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Omaha archdiocese: ‘Transgendered’ 8-year-old boy can’t come to school as a girl
May 19, 2009
An eight-year-old boy whose mother is actively supporting his desire to become a girl is not being permitted to act like a girl at his Catholic school. “The child is welcomed to come, but it would not be acceptable to change the child’s gender and present as a girl,” said archdiocesan chancellor Father Joseph Taphorn.
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Further information:
- Transgender Boy Barred From Catholic School (KSBW-TV)
- Boys will be girls (National Catholic Register, 2008)
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