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SEARCHWelcome to your virtual Out In Schools presentation!
This dynamic presentation features five pre-recorded video segments featuring the Out In Schools facilitators and four associated short films.
Total length: ~75 minutes
For more information contact info@outinschools.com
Out In Schools Introduction (1/5)
Out In Schools Introduction (1/5)
Out In Schools Introduction (1/5)
Out In Schools Introduction (1/5)
Out In Schools Introduction (1/5)
Out In Schools Introduction (1/5)
Video 1/5 Introduction to Out In Schools and setting the context for this virtual presentation. In this video, we discuss language and terminology and offer prompts for participants to discuss. We also answer the question “What is SOGI Inclusive Education?”. Length: 21 min
The Role of Colonization in Understanding Gender and Our Bodies (2/5)
The Role of Colonization in Understanding Gender and Our Bodies (2/5)
The Role of Colonization in Understanding Gender and Our Bodies (2/5)
The Role of Colonization in Understanding Gender and Our Bodies (2/5)
The Role of Colonization in Understanding Gender and Our Bodies (2/5)
The Role of Colonization in Understanding Gender and Our Bodies (2/5)
Film: Woman Dress (2019) dir. by TJ Cuthand
Pre-contact, a Two Spirit person named Woman Dress travels the Plains, gathering and sharing stories. Featuring archival images and dramatized re-enactments, this film shares a Cuthand family oral story, honouring and respecting Woman Dress without imposing colonial binaries on them. Length: 5 min 30 sec
Click to watch this film on the National Film Board website.
Video 2/5 In the following video, we explore language as a worldview and the impact of colonization on our understanding of gender. Length: 6 min 44 sec
From Assigned Sex To Gender Identity (3/5)
From Assigned Sex To Gender Identity (3/5)
From Assigned Sex To Gender Identity (3/5)
From Assigned Sex To Gender Identity (3/5)
From Assigned Sex To Gender Identity (3/5)
From Assigned Sex To Gender Identity (3/5)
Film: A Normal Girl (2019) dir. by Aubree Bernier-Clarke
Activist Pidgeon Pagonis was born intersex, not conforming to standard definitions of male or female, and experienced genital mutilation as a child. Now Pidgeon is fighting the medical establishment, seeking to end medically unnecessary surgeries and human rights abuses on intersex people in the United States and around the world. Length: 14 min
Video 3/5 The following video explores the difference between someone’s assigned sex and their gender identity, providing context for words like “cisgender”, “transgender” and “non binary”. Length: 2 min 50 sec
Intro to Gender Expression (4/5)
Intro to Gender Expression (4/5)
Intro to Gender Expression (4/5)
Intro to Gender Expression (4/5)
Intro to Gender Expression (4/5)
Intro to Gender Expression (4/5)
Film: Schuyler’s Story (2017)
Schuyler Bailar is a decorated swimmer who was recruited to Harvard as a female, but has found peace after transitioning to a male.
Video 4/5 – The following video discusses the nuance of gender expression and acceptance in our society, as well as the double standards between how our society treats men and women. Length: 3 min 24 sec
Learning and Allyship (5/5)
Learning and Allyship (5/5)
Learning and Allyship (5/5)
Learning and Allyship (5/5)
Learning and Allyship (5/5)
Learning and Allyship (5/5)
Film: Hollysiz -The Light (2014) dir. by Benoît Pétré
This music video from the artist Hollysiz, for her song “The Light,” relays the story of a gender non-conforming child who has trouble finding acceptance at school and at home with their father. While their mother is seemingly this child’s only ally, it takes time for this father to finally accept his child, no matter how they choose to express their gender. Length: 3 min 52 sec
Video 5/5 – In our final video below, we emphasize the importance of ongoing learning in the process of becoming an ally. Length: 3 min 18 sec
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