{"id":32823,"date":"2024-01-11T13:59:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T13:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=32823"},"modified":"2024-01-22T15:21:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T15:21:26","slug":"fire-rescue-staff-taught-sex-just-label","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/fire-rescue-staff-taught-sex-just-label\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire and Rescue staff taught sex \u201cjust a label\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_32824\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32824\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/6b303864475cf31b589268782a6b06a5fe4559b9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32824\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/6b303864475cf31b589268782a6b06a5fe4559b9-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/6b303864475cf31b589268782a6b06a5fe4559b9-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/6b303864475cf31b589268782a6b06a5fe4559b9.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">West Sussex Fire and Rescue service<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>West Sussex Fire and Rescue staff have been taught that sex is \u201cjust a label\u201d and may run along a spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a title=\"Opens in a new tab or window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2024\/01\/05\/sussex-fire-and-rescue-training-transgender-non-binary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Telegraph<\/b><\/a><b>, <\/b>the emergency service staff have received instruction in \u201ctransgender &amp; non-binary\u201d inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the guide makes a series of unfounded claims, including a section asking \u201cwhat is the gender binary?\u201d, in which firefighters have been informed that \u201cin white Western cultures, gender is seen as being an either\/or choice, also known as a binary\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 9px; background-color: #0000ff; border-top: 9px solid #0000FF; border-bottom: 9px solid #0000FF; border-right: 18px solid #0000FF; border-left: 18px solid #0000FF; display: inline-block;\" title=\"Opens in a new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.petitions.net\/uphold_christian_freedom_or_repeal_the_woke_laws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uphold Christian freedom and repeal &#8216;woke&#8217; laws \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 9px; background-color: #800080; border-top: 9px solid #800080; border-bottom: 9px solid #800080; border-right: 18px solid #800080; border-left: 18px solid #800080; display: inline-block;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stewardship.org.uk\/pages\/cv01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Support Christian Voice \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px; background-color: #1f7f4c; border-top: 9px solid #1F7F4C; border-bottom: 9px solid #1F7F4C; border-right: 18px solid #1F7F4C; border-left: 18px solid #1F7F4C; display: inline-block;\" title=\"Opens in a new tab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/arrange-a-meeting-at-your-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ask us to come and speak at your church \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Sex is a label?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32826\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32826\" style=\"width: 424px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1500x500-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32826\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1500x500-1-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1500x500-1-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1500x500-1-600x426.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1500x500-1.jpg 704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">West Sussex Fire and Rescue office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The training material tells emergency service staff that gender is a set of behaviours, while \u201csex is the label we are assigned by a doctor when we\u2019re born\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>This label does not cover the \u201crange of innate gender identities a person might have\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A part of the material states: &#8216;In truth, our understanding of the amount of difference between bodies is only just emerging, and current research indicates that there is probably more of a physical spectrum of biological sex rather than the simple binary of male and female.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The Bible says,<br \/>\n<b>Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>Trans ideology, a growing threat to female sport<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32768\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32768\" style=\"width: 281px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Francecsa-Needham-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32768 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Francecsa-Needham-1-281x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Francecsa-Needham-1-281x300.png 281w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Francecsa-Needham-1-600x642.png 600w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Francecsa-Needham-1.png 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A female football player suffered a serious knee injury while blocking a shot from transgender player Francesca Needham (pictured).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trans ideology has recently become a threat to women in sport. A growing concern in the world of sports is the decision of some female athletes stepping away from competitions because of the physical advantages of &#8220;transgender&#8221; women.<\/p>\n<p>It was commonly acknowledged that male and female bodies have <a title=\"Opens in a new tab or window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7846503\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b> inherent differences,<\/b><\/a> particularly in sports, where these distinctions are significant.<\/p>\n<p>Despite ongoing debates on sex and gender, the sporting arena stands out as a space where the majority readily acknowledge the crucial role played by biology.<\/p>\n<p>Policy Exchange published a paper supported by top athletes like Martina Navratilova, Daley Thompson, and Sharron Davies. They believe that every woman and girl in sports should have fairness and safety, not just the elite. The athletes argue that, for too long, transgender inclusion has been prioritized over the rights of women and girls.<\/p>\n<p>To keep sports fair, we need to protect the female category.<\/p>\n<h2>Another teacher banned for &#8220;misgendering&#8221; a pupil<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"Opens in a new tab or window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2023\/12\/23\/teacher-is-banned-for-misgendering-pupil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>The Telegraph<\/b><\/a> reported that in December 2023, another teacher was banned from the profession for &#8220;misgendering&#8221; a pupil.<\/p>\n<p>60-year-old Kevin Lister lost his job at a further education college after refusing to use a male name and pronouns to refer to a 17-year-old female pupil who identified as a boy.<\/p>\n<p>He also warned the pupil against \u201cirreversible\u201d surgical treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Lister said he had lost \u201cthe best job in the world\u201d after 16 years of teaching.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I was a maths lecturer, but was fired for not affirming, and not hiding secrets from parents.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h2>Read our related articles here:<\/h2>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 9px; background-color: #ffff00; border-top: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-bottom: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-right: 18px solid #FFFF00; border-left: 18px solid #FFFF00; display: inline-block;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/nhs-staff-urged-invited-a-three-day-pronouns-and-gender-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHS staff invited to a three-day pronouns and gender conference \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 9px; background-color: #ffff00; border-top: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-bottom: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-right: 18px solid #FFFF00; border-left: 18px solid #FFFF00; display: inline-block;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/fa-told-ban-trans-players\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FA Told: \u2018Ban Trans players\u2019\u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 9px; background-color: #ffff00; border-top: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-bottom: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-right: 18px solid #FFFF00; border-left: 18px solid #FFFF00; display: inline-block;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/christian-teacher-banned-for-calling-a-girl-a-girl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian teacher banned for calling a girl a girl \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 9px; background-color: #ffff00; border-top: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-bottom: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-right: 18px solid #FFFF00; border-left: 18px solid #FFFF00; display: inline-block;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/nhs-to-fast-track-surgery-for-trans-patients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHS to Fast-track Surgery for \u2018Trans\u2019 Patients \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 9px; background-color: #ffff00; border-top: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-bottom: 9px solid #FFFF00; border-right: 18px solid #FFFF00; border-left: 18px solid #FFFF00; display: inline-block;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?s=keira+bell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mutilation ruins girl\u2019s life \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Read and pray<\/h2>\n<p><strong>READ<\/strong>: Deut 30:19; Psalm 111:10; Prov 31:17, 31:25; Eccl 12:13; Isa 1:10; Micah 6:8; Mark 12:30-31; John 14:15; Rom 12:2; 1 Cor 6:9.<br \/>\n<strong>PRAY<\/strong>: for the repeal of woke laws in the UK.<br \/>\nPray for the wisdom of God upon our leaders<br \/>\nPray for Christian teachers facing tribulation<br \/>\nPray for women in sport across the UK<\/p>\n<h2>Support us!<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>We appreciate your support; it enables our research and helps us inform your prayers.<br \/>\nSo click below to support Christian Voice and stand up for the King of kings<\/b><br \/>\n<a title=\"Opens in a new tab or window\" href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/P1OVTZ-gb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3940\" style=\"border: 0px;\" title=\"Join Today!\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Sussex Fire and Rescue staff have been taught that sex is \u201cjust a label\u201d and may run along a 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