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Just in case you thought this was only a Florida problem.

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[-] Wilziac@lemmy.world 53 points 1 year ago

A new Indiana law that requires parents to be notified of students' name changes, including nicknames, has caused confusion and annoyance among some parents, while others are angry about the risk it places on transgender students.

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Pretty sure that's the point...

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago

Oh it's definitely the point, but the consequences go way beyond that because the idiots who wanted to be cruel to trans kids didn't actually think anything through.

[-] Cabrio@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

When cruelty is the point, bonus cruelty isn't a dissuasive argument.

[-] GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Exactly. "Oh, this impacts kids who want to express some individuality rather than take the ABSOLUTE NAME that their PARENTS ASSIGNED THEM? Good."

They don't want kids going to school and broadening their horizons, they don't classrooms to be places where a kid can ask to be called "DJ" because they're really into hip hop, they want classrooms to be centers of indoctrination to create good little workers. A law that makes the public school experience worse is a win for them.

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