TRANS IDENTITIES
Some people feel that the sex they were assigned at birth doesn’t match their gender identity, or the gender that they feel they are inside. These people are often called transgender. Transgender is a term that includes the many ways that people’s gender identities can be different from the sex they were assigned at birth. There are a lot of different terms transgender people use to describe themselves. For example, sometimes the word transgender is shortened to just trans, trans*, or trans male/trans female. It’s always best to use the language and labels that the person prefers. Transgender people express their gender identities in many different ways. Some people use their dress, behavior, and mannerisms to live as the gender that feels right for them. Some people take hormones and may have surgery to change their body so it matches their gender identity. Some transgender people reject the traditional understanding of gender as divided between just “male” and “female,” so they identify just as transgender, or gender queer, gender fluid, or something else. Transgender people are diverse in their gender identities (the way you feel on the inside), gender expressions (the way you dress and act), and sexual orientations (the people you’re attracted to).
Information taken from: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/sexual-orientation-gender/trans-and-gender-nonconforming-identities
Information taken from: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/sexual-orientation-gender/trans-and-gender-nonconforming-identities
BASIC KNOWLEDGE
by Minus18
This video is an introduction of a series of videos on youtube that explains and share knowledge about gender diversity. It is a good tool for students to understand LGTBIQ community from different perspectives and life stories. The channel has many educational videos about how to deal with social issues related with being queer, some of them included religion and race. This videos are promoting by a queer community in Australia called Minus18, in its page you can also find articles and interesting materials for teaching.
Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWFCrMMlzmXcZj7yJkiM08g
Official Site: https://www.minus18.org.au/
Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWFCrMMlzmXcZj7yJkiM08g
Official Site: https://www.minus18.org.au/
THE GENDER BOOK
by Mel Reiff Hill and Jay Mays
The gender book is the most amazing tool that any teacher or person interested in queer education can have. It is a book full of concepts, glosaries and materials to understand what is gender and sex. It has different stories expressed through comics, games and much more material to be illustrated in the subject. It's a work of art by a whole NGO community of queer people in Houston, Texas, so the book is not for free. However, some images are available on the internet, which can be useful.
Learn more: www.thegenderbook.com/
The book: https://issuu.com/thegenderbook/docs/thegenderbook/10
STORY TELLING
Storytelling is always a good exercise to approach the life and the stories of those people who have experienced different situations during their process of self growth and gender/sexual transformation.
USE: As a pedagogical tool for understanding trans identities it gives students real examples and closerness to what people have to deal with for reaching and builing their identities. It helps students understand and be aware of the emotions, concerns and needs of trans people, and also, it helps them to relalize and recognize them as an active part of the society. After watching or listening to some stories, teachers and students can discuss their perceptions about the ideas that the speakers have and contrast them with their own social lives.
I've lived as a man & a woman | Paula Stone Williams | TEDxMileHighPaula is the Pastor of Preaching and Worship at Left Hand Church in Longmont, Colorado. She has experienced 50 years as a man, and now, not so long ago she has transitioned to becoming a woman. In this talk she tells us how she has realized the privileges she had when she was a man, and how now, as a woman, she has been able to live in his own flesh, the lack of privileges to which women are exposed every day in the environments.
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Gender Capitalism | Rain Dove | TEDxAUEB
''The effect of social pressure and stereotypes about sex/gender is massive, as there is an urge to a certain direction based only on the sex we were born with. Gender capitalism is the recognition of society’s perception of gender and being able to use that perception in the most advantageous way. It does not mean that people cannot identify with their own gender, it just means they do not recognize the stereotypes society places on that gender. Overall, it means people must exceed the limits of social norms and become advocates for each other.''
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PRONOUNS
Pronouns are basically words used to refer to a person other than their name. When a trans person comes out they may have new pronouns they want to use. 'They', 'She' and 'He' are examples of common pronouns, but some people also prefer less common pronouns. They, Xe and Ey are a few common gender neutral pronouns. They’re basically pronouns that don’t imply ‘male’ or ‘female’.
