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shenmue

(38,506 posts) Mon Aug 18, 2014, 05:50 AM Aug 2014

New Jersey: trans student told dress as boy or don't come back

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/08/17/us-13-year-old-trans-girl-banned-from-school-unless-she-dresses-as-boy/

Rachel Pepe has attended Thorne Middle School. As summer break comes to an end in the Northeast, however, there may be no back-to-school days for her. She's been told to dress as a boy or else.

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New Jersey: trans student told dress as boy or don't come back (Original Post) shenmue Aug 2014 OP

i feel an ACLU lawsuit coming along. La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #1

Sorry burrowowl Aug 2014 #2

So many people always trying to force everyone to conform to whatever was programmed RKP5637 Sep 2014 #3

La Lioness Priyanka

(53,866 posts)

1. i feel an ACLU lawsuit coming along.

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Aug 18, 2014, 03:08 PM

Aug 2014

burrowowl

(17,645 posts)

2. Sorry

Reply to La Lioness Priyanka (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 05:04 AM

Aug 2014

Here is to the ACLU

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

3. So many people always trying to force everyone to conform to whatever was programmed

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2014, 07:54 AM

Sep 2014

into their heads as "normal." The world is full of control freaks and authoritarians. Layer that with religion and what a recipe. I hope they are successful in getting through this. People can be so damn cruel and ever so ignorant.

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