Bird and Bee Education
2025 Position Statement on Dignity and Respect
for People of All Sexes, Genders, and Sexualities


  • Bird and Bee Education formally rejects the incoming federal administration's declaration, issued on January 20, 2025, that, “As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female.”[1]  The decree, given by one individual, whose academic and professional qualifications do not confer relevant expertise regarding the nature of gender, willfully denies the lived experiences of many Americans who may already be facing numerous emotional, medical, physical, social, legal, and financial threats in communities across the United States.  The assertion that “there are only two genders” has been debunked by multiple, credible sources in the fields of medicine, mental health, and science (see sidebar) and reflects philosophical, moral, and religious beliefs, not empirical fact.  While Bird and Bee Education remains committed to honoring diverse personal, cultural, and religious views, to enshrine one set of religious or moral beliefs into the official policies of our pluralistic and democratic nation violates our country’s core founding principle of Separation of Church and State.

  • Bird and Bee Education passionately stands with transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people everywhere and commits to educating and advocating for the dignity, rights, equality, and safety of every person and community. 
 
  • Bird and Bee Education will continue to comply with California Laws and Educational Codes, which require medically accurate and comprehensive sexual health education that is: inclusive of all genders and sexualities; and prohibited from promoting or teaching religious doctrine.[2]
 
  • Bird and Bee Education will continue to align with the definitions and positions put forth by the American Psychological Association[3] and American Psychiatric Association[4] (both go by APA), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)[5], American Medical Association (AMA)[6], and 12 entities of the United Nations, including the World Health Organization (WHO)[7].  All of these organizations are populated by hundreds of thousands of qualified professionals (see footnotes) who utilize scientific principles to ascertain best practices and most current, credible understanding of human experiences, with the goal of promoting individual and community health and wellbeing.  Please educate yourself by clicking on sidebar links. --->
 
  • Bird and Bee Education further opposes rolling back gains made in securing equal rights for gender and sexual minorities and the elimination of protections against the practices of Gender Identity Change Efforts and Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (a.k.a. conversion “therapies”) which have been unanimously repudiated as harmful, unethical, and unprofessional practices in the fields of psychology and psychiatry (see APA Resolution). 
Credible Definitions
& Position Statements

CA Dept. of Education
Affirmation of Continued Protections on the Basis of Gender, Gender Expression, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation
January 31, 2025

American Psychologal Association:
RESOLUTION on Gender Identity Change Efforts
February, 2021 [pdf]

American Psychiatric Association Official Actions:
Position Statement on Issues Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Minority Status
2020 [pdf]

AAP Reaffirms Gender-Affirming Care Policy, authorizes systematic review of evidence to guide update
August 4, 2023
 
AAP Voices Blog:
Why We Stand Up for Transgender
Children and Teens
2022

AMA Population Care:
Advocating for the LGBTQ Community
 
AMA Press Release: 
AMA to States: Stop Interfering
in Health Care of Transgender Children
April 26, 2021
 
ILO, OHCHR, UNAIDS Secretariat, UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNODC, UN Women, WFP and WHO:
Joint UN Statement on Ending Violence and Discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex People
October 1, 2015 [pdf]

WHO Health Topics:
Gender and Health
*** A special note on the American College of Pediatricians (ACP).***  This self-described medical association should not be confused with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).  The ACP, consisting of a few hundred members (in contrast to AAP's 67,000 member base), has been designated a Hate Group by the Southern Poverty Law Center and is not considered a medically accurate, unbiased, or credible source on sexuality-related topics.  Learn more: www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/american-college-pediatricians/
Footnotes:  

[1] https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-sign-orders-ending-diversity-programs-proclaiming-there-are-only-two-sexes-2025-01-20/

[2] Relevant educational codes and laws can be viewed here:
[3] The American Psychological Association “is the leading scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States, with 173,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students as its members and supporters.” Source: https://www.apa.org/about
 
[4] The American Psychiatric Assocation “has more than 38,900 members involved in psychiatric practice, research, and academia representing the diversity of the patients for whom they care. As the leading psychiatric organization in the world, APA now encompasses members practicing in more than 100 countries.” Source: https://www.psychiatry.org/about-apa
 
[5] The American Academy of Pediatrics is “an organization of 67,000 pediatricians committed to the optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.​” Source: https://www.aap.org/en/about-the-aap/

[6] The American Medical Association is comprised more than 282,000 physicians, residents, and other medical professionals "to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health." Sources: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/a24-bot34.pdf  and https://www.ama-assn.org/about

[7] The World Health Organization consists of more than 8,000 of “the world’s leading public health experts, including doctors, epidemiologists, scientists and managers. Together, we coordinate the world’s response to health emergencies, promote well-being, prevent disease and expand access to health care. By connecting nations, people and partners to scientific evidence they can rely on, we strive to give everyone an equal chance at a safe and healthy life.” Source: https://www.who.int/about/who-we-are