Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Middle School

In this episode, Nina and Cari catch parents up on what they might have missed about gender and sexual orientation, especially as they relate to common middle school concerns and experiences.

 

Developmental Aspects of Adolescence:

https://choc.org/primary-care/ages-stages/13-to-18-years/ 

 

Relationship between Parental Support and Suicide Among TGNBQ Youth of Color

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/research-briefs/the-relationship-between-parental-and-caregiver-support-and-suicide-among-lgbtq-youth-of-color/ 

 

Role of Parent and Caregiver Support on Black Transgender and Nonbinary Young People

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/research-briefs/the-role-of-parent-and-caregiver-support-on-perceived-life-expectancy-and-life-purpose-for-black-transgender-and-nonbinary-young-people/

 

Trevor Project’s 2024 Survey of Youth in US

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/survey-2024/

 

Gender Unicorn:

https://transstudent.org/gender/ 

 

The Biology of Gender, from DNA to the Brain, TED Talk by Karissa Sanbonmatsu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLEgiR1Fsds&t=769s 

 

Sexual Differentiation of the Human Brain in Relation to Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

By Ivanka Savic, Alicia Garcia-Falguares, and Dick F Swaab

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21094885/