Girls at Brearley School in Manhattan are said to be supportive towards trans pupils

The Spence and Brearley schools in Manhattan’s Upper East Side have educated some of the most famous women on the planet, from Gwyneth Paltrow to Caroline Kennedy.

These two bastions of elite schooling have long promoted female empowerment. Now they will be extending that opportunity to transgender pupils, assigned male at birth but identifying as female.

“Brearley reaffirms its mission as a leader in girls’ education, and going forward will consider all applicants who identify as girls,” said a statement from the school.

“This is a change that has been a long time coming,” said Eli Green, the founder of the Transgender Training Institute, who spoke on a school panel about the new policy. “Girls’ schools are rooted in providing equitable access to education, so