June 27, 2023

Today’s “In the Media” post is a double feature with two different articles reporting on the same topic.

School uniforms in the UK allow kids to wear trousers or skirts to school which means boys are expected to suffer through hot weather in long pants. Several schoolboys have started wearing skirts to school in protest.

Even though it is implied that only girls can wear skirts, the rules don’t specifically state that, therefore they are taking advantage of the loophole.

This is not the first year this has occurred. I remember reading about it every summer for at least two or three years now. The boys are protesting not being able to wear shorts, but they are certainly helping normalize boys (and by proxy men) in skirts.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crgzq8v0zgjo

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/boys-wear-skirts-school-protest-30253637

Update: The BBC just wrote another article about this topic on day this post was published:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-66019533

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Alex Seifert
In many ways, Alex is a typical man who just so happens to enjoy wearing skirts and high heels. He is married to a wonderful, supportive wife and has a young son. His hobbies include reading, programming, metal music, playing instruments, video games, cars, hiking and a number of other smaller things.

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