Posted on 02/23/2017 2:31:12 PM PST by Ennis85
The singer who performed the national anthem at Donald Trump's inauguration has spoken out against him over protections for transgender students. Jackie Evancho, 16, said she wanted to "enlighten" Mr Trump on the issue. On Wednesday, Mr Trump overturned Obama-era guidance allowing transgender students to use school toilets matching their gender identity.
Critics of the order said it threatened other students' privacy and safety, and states should decide their own rules. The vocalist said she was "obviously disappointed" about his move, and she wanted to meet the president to tell him what her sister Juliet, who is transgender, endured at high school. In an interview with ABC News, Juliet said she dealt with discrimination "every day", with people saying "horrible things" to her. She said a situation where transgender students' rights over toilet use were unclear was "unsafe". Mr Trump's move on Wednesday will have no immediate impact, because Mr Obama's directive has already been temporarily blocked by a judge in Texas. The Obama directive sparked a backlash across the country, with legal challenges from 13 states.
A letter sent by the Trump administration to US schools on Wednesday said the previous measure had caused confusion. Last May, Mr Obama's justice and education departments instructed public schools to allow transgender students to use whichever bathroom corresponded to their gender identity. Though not legally binding, Mr Obama's order warned schools they could lose funding if they did not follow the new guidance. The Obama administration's policy was based on its interpretation of Title IX, the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education. Mr Obama argued that protection extended to gender identity. 'Intimate spaces' During his presidential campaign, Mr Trump said transgender students should be allowed to use whichever bathroom "they feel is appropriate". But he reversed his stance after facing
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Who friggin’ cares what Jackie Evancho thinks or what disappoints her?? Oy very already! This little overrated singer wanna be (sorry I’m not a fan...my mother was a trained singer as was I and her inability to close a word is terrible nit to mention it is not organic) actually wants to meet the president to talk about this with him!! As if! !
Yeah...16 year olds (with mentally sick relatives) are who we should listen to
I frequently ask limitedly educated 16 year-old girls for their advice and wisdom. Who doesn’t?
Juliet said she dealt with discrimination “every day”, with people saying “horrible things” to her.
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Yeah women telling “Get out of the girls bathroom, you filthy pervert” could be unsettling if you innocently felt you belonged there...
Gosh - a 16 year old with a sick sibling finds fault with Trump - STOP THE PRESSES!!!!!!
“Yeah women telling “Get out of the girls bathroom, you filthy pervert” could be unsettling if you innocently felt you belonged there...”
And something like, “You look ridiculous in that dress. You need mental help, not fashion advice”, could also send him into a crying jag, but someone’s gotta say it. We should not participate in their grand delusion and, if they see that as bullying, then so be it. Life sucks when you are a snowflake pervert and you don’t get your way.
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