Five-year-olds in Scotland will be told in classrooms that their gender is “what you decide,” according to draft educational guidelines set to be implemented next year in Scottish public schools. The guidelines were created by the National Health Service, Education Scotland — the state education agency — and the government, The Scotsman reported. The guidelines also further the notion that a medical professional “assigns” the sex of babies at the time of birth.
“Your sex is what you are told by a doctor when you are born. Most people are told they are a male child (a boy) or a female child (a girl),” the guidelines read. “People might think they know your gender because of the clothes you wear or the things you like to do. You are a unique person, you know who you are.” Yet some government officials say this is a confusing message to send to young children and regard telling them something like this as inappropriate for their age. READ MORE
