Human Sexuality
Transcript: THE CASE: Youth who are -or who are perceived to be- gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender students report being bullied or harassed 26 times a day, or every 14 minutes. It is estimated that approximately 5 to 9 percent of youth are gay or lesbian, bisexual, or uncertain about their sexual orientation. Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender* and questioning (GLBTQ) youth face tremendous adversity in a society that privileges heterosexuality and demonizes and oppresses other sexual identities and expressions. Within this culture, to identify as GLBTQ is to be marked deviant and unnatural, marginalized, and to be harassed. In addition, to possess gender non-conforming characteristics often evokes hostility and/or violence. Research shows that homophobia, transphobia, and heterosexism all contribute negatively to GLBTQ youth's mental, spiritual, emotional, and physical well-being, as evidence by high rates of attempted and completed suicide, violence victimization, substance abuse, teenage pregnancy, and HIV/STI-associated risky behaviors. However, there are some programs that provide GLBTQ youth with the necessary skills to combat homophobia, transphobia, and other forms of social oppressions that would hinder them from developing into healthy adults. Written by Durryle Brooks, Program Manager, GLBTQ Initiatives Revised edition, Advocates for Youth © 2010 Ensuring transgender youth have the opportunity to fully participate and succeed in schools across the state, California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law AB 1266, the Student Success and Opportunity Act. Question Jar is a GREAT place for "teachable moments around LGBTQ issues. For example, "What's a he-she?", "How do gay people have sex?", "What's a hermaphrodite?", "How do you know if you're gay?" Discuss the power of language. For example, "That's so gay." Use terms like "special sweetie" or "partner" instead of "boyfriend" and "girlfriend" Discuss the use of "non-gender-specific" names (which many curricula use on purpose) "Does it matter who's the male and who's the female?" Show the "Genderbread" drawing if ANY question about sex, gender, or sexual orientation show up--Have it in your "back pocket"--it's a good visual Use the Think B4 You Speak posters if you hear derrogatory language--Have those in your "back pocket" too! Reducing the Risk's "Understanding Self-Identity" has FANTASTIC activities. Parting Thought: When they are addressed, LGBTQ identities are often framed as pathologies and included in textbook sections on suicide, depression, or sexually transmitted disease. That we are asking ANY questions about the well-being of LGBTQ students and what it means to support them in schools demonstrates how far we have come. But we still have so very far to go. Some day, I hope we will be asking questions about how schools can show their affirmation and appreciation of all that LGBTQ students bring to the school environment, and how lucky every school is to have such amazing and strong non-conforming students... and what pride they have in all that LGBTQ students contribute. -Elizabeth C. Payne, Director, Queering Education Research Institute What do you think of this acronym? GLBTQH LGBT GLBT Gender Expression The physical structure of one's reproductive organs (internal and external genitalia) that is used to assign sex at birth. XX and estrogen/progesterone for females; XY and testosterone for males. Given the potential variation in all of these, this must be seen as a spectrum. Terms like "intersex" are used for those who don't fit the "binary". It is estimated that about 1 in 1500 births are "intersex". man Quality Control: Ensuring Sexuality Curricula Is Resonating with LGBTQ Students The way in which people externally communicate their gender identity to others through behavior, clothing, haircut, voice, and other forms of presentation. Sometimes, transgender people seek to match their physical expression with their gender identity rather than their birth-assigned sex. Gender expression should not be viewed as an indication of sexual orientation. attracted to women intersex male LBGT LTGBQ When it comes to human sexuality, what people "see" is just the tip of the iceberg... Biological Sex: Sexual Orientation What Can We Do Everyday in the Classroom to Foster Inclusivity...even if we can't dedicate time to a whole lesson? Human Sexuality attracted to men Gender Roles One's innermost concept of self as male or female or both or neither-how individuals perceive themselves and what they call themselves. Individuals become conscious of this between 18 months and 3 years. Most people develop a gender identity that matches their biological sex, called "cis gender" or "gender normative". Some who are "gender variant" or "gender non-conforming" or "gender fluid" choose to socially, hormonally, and/or surgically change their physical appearance to more fully match their gender identity, sometimes called "transgender". Term that refers to being
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