A lawsuit has been filed against an Oklahoma school by Theresa Gooden, the mother of a 15-year-old female student who was allegedly physically assaulted in the women’s restroom by a 17-year-old student who identifies as transgender.
The school nurse’s assessment listed the victim’s injuries as including potential concussion, headache, dizziness, blurry vision, and nausea. The police report includes a statement from the transgender student, who said he had initiated a conversation with the victim because he wanted to “pay her back” for clothes he had stolen from her. After the incident, the transgender student was charged with Assault and Battery and Disorderly Conduct.
The lawsuit cites an Oklahoma law, SB 615, passed in May 2022, which requires students at state public schools to use facilities that correspond to their biological sex listed on their birth certificates, rather than their self-declared gender identity. The lawsuit seeks $75,000 in compensation for the “negligent failure” of administrators to protect the female students from physical and mental injuries, pain and suffering, and emotional distress.
Transgender Radicalism
Experts on radical movements and religious extremism suggested in a recent Epoch Times report that the ideology surrounding gender and transgenderism can lead to radicalization, creating a polarizing worldview that can foster paranoia and anger. This issue has been highlighted by several recent incidents involving individuals who identify as transgender.Surveys have indicated a higher potential for radicalization among transgender individuals, with a paper based on a 2021 survey of Canadian college students stating that transgender and gender-diverse youth are at the highest risk of supporting violent radicalization. Experts have called for individualized, thoughtful handling of cases where individuals, especially children, express discomfort with their gender. They have criticized the current approach, which they describe as a formulaic “fast-track gender affirmation policy.” The article suggests that the political narrative around transgenderism, which positions “gender-diverse” people as fundamentally at odds with “cisgender” people, can fuel resentment and potential violence.