1/ My school district has a secret gender transition plan for students. It helps them transition at school while keeping it hidden from parents and others. It's called an "Identity Support Document" and it is creepy...🧵
2/Page 1 let's students and staff know our district is dedicated to being intimately involved with the sexual expression of the children in their care:
The following document is provided to assist District Employees in supporting students who have approved staff members regarding their gender identity and expression and the need for support in the school setting
Share with student: The purpose of this document is to ensure that every student feels supported. This document will create a shared understanding about the ways your gender identity will be supported by the Capistrano Unified School District.
3/A little further down are boxes for a student to provide their "chosen" name, their "sex assigned at birth" and their "gender identity." They've helpfully named just a few identities to get the kids started. Just because gender is unlimited doesn't mean paper is.
4/ perhaps most disturbing is the question about parents/guardians, all the way to the bottom, lurking like a beat up old white box van with a clown in the driver's seat passing out free candy...Is this person aware of your secret? The school has to know who to lie to
5/Page 2 explains that you can change your name/identity in the online portals, but if you're worried your parents will see (we have access to the portals) you can choose to keep it a secret with certain adults at school. It can't be grooming if it's in the official school paperwork, right??
If you change your name/gender in Aeries and Canvas, staff will have access to that update. If you do not change your name/gender in Aeries and Canvas but are requesting that some or all members of the school community use your preferred name/gender, let’s talk about how that will be communicated and to whom.
6/The plan also provides a snitch section to report on "unsafe" students or situations. Please keep in mind that when female students in our district approached admins about feeling unsafe with boys able to be in their bathrooms, they were offered therapy for their bigotry
7/You'll also notice it allows the student to choose which bathrooms, locker rooms and athletic teams they prefer. The CA education code does contain this reference, but the bill it uses as legal precedent AB1266 contains no such language or provision.
8/Page 3 makes room for the child to spill any other secrets they might have. And while all this is absolutely NOT supported by AB1266, @AGRobBonta is suing school districts across that state that have enacted parental rights policies. This is the perversion we battle here
9/The plan was originally called the "Individual Transition Plan" but when parents got wise to it, they pulled,revised and refiled it under its current name. They blatantly deceive parents and then gaslight us and abuse us with gross perversions of the law meant to protect us
10/I live in a conservative area and we have a liberal school board. It happens when ppl get comfortable. I ran for this board and lost in 2022. The board remains a progressive nightmare in a conservative bastion. Nothing changes if good people don't step up.
11/If you think your district is safe from this nonsense, you should think twice. Poke around and see if they have one of these plans. If they do, send me the evidence and I'll share. Thanks to for digging this up and compiling the info.instagram.com/caparentsright…
I live in CA, so #TamponTim's inspiration is our public school system. Last year my child's high school put pads and tampons in the boys bathrooms, for all those "people who menstruate." You won't be surprised to hear what happened next...1/
The maxi pads were the first casualties. Boys have an idea what they do/where they go, but when they're actually holding one in their hands they realize something amazing-these things stick 2/
In short order maxi pads were everywhere - stuck to lockers, chairs, the floor. Boys were sticking them to each other's backs or phones. Some even used them to spell out messages. The janitors - who already rightly hate public school teens - were furious 3/
It's been a while since I've mothered a little boy, but recently we hosted our 9-year-old nephew for a week. I had forgotten how insane little boys are. Here are some things I was forced to remember about the feral creatures that are little boys:
1. Pants are not the default. A boy looks at pants and sees a barrier between his hand and the parts of his body he will need to scratch or adjust or simply remind himself are there. It is not a given that said boy will think to don said pants when preparing to leave the home.
2. Like pants, shoes are merely a societal inconvenience. It may seem obvious to you that when you get in the car to go somewhere in public, you should be wearing shoes. That is not as obvious to little boys. Refuse to check for shoes before leaving home at your own peril.
Some things we learned in our journey of getting to know #HarrietTubman for this unique take on her personality, some of which you may know yourself/ (#minty is available on Youtube and Vimeo )
1)She was always considered a very independent girl/slave
2)she had incredibly adult responsibilities as a child bc she was trusted and a self-starter, two qualities that would eventually lead her and many others to freedom
3)She was hit in the head w a brick thrown by a slave owner when she tried to intervene in a punishment
4)she developed narcolepsy but swore to her dying day it wasn't narcolepsy but a gift from God. She claimed God showed her visions in her "fugues", some that helped her out of some very risky close calls. She credits those visions with her successes.
THREAD: A white lady approached my husband at the store the other day & stared at him until he felt moved to ask her if they knew each other. She said, "I just wanted to say I'm sorry" & then gave a little speech about him feeling welcome in our community.
I appreciate the sentiment behind it (she just doesn't know what else to do, I suppose) and he did too but please, white people, don't do this. We've never even thought twice about belonging here. It's unnerving to now suddenly be singled out. Also...
Life these days is exhausting enough. We don't want to be your emotional paper towels. Don't wipe your regret and guilt all over us and then walk away. It isn't our job to appease whatever unease you are feeling but it's starting to feel like a job.
Had a very interesting hour long conversation with my dentist. She’s an immigrant and self employed. Newsom voter. Told me she loved what Trump did last night. She’s sick of the lockdowns killing her practice & she’s sick of Dems allowing lawlessness. She’s voting Trump in Nov
I was so fascinated when she said - I liked what Trump had to say last night (she knows what I do for work so felt safe talking about it). I asked in surprise - really?And she spent an hour talking to me about how she has done everything Dem govt has asked & stil being punished
She said she’s been ambivalent about trump, but our state leaders are not only ignoring business owners but punishing them for needing to operate to survive. 3 fellow dentists committed suicide last month bc of COVID closures. She’s watching the fallout & Dems have no solutions.
THREAD 1. I don't want to hear one more person say "I hate watching black conservatives fight. They're on the same side&need to focus on fighting the left". We're not a bunch of frigging babies who need mom&dad to keep us from being mean to each other. We're not even a "group"
2.We are individuals who agree on many things pertaining to race and culture but who also have very different life experiences and world views. We don't need to form any kind of line, we're all intelligent, thinking human beings. We're expressing ideas.
3.What we are NOT doing is being the "saviors" of our race. It is not our job, or ANYone's job to "save" black people. Black people are perfectly capable of saving themselves and in fact have been doing it for hundreds of years already.