NEXT UP! 1 150 Rebel stories In every culture, there are people who dare to be different. Sometimes children are the ones brave enough to rebel. Read about two children who raised their voices to make a difference. You can find more stories about people like them in Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, and Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different. Coy Mathis Elementary school student by Francesca Cavallo and Elena Favilli Once upon a time, a boy named Coy was born. Coy loved dresses, the color pink, and shiny shoes. Coy wanted his parents to address him as “she” and didn’t like wearing boys’ clothes. His parents let him wear whatever he liked. One night, Coy asked his mom, “When are we going to the doctor to have me fixed into a girl-girl?” The doctor explained: “Usually, boys feel OK with being boys, and girls are fine with being girls. But there are some boys who feel female, and girls who feel male. They’re called transgender, and Coy is a transgender girl. She was born in a boy’s body but, deep inside, she feels that she’s a girl and she should be allowed to be one.” From then on, Coy’s mom and dad asked everyone to treat Coy as a girl. But when school started, they had an unexpected problem. “Coy has to either use the boy’s bathroom, or the bathroom for disabled children,” the teachers said. “But I’m not a boy!” Coy wailed. “And I’m not disabled! I’m a girl.” Coy’s parents talked to a judge about the situation. The judge thought about it and decided: “Coy should be allowed to use whichever bathroom she wants.” Coy and her parents threw a big party to celebrate. They ate pink cake, and Coy wore a sparkly pink dress and beautiful pink shoes. Before reading What rebels do you know about? What do they rebel against? Freewrite for a couple of minutes. Before reading Are there activities, clothes or toys that you think are specifically for boys or girls? Explain your thinking using examples. shiny – glansandi to address – hér: að ávarpa to explain – að útskýra female – hér: kvenkyns male – hér: karlkyns to be allowed – mega unexpected – óvænt disabled – með fötlun a judge – dómari to throw a party – halda partý
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