Moving Towards Equity: Supporting Transgender and Gender-Diverse People in Education

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Author(s): Matthew D. Rice (Baylor University, USA)
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 25
Source title: Social Justice and Culturally-Affirming Education in K-12 Settings
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Jonathan Chitiyo (University of Pittsburgh, Bradford, USA)and Zachary Pietrantoni (Florida International University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-6386-4.ch002

Keywords: Gender & Diversity / Information Science Reference / K-12 Education / Medicine & Healthcare

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Two Spirit, transgender, intersex, non-binary, and gender non-conforming (2STING) teachers face significant additional stress in their careers. Research shows intolerable conditions for many teachers, even those in states with long-standing anti-discrimination policies in place. Educators reported experiencing harassment at work, hostile colleagues, hostile families, and doxing and social media bullying. Twenty-five percent of participants interviewed for a recent study had left their careers in education within a month of the study completion. Transgender and gender-diverse educators reported shocking rates of non-suicidal self-injury, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts. All learning communities must change the culture surrounding these issues to help keep our LGB and 2STING educators and students alive.

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