Elite Mexico School Celebrates 'Skirt Day' to Challenge Gender Roles Darren Wee - Gay Star News
go to original November 23, 2015

Skirt Day observed in Mexian high school. (Imgur.com/a/aNTF9)

Reddit user TheOnlyJuanEver attends an elite public high school in Mexico City and on Friday students celebrated ‘skirt day.’

‘Every year, every guy in my high school in Mexico wears a skirt/dress, and every girl wears a tie,’ he said.

Juan said is dressing up is not mandatory but most students get involved.



‘It’s a movement to support gender equality and to fight gender roles in society,’ he explained.

‘I don’t know exactly how it started, it was celebrated long before I got into the school.’

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