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Ask Matt: The Teacher and the Trans Student

Started by Shana A, June 29, 2012, 10:00:21 AM

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June 29, 2012, 10:00:21 AM

Ask Matt: The Teacher and the Trans Student

June 28, 2012 by Matt Kailey

http://tranifesto.com/2012/06/28/ask-matt-the-teacher-and-the-trans-student/

A reader writes: "I'm the mother of a transgendered daughter and have no problems with that. My question is about a student I have. Since I am open about my daughter, several students have come out to me as gay and one has come out as transgender.

"However, she/he is very shy and has given me very little information. I use the pronoun she/he because the child has not even told me which pronoun she/he prefers. Right now she is living as a girl but has said she feels like a boy. I have invited her and her mother to PFLAG and hopefully they will begin attending next month.

"Other than letting this child know I support her and helping her find local resources, is there anything else I can do? If the child is still presenting as female to peers as well as other school personnel, what pronoun should I use?"
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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