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EXCLUSIVE: Washington DC Mayor Funds Training To Get Rid of Gendered Language, Like Mother, Father, Boys and Girls
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EXCLUSIVE: Washington DC Mayor Funds Training To Get Rid of Gendered Language, Like Mother, Father, Boys and Girls

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This morning, I attended a training titled Gender & Sexuality 101 funded by the government of Washington DC, specifically Mayor Murial Bowser.

And in that training, attendees were taught to get rid of gendered language used for the family. Specifically, they were told to replace language like in the following way.

  • Stop saying Husband/Wife/Boyfriend and Girlfriend, and start saying Partner/Spouse instead

  • Stop saying Boys and Girls, and say Children or Kids instead

  • Stop saying Ladies and Gentlemen, and say Folks or Everyone instead

  • Stop saying Mother and Father and say Parents, Grown-Ups or Carers instead

  • Stop saying Brother and Sister and say Siblings instead

  • Stop saying Niece or Nephew, and say Nibblings instead

Additionally, attendees were taught it’s their responsibility to teach kids how to remove gender from language.

See for yourself in this clip:

Here are larger versions of the images they used in their presentation:

This training was conducted by Jess Nance and Sarah Tillery of the organization Coaching Peace, and is a part of the Learn 24 program, supported by the Bowser administration in Washington DC:

When asked in the webinar who funds this training, the trainers answered The Government of Washington DC in the chat:

This is the email I received from the manager of the training program, specifically stating they are working in the office of Muriel Bowser.

Notice that “educational” is spelled incorrectly in the signature.

More clips will be coming from this training in the coming days.

If you want to see the full training, it is available behind the payway below.

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