We cats won't go into details, but will simply say that we have some history with a certain Midwest community and school district that's, um, been in the news lately. And not in a good way.
The folks in charge of District 211, outside Chicago, faced losing zillions in federal funds if they didn't stop treating a transgender student — who identifies as female and plays girls' sports — like a pariah in the locker room. At the last minute, the district reached a compromise with the Education Department to save the day (or, we should say, the money).
This didn't go over well with right-wing parents who went crazy at last night's school board meeting, branding the student in question a "he" and citing Adam and Eve in that silly, tired way that fundamentalists use when sexuality — theirs or others' — makes them uncomfortable.
It all just goes to show you that nothing much in northwest suburban Chicago has changed, and that we cats were wise to flee as soon as we possibly could. The fact that we did, and never went back, makes us PURR.
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