Parents outraged at proposed Minnesota transgender policy
This week, the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) is expected to approve a draft proposal that would allow transgender athletes to shower and share hotel and locker rooms with athletes of the opposite sex. Hotel rooms "should be assigned," says the policy proposal, "based on [the student 's] gender identity ,” a policy that could result in teenage boys sharing a hotel room with teenage girls. The policy draft seeks to protect the privacy – of the transgender child. School officials may not inform parents whether a student is biologically male or female with a gender "identity as a transgender person" without the student's permission. The proposal outraged parents and community leaders statewide. The Child Protection League, a grassroots organization of concerned parents, put out a full-page ad stating: “A male wants to shower beside your 14-year-old daughter. Are youOK with that?” The Minnesota Catholic Conference has launched an online