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The Genderbread Person: Mapping the Social Media Debate about Inclusive Sexuality Education
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Thalia Van Wichelen; Emma Verhoeven; Priscilla Hau – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2024
In June 2021, a member of the Belgian conservative political party (N-VA) sparked online controversy regarding inclusive sexuality education by criticising the Genderbread Person, an educational tool used to explain gender identity and sexual orientation. This study analyses the notion of childhood innocence in online debate about the Genderbread…
Descriptors: Social Media, Inclusion, Sex Education, Sexual Orientation
Childhood Gender Nonconformity and the Stability of Self-Reported Sexual Orientation from Adolescence to Young Adulthood in a Birth Cohort
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Xu, Yin; Norton, Sam; Rahman, Qazi – Developmental Psychology, 2021
This study quantified changes in self-reported sexual orientation from adolescence to early adulthood, and whether childhood gender nonconformity (GNC) predicted sexual orientation changes. Youth (2,678 boys and 3,359 girls; 96.09% ethnically White) from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) were included. Self-reported…
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Young Adults
Gender Nonconformity of Identical Twins with Discordant Sexual Orientations: Evidence from Childhood Photographs
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Watts, Tuesday M.; Holmes, Luke; Raines, Jamie; Orbell, Sheina; Rieger, Gerulf – Developmental Psychology, 2018
Childhood gender nonconformity (femininity in males, masculinity in females) predicts a nonstraight (gay, lesbian, or bisexual) sexual orientation in adulthood. In previous work, nonstraight twins reported more childhood gender nonconformity than their genetically identical, but straight, cotwins. However, self-reports could be biased. We…
Descriptors: Twins, Sexual Orientation, Photography, Visual Aids
Therapeutic Work with Gender-Variant Children: What School Psychologists Need to Know
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Scharrón-del Río, María R.; Dragowski, Eliza A.; Phillips, James J. – School Psychology Forum, 2014
In the past 10 years, gender-variant (GV) children (children who do not conform to traditional gender norms) have received increased attention from scholars, mental health practitioners, and popular media. In schools, these students have been shown to be particularly vulnerable to violence and harassment, leading to myriad negative…
Descriptors: Gender Issues, Sexual Identity, Sexual Orientation, At Risk Students
Peer Relations as Arenas for Gender Constructions among Young Teenagers
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Gulbrandsen, Mette – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2003
This article addresses themes of development among young teenagers. Children aged 12 and 13 were followed up on a regular basis. The girls' vivid accounts on negotiations and reorganisations in their joint, field of peers aroused interest in their developmental efforts. Consequently, the practices and discourses connected with the personal and…
Descriptors: Females, Sexual Orientation, Adolescents, Cultural Context
School Experiences of the Children of Lesbian and Gay Parents.
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Ray, Vivien; Gregory, Robin – Family Matters, 2001
Drew on parent questionnaires, child interviews, and focus groups to investigate school incidents experienced by children of lesbian and gay parents and determine children's feelings of discrimination. Found that youngest students were frustrated by peers' lack of understanding about their families. Teasing/bullying experiences were common between…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Bullying, Childhood Attitudes, Children