I have a son 9, he wears a skirt and proud of it. He's not in the least bit effeminate. His favourite discussions are tanks, guns of ww2 and Minecraft dungeons. He's been to school in a skirt and a dress. Yes he's had some comments but in true fashion he has seen them off. Even a teacher had pop at him by asking if he is a girl.dressedbrewer wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 7:29 am
The cafe is a great support but I don't think 'what others might think' is always unfounded. Those with young kids for example need to be cognisant if what their peers will think and what bullying they might be subjected to
My daughter is at senior school and is nonbinary along with a lot of other kids at school. One boy is trans and the girls let him (them) use the girls toilets with no problems. He gets bullied in the boys toilets. No boys trans or otherwise wear skirts to school.
The bullying threat (you will get bullied if you do that) is what is keeping boys who want to wear skirts to school in Lane. Dismantle that and things will change. Trouble is, it is also being used by those who disagree with men in skirts to stop them.
So yes I, my son and my daughter are very 'cognisant' of what we are up against but unless we are prepared to go out there, then nothing with change.
Can the skirt ever be masculine? It is masculine. It is the person inside that determines the gender of the wearer not the garment.