Hikergirl
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- Feb 28, 2016
And I assure you, this one is real...
How would you feel about a middle school girls' sport coach being transgender? Or lesbian? (I'm not entirely sure how familiar the complaining parent(s) is with the volunteer, so I'm not sure what the specific complaint is yet). There is, of course, an adult 'coach' present at all times at practices and games, but the team wouldn't even exist without this student volunteer because none of the adults who were able to take on leading the team know enough about the sport to provide any meaningful instruction to a group of girls who have mostly never played before.
It would be a non-issue.
Someone's gender identity or their sexual preference isn't anyone's business, and in this case has absolutely no bearing on whether they can do the job of coaching a sport.
I hope that this parent complainer didn't "out" someone in the process of complaining, especially since this is a student and not an adult who they have a problem with.