Why does Jonathan Escobar wear clothing that expresses himself?
16-year-old Jonathan Escobar left his home in Miami to live with his sister in Cobb County, GA, because his parents were unable to accept that he wears women’s clothing. Shockingly, Georgia was less accepting of Escobar’s transvestitism. His older sister Veronica, with whom he lives, is surprised that her little brother lasted a mere three days in school before withdrawing due to administrative pressure. And how fierce does one have to be to out-crossdress Miami? Anyone who has attended high school probably recalls the catch all “disruptive” rule for attire. I myself fell afoul of rules for disruptive clothing, once for wearing a souvenir t-shirt from Intercourse, PA. But Escobar’s situation is much broader and more serious in scope and raises the question of reasonable accommodation for LGBT teens. Escobar simply states that he doesn’t consider himself a cross-dresser, but rather that dressing the way he does is “who he is.” And at 16, it stands to reason that he may not know exactly
