Miraloma Elementary, a school of about 365 students, made the move to affirm several students who don’t fit traditional gender norms. Bathrooms used by kindergarteners and first-graders will be converted to gender-neutral spaces. The plan is to phase out gender-divided bathrooms as the first grade class advances every year. One parent of a gender non-conforming first grader perfectly explained why this was all worth it.
It’s time to end the right-wing myths about the so-called “dangers” of accommodating transgender students. They’ve never been true, and they only make it harder to create safe and welcoming school environments for ALL kids.
