u/Feather-Escape363

Hi ! I'm in high school and in my literature class, my girlfriend had an argument with our classmate (who we will call Dodo) about trans people. Dodo said that there was only 2 genders, and that trans people were mentally ill and needed to go to jail or in a hospital. It's obviously very transphobic, and my girlfriend got very angry, yelled, said that what he said was illegal (because it's true, in my country saying stuff like that is punished, or at least it should legally be) and left the classroom. Almost the entirety of our classmates took Dodo's side because of her reaction. They said it was freedom of speech and that everyone should be able to tell their opinion. Just hearing and seeing all that while doing nothing made me feel really bad. I wanted to help and defend my girlfriend but I didn't want to make the situation escalate even more. But anyways, that's not the main thing I wanted to rant about. Today, my friend (who we will call V) who saw the argument begin, unlike me and the rest of the class, told me how my girlfriend and Dodo came to discuss the topic of transidentity, and that is what is bothering me most. V said that Dodo asked my girlfriend if I was the woman of her life (I am AFAB) which is very like him, he loooves to ask intruding questions, and she said that she didn't know, and that I was not a woman. To Dodo. The big bigot. He asked why I was not a woman and she explained that I was non binary. Then they entered the classroom and everything I said earlier happened. Dodo is not the kind of guy who will keep this to himself. I am not out in the slightest to anyone but my friends, and kinda two teachers (I told them I wanted to be called by my chosen name but never said clearly that I was enby). I don't feel like I can talk about this to my family. I'm going on a trip and will not see my literature class until the week after next week, so with a bit of luck nobody will give a fuck and everyone will have forgotten about this, but I'm still scared and I wasn't ready to be out. I know what my girlfriend did was based on a good intention, but she knew Dodo was not okay with LGBTQ+ topics and I didn't want her to out me like that. I don't know what to do. I'm scared and angry and upset. If you have any advice about this situation, I will be happy to take it ! Thank you so much for reading all this, and have a better day than mine ♡