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How to tell if your college is trans-inclusive

  • Written by Abbie Goldberg, Professor of Psychology, Clark University
imageAn affirming college environment can set trans youth on a path of personal, academic and professional success.Alessandra Tarantino/AP

High school can be especially challenging for the 2%-3% of U.S. teens who identify as transgender, or trans. They disproportionately experience harassment and victimization by their peers and rejection by family...

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