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Gender and Sexual Identity

Teach the facts about sex assigned at birth, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, and learn how to advocate for LGBTQ youth. Whether you're just becoming familiar with gender diversity or ready to

June 28, 2017

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Issue 50, Summer 2015

Sex? Sexual Orientation? Gender Identity? Gender Expression?

Illustration of young students of various sexual orientations and gender identities

Knowing the difference can make all the difference to students who do not conform to binary norms.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Incidents based on sexual orientation or gender identity comprised 25 percent of those reported by educators but just 10 percent of those reported in the news media. Although we found a small number of incidents directed

May 1, 2019

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Gender Spectrum

Gender Spectrum provides education, training and support to help create a gender sensitive and inclusive environment for all children and teens. We provide consultation, training and events designed to help families, educators, professionals and organizations understand and address the concepts of gender identity and expression. Our accessible, practical approach is based on research and experience, enabling our clients to gain a deeper understanding of gender all along the spectrum. For more information and downloadable resources, go to www.genderspectrum.org.

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Female Identity and Gender Expectations

The four lessons in this unit explore different aspects of gender for today’s girls and women. Each lesson identifies barriers that limit girls’ and women’s opportunities and asks students to explore how those barriers can be dismantled.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

SEL

March 30, 2012

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My Identity

After growing up in foster care, Ashley, a young Native-American Caucasian woman, converts to Islam in hopes of finding structure in a life where it never existed. However, with that decision comes the risk of losing one of the few biological connections she still has.

Yasmin Mistry

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

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Race & Ethnicity Religion

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History

January 12, 2018

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Gender Spectrum

Young people speak out against fitting every person into one of two narrowly conceived gender categories.

Debra Chasnoff

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

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Gender & Sexual Identity

July 8, 2014

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Gender Trouble

This article discusses the some of the issues that can arise when institutions attempt to address the complexities of the gender spectrum.

Patricia Williams

Grade Level

9-12

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

July 5, 2014

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Issue 50, Summer 2015

Toolkit for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression

“Introducing Gender: Girls, Boys and More!” is a K-2 lesson from Gender Spectrum originally published in The Gender Inclusive School: concrete strategies for creating a safer and more accepting school climate for all students. The lesson offers a set of activities that prompt students to think about what they like (favorite colors, toys, activities) as individual preferences—not due to them being a boy or girl.

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Discovering My Identity

In this lesson, students will describe aspects of their identities such as race, gender, ability, religion and more. Then after exploring Marley Dias' Black Girls Books campaign, students will analyze book illustrations and write their own book review noting how characters are similar and different from them.

Grade Level

3-5

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Race & Ethnicity Ability Bullying & Bias

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Reading & Language Arts

October 6, 2016

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