An Open Letter to FCPS: The necessity of adding a non-binary option on school-related forms
by Beau Cameron, Co-Editor-in-Chief
January 22, 2019
Filed under Best of SNO, Opinion, Showcase
Dear FCPS: In 2019, the District of Columbia’s public school system will apply a third gender marker on their enrollment forms, allowing students to select “non-binary” rather than male or female when indicating the child’s gender. Almost all public school districts in Maryland and the D.C. region include gender identity as a protected class in their non-discrimina...
Disappointed, recovering, inspired: 5 ways to deal with the election results
by Beau Cameron, Editor
November 16, 2016
Filed under Fall 2016, Opinion, Showcase
On November 8th, Donald Trump won the majority of electoral college votes for President of the United States. For many people of color, Muslims, women, the LGBTQA+ community, and 57 million Americans, this loss was a crushing blow. However, the unwelcome vote doesn't have to define or destroy us, the "lose...
