Why Does It Takes A Death To Begin The Dialog?

In Iowa a high school trans student was murdered and now the community wants to open a discussion,

Kedarie Johnson's death prompts transgender conference for educators
Des Moines, Register
By Mackenzie Ryan
October 29, 2017

A homicide involving a gender-fluid high school student in Burlington last year has prompted Iowa's first conference on transgender issues geared toward school teachers, administrators and counselors.

"There's a serious need in the state," said Nate Monson, executive director of the advocacy group Iowa Safe Schools, the event's organizer. Transgender youth are more likely to commit suicide, be sexually assaulted or the victims of a hate crime, he said.

The death of Kedarie Johnson has served as the catalyst that's sparked conversations to promote understanding and awareness of issues unique to transgender and gender-fluid youth, Monson said.

Why didn’t they begin the conference before the bullying, harassments, and the violence began? Why can’t they be proactive instead of reactive.

Then you know that the so called “family” associations are against any discussion…

Drew Zahn, a spokesman for The Family Leader, said the conservative Christian advocacy group believes that teaching and encouraging gender fluidity harms children, but added: "We would agree with Iowa Safe Schools that no child should be bullied and our schools should be made safe for all students."

I think that we can all agree that “…no child should be bullied and our schools should be made safe for all students” but by the statement “that teaching and encouraging gender fluidity harms children” shows that you want to encourage bullying against sexual minorities and denning our existence.

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What a wild night! Pouring rain, high winds all around the state, we had 3 inches (7.62 cm) of rain in the last 24 hours and in the last 5 days we had a total of 7 inches (17.78 cm). All around the state were wind guests of 60 mph (96 KPH) which is approaching hurricane speeds

15,000 people without power and many road closed with downed trees. Every time the lights flicker at my house there was a calliope of beeps as the alarm system and other electronic things reset, I now have to go all reset all the clocks.

The swamp (AKA wetlands) is flooded and doing its thing, slowing the runoff from the 7 inches of rain in to the brook downstream. No large branches or trees are down and basement is dry.