Fact or fiction
LGBTQ youth are at a lower risk for depression and suicidal behaviours.
What is fiction?
According to Egale Canada Human Rights Trust's report, what percentage of LGBTQ students reported feeling unsafe at school?
What is 75%?
A book that fosters meaningful discussion of gender and sexuality in young students.
What is Paper Bag Princess, Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress, And Tango Makes Three?
Children's literature holds the powerful potential to introduce young readers to new possibilities and ways of things.
What is Fact?
According to Egale Canada Human Rights Trust's report, what percentage of trans students reported feeling unsafe at school?
Gender specific content found in children's storybooks reinforces and validates a particular form of masculinity and femininity which young children often feel they must abide by.
What is fact?
What percentage of students reported hearing daily derogatory remarks directed to LGTBQ youth?
Anti-oppressive children's literature
A genre of picture books that have LGBTQ and gender non-confirming characters.
Transgender students report verbal harassment on the basis of their gender expression
What is 74%?