{"id":27750,"date":"2026-08-04T21:24:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27750"},"modified":"2026-08-04T21:24:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:24:25","slug":"elliot-page-spurs-controversy-with-rant-claiming-biology-classes-are-used-against-queer-and-trans-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27750","title":{"rendered":"Elliot Page Spurs Controversy With Rant Claiming Biology Classes Are Used &#8220;Against Queer And Trans People&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><b>Elliot Page<\/b> spoke about how classrooms and textbooks are painting a misleading picture of <b>biology<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>The 39-year-old actor believes biology classes are being weaponized to make it seem like \u201cthere\u2019s something wrong\u201d with <strong>queer and trans people<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>He also believes human beings seem to be the only species to have such a \u201chuge problem with trans folks.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-highlights\"><span class=\"h2\">Highlights<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>Elliot Page appeared on the TransLash podcast last week.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>The actor believes biology classes are being weaponized to make it seem like \u201cthere\u2019s something wrong\u201d with queer and trans people.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>He also said human beings seem to be the only species to have such a \u201chuge problem with trans folks.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>Critics responded to Page\u2019s statements with transphobic comments.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Elliot Page spoke about how classrooms and textbooks are painting a misleading picture of biology<\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"GettyImages-2272651624-6a71e3802dc8e__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/elliot-page-says-biology-classes-used-against-queer-trans-people-controversy\/?image_id=GettyImages-2272651624-6a71e3802dc8e__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Elliot Page Spurs Controversy With Rant Claiming Biology Classes Are Used Against Queer And Trans People\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/elliot-page-says-biology-classes-used-against-queer-trans-people-controversy\/?media_id=GettyImages-2272651624-6a71e3802dc8e__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2272651624-6a71e3802dc8e__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2272651624-6a71e3802dc8e__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"579\" alt=\"Elliot Page in glasses, standing against a white backdrop with blue SiriusXM logos, discussing queer and trans people.\" title=\"Elliot Page in glasses, standing against a white backdrop with blue SiriusXM logos, discussing queer and trans people.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/elliot-page-visits-siriusxm-studios-on-april-22-2026-in-new-news-photo\/2272651624?slot=102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Slaven Vlasic\/Getty Images<\/a><\/p>\n<p>During an appearance last week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/trans-celebrity-kids-whose-parents-publicly-broken-silence\/\" class=\" staff-link\">on the TransLash podcast<\/a>, Elliot Page argued that the way biology is traditionally taught can reinforce the idea that heterosexuality and cisgender identities are the only \u201cnatural\u201d outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>This paints queer and transgender people as deviations or exceptions to the rule, despite these identities having existed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/vietnam-veteran-finally-comes-out-obituary\/\" class=\" staff-link\">throughout human history<\/a>, said the actor, who came out as a transgender man in 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"subtitles-6a71e2d2c850f__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/elliot-page-says-biology-classes-used-against-queer-trans-people-controversy\/?image_id=subtitles-6a71e2d2c850f__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Elliot Page Spurs Controversy With Rant Claiming Biology Classes Are Used Against Queer And Trans People\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/elliot-page-says-biology-classes-used-against-queer-trans-people-controversy\/?media_id=subtitles-6a71e2d2c850f__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/subtitles-6a71e2d2c850f__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/subtitles-6a71e2d2c850f__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"692\" alt=\"Elliot Page speaking on camera, with a quote about human beings and trans people overlayed, fueling controversy.\" title=\"Elliot Page speaking on camera, with a quote about human beings and trans people overlayed, fueling controversy.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WcO75-djTrc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TransLashMedia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe natural world and what we learn in biology class in terms of it seemingly being this cis hetero-patriarchal\u2026 system\u2026 I feel, is used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/woman-banned-from-golds-gym-after-confronting-trans-woman\/\" class=\" staff-link\">against queer and trans people<\/a> in terms of us being made to seem maladaptive, like there\u2019s something wrong with us or we\u2019re some modern thing, which, of course, we know is not true,\u201d Page said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been everywhere forever,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<h3>It\u2019s like \u201cthere\u2019s something wrong with us or we\u2019re some modern thing,\u201d the Canadian actor said on the TransLash