Book

Myers, Alex, author.

Supporting transgender students : understanding gender identity and reshaping school culture / by Alex Myers ; with a foreword by E. Quincy McLaughlin.

First edition.

New Orleans, Louisiana : The University of New Orleans Press, [2021]

©2021

253 pages ; 23 cm

"Supporting Transgender Students is a guide to help schools learn the basics of what gender is and why it matters in education. Drawing on the author's 25 years of experience working with schools and transgender students, this book considers how transgender and gender non-conforming youth experience the classroom, the playing field, and other school contexts. Supporting Transgender Students provides a clear roadmap and practical examples for how to take action in your school to effect change and create a gender inclusive community"-- Provided by publisher.

Transgender students -- United States.

Gender identity in education -- United States.

Sexual minority youth -- Education -- United States.

School environment -- United States.

Includes bibliographical references.

What is gender and why do we need to talk about it? -- How to get started, and why -- Taking stock through a gender audit -- Making the first move -- Gender in the classroom -- The bathroom (and locker room) conundrum -- And what about sports teams? -- Living together : dormitories, school trips, and sharing rooms -- What about single-gender institutions? -- The kids are all rights (usually) -- The ongoing work of inclusion.

LC2575 .M84 2021

9781608012008

160801200X

793761

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