An elite Mexican public school uses a ‘skirt day’ to challenge gender norms.
Every year on November 20th, an elite high school in Mexico City supports gender equality by encouraging the students to cross dress. On that day, boys are invited to wear skirts, and girls dress up in ties to fight gender roles in society. Participation in the event isn’t mandatory, but most students do get involved.
If this happened in the US, religious groups would get involved, parents would be in an uproar, and right wing groups would battle against the movement and claim that high schools are forcing students to be transgender. Wrong, right, or neutral– it is definitely a mirror to reflect social emotions.
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Originally ‘outted’ by Reddit user ‘TheOnlyJuanEver’, this movement has gotten lots of support online, but as far as The Internet knows, there are no other schools that do this. I personally feel are lucky to be living in a time when trans people are becoming more accepted, so things like this bring a tear to my eye. It’s not about what you believe, feel, or experience– it’s about others letting go of their judgment. High school is one of the most challenging times of anyone’s life, so knowing that there are schools out there doing their part to change society gives me hope for the future.
But just so we’re clear, I was wearing skirts in high school first. The panhandle of Florida has yet to recognize my trendsetting.
