{"id":2250477,"date":"2024-05-22T14:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T18:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/18-democrats-attack-nyc-parents-hateful-criticism-of-transgender-athlete-policy\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T14:52:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T18:52:11","slug":"18-democrats-attack-nyc-parents-hateful-criticism-of-transgender-athlete-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/18-democrats-attack-nyc-parents-hateful-criticism-of-transgender-athlete-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"18 Democratic Officials Condemn NYC Parents&#8217; Criticism of Transgender Athlete Policy as &#8216;Hateful"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F18-democrats-attack-nyc-parents-hateful-criticism-of-transgender-athlete-policy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2250477&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A group of NYC Democrats criticized parents \u2063for &#8220;hateful&#8221; remarks on \u200dthe city&#8217;s transgender \u2062sports policy.\u200b The \u2062parents&#8217;\u2064 advisory\u200d council in Manhattan urged a review of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-chip-roy-blasts-loudoun-county-schools-over-daily-wire-sex-assault-report-fight-this-now\/\" title=\"Rep. Chip Roy Blasts Loudoun County Schools Over Daily Wire Sex Assault Report: \u2018Fight This NOW\u2019\">policy allowing transgender students<\/a> in sports. Despite opposition,\u2063 the city plans to maintain the policy. The\u200c Democrats \u200ddemanded\u2064 the council retract its resolution, calling it \u2062discriminatory and\u200c harmful. NYC Democrats\u200c condemned parents for \u200c&#8221;hateful&#8221; comments on transgender sports policy. Manhattan&#8217;s advisory\u2064 council sought a review\u200c of the policy\u200b allowing \u2063transgender students in sports. The city intends \u200dto uphold the \u200dpolicy\u200b despite objections. Democrats insist \u2062the \u200bcouncil \u200bwithdraw its resolution, citing discrimination and harm.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>A group of elected Democrats released a letter on Monday attacking New York City parents for their \u201chateful\u201d criticism of the city education department\u2019s transgender sports policy.<\/p>\n<p>Back in March, a parent advisory council representing one of Manhattan\u2019s largest public school districts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/20\/nyregion\/transgender-athletes-nyc-public-schools.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passed<\/a> a resolution calling for a \u201ccomprehensive review\u201d of the city\u2019s policy allowing trans-identifying students to play on a team of the opposite sex.<\/p>\n<p>The parent council for District 2, which includes the West Village, Hell\u2019s Kitchen, and the Upper East Side, said the 2019 transgender sports policies \u201cpresent challenges to youth athletes and coaches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In its non-binding resolution, the parent council <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/4678289-nyc-democrats-call-school-advisory-board-rescind-resolution-to-ban-transgender-student-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> on New York City\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-public-schools-use-black-lives-matter-curricula-to-teach-black-history-month\/\" title=\"D.C. Public Schools Use Black Lives Matter Curricula To Teach Black History Month\">public school district<\/a> to \u201cimmediately convene\u201d a review committee that includes parents, female athletes, coaches, and \u201crelevant medical professionals and evolutionary biology experts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The city education department already plans to reject the resolution and does not intend to change the transgender sports policy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-can-do-a-better-job-of-securing-our-schools-when-focus-on-what-works\/\" title=\"We Can Do A Better Job Of Securing Our Schools When Focus On What Works\">education department officials<\/a> have <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/4678289-nyc-democrats-call-school-advisory-board-rescind-resolution-to-ban-transgender-student-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The group of 18 New York Democrats attacked the parent council for the \u201chateful, discriminatory and actively harmful\u201d resolution and demanded it be formally rescinded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NYC Schools should be a safe space for trans youth\u2013 which is why I\u2019m joining fellow Manhattan elected officials in calling on CECD2 to rescind resolution #248 to send a clear message that trans students are welcome in our schools. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XpJTFGj1Lp\">pic.twitter.com\/XpJTFGj1Lp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Nadler (@RepJerryNadler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJerryNadler\/status\/1792671641463291966?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThough some of you undoubtedly think that this resolution was \u2018simply asking for a conversation,\u2019 in reality that conversation was based in anti-LBGTQ+ rhetoric that is spreading in our country, state, city, and school districts, and the impact is heartbreaking,\u201d the letter read. \u201cWhile this resolution will not result in a change in education policy, the message to trans students that they are not welcome has reverberations, and the consequences can be dire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democrats who signed the letter include Rep. Jerry Nadler, Assemblyman Tony Simone, State Senators Liz Krueger and Brad Hoylman-Sigal, and five City Council members.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1716470637760000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3BTx-GPNihJOacB7B3tA9V\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur school system must stand for justice and equity, not bigotry and hate,\u201d the Democrats wrote. \u201cOur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-de-blasio-proposes-rule-to-silence-parents-critical-of-nyc-education-policies\/\" title=\"Bill de Blasio Proposes Rule to 'Silence' Parents Critical of NYC Education Policies\">community education councils<\/a> must be fighting for every student, not attack, ridicule, or marginalize the vulnerable. We stand firmly in support of trans people everywhere, and urge that the CEC does the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other parent school advisory boards in the city have expressed similar concerns with the transgender sports policy, and in some cases, the debate has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/04\/nyregion\/nyc-schools-israel-lgbtq-black-history.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gotten<\/a> extremely heated.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the Manhattan borough president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2024\/05\/07\/manhattan-community-board-member-ousted-over-bid-to-weigh-ban-on-trans-girls-in-school-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> he is ousting one member of a different community board for supporting the parent council\u2019s resolution.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, more than half of New York Democrats, 52% support requiring high school athletes to \u201conly compete with others of the same sex that they were assigned at birth,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/scri.siena.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SNY-April-2024-Poll-Release-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to a\u00a0Siena College poll last month.<\/p>\n<p>About two-thirds of New York voters overall said the same.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A letter from elected Democrats slammed NYC parents for &#8220;hateful&#8221; criticism of the city&#8217;s transgender sports policy. 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