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Title: Helping Gender-Variant Kids Feel Safe At School
Post by: Shana A on May 16, 2012, 09:25:54 AM
Post by: Shana A on May 16, 2012, 09:25:54 AM
Helping Gender-Variant Kids Feel Safe At School
Ann Dornfeld
05/15/2012
http://kuow.org/program.php?id=26769 (http://kuow.org/program.php?id=26769)
For kids at school, doing something as simple as going to restroom can be an intimidating experience. A transgender kid can feel unwelcome in the boys' room — and the girls' room.
Nova High School in Seattle has a solution: gender–neutral bathrooms that anyone can use.
As KUOW's Ann Dornfeld reports, it's just one of many supports the school offers kids who don't fit the usual gender mold. A caution: In this story, teenagers use graphic language that may offend some listeners.
Ann Dornfeld
05/15/2012
http://kuow.org/program.php?id=26769 (http://kuow.org/program.php?id=26769)
For kids at school, doing something as simple as going to restroom can be an intimidating experience. A transgender kid can feel unwelcome in the boys' room — and the girls' room.
Nova High School in Seattle has a solution: gender–neutral bathrooms that anyone can use.
As KUOW's Ann Dornfeld reports, it's just one of many supports the school offers kids who don't fit the usual gender mold. A caution: In this story, teenagers use graphic language that may offend some listeners.