LEARNING THE LINGO into the classroom. A series of everyday scenarios will be presented in print and web video, which encourage viewers to consider and discuss their understanding of transphobic and sexual violence, while also providing them with information with which they can intervene in such instances. These scenarios are then integrated into four lesson plans for Grade 9-11 classrooms, which focus on promoting discussion and building students’ capacity to act as allies to trans and gender diverse students in the school and community at large. Finally, the project includes a half-hour documentary film for educators, which focuses on the experiences of five trans women living in Ontario while also explaining the basics of trans identity. Passionate educators committed to reflecting the full diversity of their communities in a nurturing and supportive classroom environment are at the core of safer schools work. Both Egale and OECTA are happy to support these educators, and anyone interested in creating safer schools for trans, gender diverse and LGBTQ students.
DTL – ATV materials are available for free download via DTL.Egale.ca, and will be mailed to one representative in each of Ontario’s Catholic secondary schools. For information on workshops for students and educators, contact training@egale.ca.
Trans – Often used as an umbrella term to encompass a variety of gender-diverse identities, including transgender, transsexual, and genderqueer. Some people may identify with these or other specific terms, but not with the term trans. Similarly, some people may identify as trans, but not with other terms under the trans umbrella.
Transgender – A person who does not identify either
fully or in part with the gender associated with the sex assigned to them at birth - often used as an umbrella term to represent a wide range of gender identities and expressions.
Genderqueer – A person whose gender identity and/ or expression may not correspond with social and cultural gender expectations. Individuals who identify as genderqueer may move between genders, identify with multiple genders, or reject the gender binary or gender altogether.
Gender Diverse - An umbrella term for gender identities and/or expressions that differ from cultural or societal expectations based on assigned sex.
Transphobia - Fear and/or hatred of any transgression of perceived gender norms, often exhibited by namecalling, bullying, exclusion, prejudice, discrimination, or acts of violence. Anyone who is trans and/or gender diverse (or perceived to be) can be the target of transphobia.
Alyx Duffy is a Facilitator and Youth Program Coordinator at Egale Canada Human Right Trust. Alyx co-ordinates the Draw the Line – Against Transphobic Violence project while also supporting youth, educators, and families in creating safer school communities across the country.
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