KANSAS, Topeka- USD 501 considers adding rules against transgender discriminatio

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USD 501 considers adding rules against transgender discrimination

By Rick Dean | Posted: November 6, 2011 - 5:49pm

THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL

http://cjonline.com/news/2011-11-06/usd-501-considers-adding-rules-against-transgender-discrimination#.TrfNsXJ-bwk


Stephanie Mott will forever carry the difficult memory of being a woman living in a young man's body while growing up in rural Douglas County.
Today, living her life happily and productively as a woman in Topeka, Mott is encouraged that the Topeka Unified School District 501 Board of Education is considering policy additions that bar discrimination against students and employees based on sexual orientation and gender identity.