There are lots of reasons it’s important to use the correct pronouns a person prefers, but the simple answer is it can make a person feel bad when you use the wrong ones and some can sound pretty strange. Changing the words you use in general can be harder than expected, but making the effort can go a really long way.
That's why this application called PRONOUNS created by Minus18 (an Australian LGTBIQ community) aims to be a kind of pronouns diccionary. It is useful for understanding and knowing which is the new language and correct one to refer to trans people and queer people in general.
App: https://www.minus18.org.au/pronouns-app/
There are lots of reasons it’s important to use the correct pronouns a person prefers, but the simple answer is it can make a person feel bad when you use the wrong ones and some can sound pretty strange. Changing the words you use in general can be harder than expected, but making the effort can go a really long way.
That's why this application called PRONOUNS created by Minus18 (an Australian LGTBIQ community) aims to be a kind of pronouns diccionary. It is useful for understanding and knowing which is the new language and correct one to refer to trans people and queer people in general.
App: https://www.minus18.org.au/pronouns-app/
COMICS
Comics as a pedagogic tool to understand complex issues are good material. These express historical facts, theories, stories and even are informative. The best of all is that they are easy to digest and have fabulous drawings that help to understand and feel engaged with the themes (this time trans identities). Teachers can use it as a way to explore the topics, students can read them, analyze them and even create their own.
Articles and Books
Compiled by: María Alejandra Bacca Carvajal
1. Invisible Lives: The Erasure of Transsexual and Transgendered People byViviane K Namaste (2000)
2. Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity by Julia Serano (2007)
3. Testo Junkie: Sex, Drugs and Biopolitics in the Pharmacopornographic Era by Beatriz/Paul Preciado (2008)
4. Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out (2015)
5. Born this way? Researchers explore the science of gender identity by Daniel Trotta (2017)
Link: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-lgbt-biology/born-this-way-researchers-explore-the-science-of-gender-identity-idUSKBN1AJ0F0
6. She? Ze? They? What’s In a Gender Pronoun by Jessica Bennet (2016)
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/fashion/pronoun-confusion-sexual-fluidity.html
7. Transgender identities in the past by Steven Dryden (2007)
Link: https://www.bl.uk/lgbtq-histories/articles/transgender-identities-in-the-past
8. Making sense of the culture war over transgender identity by The Economist (2016) Link: https://www.economist.com/international/2017/11/16/making-sense-of-the-culture-war-over-transgender-identity
9. Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community by Laura Erickson-Schroth (2016)
10. Transcendent: The Year's Best Transgender Speculative Fiction By K. M. Szpara (2016)
1. Invisible Lives: The Erasure of Transsexual and Transgendered People byViviane K Namaste (2000)
2. Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity by Julia Serano (2007)
3. Testo Junkie: Sex, Drugs and Biopolitics in the Pharmacopornographic Era by Beatriz/Paul Preciado (2008)
4. Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out (2015)
5. Born this way? Researchers explore the science of gender identity by Daniel Trotta (2017)
Link: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-lgbt-biology/born-this-way-researchers-explore-the-science-of-gender-identity-idUSKBN1AJ0F0
6. She? Ze? They? What’s In a Gender Pronoun by Jessica Bennet (2016)
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/fashion/pronoun-confusion-sexual-fluidity.html
7. Transgender identities in the past by Steven Dryden (2007)
Link: https://www.bl.uk/lgbtq-histories/articles/transgender-identities-in-the-past
8. Making sense of the culture war over transgender identity by The Economist (2016) Link: https://www.economist.com/international/2017/11/16/making-sense-of-the-culture-war-over-transgender-identity
9. Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community by Laura Erickson-Schroth (2016)
10. Transcendent: The Year's Best Transgender Speculative Fiction By K. M. Szpara (2016)