Posted on 03/29/2013 1:01:47 PM PDT by massmike
A transgender female who applied to Smith College, an all-women's college in Northampton, Massachusetts, has been blocked from applying for admission to the school.
Calliope Wong, 17, was born a male but has been living as a female.
Though she identified as female on her application to the private college, her financial aid paperwork and social security information still list her as male, and thus the school returned her application.
The Connecticut high school senior has accused the college of discriminating against her.
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He also should have identified as a 4.0 student, since that would probably help him get into a good college. Why be burdened by reality, just “identify” yourself.
He could also identify as an all-star high school baseball pitcher, and ask for a scholarship.
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