Op-ed: Let's Take the Terror Out of Transitioning in School

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Op-ed: Let's Take the Terror Out of Transitioning in School

http://www.advocate.com/commentary/2015/08/03/op-ed-lets-take-terror-out-transitioning-school

The Advocate.com
BY  Ellen Kahn
August 03 2015 4:30 AM ET

Schools shouldn't be afraid to look for help when it comes to accommodating trans students. The HRC is here to help, writes the organization's Ellen Kahn.

Jennifer Surridge had gotten used to fighting on behalf of her daughter, and she was expecting another struggle when she met with school officials before sending her 11-year-old off to her first day of classes.

After all, the world could be an unwelcoming place for her transgender child, who, for the first time, would be attending classes openly as a girl, part of her ongoing social transition.

Jennifer told us that she came to the school prepared for a fight, and ready to raise issues on her daughter's behalf.

But unlike many parents of transgender youth, she happened to luck out.

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In this world or craziness, its nice to see pockets of sanity exist.

[Asche]

The HRC is here to help, writes the organization's Ellen Kahn.

I hope that's true.

The HRC has had a couple of high-profile fails in the not too distant past (e.g., dropping transgender from the US ENDA bill), I hope things have turned the corner there.