Japan Students Swap Uniforms For ‘Sexchange Day’

Some Japanese
high school students switched uniforms with the
opposite s*x for "Sexchange Day," an event
designed by the students.
Fuji Hokuryo High School's Tuesday event,
named for the combination of the English
words "s*x" and "exchange," saw 299
students, about 40 percent of the student
body, show up for school in sweats and then
dress in uniforms designed for the opposite
s*x for the school day.
"Sexchange Day" was designed by students
at the Yamanashi prefecture school and was
approved by officials. The students said the
event was designed to get students thinking
about gender and gender identity issues.
"This is a project for students to observe
things differently" Vice Principal Hirofumi
Miyashita told the Wall Street Journal's
Japan Real Time.
Vice Principal Osamu Takano said the school
took steps to ensure the student body would
be prepared for the experiment.
"We think the students understood the aim
behind the exchange. The students who
proposed it explained to the rest of the
student body the concept behind it at a
meeting," he told the Yomiuri Shimbun.

Posted By David Aniemeka