I just want to say thank you to Twenty10 and to ReachOut for having this conversation and of course a shout out for Sean and Cassie and everyone else involved in making the video. You should be very proud of what you've achieved and it's great to be having conversations about it :-) Thanks for chatting everyone! :-D ... View more

A "little birdy" shared your video on GMRA Facebook page - it's gotten some good comments :-D (though trolls are likely to come out at some point so read with care) ... View more

@Dani FC wrote:       I'd say "Respect them as an individual!!" and check out pages 13-15 of FC's NEW You're Not Alone booklet XD [oh yes they did!!!] to see what all of us at FC would tell someone about being supportive :) http://freedom.org.au/images/stories/yourenotalone2012web2.pdf XD     Yoink! Nice plug Dani, reposted and shared :-) ... View more

@antigenlost1989 wrote: Wow Gay thats an amazing list :o :) Twenty10 has taught me well ;-) (I actually had to stop before the list got too long lol) ... View more

I think just like Gail, Cassie and Sean have said, it's all about respect and treating people just the way you would any other friend. It's important to use correct name and pronouns (when appropriate and safe). In the end though, it's all about the person in front of you and getting to know them the same way you would anyone else. If you respect who they are and you listen to what they say and you educate yourself then you are being a good friend. ... View more

@Twenty10 wrote: If someone asked you for advice on how to be respectful of your trans or genderqueer friend – what advice would you give them? Use their preferred name and pronoun. If you're unsure, just ask :-) (I need to do better at this lol) Don't use or ask about the name they were given at birth Don't 'out' the person as trans or genderqueer to other people - they are people first and it is not for you to disclose information about their identity. It also could be a safety risk. Don't confuse gender with sexual orientation Don't use words like "real" or "bio" or "born as". Use words like trans or cis or assigned/designated female at birth or assigned/designated male at birth. Don't use words like trannies or chicks with dicks etc. People are people, they are not objects or body parts. Don't assume trans people want surgeries or hormones or that they want to transition at all. Don't tell trans people what is appropriate for them to do for their gender. We are all diverse and live and express our gender differently. Just because a person is trans doesn't mean they have to fit into a small box of what other people think a man or a woman should look/act/sound/dress like. You are not a doctor - If it's not appropriate to ask a cis friend about their genitals then question why you want to ask a trans person about theirs. Trans people aren't here to educate you! If you want to understand something, use Google! ... View more

Building on from what you said Sean, I think it's important for people to know that people who identify as other than cis-gender are not only more than one dimensional but that their interests and things they like to do are not necessarily stereotypical to the gender that they identify as. E.g. just because a person is a trans man doesn't mean that he can't wear make-up or wear a dress sometimes. A trans man is just like any other man and has his own interests and hobbies etc. ... View more

What stood out for me is that we are all just people and we should treat other people not only just how we wish to be treated but also in the way they want to be treated.  Names and pronouns are things that a lot of people probably never really consciously think about and probably seem like such little things to some people but they really mean a lot and are a show of respect. Calling my friends by their preferred names and pronouns tells them that I respect them and that I value them for who they are. I think sometimes with pronouns people misunderstand and get caught up in "what" people are rather than who they are and who the person is in front of them. We are all people! ... View more

Rebecca - I've watched it a few times but I didn't pick up on the anchor lol. Interesting little tidbit. The puppets were totes awesome. Not as awesome as the people but right up there in the super awesome stakes. ... View more