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Tag Archives: gender expression
No Name-Calling Week: Highlighting Pronouns
By Afsaneh Moradian, author of Jamie Is Jamie: A Book About Being Yourself and Playing Your Way It’s No Name-Calling Week, time for adults to pay special attention to the names kids are calling one another and the different forms … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Teaching Strategies
Tagged Free Spirit author, gender, gender expression, no name calling week
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Walking the Talk: How Allies Can Support LGBTQ Students on National Coming Out Day
By Kelly Huegel Madrone, author of LGBTQ: The Survival Guide for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Teens We’re fast approaching National Coming Out Day (October 11)—when LGBTQ folks everywhere celebrate who they are by affirming their identities, some for … Continue reading
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Tagged Free Spirit author, gay youth, gender, gender expression, inclusiveness, LGBTQ, trans students
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Supporting Nonbinary and Transgender Children
By Afsaneh Moradian, author of Jamie Is Jamie: A Book About Being Yourself and Playing Your Way So much of childhood is defined by gender. Relatives buy “girl” or “boy” toys for birthdays and holidays. Haircuts, clothes, and favorite games … Continue reading
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Tagged books, children’s books, Free Spirit author, gender, gender expression, talk with kids
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