Students reveal pain of being transgender in Georgia schools

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Students reveal pain of being transgender in Georgia schools

http://www.projectq.us/atlanta/students_reveal_pain_of_being_transgender_in_georgia_schools?gid=17848

Project TG/By Regina Willis | Jun 10, 2016 | 12:33 PM

"Transgender and gender nonconforming students in Georgia face barriers to their education as varied as regular bullying and beatings, teachers without a clue what it means to be transgender, and navigating school administrators uncertain how – or worse, unwilling – to provide a safe, affirming environment to learn in.

While state leaders are busy stoking fears about transgender students in bathrooms and championing a lawsuit against federal guidelines for addressing transgender students, how are transgender students faring? Three transgender youth – all students or recent graduates of K-12 schools in Georgia – spoke to Project Q Atlanta about their experiences."