Isabella Poscente- Teen Trans sues High
School for Discrimination
Summary:A transgender student,
named Ashton Whitaker is a 16
year old that goes to Tremper High School, was a girl on his birth certificate
but began identifying as a boy in middle school. Whitaker has then filed
a federal lawsuit to the Wisconsin school district for their discrimination and
inequality throughout the school district. The school will not let him use the
boys' restrooms. Also, the school teachers and students refuse to use his birth
name, which this is just cruel. All of these actions the school district is
doing is violating the U.S. Constitution.
Analysis/Synthesis:The article was published
on the Chicago Tribune and written by the Tribune news services.
The article was posted on July 20, 2016. The author’s point of view is in third
person. I didn’t know specifically of this article, but I do know that this
certain issue has been apparent recently in schools allowing trans in the
bathroom of their choosing. This article was written for the general public and
it is a negative influence because everyone should have equal rights. This
article is significant because it is important to support and be on their side.
This article is very similar to many events in the past with discrimination with
trans people. This relates to U.S. history with the discrimination of African
Americans.
Source:http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-kenosha-transgender-student-lawsuit-20160720-story.html
Beautiful piece. I love how it is very detailed!!!
ReplyDeleteI agree. I believe people should have the freedom to identify the gender they want. Otherwise it does go against the constitution. Although just as a refutation, I think the main problem with public places having a problem like that is sex offenders and such. In a target a year or so ago someone told them they identified as a girl and went into the girls restroom and dressing rooms and took photos of the people in the areas next to them including a little girl. I don't know why the school doesn't use his preferred name that's absurd.
ReplyDeleteEven though I see why the teachers wouldn't allow him to use the men's restroom ,I still think they should address him as how he identifies as .
ReplyDeleteI think that it is totally awful to treat someone like that. We are in the U.S. were people can be anything they want to be and feel safe without discrimination, this just sickens me.
ReplyDeleteSo sad that people still have such closed minds when it comes to the trans community or even the lgbtq+ community in general. Things as simple as letting someone use the restroom in a specific area and addressing him by what he wants to be addressed by make the BIGGEST difference.
ReplyDeleteThis has been a pretty big issue recently so I'm not surprised that events like this are starting to occur.
ReplyDeleteI believe people should have the freedom to go by the gender they prefer, especially at school. School should be able to respect their students preferences because the students don't HAVE to be there, y'know?
ReplyDeleteI agree, people need to come to an agreement nationally on this situation. I can see both sides of the situation, so there must be a compromise somewhere out there to agree on.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand why we, as a people, must always discriminate. Since the establishment of European history (and feeding into any country started by or taken over by Europeans, including the US), a pyramid of exponential discrimination has been established with rich, white men at the top and, in increments of decreasing potential for prosperity, other groups and races and genders. At this point, we are not discriminating against the minority, as the "minority" largely overwhelms the ruling class of white men. Hopefully, in the near future, society can evolve to a point in which discrimination is not based on who a person is. Ideally there would be no discrimination, however I am aware that it is inevitable and therefore cannot realistically predict or even hope that one day it will cease to exist.
ReplyDeleteI agree, why can't everybody just be equal, he should be able to use the bathroom he wants, and the school should call him what he would like to go by.
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