Hey @Elia,
Thank you for sharing what you and your partner have been going through at school this past year. Spreading rumours and gossiping can definitely be a form of bullying and it's really understandable that it's been so hurtful. You did the right and a really brave thing emailing your teacher about this and I'm sorry it seems the email got lost somehow. I can hear you're feeling hesitant to try reaching out again to this teacher, as well as seeking support from your school counsellor, or a service like headspace because of you and your partner's previous negative experiences. It sounds like you don't feel talking to your parents would be helpful either, which makes sense as they have been making transphobic comments. The way people at school and your parents are behaving is not okay. It sounds like neither home or school is a very safe place right now which is really tough and not fair 😞
This is a lot to have to deal with yourselves and you shouldn't have to. I can hear you're not feeling sure about contacting a service like Kids Helpline, but it might be helpful talking to someone 1:1 about this? There is also QLife who might be helpful to connect with about your parents' deadnaming and misgendering you
I just wanted to let you know as well that we'll be sending an email soon so please keep an eye out for that!
