It's Pronounced Metrosexual is a website full of free educational goodies for anything related to gender, sexuality, and social justice. This link provides the Genderbread Person below found in our photo gallery!
In 2017, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation partnered with researchers at the University of Connecticut to conduct a groundbreaking survey of over 12,000 LGBTQ youth and capture their experiences in their families, schools, social circles and communities. 5,600 transgender and gender-expansive youth responded to the survey. This report details the alarming challenges and barriers facing transgender and gender-expansive youth around the country -- and their perseverance in the face of discrimination and harassment
In 2017, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation partnered with researchers at the University of Connecticut to conduct a groundbreaking survey of over 12,000 LGBTQ youth and capture their experiences in their families, schools, social circles and communities. More than 1,200 Asian and Pacific Islander LGBTQ youth responded to the survey.
In 2017, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation partnered with researchers at the University of Connecticut to conduct a groundbreaking survey of over 12,000 LGBTQ youth and capture their experiences in their families, schools, social circles and communities. More than 1,600 Black and African American LGBTQ youth responded to the survey. This resource presents data collected from these youth, shedding light on their challenges and triumphs encountered while navigating multiple, intersecting identities.
In 2017, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation partnered with researchers at the University of Connecticut to conduct a groundbreaking survey of over 12,000 LGBTQ youth and capture their experiences in their families, schools, social circles and communities. More than 2,900 LGBTQ Latinx youth responded to the survey. This resource presents data collected from these Latinx youth, shedding light on their challenges and triumphs encountered while navigating multiple, intersecting identities.
Differentiating and defining the various forms of intersex. Click tab below to learn more from the Intersex Society of North America!
Did you know that almost 150 million people worldwide are born intersex -- with biology that doesn't fit the standard definition of male or female? At age 10, Emily Quinn found out she was intersex, and in this wise, funny talk, she shares eye-opening lessons from a life spent navigating society's thoughtless expectations, doctors who demanded she get unnecessary surgery -- and advocating for herself and the incredible variety that humans come in. (Contains Mature Content).
The World Professional Association for Transgender Health, or WPATH, is an international organization that sets forth guidelines and standards of care regarding medical, mental health, and surgical care for individuals identifying as transgender. On their website you can access a free PDF of the most recent version in 18 different languages, along with numerous other educational topics!
CenterLink is an organization offering a search engine to find local LGBT community centers around the United States. It also engages in support and advocacy work for the LGBT community.
Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression - click here to learn more in this PDF from KidsVoice.org!
Basic Definitions SOGIE (pdf)
DownloadIf you identify with the gender you were assigned at birth, here are a bunch of unearned benefits you receive that many folks do not. Please read and consider them. It’s not about shame. It’s about understanding.
If you’re heterosexual, these are a bunch of unearned benefits you receive that folks with other sexualities do not. Please read and consider them. It’s not about shame. It’s about understanding.
Trans Student Educational Resources is a youth-led organization dedicated to transforming the educational environment for trans and gender non-conforming students through advocacy and empowerment. Founded in 2011, it is the only national organization led by trans youth. Educational resources and Infographics can be found here!
Check out this great video explaining 10 different gender identities.
This is a poem by Alysia Harris & Aysha El Shamayleh, it is about the dual identities of a transgender person. They performed on Russell Simmons' Brave New Voices.
Actor Ruby Rose liberating their self from gender norms in this short music video.
"I was the mystery of an anatomy, a question asked but not answered," says poet Lee Mokobe, a TED Fellow, in this gripping and poetic exploration of identity and transition. It's a thoughtful reflection on bodies, and the meanings poured into them.
From It's Pronounced Metrosexual! website - a free educational resource.