#10years

 

What do you see in the photos, how are the people in the photo similar, how are they different?

These photos were posted on social media as we approached new year 2022, as part of the #10yearchallenge. 

These photos show Kate, who posted #10yearchallenge adding, "Trans folk always ace this." 

- What is #10yearchallenge, why are people posting photos, what is the aim?

- why do you think #10yearchallenge happens as we approach the new year?

- what is different about Kate's photos?

- What is Kate showing people in her #10yearchallenge photos?

- How do you think Kate felt when she posted these photos?

- "Trans folk always ace this."  what does Kate mean?

- what does trans mean? (trans is short for transgender. This is where a person's gender identity is different to the one given to them at birth. When we are born we are told what gender we are - male or female- a transgender person knows inside that they are the other gender and as they begin to live as their authentic self, they present to world as the gender they know they truly are. Look at the photos of Kate from 2011 and 2021; the photo on the right shows Kate living as her authentic self)

- why do you think Kate was presenting as an adult male in 2011? Is it always easy for trans people to live as their authentic self? What might have helped Kate to live as herself when she was younger?

- what can we do today at school to make sure everyone here knows it's ok to be who you are?

- what can we learn from Kate?

- why is this about No Outsiders?

Kate words at Diversity Role Models  https://www.diversityrolemodels.org/

Thank you to Kate for giving me permission to use her photos.

No Outsiders: Everyone different, everyone welcome by Andrew Moffat

www.no-outsiders.com