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FloweyWave

My teacher attempted to censor my homework about transgender struggles

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Basically, we received homework (subject English). The task was to write a short informative text about something controversial. I chose to write about the struggles and difficulties of transgender people. When the teacher opened our documents so she could read them in front of the class, she read all of them except for mine. When she opened the document and found out what I wrote about, she simply decided to not read it. Luckily my classmates stood up for me and immediately confronted the teacher about it, convincing her to read it. The teacher stopped every now and then and kept questioning/doubting/confronting my presentation. I told her that yes, there are cases of transgender people dying because doctors refused to give them proper healthcare and that transgender people need our support more than hate. She didn't really seem like she would care though. She kept making ever so slightly transphobic & homophobic comments which were pissing me off. I did my best to stay cool but I was and still am extremely angry at her. Like she literally attempted to censor my presentation just because of the transgender-related topic. However I really deeply appreciate that my classmates actually stood up for me there. Real heroes <3

Posted Dec 17, 2021, 8:09 PM UTC

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Plural_Pupici :trans:•

Report them. Transphobia and homophobia from teachers is awful.

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FloweyWaveOP:ainbow:•

Based on the fact that my principal is a member of the most transphobic political party in my country, I don't think that would work for me :/

However the teacher isn't all that bad, while her rude comments made me very angry, they weren't rude enough for it to be report-worthy. It was more like that "I identify as an attack helicopter" level of rudeness, rather than actually transphobic insults. It is especially sad because she used to be one of my favorite teachers :d

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kizzie1337 :trans:•

that teacher is gonna retire soon but your presentation helped normalize trans issues to all the kids in your class and that's heroic. u did a good thing

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angietoo20•

" write about something controversial"

"NOOOOO no that!"

fukin people

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TarvidD12•

Definitely mention this to higher up in the school, if your in NA or Europe, that teacher can be dealt with very easily and mainly be forced to go through more training. It may not seem like much, but that teacher will suffer through the week of christmas vacation they will about to lose.

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No_Bell_8125:ace: •

My take from this is your classmates supported you. This tells me that as the generations of haters age out there will be less and less. That makes me very happy.

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unit_x305:trans-bi:•

Millinials did waves better then their Parents and my generation (barely lol I'm 24) aren't putting up with shit. Life is too short to waste on hate

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Wrathanet•

Teacher: Write about something controversial!

Student: Writes about something the teacher personally finds controversial

Teacher: Surprised pikachu face

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JosephineBlow•

Don’t put up with this. These people need to be shamed. No one in a position of authority should act like this. You deserve respect and a space to tell your story without harassment. She literally asked for it!

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Morganafrey•

Give her time. This is something she doesn’t understand. And of course you gave her what she asked for, a topic controversial. I know it’s hard because she used her position to challenge your topic but society has changed rapidly, and many people have very outdated ideas, it takes time for things to change. I’m not saying don’t standup for your beliefs and definitely don’t be a target. But as long as she grades you fairly compared to the others, I think reporting her should it be unnecessary could make her feel defensive and make it a you vs her situation. Use some wisdom and determine if it’s a wise decision. You want her to realize she is wrong and have a conviction to be supportive. Having said that: I wasn’t there so I don’t really know but “trying to make someone suffer” and that kind of pure vindictiveness because someone doesn’t agree or understand your position or reality causes conflict. That usually doesn’t end with one said saying “oh you were right, so sorry

Edit: I see that my post is very unpopular which is ok if people disagree with me. But I wanted to add a very important message: give her time does not mean let it go or ignore it: it means give her a couple of days or at most a week. She could feel bad about it and apologize. If she doesn’t than you could let her know how she made you feel. And if she doesn’t seem to care than perhaps you should report it.

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Plural_Pupici :trans:•

What the hell are you on about?

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Plural_Pupici :trans:•

This person is active on truscum so uh don't listen to them.

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Morganafrey•

Please don’t call me names (tru scum)

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