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“To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you like everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.” --E.E. Cummings
“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.”
-- Joseph CampellLGBT of Walworth County
Advocating equality for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer
community Through: Education * Resources * Outreach *
SupportJody Lynn Rendall, Director
MALE
FEMALE FEMALE
MALE
Living in a gender-bound, binary culture
The Ancient Paradigm
Men have penises, Women have vaginas
Men are men, Women are women
In The Beginning
6-12 weeks16 weeks
sexual characteristics~birth sex
Gender Core~Gender Identity~Gender Expression~Sexual Orientation
ChemicalsHormones
Genetics
You
Birth SexMale Female
Intersex
Yes NoAre there dangly bits?
Boy Girl
From Birth or Earlier
Genderbread Person
Gender Core{Orientation
Identity
Sex
Expression
Cisgender Female Male
Cultural & Societal Expectations Female Male
Gender Non-Comforming Female Male
Transgender Female Male
LGBT
LGB TWho you go to bed
with
Who you go to bed asIDENTITY
ORIENTATION
LGBTQ
LGBTINQQA
LGBT+
QUEER
Assigned Gender
Affirmed Gender
Forced into involuntary manhood
Dealing WithCulture &
Society
Judgemental NegativismOf
“normal”Vs
“abnormal”
We all have aNatural State
Trans-discriminationResults from:
Transphobia- hate/fear of transgenders
Transmisogyny- denial of gender identity
Issues Facing Today’s Gender Nonconforming/Trans Children
Denial
Family~Friends ~ SchoolCommunity~Clubs~Organizations
Bathrooms
Dionne Melokowski
Chrissy Polis
transgender student Nicole Maines, pictured in this June 2013 court hearing.School officials violated state anti-discrimination law when they would not allow a transgender fifth-grader to use the girls' bathroom, Maine's highest court has ruled.
Denver: A Colorado civil rights panel has ruled that a suburban Colorado Springs school district likely discriminated against Coy Mathis when it prevented her from using the girls' bathroom.
AUGUST 2013, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA California on Monday became the first state to enshrine certain rights for transgender kindergarten-through-12th grade students in state law, requiring public schools to allow those students access to whichever restroom and locker room they want.
A Utah lawmaker has proposed a bill that would prevent transgender students from using bathroom facilities of their choice. Rather than allowing transgender students to use facilities set aside for the gender they identify with, schools would be required to provide additional bathrooms for transgender students who desire one or whose families request one.
OCONOMOWOC (WITI) — A transgender elementary student in Oconomowoc has sparked a change in school policy regarding using the bathroom. It’s an issue the district is dealing with for the first time. Concerns were brought to the attention of faculty and staff on Friday, September 6th after a transgender student at Summit Elementary School used the female bathroom while another student was inside.
Said Superintendent Roger Rindo, “Student confidentiality is our primary concern.”
After complaints from parents, the Oconomowoc School District has made a decision to provide a unisex bathroom at each school in the district.
“What’s really important is that we’re not singling anyone out — that anybody can use that bathroom,” said Rindo.
Jody’s view: trans-students are still being told they must use a specific bathroom. They have no choice. Their true genders are not being recognized. And, this will still single them out. “Special bathrooms” are stop-gap measures at best. That said, at least it’s a start.
Coming Out
Pronouns & NamesAffirmed or assigned?
he he she
Sports / Competitions
School Events
DocumentationBirth Certificate
Social SecurityDrivers License
School RegistrationDraft Registration
Passport
Bullying
Dating
HomelessnessMost cases of homelessness among the young
Are from LGBT+ issues, the greatest percentOf which are transgenders.
Homelessness
http://www.wahrs.org/
Suicide
Mindy FabianAugust 23, 1995 -October 13, 2013
RACINE – Alexis Rose Lopez-Brandies, 14, passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2013. Lexi was born in Racine on February 7,
Suicide
http://www.thetrevorproject.org/
Murder
Angie Zapata
Freddy Martinez
Brandon Teena
From the Wisconsin Department of Education…. “Educators should do all they can to create, foster, and maintain a safe and healthy learning environment for students and staff.”
