This is the blog for History 128, LGBTQ History of the U.S., Claremont McKenna College, spring 2019. It is open only to members of the class. Please post items relevant to the themes of our course, and please comment on other posts as well. Check back regularly for updates!
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Genderless Children and Genderless Schooling
This is the video I mentioned in class yesterday--it looks at a gender non-conforming family in Sweden, the different ways in which adults approach the children's gender identities and expression, and their experiences in a gender-neutral school. It is an interesting look at the way gender-aware teaching can manifest itself.
Thanks for sharing, this is a really cool documentary. I hope more families begin to adopt more gender neutrality in their parenting decisions. Giving children more agency over, for example, what clothes they want to wear, reminds me of D'Emilio's argument of the importance of children's rights.
Thanks for sharing, this is a really cool documentary. I hope more families begin to adopt more gender neutrality in their parenting decisions. Giving children more agency over, for example, what clothes they want to wear, reminds me of D'Emilio's argument of the importance of children's rights.
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