Recently, the federal government established policy as reported in the New York Times, “A school may not require transgender students to use facilities inconsistent with their gender identity…”

The NY Times further states that this new policy, “…does not have the force of law, but it contains an implicit threat: Schools that do not abide by the Obama administration’s interpretation of the law could face lawsuits or a loss of federal aid.”

The following points are worth considering:

1) Gender identity is not the same as biological sex. Gender identity is the self-perception of who a person thinks he/she is. Gender is now a psychological assessment according to unelected persons in our federal government.

2) As stated so far, this policy is directed at schools and children. However, if it is correctly interpreted law, it also applies to all adults who also self-identify their gender.

3) Since we try hard to make our policies and laws consistent and fair for all people, it is not unreasonable to believe that some adults and mature teens will take advantage of the fact that the law requires no proof of gender identity.

There will be some rapists who demand access to the ladies public restrooms or the girls locker rooms in schools, academies and universities. In other words, while trying to protect the young and vulnerable from unequal treatment, we have opened the door for those in our society who are interested only in their own sexual gratification.

The treatment of the LBGT community so far may have been and may still be unfair or inconsistent, but this policy is not suitable to the problem of equal treatment when it poses such high risks to other populations that also need equal treatment and protection.