The University of Iloilo has earned praised from social media for allowing their transgender students to wear uniforms that align with her gender identity.
In a viral photo of a student named Diana Montecarlo Lopez gave a shout-out for her school and thanked for accepting and letting her wear female uniform.
"Thank you UI for accepting and letting me wear female uniform. I always feel the love and support in this school ❤" wrote Diana along with her photo donned with her school uniform for girls.
The photo has since earned social media attention which earned over 5.9K shares and over 29K likes, filled with a heart emoji.
Despite the debate remains, according to Miss Trans Global 2020 Mela Habijan, this could be consider a 'major win' along with her call to grant student permission to dress according to their gender identity.
"Diana Montecarlo Lopez has been allowed to come to school in the gender that she identifies as — a woman. Through inclusion, we bring out the best in a person and we cultivate a sense of belongingness. Through inclusion, trans people and non-binary are not “othered”, rather, welcomed and recognized," said Mela on her Facebook post.
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