This is a petition to the United States government that will promote the recognition of non-binary genders in public schools. It should be strongly recommended that students become aware, at a young age, that there are more than two genders. This way, the use of the derogatory terms "shemale" or "tranny" and similar terms are strongly discouraged and punished as profanity or insults. Every time our class signs up for a school-related website with an "Other" option in the "Gender" selection for non-binary genders, I hear those words being used and it angers me that we are not taught tolerance for these things in school. Schools should teach the difference between "gender" and "sex" and that one's gender identity is not defined by the gender they were born with.



