Transgender forced out
Teenager identifies as a boy, too embarrassed to wear a skirt at school
Dec 5, 2010 9:45 PM | By ASA SOKOPO

http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article799649.ece/Transgender-forced-out

Gender activists have stepped in to help a transgender teenager who has been forced to leave his East London school in Eastern Cape because he was not allowed to wear trousers.

Born a girl, the Cambridge teenager - who now identifies himself as a boy - wanted to swap his school skirt for grey trousers but was not permitted to do so.

"It just didn't feel right to wear a skirt to school. It was just so embarrassing," the 15-year-old said.

Teen 'devastated' by banning
Dec 12, 2010 10:49 PM | By ZINE GEORGE
A teenager says she is "devastated" after being barred from high school next year for feeling more comfortable wearing trousers than a skirt.

http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article812215.ece/Teen-devastated-by-banning

The teenager, who regards herself as a boy trapped in the body of a girl, is caught up in a transgender row that has rocked East London.

"I hate being called a lesbian. I'm not a lesbian. I'm born a girl but I'm a man," said the 15-year-old.

Some of the responses, on the site, are pretty tlling of how far Africa still needs to go.

Best wishes to this guy and other like him.

It boggles me how schools still follow this 'Girls in skirts/dresses and boys in pants only' kind of crap.

It's just clothes, for pete's sake. Pants are far more comfortable than a dress ever will be, so why not let anyone who wants to wear them wear them?

Quote from: Phate on December 16, 2010, 02:13:23 PM
It boggles me how schools still follow this 'Girls in skirts/dresses and boys in pants only' kind of crap.

It's just clothes, for pete's sake. Pants are far more comfortable than a dress ever will be, so why not let anyone who wants to wear them wear them?

Quite frankly, the way schools insist that girls, must wear clothing which can, with a gust of wind, expose them, is disgusting.

I certainly won't criticise skirts and dresses as such, but there's something seriously disturbing that young girls are forced to expose themselves in this way.

I recall, when I was nursing, in one hospital, the dress uniform issued was designed to be quite tight, so hips were shown. When these nurses needed to lift a patient, they generally, lifted their skirt to their waists, simply to allow themselves movement.

Another damming inditement of the feminists.