PEN America Urges Texas School to Reverse Decision to Kick Trans Student Out of Lead Role in Musical Oklahoma!
November 11, 2023
November 11, 2023
NEW YORK, Nov. 11 -- PEN America issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2023:
In a "cruel" decision that represents an affront to free expression for LGBTQ+ students, a trans high school student in Texas was removed from the lead role in the school production of Oklahoma!, PEN America said today while urging the district to rescind the decision.
Following casting, the Sherman High School administration decided that students can only be cast in roles tha . . .
In a "cruel" decision that represents an affront to free expression for LGBTQ+ students, a trans high school student in Texas was removed from the lead role in the school production of Oklahoma!, PEN America said today while urging the district to rescind the decision.
Following casting, the Sherman High School administration decided that students can only be cast in roles tha . . .