Trans teacher in Texas resigns after online attacks: ‘I’m heartbroken’ (www.theguardian.com)

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A trans teacher at a Texas high school has resigned after becoming the target of conservative backlash and online attacks.

Rosie Sandri came out as a trans woman about seven months ago. Her colleagues at Red Oak high school and the Red Oak independent school district were very supportive, she recalled to NBC News.

Sandri posted videos speaking about her life as a trans woman and teacher on TikTok. Last week, the rightwing social media account Libs of TikTok posted one of Sandri’s TikTok videos in which she talks about “gender euphoria”.

“They call me ma’am. They call me miss. They use my correct pronouns and know my correct name, and it is incredibly affirming,” she said in the TikTok video describing her positive experiences with her students.

In the post, Libs of TikTok deadnamed and also misgendered her.

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[-] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 1 points 3 days ago

No argument to your second point.

"Forced to resign" is inaccurate, though. That was one of her options; I'd call it a dilemma, but one option was clearly better than the other, so that's inapplicable. You seem to have a reversed notion of accuracy, and while I could go on about media literacy at length, this is not the venue.

[-] irotsoma@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The other option was to risk being attacked at work along with all the children, many if whom would likely be killed or injured along with her. That's not an "option". That's like saying you have the option to either work so you can eat, or never work again, or eat, for the rest of your life. Sure it's an option. But not a viable one. She only got to choose how she would be forced out. Leave gracefully, or leave with the blood of children on her conscience. Not that it would be her fault, but if she survived, they surely would make it out to be her fault for not leaving. The threats to her life aren't going to stop. It's just now the children aren't going to be used as bloody pawns.

[-] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 1 points 3 days ago

Not entirely sure what you're on about. When the options are "resign or be fired," there's no timeline for the sorts of scenarios you're inventing. Either choice, today's your last day.

[-] irotsoma@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago

There was no "be fired" option. They couldn't fire her for her gender, but they had to get rid of her or face possible retaliation from the representative or a school shooting or other attack from extremists.