Talk:Transgender Children in Primary Schooling

I'm glad to see more articles on trans topics! As a trans person, this is not only refreshing, but intellectually stimulating to see this kind of representation

You use the term "natal gender" a number of times in the second paragraph. This isn't a common term used by the transgender community, and I would suggest replacing it with "assigned gender" or "the gender [the child was] assigned at birth." Additionally, "apparent/non-apparent transgender child" is a strange way of addressing a transgender individual. A person's transness isn't always obvious or visible, and this term implies that it is somehow impossible for a trans person to pass as the gender they identify with. I strongly recommend replacing this language with something like "a trans person who is out" or "a trans child who has disclosed their gender identity." I may sound nit-picky, but using the "proper" terminology not only makes it easier to read and understand, but it also prevents people from developing negative associations towards the people described by the terms.

Have you thought about including a current events portion in the wiki article? In Kelowna and Chiliwack, there has recently been an effort to introduce trans and queer topics in elementary schools. It has received a lot of push back by parents and has been on and off the news for the past several months. If you are interested in incorporating that into your article, look up SOGI 123 https://www.sogieducation.org/

This is an amazing topic - kudos to you for bringing awareness to such an underrated issue. I think your outline is spot on for how to go about talking about this subject, especially having a section on the most common arguments. I'm not sure if you are interested but you could even add a sub heading discussing the parents of these children. Raising children is hard enough on its own, but for your child to not identify as cisgender in a world that struggles to accept anything but that, then parenting becomes even more intensely difficult. Otherwise great job, cant wait to see the final product!

I like that you chose this topic because it is such a heavy topic to handle, with great importance and much controversy that needs to be addressed in society. As a suggestion, I think you could emphasize the stigma that these children face and how it may or may not carry into their later lives. I think it would be interesting to address why schools do not make easy changes to immediately adapt to the emotional and physical needs of the transgender child. If they are that young, they obviously are facing difficult times in such a vulnerable time in their lives anyways. Great work on this so far.

Hi, you did a great job really narrowing in on a topic within the theme of discrimination. What a compelling and relevant topic in our society today as it slowly grows more accepting and people voice opinions to destigmatize our world. In your section “Children vs Adults”, it would be a good addition to your angle around child innocence and innate acceptance to reflect back to the TED Talk we were assigned in week 3 & 4. I remember Mullens (2009) expressing a point that children learn to notice differences and are essentially taught discrimination from adults, which may work well as a quick, additional reference if needed.

Aimee Mullens “My 12 pairs of legs” https://www.ted.com/talks/aimee_mullins_prosthetic_aesthetics/transcript

Hi Bridgit,

Thanks for the feedback! I didn't remember that TED talk but it revolves around the reason I chose this topic (I believe young children innately have no issue in accepting their classmates as transgender-until adults get involved), so that is a perfect source to look into. Thank you!

-Torey

Hey! I find your topic to be very fascinating as it is not something I know a lot about. I think you did a good job in focusing in on your area of research and I am very curious as to see what information you compile for your wiki page! It is a very popular topic of concern as it is becoming more common. As more people become aware of these issues, individuals will be better able to deal with situations and ensure equality for all. Good luck with the research and I look forward to reading your page!