High school teacher FIRED for refusing to play along with the transgender delusion now afflicting modern society
by: Vicki Batts
NaturalNews.com
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
The transgender delusion is taking things to a whole new level of crazy, with teachers now actually being fired for misgendering their students. The future of the First Amendment is looking increasingly bleak, now that Peter Vlaming, a devout Christian and a high school teacher in Virginia, has lost his job for refusing to refer to a female student as a boy.
Basic biological determinations (such as X and Y chromosomes) are being thrown out the window in favor of “identity” and feelings. To make matters worse, it’s now expected that the masses kowtow to the whims of people who aren’t even sure what their gender is. Using the wrong pronouns, whether by mistake or out of abject refusal, is literally becoming a punishable offense. Soon, it may even be a hate crime. The free speech police are here — and they’ve decided that human rights only apply to them.
Make no mistake, the refusal to use a trans person’s pronouns is, in essence, a form of protest. When a liberal wants to protest using actual, physical violence and aggression, a la Antifa, no one bats an eye. No matter the destruction they’ve caused, it’s all for the so-called greater good.
But when a conservative wants to protest with their words, it’s a crime. They’ll be berated by news outlets nationwide, and across social media.
Teacher fired over pronouns
Peter Vlaming, a teacher from Virginia, has been the subject of immense controversy, after offending a trans student by failing to address her as a “he.” According to The American Conservative, Vlaming had been teaching at West Point High School for seven years.
Over the summer, a family informed the West Point School District that their child had transitioned from female to male. Vlaming had taught the student the preceding year, when she still identified as female.
Early on, Vlaming told his superiors that he was not able to address a female student with male pronouns due to his Christian faith. According to reports, Vlaming agreed to use the student’s new first name, but he avoided addressing them with any pronouns and did not use he or him, or she or her.
In other words, this teacher did not even actually “misgender” his student — he simply didn’t address them with any gender at all. This is actually a great compromise; he’s not hurting the student’s feelings by using female pronouns, and he’s not violating his religious beliefs. But the radical Left and their LGBTQ+ brigade don’t deal in compromises. The student complained that Vlaming made them feel “uncomfortable and singled out.”
Vlaming was initially suspended with pay over the ordeal, but the school district ultimately let him go. According to Superintendent Laura Abel, Vlaming displayed “insubordination and repeated refusal to comply with directives made to him by multiple WPPS administrators,” leading her to suggest his employment be terminated.
Religious persecution and the end of personal freedom
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