A transgender student got a lead role. Then the district took it away.
Max Hightower on stage during a Sherman High School production last year. Max, who is transgender, lost his role in “Oklahoma!” after an administrator announced a new policy about students playing characters that aligned with their sex assigned at birth, the Hightower family said. (Amy Hightower)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/11/10/texas-transgender-student-musical-role-policy/
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