podcast<\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"731158361_18606819916019163_7999204846589225376_n-6a71e44513b1d__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/elliot-page-says-biology-classes-used-against-queer-trans-people-controversy\/?image_id=731158361_18606819916019163_7999204846589225376_n-6a71e44513b1d__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Elliot Page Spurs Controversy With Rant Claiming Biology Classes Are Used Against Queer And Trans People\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/elliot-page-says-biology-classes-used-against-queer-trans-people-controversy\/?media_id=731158361_18606819916019163_7999204846589225376_n-6a71e44513b1d__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/731158361_18606819916019163_7999204846589225376_n-6a71e44513b1d__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/731158361_18606819916019163_7999204846589225376_n-6a71e44513b1d__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"711\" alt=\"Elliot Page shirtless, flexing with a trainer in a gym, amidst images, sparking discussions on trans people.\" title=\"Elliot Page shirtless, flexing with a trainer in a gym, amidst images, sparking discussions on trans people.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/elliotpage\/p\/DaL_Dtxmsa3\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">elliotpage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><span data-aa-adunit=\"\/46481815\/bp.com_desktop_singlepost_bottom_728x90\" id=\"adverge-div-gpt-ad-1491844427478-6\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <i>Odyssey<\/i> star believes the dominant cis hetero-patriarchal narrative is preserved to maintain a status quo that serves a certain section of society.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re told and taught stories by those in power to uphold a status quo that serves very, very few. I don\u2019t even think it serves those very few\u2026\u201d he said before adding that the \u201ctruth\u201d is withheld \u201cfor obvious reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"700\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Elliot Page says biology classes are \u201ccis hetero patriarchal systems\u201d that are \u201cused against queer and trans people in terms of us being made to seem maladaptive.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E93PaR8XJH\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/E93PaR8XJH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/2084312613509321176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Elsewhere in the podcast, Page said trans individuals are \u201cjust constantly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/enoch-burke-irish-teacher-arrested-transgender-student-pronouns\/\" class=\" staff-link\">being gaslit by people<\/a>, and it\u2019s baffling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHuman beings are the only species that are ridiculous enough to seem to have a huge problem with trans folks,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<h3>Critics slammed the actor, saying, \u201cElliot Page demonstrates the mental health crisis in our country\u201d<\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"097219ff-0657-4711-b76d-35488e483954-6a71e4fa3f81b__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/elliot-page-says-biology-classes-used-against-queer-trans-people-controversy\/?image_id=097219ff-0657-4711-b76d-35488e483954-6a71e4fa3f81b__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Elliot Page Spurs Controversy With Rant Claiming Biology Classes Are Used Against Queer And Trans People\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/elliot-page-says-biology-classes-used-against-queer-trans-people-controversy\/?media_id=097219ff-0657-4711-b76d-35488e483954-6a71e4fa3f81b__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/097219ff-0657-4711-b76d-35488e483954-6a71e4fa3f81b__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/097219ff-0657-4711-b76d-35488e483954-6a71e4fa3f81b__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"633\" alt=\"Elliot Page in a dark polo shirt, smiling, sparking controversy regarding biology classes and queer\/trans people.\" title=\"Elliot Page in a dark polo shirt, smiling, sparking controversy regarding biology classes and queer\/trans people.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9AFEIHo2sZ4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ABCNews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Online reactions to Page\u2019s comments saw significant transphobia, with many commenters rejecting the idea that biology education should change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA person who has become something which does not exist naturally in the real world says science &amp; truth are targeting fantasy &amp; lies,\u201d one said.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><span data-aa-adunit=\"\/46481815\/bp.com_desktop_singleimage_bottom_728x90\" id=\"adverge-div-gpt-ad-1491844427478-3\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 700px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaX5S8yDNYw\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"\/>\n<p>Another wrote, \u201cShe is losing her last brain cell. Biology is science. It is facts. You are mentally ill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were never against until many trans just were so inappropriate. They don\u2019t need to teach children about it I hope they get out of the educational system,\u201d said another.<\/p>\n<p>One wrote, \u201cBiology is biology. There\u2019s no arguing it out of existence just because you don\u2019t want it to be true.