Nothing To Fear: Children's Books and Transgender Characters.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.ค. 2024
- Happy Transgender Day Of Visibility! Let's celebrate by looking at some great kids books starring transgender kids and written by our favorite author who happens to be trans, Kyle Lukoff!
I'll also talk about misinformation being spread around about transgender characters in kids books and share with you the correct information, and some resources to find some great reads!
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro And What To Expect
0:26 Easter Books Aren't Getting Banned, So None Of Those Here
0:38 Hi! It's Me!
0:50 Our Favorite Kids Book Author Who Happens To Be Trans
1:14 Read Alouds Centering A Transgender Kid Character: The Max Series
1:26 Nonfiction Read Aloud About A Young Transgender Activist: If You're A Kid Like Gavin
1:40 Early Chapter Book Read Alouds About Mermaids: Mermaid Days
1:50 A Favorite Read Aloud Kids Book Starring A Transgender Kid Character: When Aidan Became A Brother
2:28 Award Winning Middle Grade Read Aloud Chapter Book Starring A Transgender Character: Too Bright To See
3:21 One I Just Started: Middle Grade Read Aloud: Different Kinds Of Fruit
3:27 Correcting Misinformation: Are Books With Transgender Characters Grooming Kids Or Exposing Them To Sexual Content? No.
3:45 Correcting Misinformation: Are Books With LGBTQ+ Characters Being Forced On Kids?
No.
3:55 Correcting Misinformation: Are Libraries Filled With "Rainbow" Books? No.
4:12 Sharing Facts: Cisgender Characters Are The Most Popular in Children's Books
4:21 Reading ONLY Classics To Your Kids Ill Prepares Them For The World
4:47 All People Can Be Heroes Of Stories!
5:04 Correcting Misinformation: Is It Indoctrination If You Don't Agree With It And It Makes You Uncomfortable? No.
5:21: Correcting Misinformation: Can You Be Turned Trans Or Gay By Reading A Book? No.
5:27 Reading Books About People That Live Different Lives Builds Empathy and Understandng
5:50 Correcting Misinformation: Will Your Kid Get Jaded Or Scarred For Life Learning That Transgender People Exist? No.
6:07 Learn All About Gender In This Board Book Read Aloud For Kids: Being You: A First Conversation About Gender
6:28 Booklists That Star LGBTQ+ Characters and Books Written By LGBTQ
6:56 Outro
Resources shared in the video:
Kyle Lukoff's website:
www.kylelukoff.com/
Kyle Lukoff's Books:
www.kylelukoff.com/my-books
Too Bright To See Shorts:
• A book for a reader go...
• Middle grade book abou...
Being You: A First Conversation About Gender:
bookshop.org/a/498/9780593382646
Study from the CCBC about Diversity in Kid's Literature (yes they need to do an updated one but still, the numbers haven't climbed that drastically!)
Books by Transgender and Nonbinary Authors:
www.wildrumpusbooks.com/trans...
Books That Celebrate Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Kids:
www.readbrightly.com/books-th...
LGBTQ+ Chapter Books for Kids:
kcls.bibliocommons.com/list/s...
Resources (including a mega book list) from the Trans Rights Readathon:
transrightsreadathon.carrd.co...
Another great resource: How to be (and raise) advocates on and offline:
www.fosi.org/good-digital-par...
About This Video: I share about books for kids with transgender characters that I've read aloud to my young children; it's so important to read kids books that star all kinds of characters, and transgender people are being attacked by laws across the country so it's important to combat misinformation and to share stories where transgender characters are being centered and celebrated and to lift up transgender and nonbinary book creators. In particular a lot of misinformation about transgender characters in kids books has resulted in trying to get these books banned. These are great books to have on any kids bookshelf; here's to reading queer books too!
As a former trans kids (now trans adult), thank you so much for this! ☺️🏳️⚧️💕
You're welcome and it makes me so happy that you found this. The mis and disinformation is extremely harmful and hurtful and I know tons of kids are growing up being taught to fear people that their parents fear just because they won't take the time to educate themselves. But I also know many people are making it a point to talk to their kids about these important topics and educate themselves if they need more info. I have friends and know kids who are trans and nonbinary, and I know all they want to do is live their best life, so anything I can do to help that from by book knowledge, I'm going to do.
I wish i had books like these as a kid!
Have you read Mad Honey?? I loved it so much 🏳️⚧️
I have not! I'll check it out!
Kids are SO easily influenced. I waited till the end of the video to comment because i wanted to hear the full side of your opinion..after watching the full video i still disagree with everything you have said 😢 I don’t think this stuff needs to be in kids books. Body dysphoria does not need to be glamorized, just like any other mental illness is NOT GLAMORIZED! Kids need to be protected.
Thank you for taking the time to watch the video and share your thoughts. It's important to have open discussions on topics like these.You can disagree with what I say; I can't make anyone read any of these books. I'm simply trying to correct harmful misinformation. Body dysmorphia and gender dysphoria are real and affect people. Stating that is not glamorizing it. Would you say a book with a cis kid is glamorizing being cis? Nope, it's just a cis character. If you don't want your kid to know that trans people exist, that's your choice. But they do exist and it's not harmful for them to know that. No one is "turned" trans by reading a book because you can't be "turned" trans. There are many picture books that deal with social and emotional things that kids go through. These things being in books does not glamorize them. It simply states that they happen, and it helps kids get through those difficult emotions. Not a single book here encourages every kid who reads it to be trans. They simply have trans characters in them living their lives. I have read these books to my kids and if you met my kids and I didn't tell you that, you wouldn't see some scarred kids. You'd see fun, happy, kind, empathetic kids. Implying that kids need to be protected by books with trans characters makes it seem like trans people are dangerous, which is simply not true.
stay away from the kids!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It seems you feel really strongly about this. Or just love exclamation points. Hey, I do too!!! I assure you I'm reading age appropriate books to my kids and any other kids I encounter, and books on topics that will make them kind, understanding, empathetic humans. Nothing to worry about! Have a good day!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woke BS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's indoctrinating !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@ladyamalthea3218I'm sorry that you think me reading books about humans is indoctrinating. I guess I'm indoctrinating my kids to be kind, understanding, empathetic humans. I'm sorry you're against that. If you are, this isn't the video for you I guess. Have a good day!
You groom much?
Nope, not at all. Have a good day!