by Bev White on substack
Ignored letters may not always signify inaction.
Under the guise of inclusion and by force teaming the inconsistently defined and poorly understood terms related to identity, TQ+ (Trans, Queer and “plus identities”) have been added to those denoting sexuality, LGB (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexuality). Combined LGBTQ+ has become a vehicle with which to vigorously promote and validate a personal identity throughout workplaces and education, the policies used to promote what has come to be known as ‘trans’ or ‘gender identity’ invariably highlight the inconsistencies and lack of clarity within the theory that has been widely adopted and termed ‘gender ideology’.
In an attempt to push back against the encroaching misinformation going into schools a letter was cascaded to every Cambridgeshire County councillor and Peterborough City councillor sitting on 22nd April 2024. It seemed as though the contents had been ignored, and no action was taken, but was this the case?
TOOLKITS TO PROMOTE SOCIAL CHANGE
Toolkits for educationalists have been one of the ways that information about LGBTQ+ gets into schools and is disseminated to staff, from there the information makes its way into policies and the curriculum. Staff and students are also being inundated with information promoting similar beliefs from a multitude of sources, especially social media.
One of the commitments to transgenderism and gender ideology that Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council have made was their production of the LGBTQ+ Toolkit for Schools and Colleges (2022), this followed on from Cambridgeshire County Councils LGBT Toolkit for Schools and Colleges (January 2019).
Note the addition of the Q+ to the 2022 version. What do those terms mean?
Both Toolkits were promoted as if written and endorsed by the Education Safeguarding Team and withChief Executive approval. No doubt this would give schools the impression that information within the Toolkit was in line with Department of Education guidance and lawful, because a County Council wouldn’t want to mislead schools and a Safeguarding Team would understand safeguarding, wouldn’t they?