On January 9th we had an interview with Randi Reynolds a transgender man that works in the after school programs at LREI. We used the same questions that we asked Chap because we wanted two different viewpoints. Randi had the same ideas at Chap about educating kids about these issues and more. Randi was also some of our past 2nd grade teacher. When he was our teacher, he identified as a woman but he realized his true self which is him being a man. He said that we’ve come so far for marriage equality and transgender rights, that we can’t just turn around now. Randi also explained that LGBTQ rights and equality should be more included in the curriculum. He told us about an instance when it was included in the curriculum, but today it isn’t included as much. I agree that it should be taught a lot more in the middle and lower school. People should learn about LGBTQ issues that are happening in the world today. We also need to do more change in the school to help kids who want to come out feel more safe. Randi also gave us good references to look at and LGBTQ organizations.
