News Briefs
Crossdressing Teen Suspended from School
Trumbull, CT -September 11, 1997
A MALE STUDENT WAS SUSPENDED from Trumbull
High School for 2 days last week for using the girls' bathroom. The
unnamed young man, who regularly wears miniskirts, makeup, and a
feminine hairstyle, describes himself as a crossdresser. His
suspension mirrors a similar incident in Vermont last year when
another young man, Matthew Stickney, was suspended from school for
wearing a dress to class.
"It's a little strange to see a boy in the girls' room," said one
girl at Trumbull High last week, "but what's the difference? It doesnąt
really bother me."
Trumbull High's administration maintains a surprisingly tolerant
stance on the matter. Principal Robert McCarthy has turned aside
complaints from several parents about the youth's dress and behavior
saying that the school does not have legal authority to impose
stringent dress codes. "We are fairly liberal when it comes to a dress
code," he said. "But we don't allow young ladies in the men's room or
men in the ladies' room for any reason." A principal in Trumbull for
31 years, McCarthy said things have changed from the days when a
female teacher wearing pants was sent home for violating the school
dress code.
---via In Your Face News Service
Lavender Law Meeting Includes TG Session
The Lavender Law Conference to be held in West Hollywood, CA, October 23-25 will included a session on
transgender law. Participants are scheduled to include Shannon Minter, Joanna McNamara, Spencer Bergstedt, Taylor
Flynn, Bridget Wilson, Melinda Whiteway,Jamison Green, Yosenio Lewis, Spencer
Bergstedt, Mike Hernandez, Akilah Monifa and many others.
For information contact Lynn
Lemay at 213-654-7449.
-- via Phyllis Frye
Stopping Hate Crimes in California
Have you been the target of a hate crime because of how you express your
gender?
Are you afraid of being bashed for how you express your gender?
Do you care about hate crimes against gender-variant people?
Do transgender lives matter to you?
LIFE Lobby and the Los Angeles County Transgender Task Force invite you to a
meeting to discuss how we can start working toward getting California State
legal protection against hate crimes that target transgender and
gender-variant people. We need your input and your dedication to make a
difference in transgendered people's lives. Unless we have strong community
support, we cannot make this happen.
When: Saturday, October 11, 1997, 1-4 p.m.
Where: AIDS Project Los Angeles, Studio 1B
Why: Because we won't stand for being bashed any longer!!!!!!! Because our
lives and bodies and minds and spirits matter!!!!!!!
APLA is located at 1313 N. Vine St., at the corner of Vine & Fountain in
Hollywood. There is free parking in the back of the APLA building; enter the
parking lot from Fountain Ave.
For more information, please contact Jacob Hale at 213-665-1130 or
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