John Jay H.S. Walk Out for March 18th and Counter Protest

Today, a walkout was planned by students at John Jay High School who wanted to protest against the presence of transgender students in their school’s bathrooms.

A counter-protest was planned to show they are standing firm in solidarity with transgender rights.

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What seemed like a big turnout for the protest- most of the kids went home.

Although they were on public property, I decided to blur out their faces. Some kids left and didn’t want to be photographed.

Those who continued were stopped before making their way to the counter-protestors.

The protest was stopped here before reaching the counter-protester.

A person giving the middle finger to a counter-protestor holding a trans flag.

A student runs across the street.

East Fishkill police officer approached the students to let them know to get off the road.

The car is pulled over, passing by the counter-protestors. It’s possible they were pulled over due to aggressive driving and honking. A passenger was seen holding her middle fingers up to the counter-protestors.

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I chose to blur the faces of the students. I debated whether or not to reveal their identities, considering that they may have already shared their viewpoints on social media. They were in a public space; legally, I could have shared their photos everywhere. Yet, the internet is unforgivingly permanent, and there's hope that one day, they may come to regret their expressions of hatred.