Conservative MP Nick Fletcher tells schools trans children 'going through a phase'
Mr Fletcher said his letter was designed to "set out his position" on gender identity
His letter states that "boys are boys and girls are girls", and the media glamorises a "transgender lifestyle".It was also criticised by the former boss of an LGBTQ+ youth charity, who said the comments "deny the existence" of transgender teens and could harm their mental health.His letter asks schools to confirm their position on the matter before going on to outline his own.
Mr Fletcher acknowledges that some may disagree with him, but suggests that children who would previously have been dubbed Tomboys or similar may now wrongly be led to believe they are transgender. "Or to discuss the fact that teachers have had a real-term pay cut. Or to talk about the stress that pupils are under doing SATS."I don't think we need advice from [him] on how to deal with this single issue," he added.
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