They suffer beatings in the girls' bathroom, where three girls yank at Nex's hair and bang their head against the tiles until they lose consciousness. No high school official calls an ambulance. The next day, Nex collapses at their grandmother's house and never stands up again.
After the memorial, the story dies, another queer life snuffed out and forgotten.
Beauvoir's assertion that 'One is not born, but rather becomes, woman' challenges the notion that gender can totalize an individual's existence.
Some cling to their gendered cages, defending them with violence. A white male student in the class expresses discomfort and resistance to inclusive discussions on gender norms.
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