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New Broward policy offers protection to transgender students

Started by Shana A, June 05, 2011, 07:34:47 AM

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June 05, 2011, 07:34:47 AM
New Broward policy offers protection to transgender students

For transgender students, there's a constant fear of being mocked or harassed. A Broward School Board policy is the first step to helping them feel more comfortable.

BY CARLI TEPROFF

http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/06/04/v-fullstory/2251740/new-broward-policy-offers-protection.html

For 17-year-old Taylor, a typical school day presents unique challenges: Does he use the boy's bathroom, or the girl's? What can he do to keep his teacher from calling him "she?'' When is the right time to tell classmates his secret?

Taylor, a sophomore at a Broward County high school, is a member of a group of transgender youth who say they were born into the body of one gender, but think, feel, and identify with another.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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