September 2006

One lecture each to the under graduate and post graduate education students of the University of Cape Town in sensitising them around issues of gender, Gender identity and also to explain the difference between gender identity and sexual orientation. Sharing with the students some thoughts about how to handle a class room situation when a learner “comes out” as trans. Some practical exercises were presented. Definitions of various transgender experiences and ways of expressing one self were discussed. With a strong message of inclusiveness and how to embrace diversity a handful of future educators might be able to help mainstreaming transgenderism and the understanding thereof.

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