Conservative activists are in an uproar over a new transgender-inclusive policy in Massachusetts [PDF] designed to prevent gender identity-discrimination in schools. Today, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council added his voice, arguing that Massachusetts schools will soon see “teenage boys invading girls’ locker rooms.” He blamed the new policy on the 2004 legalization of same-sex marriage in the state, which he said led to “the fundamental altering of society,” and called on parents “to protect your kids from a fate like Massachusetts’s” by opposing marriage equality.
If there’s one subject giving Massachusetts schools trouble, it’s anatomy! Hello, I’m Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. In kindergarten classes, learning about genders won’t be the problem–but ignoring them might be! Under a new statewide directive, Massachusetts officials are rolling out the welcome mat to cross-dressing students by banning everything from gender-based sports teams to sex-specific bathrooms. And anyone who doesn’t like it had better keep quiet–or else. If a student so much as refers to a peer by their biological sex, it’s “grounds for discipline.” And people wonder why families are pulling their children out of public school! Maybe, you’ve fallen for the lie that same-sex marriage won’t affect you. Well, it may take teenage boys invading girls’ locker rooms to prove it. Redefining marriage is about a lot more than two people who love each other. This is about the fundamental altering of society. If you want to protect your kids from a fate like Massachusetts’s, it starts by defending marriage now.
