This workbook for teens encourages kids to see themselves as another gender.
It also encourages them to "experiment with gender".
Gender transitioning is explained to teens.
Kids are taught how to view their family who might not accept their new gender. Notice how it is important to "have others support first" before they talk to their families about their new gender. Teachers and school counselors are mentioned as possible "allies" the child can turn to. If you don't think that schools are trying to separate kids from their parents, think again!!!
This book teaches kids how to be transgender at school, even as young as middle school. Notice how Gay Straight Alliances at school and again, school counselors, are mentioned as resources for the transgender teen.
Kids get helpful instruction about how to change their name and pronouns.
Kids also get a handy chart of gender-binary and gender-neutral pronouns to choose from.
Notice how the school counselor is mentioned again as an ally!
Kids with new genders also need to know about different romantic orientations.
These detailed descriptions of people with different genders serves to normalize all of this for kids.
Again, kids are encouraged to try out new identities and explore new identities.
Kids are assured that they don't have to go along with their parents' religious beliefs.
Kids who are changing genders definitely need some resources.
The Trevor Project is an online support group for LGBTQ teens. Let's see what their website has for LGBTQ teens.
As soon as the homepage appears, a box appears showing kids how to quickly exit the site. Why would kids need to quickly exit the site? Maybe if their parents walk up to see what they are doing on the computer?
Kids can chat with volunteers or talk to a counselor without their parents' knowledge or permission.
They can also explore LGBTQ topics and articles.
Kids can meet new LGBTQ friends on the site as well by logging into the TrevorSpace chat group.
When I pulled up TrevorSpace, there were 160 members currently online chatting with each other. Notice that it says it is LGBTQ "young people" between the ages of 13 and 24. What could possibly go wrong? Minors can chat on TrevorSpace with adults (some probably even over the age of 24) without a parent's knowledge or consent.
Kids can also search the site for information important to them. For example, searching under "religion" referred me to two articles that I could read.
What are your kids being exposed to? Get informed and get involved!