Sen Kerry demands LGBT Friendly Financial aid (for students)
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Sen. John Kerry is urging the federal government to remove barriers that discriminate against incoming college students who are transgender or the children of same-sex parents and looking for financial aid.
The Massachusetts Democrat is calling for policy reform to help transgender students who encounter complications with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or the FAFSA, because of name and gender identity mismatches between their official documentation and application information. He called roadblocks that transgender students face to be "disturbing" and added, "We should encourage all students to pursue a higher education, and turning them away because the bureaucracy can’t 'compute' their gender is just wrong."
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/12/14/Sen_Kerry_Demands_LGBT_Friendly_Financial_Aid/