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[quote=Anonymous]Not a surprise that a discussion on DCUM based on a misunderstanding (or so it seems) has spun out of control, fueled on by partisan hacks with their rusty cudgels at hand. What admin and faculty at girls' schools are careful not to do when addressing the entire student body is refer to them all as girls. Why? Because there are many students who don't identify as such and doing so would be rude and hurtful. When students address a group of students, we remind them not to presume all the students there fall on the gender binary or are cis-identified. Do they make mistakes? Absolutely. Do they learn from them? For sure. Now, the people gathered around here with the pitchforks and torches are taking this practice out of context, arguing that it shows these schools are no longer identifying as girls' school. While discussions about what it means to have nonbinary or trans-idenitified students attend an girls' school continue among the faculty and admin, these schools want to create welcoming, supportive environments of learning and, as such, are changing their practices to do so. As with any institutional changes, these will take time to implement. The reasons why many trans students remain at all-girls schools are complex. Many have forged lifelong bonds with their classmates and want to remain with them. Because of these friendships, the cis-identified students tend not to be threatened by those friends who are trans-, nonbinary, or just exploring their gender identity.  But there are many other reasons too (the strength of smaller schools like Holton and NCS, especially for District residents). American society has become more accepting of gender exploration during adolscents, which makes me happy. I grew up in the 1980s, when I watched some friends struggle with their sexuality and what I presume was their gender identity (we did not have the terms to use back then). Because of the homophobia they experienced, they were severely depressed and a few tried to commit suicide. I'm happy to see my kid grow up during a time when kids can think about who they are rather than accept what society tells them they should be.[/quote]

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