https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz Answer the questions you see on the board en-us 2021-11-01 12:34:05 UTC 2025-11-02 02:39:39 UTC hello@padlet.com jc9679535 https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858609640 I became a better advocate for this community by being more informed. ]]> 2021-11-01 12:38:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858609640 https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858982037 It was cool to see that you can change the sex on your driver’s license to “X”, which will definitely help those transitioning. ]]> 2021-11-01 14:47:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858982037 https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858982100 1.4 million adults in the U.S identify as transgender ]]> 2021-11-01 14:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858982100 https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858982220 I learned that transgender individuals after post op are 19x more likely to commit suicide. ]]> 2021-11-01 14:47:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858982220 https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858982367 I learned about using correct terminology and the importance of serving as an advocate. ]]> 2021-11-01 14:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858982367 https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858982376 You guys mentioned a lot of policies that discriminate against transgender individuals. Is there any current policies that protect and promote the rights of transgender individuals ]]> 2021-11-01 14:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858982376 https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858983048 I learned that I can better help advocate for this community by simply understanding the terminology more precisely. ]]> 2021-11-01 14:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858983048 https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858983292 The most shocking thing I learned is when Obama overturned don’t ask don’t tell, it only applied to lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals. ]]> 2021-11-01 14:48:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858983292 https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858983617 I learned about the suicide rate after operation and that was surprising and the amount of adults that are transgender ]]> 2021-11-01 14:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858983617 https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858985352 I learned that there is an significant disparity in terms of trans individuals with HIV. I had no idea that Black trans individuals had HIV at a much higher rate in comparison to their counterparts ]]> 2021-11-01 14:48:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858985352 https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858986208 I learned that during the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Act, LGBTQ members of the military had to be closeted. One way I will be a better advocate for this community is making sure anyone I know who might be apart of the LGBTQ+ community feels supported by my friendship and not pressured or anything else. ]]> 2021-11-01 14:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858986208 https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858986420 I had no idea that you could change your sex to an X on your drivers license or that trans people post operation are 19x more likely to commit suicide]]> 2021-11-01 14:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858986420 https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858986470 i learned abt the house bill 25: i didn’t know about this bill and I can see how difficult it can be to be a trans student in school if you are wanting to play sports and how you are marginalized. ]]> 2021-11-01 14:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858986470 https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858986625 something i learned - the dont ask don’t tell policy: how the military kept transgender individuals in a box by keeping them quiet on their identities 
way to be a better advocate - educate myself on the terms! i know the general ones but i could definitely be better educated 

]]> 2021-11-01 14:49:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858986625 https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858987005 I was not aware that many transgender were present in the US. And I feel their concerns about some daily details like public bathroom/or sport team. They need to find their way, and we need to help them. ]]> 2021-11-01 14:49:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858987005 https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858987498 I learned that HIV is highly prevalent in the trans community and there are programs that try to mitigate that.]]> 2021-11-01 14:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858987498 https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858989384 1. I was not aware of the the sport policies in K-12 regarding gender. 
2. By being informed of more policies we can support. And educating myself over the terminology to be able to understand better.

]]> 2021-11-01 14:50:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858989384 https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858990014 .8% of people that recognize themselves as transgender are from hispanic/latinx community
.8% of people that recognize themselves as transgender are from black]]> 2021-11-01 14:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jc9679535/yq5vd1xrsllxtvvz/wish/1858990014