However, in most schools, a hetero- and cisnormative "status quo" is upheld. In Sexual Education courses taught in middle and high schools, there is no (or very little) mention to safe sex practices for non-heterosexual people. Teachers stumble over pronouns and adopted names with non-binary students, sometimes unintentionally outing them to their classmates. Most egregious of all, some schools and school districts require a uniform: MAAB (Male Assigned At Birth) students wearing trousers and FAAB (Female Assigned At Birth) students wearing skirts. This does not just hearken back to a time when a woman could be attacked for wearing trousers, but it denies many transgendered and non-binary students from expressing themselves as they wish, at times risking their personal safety and mental stability. Beyond that, students are regularly split by gender: in sex ed classes, in gym classes, and sometimes in regular classrooms.
This should not be happening.
There should be better education for teachers and school administration, concerning respecting the sexual orientations and gender identities of students. Sexual Education courses should be changed to include non-heterosexual and non-cisgendered students. Gender segregation in schools should be ended. MAAB students should be allowed to wear skirts and FAAB students allowed trousers.
This petition asks for only 5,000 signatures. Once we reach our goal, we invite you to share this message with your local teachers, your school district--and anywhere else where you think this will help.
Thank you.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
June 18, 2026
Reached 500 supporters
March 8, 2012
Reached 100 supporters
November 22, 2011
November 20, 2011
I checked the screen and we are so nearly at a hundred signatures which is just wild because I did not expect this to move so quickly when I first typed it out in my room. If you could just ping one person who might actually care about updating these school policies today we might just cross that line before the sun goes down and that would honestly be such a huge help for the momentum.
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i had a teacher in high school who refused to use my real name. it was super humiliating and made me hate going to class. hope this helps change things.
the uniform policy makes zero sense in this day and age. let kids wear what they are comfortable in. end the dress code bs.
ABOUT TIME. schools r so behind and it hurts kids who just want to learn without being made to feel like freaks. FIX THIS!
my brother gets bullied every single day for just being himself and the school does nothing. its time for them to wake up and stop acting like it is the 1950s.
schools need to get with the program. lgbtq kids deserve to be treated with respect just like everyone else. no one should be bullied by the system.
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However, in most schools, a hetero- and cisnormative "status quo" is upheld. In Sexual Education courses taught in middle and high schools, there is no (or very little) mention to safe sex practices for non-heterosexual people. Teachers stumble over pronouns and adopted names with non-binary students, sometimes unintentionally outing them to their classmates. Most egregious of all, some schools and school districts require a uniform: MAAB (Male Assigned At Birth) students wearing trousers and FAAB (Female Assigned At Birth) students wearing skirts. This does not just hearken back to a time when a woman could be attacked for wearing trousers, but it denies many transgendered and non-binary students from expressing themselves as they wish, at times risking their personal safety and mental stability. Beyond that, students are regularly split by gender: in sex ed classes, in gym classes, and sometimes in regular classrooms.
This should not be happening.
There should be better education for teachers and school administration, concerning respecting the sexual orientations and gender identities of students. Sexual Education courses should be changed to include non-heterosexual and non-cisgendered students. Gender segregation in schools should be ended. MAAB students should be allowed to wear skirts and FAAB students allowed trousers.
This petition asks for only 5,000 signatures. Once we reach our goal, we invite you to share this message with your local teachers, your school district--and anywhere else where you think this will help.
Thank you.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
June 18, 2026
Reached 500 supporters
March 8, 2012
Reached 100 supporters
November 22, 2011
November 20, 2011
I checked the screen and we are so nearly at a hundred signatures which is just wild because I did not expect this to move so quickly when I first typed it out in my room. If you could just ping one person who might actually care about updating these school policies today we might just cross that line before the sun goes down and that would honestly be such a huge help for the momentum.
6 Comments
not only you end ignorance but end hate crimes as well. transgenders and/or nonbinary people have adopted names. when we were in school, we didnt have much friends to hang out with except were being treated unfairly. abolish gender binary now!
i had a teacher in high school who refused to use my real name. it was super humiliating and made me hate going to class. hope this helps change things.
the uniform policy makes zero sense in this day and age. let kids wear what they are comfortable in. end the dress code bs.
ABOUT TIME. schools r so behind and it hurts kids who just want to learn without being made to feel like freaks. FIX THIS!
my brother gets bullied every single day for just being himself and the school does nothing. its time for them to wake up and stop acting like it is the 1950s.
schools need to get with the program. lgbtq kids deserve to be treated with respect just like everyone else. no one should be bullied by the system.
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not only you end ignorance but end hate crimes as well. transgenders and/or nonbinary people have adopted names. when we were in school, we didnt have much friends to hang out with except were being treated unfairly. abolish gender binary now!