Embracing transgender equality, high schools move to one graduation robe

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Embracing transgender equality, high schools move to one graduation robe

By Donna St. George
June 7

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/color-clash-some-push-for-graduation-robes-that-dont-differ-by-gender/2015/06/07/0b7cecd0-f999-11e4-a13c-193b1241d51a_story.html

As a growing number of the nation's schools work to embrace transgender students and enact policies to protect their rights, there's a movement afoot in Maryland's Montgomery County to make graduation robes gender-neutral, with one color for all. Some students argue that no one should have to wear a garment that doesn't reflect who they are, nor should there be any separation between the genders as they all cross into adulthood.

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This was an issue at our school. Some genderqueer students were unhappy at being separated by gender.

[LordKAT]

Our school, all were the same color.

[Mariah]

Lucky you guys. Ours were not 2 colors and 2 dress codes. One for the girls and one for the guys.
Mariah

Our school, all were the same color.