MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR TRANSGENDER STUDENTS What

MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR TRANSGENDER STUDENTS What are those anyway and what does that mean?

Time -June 9, 2014 -Laverne Cox http: //www. dailymail. co. uk/tvshowbiz/artic le-3160370/Transgender-actress-activist. Laverne-Cox-doesn-t-want-role-

Language and Definitions � � � Gender Identity: a person’s internal, deeply felt sense of their gender Gender Expression: the manner in which a person expresses their gender identity to the outside world Transgender: individuals with a gender identity that is different from the sex assigned to them at birth Cisgender (non-transgender): individuals with a gender identity that is the same as the sex assigned to them at birth Gender transition: the process by which a transgender person starts living as the gender with which they identify; can include social, medical, and legal transitioning Sexual orientation: a person’s orientation with regard to relationship development and desire; heterosexuality; bisexuality; homosexuality; asexuality

Transgender Discrimination Injustice at Every Turn: A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey � In 2011, the National LGBTQ Task Force and the National Center for Transgender Equality surveyed 6, 450 transgender and gender non-conforming individuals. 41% of respondents reported an attempted suicide � 78% reported harassment in grades K-12 � 90% reported harassment or mistreatment on the job � 26% lost a job due to being transgender � 19% experienced homelessness � 53% had been verbally harassed in a place of public accommodation �

Transgender Youth in Schools � 42% of transgender students report having been prevented from using their preferred name � 59% report being required to use a bathroom or locker room based on their legal sex � 31% report having been prevented from wearing clothing of choice GLSEN, The 2013 National School Climate Survey, 2013.

Transgender Youth in Schools continued � 65% of transgender youth felt unsafe in school because of how they expressed their gender � 87% were verbally harassed because of their gender expression � 53% were physically harassed � 26% were physically assaulted GLSEN, “Harsh Realities: The Experiences of Transgender Youth in Our Nation’s Schools, ” 2009. � Over 20% of transgender youth report having to drop out of school due to harassment Preston Mitchum & Aisha Moodie-Mills, “Beyond Bullying: How Hostile School Climate Perpetuates the School-to-Prison Pipeline for LGBT Youth, ” Center for American Progress, 2014.

States with Gender Identity Non-Discrimination Laws (as of May 21, 2014) � Minnesota � � Rhode Island Washingt on � Iowa � Oregon � Vermont � Colorado � Connectic ut � Nevada � Massach usetts � New Mexico � California � Washingt on, D. C. � Illinois � Maine � � Hawaii New Jersey � Delaware � Maryland States banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression (18 states and the District of Columbia) Laws banning discrimination based on sexual orientation (3 states) 7

Medical Transition – Gender Dysphoria Psychotherapy Real Life Experience Hormone Blockers – delay puberty Cross-gender hormones – masculinize or feminize consistent with gender identity Surgeries – multitudes including chest/breast, genital (many), FFS

Medical Associations Support Medical Necessity of Treating Gender Dysphoria � � � American Medical Association American Psychiatric Association American Psychological Association Endocrine Society National Association of Social Workers World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)

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Coy Mathis, a transgender girl who won the right to use the girls restroom at her Colorado elementary school

Coy Mathis and her family on Katie Couric https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=m. TRw 2 Qi. Of. OM

Jazz Jennings, transgender rights activist and author of the children’s book I Am Jazz

Barbara Walters Jazz interview (2 nd one): https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=b. Jw 3 s 85 Ecx. M Jazz interview about her picture book and life with some excerpts from Barbara Walter’s interview and questions about her dating that are questionable https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=t 2 Jd. PNAsa. Ts

NORTH CAROLINA TRANSGENDER BATHROOM USE LAW-2016 http: //www. cnn. com/2016/03/28/us/north-carolinagender-bathroom-lawsuit/

Excerpt from the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights “Questions and Answers on Title IX and Sexual Violence”

TRANSGENDER NEEDS FOR DODEA SCHOOLS…. What is needed? Can there be approved Training? Is there things already in place?