Power Point Presentation

Sara Train
Coordinator for Project SPIN
Stephen Jimenez-Robb
LAUSD, Office of the General Counsel
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Lesbian
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Fluid
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Gay
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Pansexual
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Bisexual
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Gender Queer
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Transgender
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Boi
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Cisgender
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Same Gender Loving - SGL
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Queer
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On the Down Low - DL
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Questioning
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Intersex
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Ally
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No label
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Asexual
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You know...
Men who have sex with
men …and women
10.7% of LAUSD high
school students identify
as NOT heterosexual.
 But only 4% identify as
gay, lesbian, or bisexual
 0.5% identify as
transgender
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LGB (4.0)
Transgender (0.5)
Not Straight (6.2)
Straight (89.3)
Straight (89.3)
Not Straight (6.2)
LGB (4.0)
Transgender (0.5)
 The
most common forms of biased language in
elementary schools, heard regularly (i.e.,
sometimes, often or all the time) by both students
and teachers, are the use of the word "gay" in a
negative way, such as "that's so gay," (students: 45%,
teachers: 49%)
GLSEN Prejudice: Elementary School Climate in the United States, 2012.
 Non-gay
youth who are targets of anti-gay
bias demonstrate even greater levels of
emotional distress and depression than do
gay-identified youth.
 LGBT
youth who come from highly rejecting
families, when they become young adults
are:
8 times as likely to have attempted suicide
 6 times as likely to report high levels of
depression
 3 times as likely to use illegal drugs
 More than 3 times as likely to be at high risk for
HIV/sexually transmitted diseases
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Caitlin Ryan, Family Acceptance Project, 2009
31.2% of GB male high school students vs. 20.1% of
heterosexual male high school students (past month)1
 36.4% of LB female high school students vs. 34.3% of
heterosexual female high school students (past month)1
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47.3% of GB adolescent boys vs. 34.7% of non-GB
adolescent boys (lifetime)2
 72.9% of LB adolescent girls vs. 53% of non-LB
adolescent girls (lifetime)2
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1. Remafedi et al., 1998
2. Eisenberg & Resnick, 2006
 Most
hospital and vital records – no information on
sexual orientation or gender identity
 Sexual
orientation or gender identity hard to know
for psychological autopsies
 Respondents
do not identify with these terms
 Convenience
sampling and small samples
 Few
studies include racial/ethnic data
 Lack
of longitudinal studies
Transgender youth:
 Limited research exists.
 Studies show higher rates of suicidal ideation and
suicide attempts.
 Risk factors: Which ones are in common with those
for LGB youth?
 Formerly
Gender Identity Disorder
Step forward for acceptance
 Step backwards for insurance billings
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 Must
involve significant distress
 Different Criteria for Children vs.
Adolescents/Adults
 Children: incongruence between one’s
experienced/expressed gender and assigned
gender (manifested by 6 sx)
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Eg, strong desire to be other gender; preference for
playmates of other gender; cross gender roles in play;
cross dressing; dislike of one’s anatomy, etc.
1.
2.
3.
Added sexual orientation, gender
identity and gender expression as
protected classes.
Specified deliberate indifference.
Protections from discrimination and a
hostile environment.
 LGBT
employees and student are open and
visible
 Employees and students can discuss LGBT
themes
 LGBT themed events
 Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) clubs if other
clubs exist
 Transgender student rights with
accommodations at the discretion of school
site administrators
 Gender
means “sex”, and includes a person’s gender
identity and gender expression
Transgender Student Rights and Accommodations:
 Greater access to restrooms and locker rooms that
correspond to a person’s gender identity.
A
pupil shall be permitted to participate in sex
segregated school programs and activities, including
athletic teams and competitions, and use facilities
consistent with his or her gender identity,
irrespective of the gender listed on the pupil’s
records.
 Schools must respect transgender students’ identity
in all school programs, activities and facilities.
 Simply said... Transgender boys and girls shall be
treated like all the other boys and girls
Curriculum
 Bullying policy
 Transgender policy
 Dress code
 Employee benefits

Sexual harassment
trainings
 Child abuse trainings
 Teen dating violence
 Parent enrollment forms
 Staff trainings
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 Gwen
Araujo, 17, (Newark, California)
 Alina Marie Barragan, 19, (San Jose,
California)
 Sakia Gunn, 15, (Newark, New Jersey)
 Nireah Johnson, 17, (Indianapolis, Indiana)
 Freddie Martinez, 16, (Cortez, Colorado)
 Nikki Nicholas, 19, (Detroit, Michigan)
 Stephanie Thomas, 19, and Ukea Davis, 18,
(Washington, DC)
Sara Train
[email protected]
www.projectspin.org
323-993-7661
Stephen Jimenez-Robb
stephen.jimenez@lausd
.net
LAUSD, Office of the
General Counsel
(213) 241-7614