Concerns About Protecting NCMEC/NamUs

[bluestsocks]

DOJ ordered review of ‘gender ideology’ compliance at child safety authority

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children said it would be removing all references to transgender people from its public materials.

www.nbcnews.com

This isn’t about politics and I’m certainly not interested in starting political discussion, but I know this forum cares *passionately* about truly protecting children and finding missing kids.

The changes that NCMEC is being ordered to make are dangerous to that mission. If you can’t use the name a child is going by in daily life or a picture of them as they appear in daily life, no one can recognize that child and help that child return to safety. Trans kids deserve to be protected and found when missing as much as any other child and these changes would make NCMECs missing children posters and age progressions simply impossible for trans or NB teenagers.

I felt strongly enough to contact my senators about this, and my House representative, and I hope others here may feel similarly.

 

[starlightstarbright]

Thank you so much for sharing. I absolutely agree. Such an injustice to vulnerable missing children (and adults!) if this is to be the policy going forward. Not that I think the people making these changes care a whole lot about these kids, JMO, but we do.

 

[Tricia]

Websleuths is not the forum for this discussion. Mainly because this is completely out of our control. While we are very passionate about finding missing children allowing the discussion of this topic will do nothing to fix any issues. For the few minutes the thread was live we have had to remove a ton of posts.
Please do not hesitate to contact your representatives if you disagree with the ordered changes.
Tricia Griffith
Manager/Websleuths.com

 

[MadMcGoo]

Frequently Asked Questions

View answers to frequently asked questions about the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs).

namus.nij.ojp.gov

What does "Biological Sex" or “Sex Assigned at Birth” mean in the NamUs database?
In the NamUs system, biological sex and sex assigned at birth refers to the classification of individuals as male or female based on genetic characteristics at birth. This classification is essential for forensic and investigative purposes, as it helps with case searching, case cross-matching, and scientific analysis, including DNA comparisons and anthropological assessments. We recognize that some cases may not fit strictly within these categories due to medical and genetic conditions (i.e. individuals who have XXY Klinefelter syndrome, XYY syndrome, true hermaphroditism). NamUs provides Unsure or Other categories in the application and consolidates these in our routine reporting under “Other” for instances where an individual’s biological sex is unknown, not provided, or otherwise biologically does not align with the standard biological male/female classification as exemplified above. NamUs also provides an Unsure category because in some cases of human remains, only partial remains may have been recovered and biological sex is indiscernible. Having these options allows for accurate documentation while maintaining the integrity of forensic casework.