Parents across Canada are rallying for their right to control their children’s choices around sexual orientation and gender identity. They will be rallying at City Halls and Legislatures across the country next Wednesday September 20th. A counter protest will also be held at the Vancouver Art Gallery at 12 noon on Wednesday September 20th.
They are against the teaching of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) in the public school system. They say that they know what is best for their children and are accusing the public schools of abusing and brainwashing their children But by opposing SOGI and limiting their Children’s choices, they abuse and brainwash their children. Many youth who choose to change their gender pronouns at School, don’t want their parents to know because of fear of control and abuse.
Many Muslim parents are involved in organizing these rallies saying their religion says there are only two genders .However the Quran recognizes that those who are born whose gender is not clear and sex reassignment surgeries are legally allowed in places like Pakistan, Iran and Malaysia. There are large transgender communities in South Asia and they are gaining more rights.
More recently, more conservative interpretations of the Quran suggest that sex reassignment surgery should only be allowed if the child is born intersexed. However, the parents have to decide for their children as to what gender they should be. Children later protest saying that their choice to choose their gender was taken away.
There are many studies showing that conversion therapy where many LGBT youth are brainwashed to think they are straight using religious guilt have experienced psychological trauma.
Imtiaz Popat 