Originally Posted by
m0nkfish
Although the article has a quote from an 'insider' that reads: “If a child decides they are trans and tells the group instructor then that instructor is not allowed to tell their parents.”, this is probably the most concerning aspect of the article for me.
And this policy isn't addressed the issue, it's fuelling it by normalising what is still a controversial theory amongst many parents.
That would be separate issue if the parents had not expressed a wish on how the child how the child should be treated. TBH, within the context of a Cadets' meeting, I am not sure what difference it would make beyond which pronoun to use. The issue would come if the parents insisted on one gender and the child insisted on another.
However, this is not a societal issue and should not be laid at the door of the Air Cadets to solve.