* MaLerlals from Cender SpecLrum

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- uL up slgns LhaL recognlze and are afflrmlng of gender dlverslLy
o All Cenders Welcome*
o 1hlnk CuLslde Lhe 8oxes*
- osL plcLures of gender expanslve lndlvlduals or culLures ln whlch gender ls expressed
dlfferenLly Lhan Lyplcally represenLed by wesLern, blnary noLlons
o 1wo splrlLed lndlvlduals
o 1he Pl[ra of lndla
o Arablc men holdlng hands
- ulsplay examples of people dolng Lhlngs noL LradlLlonally seen for Lhelr gender
o Male nurses
o Women soldlers
- uon'L dlvlde klds lnLo boys groups and glrls groups
o use blrLhdaLes, dogs and caLs, eLc.
o Avold arranglng sLudenLs by boy/glrl/boy/glrl
o Say Lhlngs llke aLLenLlon sclenLlsLs," llsLen up Cougars," or folks" raLher Lhan ladles
and genLlemen" or boys and glrls
- lnLroduce language LhaL ls noL all or noLhlng such as someLlmes, buL noL always," or more
common and less common"
- lnvlLe ALL sLudenLs Lo share a preferred name and/or pronoun (especlally aL Lhe beglnnlng of
Lhe year)
- Say Lhlngs llke all genders " or boys, glrls, boLh or nelLher" or gender expanslve"
- Share examples of how gender has lmpacLed you or whaL you've learned
- lnLerrupL blnary sLaLemenLs of gender by asklng quesLlons llke ls LhaL always Lrue?" or can
anyone Lhlnk of an example LhaL does noL flL Lhe paLLern?"
- 8espond Lo gender-based puLdowns flrmly, buL lnsLrucLlonally, always belng careful noL
furLher marglnallze Lhe LargeL of Lhe sLaLemenLs

lnLegraLlng gender dlverslLy lnLo everyday currlculum.

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- 12 boys, 10 glrls and 2 gender fluld klds (feel llke boLh or a blend) are ln Lhe maLh club. WhaL
ls Lhe raLlo of boys Lo glrls? Clrls Lo gender fluld?
- A survey was conducLed recenLly. 373 sLudenLs ldenLlfled as male, 396 ldenLlfled a female, 13
ldenLlfled as Lransgender, and 27 ldenLlfled as oLher. Craph Lhese resulLs. WhaL percenLage of
Lhe sLudenLs ldenLlfled as male? lemale? 1ransgender? WhaL percenLage dld noL ldenLlfy as
elLher male or female?
9(.( (%- 4.(.$'.$,'8 Why ls lL dlfflculL Lo come up wlLh solld sLaLlsLlcs abouL people who don'L ldenLlfy
as male or female?

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?+0'*%(6 %(00(.$@+': A Llme when someone Lalked abouL my gender and Lhe Lhlngs l could or could
noL do.
?+0';('$@+ +''(): Clrls should noL be allowed Lo play on Lhe fooLball Leam
AB5*'$.*0)8 uescrlbe Lhe ways ln whlch porLrayals of gender ln Lhe medla have affecLed our socleLy's
undersLandlngs of gender.
C+(-$%& ,*/50+#+%'$*%: use a shorL plece llke !"#$%&'("#)"* ,$"#$%" and have sLudenLs answer
quesLlons abouL conLenL
C+'5*%-$%& .* 6$.+0(.;0+: varlous young adulL readlng LlLles* ralse Loplcs relaLed Lo gender dlverslLy,
roles and sLereoLypes
D0(//(0 E 45+66$%&: CorrecL any of Lhe mlsLakes ln Lhe followlng senLence. -.$/ ("# &0(""1"2 3$%$
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1he word ls 'LxLracL.' uenlse was Lrylng Lo exLracL Lhe doll from her broLher's flrm grlp. LxLracL"

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SLudylng naLlve Amerlcans, lnclude Lwo-splrlL lndlvlduals
PlsLorlcal flgures who have challenged LradlLlonal noLlons abouL gender
WhaL are some of Lhe ways gender ls undersLood ln dlfferenL culLures?
WhaL ls Lhe relaLlonshlp beLween gender and lssues of power ln our socleLy?

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G(,. *H .#+ -(): dld you know Lhere are specles of geckos LhaL only have female" bodles?
1he 8lology of Cender*
CeneLlcs
Sexual PealLh LducaLlon

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varlous pro[ecLs where sLudenLs have Lo porLray someLhlng uslng Lhe lens of Cender
Allow sLudenLs Lo play any parL ln varlous LheaLer producLlons, raLher Lhan baslng on gender
ulscuss how cerLaln dances have male" and female" parLs. Why mlghL LhaL be challenglng for some
people?
Songs celebraLlng gender dlverslLy

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lf Lhe language ls parLlcularly gendered, dlsLlngulsh beLween Lhe rules of a language and a non-blnary
undersLandlng of gender.

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School cllmaLe surveys abouL gender lncluslveness

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