'Requiring parents to approve a student's name can put those with unsupportive families in the position of choosing to be deadnamed at school everyday or risk coming out to their family in an unsafe situation.' OpEd
. After everything had begun happening, I stayed home the rest of the week for my own health and safety. I was told by friends that students at school were expressing their support for the name policy. Posters were made and then quickly torn down. When I did return to school, I was harassed by a group of boys asking if I was gay, and shouting slurs when I didn’t respond — but I’d faced this kind of harassment before.
I understand the school’s viewpoint; when students have two different names on their file, things can get mixed up and confusing. This doesn’t excuse the situation though, and we know that they could’ve gone about the situation way better. For instance, they could keep a student’s legal name in a locked file, only accessible to certain people. A trans person's deadname is very personal and generally shouldn’t be given out without permission.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Brian Williams Leaves NBC News After 28 YearsBrian Williams has announced he will be leaving NBC after 28 years.
Read more »
Woman almost loses leg after spin class leads her to develop dangerous syndromeThe potentially life-threatening condition happens when damaged muscle starts to dissolve.
Read more »
Travis Scott's Attorney Rebukes 'Inconsistent Messages' in Astroworld Investigation“Investigations should start proceeding over finger-pointing,” Edwin F. McPherson says
Read more »
Japan stocks set for lower start after data shows U.S. consumer inflation surged in OctoberData released overnight showed the U.S. consumer price index in October seeing its biggest surge in more than 30 years.
Read more »
Council Post: 14 Essential Tips For Starting A Branded Podcast Target Audiences Will LoveWhile some who started podcasting in the early days may have turned their efforts into valuable, long-lasting content delivery systems for their brands, others fell by the wayside.
Read more »
Council Post: 14 Essential Tips For Starting A Branded Podcast Target Audiences Will LoveWhile some who started podcasting in the early days may have turned their efforts into valuable, long-lasting content delivery systems for their brands, others fell by the wayside.
Read more »