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One survey in 2014 found that a third of transgender children had skipped class because they feared discrimination.
2014年一項研究發現三分之一的跨性別兒童會逃課因為他們害怕被歧視。
Bullying is a big problem, mainly by fellow pupils but sometimes by teachers, too.
校園霸凌事件也是一個大問題，他們會受到來自同學，有時甚至是老師的欺辱。
Susie Green, the chief executive of Mermaids, says that around half of schools fail to help pupils when they come out as transgender.
美人魚機構的行政主管蘇西·格林說近半數學校無力幫助出柜的跨性別學生。
In some cases, teachers refuse to take actions as simple as accepting a new name.
在某些情況下，老師們甚至連接受一個新名字那樣簡單的事也不肯做。
In 2010 the Labour government passed an equality act that obliges public and private institutions not to discriminate against transgender people.
在2010年工黨政府通過了平等法案，要求公共和私人機構不得歧視變性人。
That has led to some improvements.
法案的頒布使情勢有了改善。
Uniforms increasingly have a unisex option.
越來越多的工作制服有了中性的選擇。
New schools tend to be built with cubicle toilets and changing rooms, rather than communal ones split by gender.
新學校也一般修建隔斷式衛生間和更衣室，而不是以往那種按照性別劃分的公用設施。
Whereas America has national debates about toilet use, in Britain discontent rarely spreads beyond local parents.
盡管有關廁所的使用問題在美國引起全國性的討論，但是在英國，除了當地家長，很少有人發牢騷。
Still, most schools face up to the issue only when one of their pupils comes out as transgender.
不過，大部分學校只在自己的學生作為變性人出柜時才會直面這樣的問題。
Even when well-meaning, a rushed response can make things trickier.
即使是出于善意，一個匆忙的回應也會使問題變得棘手。
Teachers are sometimes reluctant to discuss the subject for fear of saying the wrong thing (at St Paul's, pupils came up with a glossary to help) .
老師們有時不太愿意去討論這個話題，為了避免說錯話（在圣保羅，學生們想出用詞匯表的方式來提供協助）。
Yet, say campaigners, most of the time teachers need only listen to what children want.
但是，活動家說，大部分時候老師只需要聽聽孩子們想要的是什么。
譯文來源考研英語時事閱讀
