Background: Trans children are known to experience challenges in education, in schools under-prepared for trans inclusion. Research on trans people's mental health has shown an association between experiences of Gender Minority Stress (GMS) and poor mental health, though the GMS framework has not ...
The report indicates that parents and children are engaging in advocacy. Half of parents have written to or called their political representatives regarding trans issues, and 17 percent said their child has spoken publicly about these issues. Still, more than half of parents said they need more ...
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with a focus on the experiences of pre-teen trans children in the UK. It examines trans children's experiences in primary schools, as well as considering experiences during the first 2 years of secondary school, providing a unique addition to UK literature. In the UK, primary education typi...
Briefly, we were inspired to join with regional South America in longer term networking shaped by local attitudes on trans identities and examples we could work with, not under. The school principal had been relieved that schools no longer relied on US leadership as'We would [have] be[en] ...
“We will stand with the Rowes as they continue to seek justice and to protect the well-being of so many vulnerable children in primary schools.” Find out more about The Rowes
Abstract The birth of a new area of study is always an exciting time — the development of fresh, original ideas along with rapid growth and expansion across several disciplines (from sociology to film studies) makes new connections, opens up new intellectual possibilities, synergy and enthusiasm,...
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With a book focusing on teaching and affirming trans* and gender creative youth, it is critical to discuss not only the experiences of these students in schools and specific practices teachers can employ to make school spaces more inclusive for trans* and gender non-conforming students, but to ...
Vanessa Ford (she/her) is an award-winning educator and author. Her children’s book, Calvin, won the 2022 Lambda Literary Award for Best Children’s Book. Ford was a classroom teacher for 14 years in DC Public Schools and her advocacy has been featured in the Ne...