Shows julie trying to run away. It so happens that the girls involved were suspended, but low and behold, the da in this case, Law Enforcement has decided that of the students involved that julie, who has been the tar get of the abuse, will be charged with battery. All the other students were suspended, but no other student will be charged. Its really a case that illustrates the travesty that the challenges that young transgender men and women face in our society. In a recent survey it was shown that almost 90 percent of transgender youth report having been harassed at school in this country. And those that have been harassed, that a staggering 51 percent of them attempt suicide. I believe that the prosecution of julie is sending a very loud message to not only that community at that school, but to the entire community, not just in the bay area in california, but in the entire country, that transgender youth are not important. And i think that with a case like this its really critical
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