'Not all egg producers are women' trans science teacher insists during DOE webinar

DENVER (TND) — A transgender science teacher has become the subject of criticism after a video of him insisting it was important to “clean up” language, like “women produce eggs” and “males are more likely to be colorblind,” in order to be more “accurate” and “precise,” resurfaced from a webinar series held earlier this year.

Sam Long, an activist for "gender-inclusive" policies and "trans/non-binary" educators, teaches science at Denver South High School, part of the Denver Public Schools (DPS) system. Long, along with other science teachers, has previously spent time establishing"gender-inclusive biology" curriculum resources, which he promotes to educators across the country.

During an April webinar series "to address hot topics that are on the top of educators' minds," hosted by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), Long argued it wasn't the most "accurate" or "precise" statement to say it's "women who produce eggs." Rather, Long argued, it was more "precise" to say, "it's ovaries that produce eggs."

We're acknowledging that not all women produce eggs and also not all egg producers are women," Long says during the webinar. "We're teaching students that language matters. We're not just talking about imaginary people," he continued.

Teachers who perceivably challenge Long's line of thinking, that "inclusive language" is paramount when having science discussions, are frequently chastised.

Last year, a Harvard Human Evolutionary Biology lecturer, Carole K. Hooven, went on Fox News and discussed her frustration with how “ideology has been infiltrating science.”

Hooven insisted she would continue to recognize only two sexes, which ultimately sparked criticisms from students and her colleagues, including the director of the Harvard evolutionary biology department's diversity and inclusion task force.

Last month, students at the University of Southern Maine staged a walk-out in response to a professor insisting to her class that there were only two sexes. A "non-binary" student present in the teacher's class argued the sentiment made her feel "under personal attack," according to The New York Post.

The National Desk (TND) reached out to DPS and Denver South's Principal Rachel Goss for comment, and to see if they stand behind Long's sentiments.

"Denver Public Schools supports our science teachers teaching gender-inclusive Biology," the district responded. Goss on the other hand did not comment.