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cSo instead of getting mental health help the world must change to accommodate their delusion and debauchery,\u201d a hater wrote online<\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"506091843_18516807571019163_200996314657947935_n-6a71e74252395__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/elliot-page-says-biology-classes-used-against-queer-trans-people-controversy\/?image_id=506091843_18516807571019163_200996314657947935_n-6a71e74252395__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Elliot Page Spurs Controversy With Rant Claiming Biology Classes Are Used Against Queer And Trans People\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/elliot-page-says-biology-classes-used-against-queer-trans-people-controversy\/?media_id=506091843_18516807571019163_200996314657947935_n-6a71e74252395__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/506091843_18516807571019163_200996314657947935_n-6a71e74252395__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/506091843_18516807571019163_200996314657947935_n-6a71e74252395__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"712\" alt=\"Elliot Page and friend on a rainbow crosswalk, addressing controversy over biology classes and queer\/trans people.\" title=\"Elliot Page and friend on a rainbow crosswalk, addressing controversy over biology classes and queer\/trans people.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/elliotpage\/p\/DLdIf8oCDGL\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">elliotpage<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe wants the curriculum adjusted so no one feels \u2018othered\u2019\u2026 seems to be her activist position right after declaring basic biology a hetero- hate crime,\u201d said one critic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[He] doesn\u2019t look very happy for someone finally in the right body. It needs help\u2026\u201d snapped one.<\/p>\n<h3>Researchers have found that introductory biology textbooks often contain inaccurate gender-based language<\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"1cad5558-e508-432e-b8ab-0e7393f14157-6a71e8f9d0f9e__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/elliot-page-says-biology-classes-used-against-queer-trans-people-controversy\/?image_id=1cad5558-e508-432e-b8ab-0e7393f14157-6a71e8f9d0f9e__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Elliot Page Spurs Controversy With Rant Claiming Biology Classes Are Used Against Queer And Trans People\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/elliot-page-says-biology-classes-used-against-queer-trans-people-controversy\/?media_id=1cad5558-e508-432e-b8ab-0e7393f14157-6a71e8f9d0f9e__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1cad5558-e508-432e-b8ab-0e7393f14157-6a71e8f9d0f9e__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1cad5558-e508-432e-b8ab-0e7393f14157-6a71e8f9d0f9e__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"470\" alt=\"Diagram showing XY and XX chromosomes with text Identical Gonads, relating to controversy about biology and queer\/trans people.\" title=\"Diagram showing XY and XX chromosomes with text Identical Gonads, relating to controversy about biology and queer\/trans people.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MitqjSYtwrQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">AsapSCIENCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Page\u2019s argument about biology education <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/j-k-rowling-daniel-radcliffe-emma-watson-transgender-cass-review\/\" class=\" staff-link\">reignited conversations<\/a> about how gender and s*x*ality are taught to students.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers have raised questions and concerns in recent years about how the subject is taught.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"700\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"pt\">ELLIOT PAGE DIZ TER SE IDENTIFICADO COM BABU\u00cdNOS QUE VIVIAM SEM UM \u201cMACHO ALFA\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O ator afirmou que a din\u00e2mica do grupo, ap\u00f3s perder seus l\u00edderes dominantes, \u201cressoou\u201d com sua experi\u00eancia como pessoa trans. A compara\u00e7\u00e3o rapidamente gerou debate nas redes. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MX2BVJwk45\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/MX2BVJwk45<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vox Liberdade (@VoxLiberdade) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VoxLiberdade\/status\/2083878523526058010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"2084427103785861342-png__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/elliot-page-says-biology-classes-used-against-queer-trans-people-controversy\/?image_id=2084427103785861342-png__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Elliot Page Spurs Controversy With Rant Claiming Biology Classes Are Used Against Queer And Trans People\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/elliot-page-says-biology-classes-used-against-queer-trans-people-controversy\/?media_id=2084427103785861342-png__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2084427103785861342-png__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2084427103785861342-png__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"287\" alt=\"A Twitter post from @CherylRobertsTX, contributing to the controversy surrounding queer and trans people.\" title=\"A Twitter post from @CherylRobertsTX, contributing to the controversy surrounding queer and trans people.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CherylRobertsTX\/status\/2084427103785861342?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CherylRobertsTX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifescied.org\/doi\/10.1187\/cbe.23-07-0125\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">study<\/a> found that introductory biology textbooks often contained inaccurate gender-based language.<\/p>\n<p>The findings of the study also revealed that students, when asked to change questions to make them more accurate, would frequently replace gendered words like \u201cman,\u201d \u201cwoman,\u201d \u201cboy,\u201d and \u201cgender\u201d with s*x-based terms like \u201cmale,\u201d \u201cfemale,\u201d or \u201cs*x.