What is so bad about gender bender day?

Answer 1

Some would say that it is morally wrong to be a "gender bender," and having a day specifically to celebrate it is equally wrong. They would argue that you are born into sex (male or female) and you have to stick to the what is expected of that gender. It has been proven that this day has presented extensive problems within the GLBT high school age students. Empirical data has shown that gender bender day enhances bullying of bisexual and trans-gender adolescent populations. Furthermore, trans-gender individuals have found that it builds additional issues within trans-gender students in their most critical point of life when they are most vulnerable to bullying. This has shown to have lasting effects, enhancing substance abuse among the GLBT adolescent populations who are further ridiculed, based upon added stress and continued enhanced harassment that gender bender day causes among this population.

Others would say that society creates stereotypes of what males and females should look like, dress like, and act like, and we should push these boundaries. There's nothing wrong with being a gender bender or having a day to celebrate being a gender bender, though some would disagree, it just depends on how you look at it. Unfortunately the data supports the latter, and this day ultimately will harm the adolescent population. Sexual orientation has no place in the classroom, nor in business. Therefore, it is the conclusion of data driven research that gender bender day holds no value added resources for the adolescent population.