Imagine A World Where Being "Gay" The Norm & Being "Straight" Would Be The Minority! [Short Film]

Sexuality Diversity 101 by Katie Potter on Prezi 11 Things Guys Take For Granted Sexuality - classroom by Katie Potter on Prezi Stuff.co.nz Last updated 21:59, May 13 2016 Alice Turrell, left, and Michaela Waite-Harvey are organising a Pride Day at Marlborough Girls' College. Students at a Marlborough high school are celebrating sexual diversity in style with their first ever Pride Day. The Spectrum group at Marlborough Girls' College was set up in 2015, and provides support to students of all genders and sexual orientations. Group members Michaela Waite-Harvey and Alice Turrell, both in year 13, said they had been trying to get a Pride Day lined up for at least a year. A photo booth would be running on Wednesday at lunchtime and before school where students could have their pictures taken with rainbow decorations and post them on social media. READ MORE: * Marlborough college support group provides a safe space for queer students * Schools eye gay-straight support groups * Queer Talk gets issues on air A banner, which students could make a hand print on if they wanted to, would be later displayed in the school grounds.

Stuff.co.nz Last updated 05:00, May 14 2016 Is Bear Grylls the definition of a "real man"? OPINION: Husband-and-wife comedians and commentators Jeremy Elwood and Michele A'Court give their views. Recently, when it's my turn to do the groceries, I have taken to visiting to a smaller supermarket which offers fewer choices. They have the tea I like, and the washing powder I always use, and I don't have to hunt so hard for free range chicken amongst stacks of the other kind. My day – like yours, I'm guessing – is filled with a series of decisions and by the time the super-marketing rolls around, I'm done with being faced with too many options. MicheleACourt.com Michele A'Court: "If equality was easy, we'd be there already." READ MORE: * Michele A'Court & Jeremy Elwood: Is the modern TV newsroom ageist? Which is why, sometimes, the set menu, or the work uniform, or the package tour appeals. Here's a thing you don't have to think about – the choice has been made for you. "Men work, women have babies!"

These gay rugby players are dismantling stereotypes with their powerful new campaign. Rugby is no joke. Especially in South Africa. The team sport is fast and aggressive. And to the untrained eye, it's primal and chaotic. And while the game has gained some recent traction in the U.S., around the world it's quite common. Like Upworthy on FacebookThis magical button delivers Upworthy stories to you on Facebook: South Africa is home to the Springboks (the national rugby team) and several provincial rugby unions, each fielding a professional rugby team and amateur clubs. It's a big business, and home or away, national pride is always on the line. But, sadly, something else is all too common in South Africa: Hate crimes, specifically against the LGBT community. Despite having a progressive constitution (even lauded by U.S. Stigma, negative stereotypes, and homophobic violence persist, making it difficult for LGBT people to live freely or pursue personal and professional passions without fear of harassment or attack. Meet the Jozi Cats. No matter how the world sees you...

School installs toilet for transgender pupil, aged 6 Unisex toilet will help child feel safe and accepted at school. A popular Auckland primary school has been praised for installing a unisex toilet to help a 6-year-old transgender pupil feel safe and accepted. The toilet was installed earlier this year with the support of the Board of Trustees and the Education Ministry after the child's transition from boy to girl. The Herald on Sunday has chosen not to name the school to protect the child's privacy. Sources said that school-mates have happily accepted the child's transition and parents who know the girl have also been supportive. The school's board chairman said their decision was about supporting a pupil. Other parents were not told, just as they would not be told about other measures taken to support a child, he said. "I believe our parent community supports diversity [anyway]. "There's nothing scary about that, there's nothing unusual about that. Duncan Matthews from Rainbow Youth applauded the school. Continued below.

Gender Identity - RainbowYOUTH For Starters: Gender identity is a person’s own sense of identification as male, female, neither, both, or somewhere in between.Sometimes people get confused about the difference between gender and sex. Gender refers to the gender that someone identifies with, while sex is usually refers to the sex someone is assigned at birth. It can be helpful to think of it as: sex is between your legs and gender is in your head/heart.You’re sex is usually determined by a variety of things including chromosomes, reproductive organs and secondary sex characteristics. Sex also works as a continuum, with male and female at either end, and in between is intersex. Intersex refers to the people who are are born along the continuum between male and female. Some things to be aware of : Pronouns When someone comes out and asks you to use different pronouns, it’s really important that you do your best to use them.

Sexuality - RainbowYOUTH For Starters: There are lots of different words used to describe sexuality. It’s worth checking out our useful words page to see a few.It is not always black and white. General Stages of Queer Sexual Identity Development: Identity confusion (what the heck is going on with me?) Useful Words - RainbowYOUTH Use this code to disable the Glossary: 1Q2W3E4R5T6Y7U8I9O0P Agender: “Gender is a language that agender people don’t speak.” Agender is an identity that means ‘without’ gender. Androgyny: An androgynous person is generally someone who appears as a combination of both masculine and feminine traits. Aromantic:An aromantic is a person who experiences little or no romantic attraction to others. Asexual:Asexuality is the lack of sexual attraction to others or the lack of interest in sex. Attraction:Attraction can come in many forms, shapes and sizes. Bigender:Descriptor for people who identify with two genders. Bisexual:Bisexuality is romantic or sexual attraction to people of the same and different genders. Cisgender: (Cis for short) is a term used to describe a gender identity that matches an individual’s sex. Fa’afafine: Fa’afafine are Samoan biological males who behave in a range of feminine-gendered ways. Polysexual:The attraction to multiple genders. Think we’ve missed something?