It is important that educational psychologists continue to support transgender children and young people, and highlight Lindsay Herriot is a full-time inclusion/special education teacher in the Greater Victoria School District.
#GROWING UP TRANS SERIES#
As a profession, educational psychologists are uniquely positioned to support children and young people at an individual, family and systemic level. Growing Up Trans came out of a series of workshops held in Victoria, British Columbia, to bring together trans youth from across the country with mentors in the community. Findings are discussed in relation to previous literature and psychological theory, and limitations and suggestions for schools and authorities, as well as for educational psychologists, are highlighted. In June of this year, PBS Frontline released a documentary, entitled Growing Up Trans, which chronicled the lives of eight transgender and nonbinary. The research findings highlight that transgender children and young people are both able and willing to share their experiences with others to highlight positive practice and promote inclusive and supportive behaviours in schools. A final theme reflected My Own Best Friend, which demonstrated the skills and resilience transgender children and young people bring themselves. Participants also raised the importance of Individual Teacher Support, Whole-School Approaches and The Importance of Community, highlighting ways others have shown support and advocated for their rights with others. While the exploration into transgender students experiences is a growing field within psychological and educational research, much of this to date has explored.
Participants raised The Importance of Language as a means of asserting their own identities and for others to demonstrate their respect and acceptance of this. An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis approach was adopted.įive superordinate themes emerged from the participants’ narratives. Directors Miri Navasky, Karen OConnor Starring Miri Navasky Genres Talk Show and Variety, Special Interest Subtitles English CC Audio languages. Interviews were then conducted with three transgender young people. An intimate look at the struggles and choices facing transgender kids and their families. The purpose of the research was to add to this field by highlighting the positive school experiences of transgender children and young people in order to promote and advocate for these for others.Īn initial focus group was held to explore language around the transgender community and design questions for semi-structured interviews. Ages 12–up.While the exploration into transgender students’ experiences is a growing field within psychological and educational research, much of this to date has explored the negative experiences faced by transgender children and young people, and the outcomes these have had on their physical, social and emotional well-being. Inside the struggles and choices facing transgender kids and their families, in an era where they have more medical options than ever before. Growing Up Trans (18) Logo Imdb Outline Logo Imdb Outline 8.51 h 23 min2015NR An intimate look at the struggles and choices facing transgender kids and their families. Readers may wish for more resolution concerning Tirzah’s future with Heidi, who drops out of the story somewhat unceremoniously toward the end, but Sotira’s first novel remains a thoughtful portrait of one teenager’s incremental progress toward greater self-knowledge and acceptance. Sotira ( Shifts: An Anthology of Women’s Growth Through Change) writes sensitively about Tirzah’s gender dysphoria the teen’s tender friendship with Heidi and the realistically varied reactions to Tirzah’s transitioning are also handled well. As graduation looms and Tirzah pursues a soccer scholarship, the teenager bemoans having to play on the girls’ team, struggles in dealing with Heidi and other classmates, and gradually feels empowered to live full-time as Troy.
Additionally, Tirzah loves best friend Heidi in a more-than-friends kind of way, but it’s unclear whether Heidi feels the same, and Heidi’s conservative Muslim family wouldn’t condone such a relationship even if she did. In Sotira’s story of a teenager coming out as transgender, high school senior Tirzah Maxon is happiest when living as Troy-something that only seems possible doing during anonymous trips to hang out with skateboarders in downtown Chicago.