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"pexels-zarina-khalilova-207741792-12467838-6a71e8edab67a__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/elliot-page-says-biology-classes-used-against-queer-trans-people-controversy\/?image_id=pexels-zarina-khalilova-207741792-12467838-6a71e8edab67a__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Elliot Page Spurs Controversy With Rant Claiming Biology Classes Are Used Against Queer And Trans People\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/elliot-page-says-biology-classes-used-against-queer-trans-people-controversy\/?media_id=pexels-zarina-khalilova-207741792-12467838-6a71e8edab67a__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pexels-zarina-khalilova-207741792-12467838-6a71e8edab67a__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pexels-zarina-khalilova-207741792-12467838-6a71e8edab67a__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"686\" alt=\"A student studying a biology textbook, relevant to the controversy about biology classes, queer, and trans people.\" title=\"A student studying a biology textbook, relevant to the controversy about biology classes, queer, and trans people.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/man-studying-with-book-12467838\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Zarina Khalilova\/Pexels (not the actual photo)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zacharyfolk\/2024\/02\/22\/majority-of-us-biology-textbooks-teach-outdated-ideas-about-gender-and-sex-study-finds\/\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">study<\/a> examined six textbooks in four of the most popular states in the US: California, Texas, New York and Florida, and found that none of the books differentiated between s*x and gender.<\/p>\n<p>S*x refers to biological traits (like chromosomes, hormones, and reproductive anatomy), while gender refers to how a person identifies themselves.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"\/><\/p>\n<h3>Misunderstandings taught to students in classrooms can someday become their justification for discrimination as adults<\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"Screenshot-2026-08-04-163240-6a71ea15e4db9__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/elliot-page-says-biology-classes-used-against-queer-trans-people-controversy\/?image_id=Screenshot-2026-08-04-163240-6a71ea15e4db9__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Elliot Page Spurs Controversy With Rant Claiming Biology Classes Are Used Against Queer And Trans People\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/elliot-page-says-biology-classes-used-against-queer-trans-people-controversy\/?media_id=Screenshot-2026-08-04-163240-6a71ea15e4db9__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-04-163240-6a71ea15e4db9__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-04-163240-6a71ea15e4db9__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"538\" alt=\"A student in a classroom raises her hand during a biology class, a teacher and another student are by a whiteboard.\" title=\"A student in a classroom raises her hand during a biology class, a teacher and another student are by a whiteboard.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content-media-source\">Image credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/ethnic-girl-raising-hand-during-lesson-5905552\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Katerina Holmes\/Pexels (not the actual photo)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Experts have further <a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/bioscience\/article\/72\/5\/481\/6547662?login=false\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">concluded<\/a> that biology classrooms have a significant role in shaping how students understand s*x and gender.<\/p>\n<p>When current \u201cteaching paradigms\u201d fail to acknowledge s*xu*l and gender diversity, students can be left with the misconception that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/robert-de-niro-daughter-airyn-comes-out-as-trans\/\" class=\" staff-link\">LGBTQIA+ people<\/a> are somehow acting against nature or \u201cbasic biology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Science Proves There are More than Two Human Sexes\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kT0HJkr1jj4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>These misunderstandings don\u2019t just stay within the classroom. When students go on to become doctors, teachers, politicians, parents and other members of society, such beliefs can be reinforced or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/marks-spencer-viral-controversy-after-mom-complains-about-trans-employee\/\" class=\" staff-link\">used to justify discrimination<\/a>, researchers warned.<\/p>\n<p>They argued that adopting more accurate and inclusive teaching practices, including using precise language, highlighting diversity, providing social and historical context, and exposing students to diverse role models, can help challenge harmful misconceptions about biology, s*x and gender.<\/p>\n<h3><b>\u201cTeaching science and understanding bodies and organs is important,\u201d one commented online <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"\/><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"\/><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"\/> <\/p>\n<div id=\"postPoll-11021033\" class=\"post-poll poll-wrapper single-post\" data-poll-viewed=\"false\" data-post-id=\"11021033\" data-main-post-id=\"\" data-poll-id=\"29243\"> <input class=\"post-11021033-poll-value\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"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\"\/> <\/p>\n<div data-bind=\"if: isInitialised()\">\n<div data-bind=\"if: !isLoading() &amp;&amp; isShowingResults\">\n<div class=\"poll-content\">\n<h3 class=\"answered-content-title\">Thanks! 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