Brazilian Students Wear Skirts To School In Protest After A Trans Student Was Fined For Wearing One
BuzzFeed - Latest 2014-09-22
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“I am really happy about the way my classmates supported me and I hope it serves as an example to others to feel encouraged to do the right thing. I was always taught at school to accept who you are, I am only trying to live that,” stated 17-year-old Maria Muniz.
A few days after 17-year-old trans student Maria Muniz was reportedly fined for wearing a skirt to school, a large group of students – both male and female – protested by donning skirts themselves.
The school, Colegio Pedro II in Rio De Janeiro, has a dress code that calls for boys to wear trousers, while female students are allowed to wear either trousers or skirts.
"I am really happy about the way my classmates supported me and I hope it serves as an example to others to feel encouraged to do the right thing. I was always taught at school to accept who you are, I am only trying to live that."