AdvocatingSafety and Equality In Schools
NOT “SPECIAL” RIGHTS: EQUAL RIGHTS
Being ProactiveWith
Policies and Education
US Hate Crimes Act
U.S. Code› Title 18 › Part I › Chapter 13 › § 24918 U.S. Code § 249 - Hate crime actsWhoever, whether or not acting under color of law, in any circumstance described in subparagraph (B) or paragraph (3), willfully causes bodily injury to any person or, through the use of fire, a firearm, a dangerous weapon, or an explosive or incendiary device, attempts to cause bodily injury to any person, because of the actual or perceived religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of any person—
WISCONSIN ACT 309 Anti-Bullying Policies In All Schools
This law requires each school board to adopt a policy prohibiting bullying by pupils by August 15, 2010. The school board may adopt the model policy to be developed by the department of public instruction (DPI) (see below). The school board shall provide a copy of the policy to any person who requests it. Annually, the school board shall distribute the policy to all pupils enrolled in the school district and to their parents or guardians.
Does your school have a trans-inclusive
non-discrimination policy?Oregon School District (approved unanimously July 2013)
Federal law prohibits discrimination with respect to religion, race, color, national origin, sex, age and handicap. State law prohibits discrimination also with respect to ancestry, color, physical, mental, emotional or learning disability, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, arrest or conviction record and military service. In addition, the Board prohibits discrimination or harassment based on transgender status including gender expression, gender identity and gender non-conformity.
NOTE: It is GSAFE’s opinion that this is the clearest and overall best language to use.
Education:Presentations In the classroom
& In the communityFor
StudentsStaff
AdministrationSchool Board
ParentsMedical Professionals
ThursdaySectional 6
#72
Brian JuchemsGSAFE Program Director
Create aGSA (Gay Straight Alliance)
Tolerance Groupor Diversity Group
in your school
Contact local PFLAG Chapters(parents, family, friends for lesbians and gays)
Wisconsin Department of Public Instructionhttp://sspw.dpi.wi.gov/sspw_safeschool
GSAFE (Gay/Straight Alliance for Safe Schools)http://www.gsafewi.org/
Lambda Legalhttp://www.lambdalegal.org/
Forgehttp://forge-forward.org/
United States transgender Advocacyhttp://www.ustransgenderadvocacy.org/
Diverse & Resillianthttp://www.diverseandresilient.org/
Gender Spectrumhttps://www.genderspectrum.org/
PFLAG (Parents, Families, Friends, and Allies of the LGBT Community)http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=194&srcid=-2
GLSEN (Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network)http://www.glsen.org/
Organizations
Trevor Project (24/7 LGBT Suicide Hotline: 866 488-7386)http://www.thetrevorproject.org/
It Gets Better Project (support for LGBTQ youth)http://www.itgetsbetter.org/pages/about-it-gets-better-project/
The Bully Project (scroll bottom: places to get resources and HELP)http://www.thebullyproject.com/
AdditionalHelpFor
Students
(Those identifying as trans or gender non-conforming owe it to themselves to learn as much as possible)
Books for educators, parents, and helping professionals…
Brill & Pepper; The transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals; Cleis Press, Inc, CA; 2008
Diane Ehrensaft, PhD; Gender Born, Gender Made: Raising Healthy Gender-Nonconforming Children; The Experiment, LLC, NY; 2011
Mary Boenke; Trans Forming Families: Real Stories About transgendered Loved Ones; Walter Trook Publishing, CA; 1999
Brown & Rounsley; True Selves: Understanding Transsexualism for Families, Friends, Coworkers, and Helping Professionals; Jossey-Bass Press, CA; 1996
General…Jenny Boylan; She’s Not ThereJenny Boylan; I’m Looking Through YouJulia Serano; Whipping GirlHelen Boyd; My Husband, BettyHelen Boyd; She’s Not The Man I Married
Books
A huge list of books on this website:http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/11446.Booklist_for_Trans_Youth
Picture books for young people of all ages…
Phyllis Rothblatt, MFT; All I Want To Be Is Me; 2011 (If you go to Phyllis’s website, you can listen to a wonderful song that accompanies the book.)
Jennifer Carr; Be Who You Are!; Author House, IN; 2010
Julie Brinkloe; Fireflies!; Aladdin Paperbacks, NY; 1986
Cheryl Kilodavis; My Princess Boy; Aladdin, NY; 2011
Tomie dePaola; Oliver Button Is A Sissy; Voyager Books, FL; 1979
Marcus Ewert; 10,000 Dresses; Seven Stories Press, NY; 2008 Books For middle school and teens…
Julie Ann Peters; Luna; Little-Brown; 2006
Ellen Wittlinger; Parrotfish; Simon and Schuster; 2007
Kelly Huegel; GLBTQ: The Survival Guide For Queer And Questioning Teens; Free Spirit Pub; 2003
BooksFor
Youngerreaders
It’s the job of society, parents, and helping professionals to not just help the trans/gender
nonconforming child survive, but to thrive.
The New Paradigm
What’s between your legs has nothing to do with being male or female
CeCe McDonald