Indiana is among at least 10 states that have enacted laws prohibiting or restricting students from using pronouns or names that don’t match their sex assigned at birth, a restriction that opponents say further marginalizes transgender and nonbinary students. Most of the laws were enacted this year and are part of a historic wave of new restrictions on transgender youth approved by Republican states.
The measures are creating fear for transgender students and sowing confusion for teachers on how to comply but still offer a welcoming environment for everyone in their classes.
We’re in Indiana. My daughter is in middle school. Her best friend is a trans boy. Even with supportive parents, the school calls him ‘she’ and deadnames him. It’s so disgusting. My daughter said every time they used his deadname, she would get confused about who they were talking about.
This is so messed up. My heart hurts for those kids.