{"id":6867,"date":"2017-03-22T14:25:31","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T08:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pahichan.com\/?p=6867"},"modified":"2017-03-22T14:25:31","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T08:40:31","slug":"victorian-senior-school-students-able-to-nominate-gender-as-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/victorian-senior-school-students-able-to-nominate-gender-as-x\/","title":{"rendered":"Victorian senior school students able to nominate gender as ‘X’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kathmandu (Pahichan) March 22 – LGBTI advocates praise move after trans or gender diverse students complained of being misgendered by education authority<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n

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Victorian students can nominate their gender as \u2018X\u2019 after LGBTI students complained of being misgendered. Photograph: Asanka Brendon Ratnayake\/Getty Images\/Lonely Planet Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Students applying to get their senior school certificate in a state of Australia can now nominate their gender as male, female, or \u201cX\u201d, under changes introduced this year.<\/p>\n

The move has been praised by LGBTI advocates, who raised the issue with the Victorian education department after trans or gender diverse students complained of being misgendered by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) when completing their year 11 and 12 studies.<\/p>\n

The change affects the VCAA personal details form, filled out by every student completing a Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), Victorian Education and Training (VET) or Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) course.<\/p>\n