As a non-binary teen, I know Central Bucks isn’t welcoming

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As a non-binary teen, I know Central Bucks isn’t welcoming
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'Even though I had the courage to come out and share my new name and pronouns, most teachers and students still referred to me by my old name and pronouns,' non-binary tenth grader Requis Sherby writes about their time at Central Bucks.

I understand why parents are upset. It wasn’t easy being an LGBTQ student at Central Bucks.

“When I came out as non-binary on snapchat at 13, someone who went to my school replied to the post by just writing ‘she’ over and over again.”In 2020, when I was in 8th grade, a rumor that I had used the boys bathroom spread quickly throughout my grade. People in the hallways gave me dirty looks, and some of my friends even said things like: “Why would you do that?” I had never used the boys bathroom in that school.

In October 2020, during my ninth grade year at Tohickon, I heard about another nearby school that seemed like it would be a better fit for me, since it had a more diverse student body. So after starting the year at Tohickon, I transferred to the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts. Even though classes were still held remotely, from the moment I joined this community, I felt so much better. On my first day of classes, my teachers asked me for my pronouns and preferred name.

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