Last week, our school board finally made a decision to protect our trans kids in school.
It’s been on their docket for well over a year, so it was about time.
There was an uproarious school board meeting in 2016 when one of the first trans kids came out publicly to challenge the {oh so exhausted} bathroom conversation. And the conversation continued to get louder as trans students, allies, community advocates, and parents pushed for policies and guidelines to keep our kids safe.
It took quite some time and a whole lot of conversation but the superintendent finally pushed these supportive guidelines out after ten of us spoke during September 2018 board meeting, which seemed to be his tipping point. Finally. They’re on the right side of history.
It was a big win for our small, red county in southwest Florida.
But of course, the fight is far from over.
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