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Transgender Children, Teaching Early Acceptance, and the Heckler's Veto
Studies in Law, Politics, and Society (2017)
  • Dara Purvis
Abstract
In recent years, school districts have faced numerous questions surrounding accommodations of transgender students. Strong objections to accommodations have been voiced in public argument and litigation, primarily in the areas of athletics, bathrooms, and dress codes. As younger transgender students express their gender identity at school, however, the existing objections were weakened by considering the context of elementary rather than high school students. Greater numbers of young transgender students will likely encourage accommodation of trans students of all ages, as well as challenge the gender binary unconsciously taught in school.
Keywords
  • transgender children,
  • gender identity,
  • elementary school students,
  • gender binary,
  • school districts
Publication Date
2017
Editor
Austin Sarat
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Series
Studies in Law, Politics and Society
Citation Information
Dara Purvis. "Transgender Children, Teaching Early Acceptance, and the Heckler's Veto" Studies in Law, Politics, and Society Vol. 72 (2017) p. 219 - 252
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/dara_purvis/11/