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Instead of using binary language like "girls versus boys" when splitting into teams, try using inclusive language such as "party people," "everyone," "humans," "y'all," "friends," or "family." Consider the intersections of gender, race, and sexual orientation, especially when working with young people developing their identities. As educators, we should prepare ourselves to be responsive to our students' developmental stages and growing identities, particularly when teaching literature. Expect pushback when challenging the status quo with equitable practices and policies. This resistance indicates that you are making progress in shifting established norms.

If you don't teach these sessions they will be going online to search for themselves and when they do that they'll come across some really nasty inappropriate material. This resource has been designed to support the curriculum. It shows you how to deal with sensitive subjects in an age appropriate, open and honest way. What we've done is create a series of films that have put the children in a driver's seat. They got the opportunity in workshops to ask anonymous questions. This enabled them to really ask the questions that they wanted to know the answers to.

I noticed metallic posters in student bathrooms promoting hotlines like the national suicide hotline and the Trevor Project. Curious, I texted the suicide hotline about my gender confusion and received guidance to explore my gender. I visited trevorspace.org, which is for ages 13 to 24, and found discussions among kids expressing loneliness and seeking friends. There were various chat spaces, including those for non-binary individuals and even a regressor space where older individuals could identify as younger. I believe schools are becoming a pipeline for human trafficking, particularly affecting vulnerable LGBTQ kids. When I spoke at the National Educators Association about the Trevor Project, I was abruptly cut off, indicating its sensitive status.

A speaker visited the school for two days to ensure that staff could provide information to students about their gender. They emphasized the importance of adults guiding students in sexual education, including topics like masturbation and anal sex. The speaker mentioned a bill that was passed for children as young as five years old. The speaker acknowledged that discussing these topics might be uncomfortable for some, but believed it was necessary. They mentioned critical race theory and pointed out that the principal and mayor of the school were black.

A lot of parents have questions about social transition at a young age. There are no exact guidelines. Again, everybody has their own gender journey and everything feels right or wrong depending on the family. However, many kids do decide to pursue a social transition. Usually that will start with changing their name or their pronouns. They might want to just try dressing a different way or using a different name at home to get used to it and for the family to get used to it. Some people might want to do it on a vacation where they don't really know anyone as a way to try it out. And then slowly over time they might move into using that more with loved ones at school or with friends. However, kids do benefit from social transition over time.

In school bathrooms, I noticed posters for hotlines like the national suicide hotline and the Trevor Project. Curious, I texted the national suicide hotline about my gender confusion. They ensured I wasn't suicidal and suggested I explore my gender. I visited TrevorSpace.org, which is for ages 13-24, and found discussions about loneliness and friendship. There were chat spaces for various identities, including non-binary and age regression. I believe schools are becoming a pipeline for human trafficking, particularly affecting vulnerable LGBTQ kids. When I spoke about this at the National Educators Association, I was cut off when mentioning the Trevor Project, which seems untouchable.

Language is important for being respectful and inclusive. We should move away from using terms like "boys and girls" and instead use more neutral terms like "friends" or "scholars." We can also use different techniques for organizing students, such as alphabetically or by color. It's important to provide equal access to toys and materials for all students, regardless of their gender. Using correct pronouns and being kind and respectful is crucial. Some schools have made changes, like replacing "king and queen" with "royal court," to promote equity and inclusivity. These small changes can help create a cultural shift towards everyday practices that are more respectful and inclusive.

Early start, democracy education. In daycare centers, it is important to address this issue because we can see that the exclusionary opinions expressed by parents are influencing the children. Therefore, it is crucial to address this issue early on in our institutions.

Developing a personal library in your classroom can be frustrating, but it's important for kids to have access to diverse books. You can do it discreetly and apologize if you face opposition. Kids are open to seeing themselves represented in government, history, and literature. Some schools have already introduced non-gender-specific math books. While there may be pushback from the community, it's crucial to provide children with the education and resources they need to become future leaders and make positive changes.

Most trans kids know they're trans between ages two and seven, with the speaker's daughter knowing around two and a half. The speaker emphasizes that children know things that adults don't, and these are the things to which adults should listen. The speaker states their child is not mentally ill. To begin gender affirming care, the speaker had to consult with numerous healthcare professionals.

If you live in California, pull your kids out of public school because it's unfixable and will worsen. In one district, dozens of girls reported being assaulted on campus. The board of education members belong to Project Indivisible, so change is unlikely. The speaker worked for the district for two years and witnessed unbelievable things. After speaking out at board and city council meetings and meeting with the district office, the speaker was stalked, harassed, and chased off the road. The speaker advises, "These are not seeing people you're dealing with. Pull your kids out."

A child will often know that they are transgender from the moment that they have any ability to express themselves, and parents will often tell us this. We have parents who tell us that their kids, they knew from the minute they were born practically, and actions like refusing to get a haircut or standing to urinate, trying on siblings' clothing, playing with the quote opposite gender toys, things like that. There is more and more a group of adolescents that we are seeing that really are coming to the realization that they might be trans or gender diverse a little bit later on in their life. So what we're seeing from them is that they always sort of knew something was maybe off and didn't have the understanding to know that they might be trans or have a different gender identity than the one they had been assigned. So that is a growing population that we are seeing and that's being recognized as being trans and able to be treated.

