So I started watching GX

And, despite all evidence determined to point to the contrary, I gotta respect Dr. Crowler.

They are determined to get Jaiden expelled, but only through ridiculous schemes and shenanigans. “Oh, Jaiden and his friends are dueling after curfew? They’re exploring off-limits sections of the island? Heh, if only blatantly disregarding the school rules was a punishable offense. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I am going to go hire a disgraced carnie to pose as a soul stealing magician and kidnap another student so Jaiden gets so terrified he drops out of school.”

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Throughout their lives, trans people face an abundance of struggles and barriers, and their journeys into higher education are no exception. Not all parents of trans students are accepting, and many get kicked out of the house before they’re adults. This often means that they don’t have enough money to afford attending college, let alone living in a place to call home. These students are also unlikely to have enough money to legally change their name, making it difficult to introduce themselves without immediately outing themselves as trans. It doesn’t help that some trans students also feel uncomfortable correcting others, and enduring this constant misgendering can cause immense mental harm. If they do not “pass,” students or professors may treat them differently, or outright refuse to call them by the right name or use the correct pronouns. Such treatment is incredibly dehumanizing and can make attending college even more difficult. In worse situations, trans students could face more intense physical and verbal harassment as well. Depending on the area in which trans students attend university or college, they could also feel very alone. Personally, I was very lucky to attend a more “progressive” university (and to be an art student), where I met at least two other trans students that I bonded with. Having a sense of community and family is integral to the university experience, and it is difficult to go through it all alone. Many students will often advertise staying at the dorms as means of joining the university community, but dorms can be even moreso terrifying for transgender students. Most locations split up dorm rooms by gender, and while some may accept transgender students into the correct rooms, there are also many that deny them this right. In either case, this can cause stress for these students. In the first scenario, transgender students would have to worry about whether their roommates would accept them or not (which can also depend on how much the student passes). This is why asking if the students are okay with having a LGBT+ roommate in the housing application is important. In the second scenario, the student has an even higher risk of facing misgendering and harassment by their roommates, especially depending on where they live in the U.S. Additionally, if the student does not identify with a binary gender, there is an even smaller chance of them being able to room with other nonbinary students. This option was offered to me by my university when I reached out to them about being nonbinary, but I had to decline because this increased the chances of my parents discovering my own gender identity. Living in this world as a mixed-race nonbinary person already contains its fair share of hurdles, but attending college can make it an even more grueling experience. Thank you.

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