Cross-dressing at School

Congrats!

I know I said I would focus mainly on North American issues, but this is a great triumph for students who don't feel right in their own bodies:

A young boy, Jamie Love, has been in the news for the last few days for having gone to school dressed as a girl and then being kicked out. The school says that he was sent home for behaviour issues, and Jamie agrees that he has had issues in the past. You can read the article on the Scottish Daily Record. I don't think we'll ever know for sure what the actual reason behind the expulsion were.... but....

Happily, after much support from other parents and peers, Jamie is back in school. You can read the article about his return here. I want to send a HUGE shout-out to his peers who supported him! I've taken here some things that peers and parents wrote on the school's Facebook page (taken from the Scottish Daily Record):

One parent wrote: “The teachers should be teaching their pupils to love themselves for who they are.
“I think ur really brave as I know it must have been hard for u n nobody had the rite to knock u for it x.”
A pupil wrote: “I just wanna cry :(, the fact of you not being in school :’( don’t worry babe near enough the full schools behind you and your friends and family, my family is all behind you sweetie so we will all fight our hardest for you.”
A girl pal posted: “Hope your ok pal! At the end of the day be yourself and who u want to be! Dnt let anyone get u down! Its great what ur doing you’ll inspire other teenagers out there and most people at ur age wudnt have the guts to do it! be your self mr !”
Another classmate said: “Well done jamie.... so proud of you! Your an inspiration to everyone, never mind what anyone else says.
“Not allowed in school for being yourself? they are supposed to encourage people to be themselves not kick them oot! that’s terrible!!”
And another pupil wrote: “He has every right to be who he wants to be and dress the way he wants to dress. Just want Jamie to know he has mine and a lot of other peoples full support and we will fight for him till the end.”

Congrats to Jamie and family, and thanks to everyone who supported him!

Stay Beautiful,

Lisa