We need to intervene if we witness discrimination or harassment, even if it's just intimidation. For example, if a student writes on the board that there are only 2 genders, that's intimidation and harassment. Our staff needs training on how to handle these situations because most of them haven't been trained. Even those attending this gender identity training today, about 75% of them are new to this topic.

Success in school sports depends on factors such as hard work, coaching, and access to resources. Trans students participate in sports for the same reasons as other kids: fun, belonging, community, and learning important values like persistence, leadership, and sportsmanship. They also benefit academically and stay connected to school. Every kid deserves the chance to play. To address this issue, the committee could focus on making it safer for student athletes to report harassment and sexual misconduct, as well as addressing resource needs.

In schools, we focus on individual progress and also on protecting the community through vaccination. It's important for the educational community to address questions and handle logistics. Vaccines are crucial for staying healthy and preventing diseases like HPV. We are targeting fifth-grade students to make HPV vaccination a routine. It's becoming more common to get vaccinated against HPV in fifth grade. We reach out to people and encourage them to see a doctor or go to a pharmacy for vaccination.

Some children are taught early on that they don't belong, which hinders their potential. The Pine Project has been essential for my growth as a white educator, highlighting the often-invisible aspects of my identity. A common misconception is that discussions about race are inappropriate for young children. However, babies notice race by three months, and biases can develop by age four or five. Educators play a vital role in shaping children's views on race, and silence can reinforce racism. Delaying these conversations creates a vacuum where children absorb negative biases. If educators don't facilitate discussions, children will learn about race from the dominant culture, forming their own ideas without guidance.

I discuss statistics with young people to address their insecurities about their bodies. Many feel abnormal because their bodies don't match what they see on screen. I talk about the percentage of people who keep their body hair, squirt, or swallow cum to demystify these expectations. It's concerning when a fifth-grader asks about waxing at such a young age because they've seen it in a magazine. They already feel insecure about their development during puberty. Waiting until eighth grade to address these topics means three years of unlearning before they can receive this information in an affirming and literate way.

A parent pulled their children from New York City private schools due to radicalism. Their eldest child, in third grade at a top all-boys school, was subjected to a weeks-long educational program on trans issues without parental notification. The program featured men in tutus and suggested that liking the color purple could indicate being secretly female. The boys were asked to rate their certainty about being male on a scale of one to five, with confusion being presented as an option. The parent stated that the school taught the children that there could be at least three or four, but possibly a hundred genders. The parent considered this child abuse and withdrew their children from the school. Another speaker confirmed that this story highlights how deep the problem is, because it is happening even in high-end private schools.

I encourage staff to move away from binary language like "girls versus boys" when splitting into teams. Instead, use inclusive language such as "party people," "everyone," "humans," "y'all," or "friends and family." Considering the intersections of gender, race, and sexual orientation is important, especially when thinking about sexuality as a developmental reality. As educators, we should prepare ourselves to be responsive to our students' developmental stages and growing identities. Expect pushback, as it often indicates that you're challenging the status quo and shifting practices and policies towards equity.

"Sometimes it may be just a phase of development where they're exploring their gender identity and they're kind of getting a sense of who they are, but a lot of children do end up identifying as that gender into young adulthood and adulthood." "The only real way we know for sure that they're going to continue in that gender identity is just to allow them to develop over time." "And so that's what we recommend to parents is to give them the space." "Even if parents are concerned that it's a phase, we never want to tell the child that they shouldn't be expressing their gender identity or that they should be, ashamed for the way that they're expressing their identity because that can be quite harmful." "We just want to give the child a chance to develop and explore on their own."

I often see youth who have already undergone medical interventions due to a backlog in mental health support. Children may not fully understand the impact of these interventions, making it challenging to discuss. It can be especially difficult for young adolescents starting puberty suppression. We aim to make kids happy in the moment, but it's crucial to consider the long-term effects on their development. This is a growing challenge in our field that requires further exploration.

In schools, we focus on individual progress but also on protecting the community. It's important for the educational community to address questions and handle logistics. Vaccines are crucial for staying healthy and preventing diseases like HPV. We specifically target fifth-grade students to make HPV vaccination a routine. We reach out to people and encourage them to see a doctor or go to a pharmacy for vaccination.

We were instructed to use gender-neutral terms, replacing "mother" and "father" with "parent," and "brother" and "sister" with "sibling." We learned to affirm transgender children and were shown supportive videos about transgender individuals, emphasizing that rejecting or not affirming someone’s identity could be harmful. The school referred to women as AFAB individuals with vulvas and encouraged us to introduce ourselves with our pronouns and to ask others for theirs during introductions.

Somebody in the family is mentally off or somebody in the family has gone to jail—these are adverse childhood experiences. They affect childhood and diseases later in life; most diseases in adulthood have started in childhood. It’s very important for parents to create a healthy environment for kids. Some young people are resilient and can overcome the bad effects if they have good mentors, religious people, or people who take them out into the country more, outdoor exercise and things. It’s a challenge to become friends with kids in high-risk situations, be good mentors, help them get into healthy environments, and you can prolong their lives. Understanding how the brain operates in early childhood is extremely important; that’s where public health needs to put its money to make sure these kids have good measures.

Speaker 0 states that parents do not know best; scientists know the best; experts know the best. They strongly support the standard to enable and empower all students to feel safe, educated, knowing who they are and knowing that it's okay to be who they are.