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Putney Equity & Inclusion Committee statement marks International Non-Binary People's Day
Summary
Lisa Chase of the Putney Equity & Inclusion Committee read a reflection linking Title IX and identity in observance of International Non-Binary People's Day and urged respect for variety of identities.
Lisa Chase read an Equity & Inclusion Committee statement at the Sept. 18 Selectboard meeting marking International Non-Binary People's Day. The written and spoken reflection traced cultural changes such as the effect of Title IX on girls' sports and connected those shifts to broader conversations about gender and identity.
Chase described personal and cultural experience with gendered expectations in childhood and framed variation in identity as a natural part of human variation. The statement invited respect for differences and emphasized inclusivity while noting the committee's ongoing work on equity matters.
The statement was entered into the meeting record as an attachment to the minutes.
