The transgender sports controversy has arrived in the central coast of California, where students and parents are debating about whether to allow transgender athletes in school sports.
A 16-year-old transgender student demanded the Lucia Mar Unified School District protect him and other “queer students” at Arroyo Grande High School during a meeting of the board on Tuesday.
‘I saw a biological male watching not only myself, but the other young women undress. This experience was beyond traumatizing.’
“Hello, I am the transgender athlete who was ruthlessly slandered at the last school board meeting,” said the student, who spoke anonymously for the sake of his safety.
“I am not only here to rebuild my reputation, but also to demand that the LMU school district take real and immediate action to protect queer students from harassment we face every day. As a transgender student, I’ve been threatened and harassed on a nearly weekly basis,” he added.
“My safety has been compromised multiple times,” the student said, “and yet the students responsible rarely face consequences due to deeply flawed district policies. Worse still, the danger doesn’t only come from other students; it comes…
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