INFOBUS: Gender is more than male or female

[Sophie-RO]

(sorry Gay I had to take out the facebook link - guidelines)

[Cassie_J]

Thanks Gay! It was great chatting and sharing with all of you peeps aswell.

[Twenty10]

thanks for chatting, so great to see so many voices talking about this!
thanks ReachOut, FC!

[antigenlost1989]

So this pagehttp://www.ftmaustralia.org/ has some helpful stuff, there are also youtube channels  lots of them just type in what your looking for and you'll find stuff, there is also the amazing http://www.roostertailscomic.com/ where there are load of funny and heartwarming comics by Sam Orchard which are nice to have a look and see someones unique experience.

[Twenty10]

here's a little summary of what we talked about:

We started talking about what our highlights were from watching the film, and then asked what struck a chord, or got us thinking. This sparked some great comments about the using people’s preferred names and pronouns – how it’s a really easy way to show respect and be supportive. Also, it helps if someone is open to new things!

There were comments around gender being a spectrum and that people’s identities can sit anywhere along that spectrum. Also folks spoke about gender being just a part of the many identities and interests they have. That its not ok to assume someone’s gender by the way they present.

We rounded up our discussion by offering advice about how to respect trans* and genderqueer friends in our lives:  don’t assume – ask; try; educate yourself; show respect; be a good friend; seek out more information;

[antigenlost1989]

Thanks everyone for joining in !

[Sophie-RO]

Nice one y'all! Thanks for tonight... Keep reaching out!!!!!