Public Health Agency of Canada
Questions & Answers: Gender Identity in Schools
First published in 1994 and revised in 2003 and 2008, the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Canadian Guidelines for Sexual Health Education (Guidelines) were developed to assist professionals working in the area of health promotion and sexual health education in programming which supports positive sexual health outcomes. Feedback from a national evaluation of the Guidelines indicated the need for companion documents to provide more detailed information,
,evidence and resources on specific issues. In response, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) identified a ‘question and answer’ format as an appropriate way to provide information to educators and other professional working with school aged populations. The Questions and Answers styled documents are intended to cover a range of topics reflecting current issues in sexual health education with school-aged populations, are evidence-based and use inclusive language as reflected in the Guidelines.
This document, Questions & Answers: Gender Identity in Schools, is intended to address the most commonly asked questions regarding the gender identity of youth in school settings. The goal of this resource is to assist educators, curriculum and program planners, school administrators, policy-makers and health professionals in the creation of supportive and healthy school environments for youth struggling with issues of gender identity.
Revised Document Published – April 8th, 2010
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At University Health Network, the breadth of skills, proud histories and stellar reputations of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital and Princess Margaret Hospital come together to achieve a common purpose and vision. UHN is among the ranks of the world’s leading providers of exemplary patient care and innovative research and teaching.
Our hospitals share a tradition of great outcomes and medical firsts. These traditions will be built upon as we follow our vision of achieving global impact. The video clip below highlights some of these areas.
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• “What is University Health Network?” (2.3MB)
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Providing care to the community for more than 200 years, UHN is a major landmark in Canada’s healthcare system and a teaching hospital of the University of Toronto. Building on the strengths and reputation of each of our three hospitals, UHN brings together the talent and resources needed to achieve global impact and provide exemplary patient care, research and education.
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The Organisation Intersex International is a non-profit organisation incorporated in the Province of Quebec, Canada. The organisation was founded in 2003 by Curtis Hinkle and is a decentralised network established to give voice to intersex people both outside and inside the USA, those speaking languages other than just English, and people who do not fit the medicalised categories of disorder promoted by some other intersex groups. It is for people born with bodies which have atypical sex characteristics. OII resists all efforts to make intersex invisible, including genital mutilation, medicalisation and normalisation without consent and offers another face to intersex lives and experience by highlighting the richness and diversity of intersex identities and cultures.
The Organisation Intersex International is a non-profit organisation incorporated in the Province of Quebec, Canada. The organisation was founded in 2003 by Curtis Hinkle and is a decentralised network established to give voice to intersex people both outside and inside the USA, those speaking languages other than just English, and people who do not fit the medicalised categories of disorder promoted by some other intersex groups.
It is for people born with bodies which have atypical sex characteristics. OII resists all efforts to make intersex invisible, including genital mutilation, medicalisation and normalisation without consent and offers another face to intersex lives and experience by highlighting the richness and diversity of intersex identities and cultures.
It is the largest intersex organisation in the world with board members representing almost all known intersex variations. It has board members in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Published – December – 2008
http://www.intersexualite.org
OII Online Resource Brochures
OII English Language Brochure
http://www.intersexualite.org/oii_flyer.pdf
OII Medical Information and Resources
http://www.intersexualite.org/intersex_medical_perspective.html
OII Handbook for Parents
http://www.intersexualite.org/Handbook.pdf
OII How Common is Intersex
http://www.intersexualite.org/Brochures.html
OII Intersex FAQ
http://www.intersexualite.org/Intersex_FAQ.pdf
