Parents were informed of Lucy Meadows’ decision to undergo gender reassignment and surgery by the school where she taught. The rest of the country’s parents were then informed of the story in the bear pit of the national press. Most of them took great offence at this.
Parents at the school too took a very negative view – many of them actively protested that they were worried that their children would be confused. One quoted parent even opined at the time that his son was worried that he would wake up with a girl’s brain! But I put this to that parent – which is worse? Is it death or perhaps confusion? Discuss.
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