A school district in northern Texas announced unexpectedly this week that it will let a high school performance of "Oklahoma" go on as initially planned - including allowing a transgender student to play a lead role and reinstating actors who had been cut for dressing in clothes for roles that didn't match the sex they were assigned at birth.
But many residents say they are still concerned about the influence that conservative politics and religion have on public schools.
Dozens of people, including parents, local college students and current and former Sherman High students, packed into the district office Monday to voice their disappointment. For over two hours, they shared their experiences of being queer and trans in Sherman, described the home they'd found in theater programs, and emphasized the need for better protections for LGBTQ+ students.
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