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When formal events become battlegrounds for expression

I want to wear a dress to prom but I'm assigned male and my school says it violates dress code and my parents are threatening to pull me out entirely.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A young person confronts institutional and familial resistance to their authentic presentation during milestone moments that should celebrate who they are.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Gender non-conformity across cultures?”

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