Starting at a new workplace tomorrow and I made these to prepare after the experiences I had at the last bar I was working at 😩⚧👽 The the cis need to start paying me for the amount of emotional labour I do for them 😥💅🏋 Here’s the PDF to print off yr own: tinyurl.com/lffu5oh
obviously only applies to NBs who use they pronouns and live in Ontario tho so feel free to use the format and customize yr own
Coming Out As Nonbinary At School
Talking about my personal experience being out as nonbinary at school and also advice I have to people looking to do the same
FUCK YES
I GOT THE SCHOOL DRESS CODE CHANGED IN LIKE 15 HIGH SCHOOLS BC I AM NONBINARY AND AM FIGHTING FOR GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOMS AND LESS GENDERED RULES AT MY SCHOOL AND SO THE ENTIRE NOBLE NETWORK IN CHICAGO IS CHANGING. I MADE A FUCKING DIFFERENCE YO.
Disclosing Nonbinary Identity to Teachers - Stock Letter
I usually send out a letter to all of my teachers as the beginning of each semester making them aware of my trans/nonbinary status and language preferences. I thought my letter this year was pretty good, and though the information in the letter is pretty specific to my circumstances, I thought it might work well as a stock letter, for others to use as a reference to write coming out letters to their teachers.
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Hi [Teacher’s Name],
I’m sending this out as an email to all of my teachers this semester, to make you aware of some information that is important to my education here at [School’s Name].
I am a transgender person - specifically, I am nonbinary. Basically what that means is I’m of a gender that is neither male nor female. Since the way in which people interact with and speak about each other is so dependant on gender, it is usually necessary for me to disclose this information at the beginning of each semester, in order to let people know how to refer to me.
My preferred and legally recognized name is [Name], and the pronouns I use are gender-neutral “they/them/their/themself”. While using gender-neutral pronouns is my strong preference, I understand that many people who may have never interacted with a nonbinary person before may have difficultly adjusting to using “they” in the singular form - in which, case “he” is preferable to “she”. I also prefer to be referred to using gender-neutral language (“person” instead of “boy or girl”, etc.)
I understand that, since nonbinary people are such a small portion of the population, this might be difficult for some to understand. If you are interested in accessing further resources or learning more about nonbinary and transgender people and accommodating them in the classroom, I have included some links to external resources.
I appreciate your anticipated support.
Sincerely,
[Name]
Creating Inclusive Classrooms For Transgender Students
Gender Spectrum Education Resources
“Hey! I need a little advice if that’s okay. So I’m genderfluid and I’ve come out to my parents and most of my main friend group, but I’m not publicly out. I’d really like to be, as soon as possible- but my parents are saying I should wait until next school year, so I’m going to be publicly out next semester. However, I have a teacher that I’d really like to tell but everyone is saying that it would stress her out and I should wait till I tell the public. Do you have any ideas what I should do?”
Personally, I came out to my teachers when I was ready to come out to everyone, because I wanted everyone to be using my name and pronouns, and to have a clear idea of how I wanted to be seen, and why. I emailed my teachers before the semester started explaining my identity and preferred name & pronouns, and that went well because everyone had a clear idea of what proper action to take. Then I emailed my class of students (had a small class at the time) so they knew as well, and I could come into the new semester as a new person with everyone on board.
If you want to confide in this teacher or ask them advice before you come out, I think that’s great, and that interaction could be very rewarding. But I think telling a teacher a “secret” and asking them to keep it indefinitely would probably be stressful. So I think it depends on why you want to talk to the teacher in the first place. :)
Hope this helps!
-Kai
Colleges making efforts to be more trans-friendly
The cause for transgender rights still faces a long journey, but on many college campuses, policies are changing to remove gender identity barriers from campus life.
The University of Vermont recently announced that it will become the latest among a growing number of colleges which allows…
FUNDRAISING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TRANS STUDENTS
We are hosting a first-of-a-kind scholarship opportunity for transgender, gender nonconforming, and gender diverse students!
Scholarships will be between $500 and $2,000 depending on donations. We will be offering at least three scholarships focusing on trans youth activism. You can learn more about the scholarships here.UPDATE: We will be hosting the scholarships! However, we need more funding to make each scholarship enough to support a student and the scholarship program as a whole sustainable and for multiple years.
FACT: If each of our followers on Tumblr donated just $1, we’d have four times what we’re asking for and could keep the program going for several years.
Teenage Transgender Athlete Gives A Speech That Will Move You To Tears
Wow. In this powerful and emotional video, transgender high school student Zeam Porter delivers a moving speech about the way policies surrounding transgender students and sports teams have affected them.Click the title to view the video of Porter’s speech.
The first thing they do at my university orientation is talk about preferred pronouns and why pronouns matter. Then they went around to EVERYONE and asked them which pronouns they wanted to be referred to as.This is the beginning of a revolution. I hope all schools do this in the future!
