VT program helps students explore gender

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090607/ap_on_re_us/us_gender_identity

By WILSON RING, Associated Press Writer Wilson Ring, Associated Press Writer – Sun Jun 7, 2:24 pm ET

BURLINGTON, Vt. – Like plenty of other high school students, a group of about a dozen Vermont teenagers trundled into a youth center one day every week this spring to participate in an after-school program.

But their program was different; it focused on gender.

The nine-week program, partially funded by the Burlington School District, was held at Vermont's Queer Youth Center and called "Gendertopia."