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LGBTQIA+ Support and Resources
Gender Identity and Expression
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Featured Online Articles
Definitions
The articles below are from popular online sources and focus on defining key terms.
- Amaze"AMAZE harnesses the power of digital media to provide young adolescents around the globe with medically accurate, age-appropriate, affirming, and honest sex education they can access directly online—regardless of where they live or what school they attend."
- Understanding GenderFrom the website, The Gender Spectrum
- Understanding Gender Identity and Gender ExpressionAn article from Geneseo, at SUNY
- Understanding Gender IdentityAn article from the Jed Foundation
- Understanding Non-Binary People: How to Be Respectful and SupportiveA 2018 article from The National Center for Transgender Equality
Image Source: Pan, L. & Moore, A. (n.d.). The gender unicorn [illustration]. Trans Student Educational Resources (TSER). https://transstudent.org/gender/
Featured Videos
Linked below are films found online, or through the library's databases.
- Do You Know The Difference Between Sex and Gender?A 2017 video from the series "Queer 101" by The Advocate
- What is gender? (Inspiring Equality in Education)A 2016 video from Educational Action Challenging Homophobia (EACH) UK
- Gender Ideology: Problems and Pro-Human Solutions Webinar"FAIR's Gender Webinar with Abigail Shrier, Colin Wright, Zander Keig, and more!" From the Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism
- Gender IdentityA 4+ minute segment from the larger film "Sex, A Horizon Guide" 2013 - Streaming on Films on Demand
- Gender Identity (All in the Mind)A 5+ minute video from the larger film "All in the Mind" 2018 - streaming on Films on Demand
Pronouns & gender identity
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Featured online articles
Definitions
The articles below are from popular online sources and focus on defining key terms.
- An Ally's Guide to Terminology: Talking About LGBT People & EqualityAn 8 page downloadable document from GLAAD regarding terminology
- MyPronouns.orgA website aimed at helping you understand the meaning and use of different pronouns
- Gender Terminology GuideA two page downloadable discussion guide from GLSEN
- A Guide To Gender Identity TermsA 2021 article from NPR
Supporting Articles
- What Are Gender Pronouns and Why Is It Important to Use the Right Ones?A 2021 article from The Conversation
- 10 Ways to Step Up as an Ally to Non-binary PeopleA 2020 article from Stonewall.org
- About One-in-five U.S. Adults Know Someone Who Goes by a Gender-Neutral PronounA 2019 article from Pew Researcher
Image Source: Pew Researcher. (2019, September 5). [Gender pronouns nametags]. Pew Researcher. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/09/05/gender-neutral-pronouns/
Featured Videos
Linked below are films found online, or through the library's databases.
- Pronouns: What they are and why they matterA 47 minute webinar by the Ohio State Office of Diversity and Inclusion, 2020
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