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Parents and caregivers can shop all the aisles of toy and clothing stores to show children that gendered norms are arbitrary and can be crossed. Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post via Getty Images

February 23, 2021

5 ways parents can help kids avoid gender stereotypes

Kyl Myers, University of Utah

A genderqueer sociologist offers tips to disrupt gender-based discrimination in childhood.

November 19, 2020

Why the way we approach transgender and non-binary healthcare needs to change

Rona Carroll, University of Otago

Trans and non-binary people often avoid seeing a doctor because they fear discrimination. Health professionals need better training to provide gender-affirming care.

November 13, 2020

Supporting trans people: 3 simple things teachers and researchers can do

Katherine (Kate) Power, The University of Queensland

Trans people are confronted by discrimination and misunderstanding, but education communities can do a lot to help overcome these problems.

Tumblr’s new rules will likely shut much of the LGBTQ youth activity. Here a chaptered LGBTQ youth themed comic on Tumblr. Akshay Varaham

December 6, 2018

Why Tumblr’s ban on adult content is bad for LGBTQ youth

Stefanie Duguay, Concordia University

LGBTQ youth use Tumblr more frequently than others. The platform has provided a safe space for youth to explore sexual identities and find crucial support. A new regulating policy may change all that.

Transgender teens need to jump through a lot of stressful and time laborious hoops to get the hormone treatment they need. Tim Gouw/Unsplash

September 20, 2017

Should the family court have to approve hormone treatment for transgender teens?

Fiona Kelly, La Trobe University

Currently the Family Court has to decide for parents and teens whether or not transgender young people can get the hormone treatment they need. This could change today.

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