I'm a guy who wore a dress on day of silence and got in trouble for it?

OPS student conduct standards would seem to suggest that this was an inappropriate behavior/dress (pages 21-22) in that it apparently did NOT contribute to a proper learning environment. If the only penalty was being asked to change, I am not sure I see what harm there was. You made a statement, it got a reaction, that should be about it.

A guy in a dress in high school, even on a day supporting anti-bullying efforts against gay and lesbian students, seems more like a crude prank than a real statement of gender rights or politics.

Heck, if they wanted to push it, it could probably even count as bullying (p.6) in that it may have caused distress in other students. Then they could suspend or reassign you.

You could certainly go to the ACLU or the local news about it, but you'll want to be really sure what your concerns are- are you claiming that clothing should be free of gender identification? That students should have a right to wear distracting or non-traditional gender based clothing in school?

On a separate note- your grammar is not a real great advertisement for the quality of OPS. My English teachers at Central would be spinning in their graves if I wrote like that.

It is because when a guy wears a dress as a joke it is great but the moment it means something it is wrong it is okay that you wore this dress and you should be allowed

That being said they can say that the clothing was a distraction and they are allowed to interfere even though it is far from right

One thing about supporting gay rights is that you have to be ready to lose sometimes

I wish you could have worn it

Bring this up with the ACLU. They had no right to do that, and is very discriminatory of them. The ACLU will fight with you in this til you win. And it's not wrong that you wore that dress. For all they know, you could have been having gender-identity issues, and it's their responsibility to handle students like that with care and support. Not assuming you are, but speaking in general.

Definitely take the story to the media and any lgbt rights organizations in your area. That was a blatant case of discrimination that should not be allowed.

Try another color next time and for Gods sake don't wear those horrible pumps with the fake red soles

If you are a female (name says Brandi), why in the world would you get in trouble for wearing a dress?

Take them to court or tell it to some gay pride organization, or better yet, go to the news with it. That'll piss some people off, and it needs to if you're going to make a difference.

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in 3rd world countries you will always get in trouble for it