If anyone here is involved with the Dragfest event on Facebook, they might have seen this story about a teen boy, Justin Reynolds (below) sent home from school, almost immediately, for dressing as a girl. This very much concerns our culture's freedom of expression, especially in the younger generations and for those who diverge from the mainstream of society. This also becomes a legal issue of individual rights, and there is further discussion in the article link below.
Whitman distribution requirements involve six credits in "alternative voices"; maybe we should start trying to incorporate this in earlier, pre-college institutions.
Here is the article from Ocala.com, written by Suevon Lee.
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