Chilliwack School Trustee: "Allowing children to change gender is nothing short of child abuse'
Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld is absolutely correct and he is brave enough to make that statement publicly.
The Chilliwack School Board are every bit as gutless as the Peel District School are. The all want to shun him and belittle him. Well, Chilliwack School Board, he's right and you're wrong. Cowardice is so unappealing.
Here is the CBC Article:
Chilliwack school trustee: Allowing children to 'change gender is nothing short of child abuse'
Former Vancouver school board chair calls for trustee's resignation following remarks.
By Cathy Kearney
Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld is facing widespread criticism after denouncing members of B.C.'s education system as "radical cultural nihilists" for their policies on gender rights and education in a Facebook post Monday.
"At the risk of being labelled a bigoted homophobe, I have to say that I support traditional family values and I agree with the College of Pediatricians that letting little children choose to change gender is nothing short of child abuse," wrote Neufeld.
In May, Psychology Today wrote that the group Neufeld referred to, the American College of Pediatricians, is "a small but clever anti-LGBT group [that] created a legit-sounding name."
On its website, the college "urges health-care professionals, educators and legislators to reject all policies that condition children to accept as normal a life of chemical and surgical impersonation of the opposite sex."
Requests for an interview with Neufeld went unanswered.
Swift criticism
Hours after the post appeared, former Vancouver school board chair Patti Bacchus tweeted that Neufeld should apologize, and called for his resignation.
Education Minister Rob Fleming said trustees can have their own opinions, but the province's public education system is one that values human rights, democracy and inclusion.
"We have very good consensus aro..
