment based on race, gender and sexuality. The school has to stop it or face liability.
Told her there are lawyers she can talk to, I hope she takes me up on the offer to connect her. 5/
Told her there are lawyers she can talk to, I hope she takes me up on the offer to connect her. 5/
Meanwhile, what was the offending artwork? This: /END 
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