LGBT groups, educators call for diversity in school uniforms

LGBT groups and educators on Saturday highlighted the need to allow sexual minority students in Japanese middle schools and high schools to freely choose uniforms that they feel comfortable wearing.Nearly all schools in Japan require students to wear uniforms that are strictly dictated by binary notions of gender -- black jackets with militaristic stand-up collars or blazers with pants and neckties for boys, and sailor suits, pleated skirts and ribbons for girls.The lack of choice creates an uncomfortable and possibly traumatic situation for students who have female physical traits but iden…READ FULL ARTICLE