Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Middle School

In this episode, Nina and Cari catch parents up on what they might have missed about gender and sexual orientation, especially as they relate to common middle school concerns and experiences.   Developmental Aspects of Adolescence: https://choc.org/primary-care/ages-stages/13-to-18-years/    Relationship between Parental Support and Suicide Among TGNBQ Youth of Color https://www.thetrevorproject.org/research-briefs/the-relationship-between-parental-and-caregiver-support-and-suicide-among-lgbtq-youth-of-color/    Role of Parent and Caregiver Support on Black Transgender and Nonbinary Young People https://www.thetrevorproject.org/research-briefs/the-role-of-parent-and-caregiver-support-on-perceived-life-expectancy-and-life-purpose-for-black-transgender-and-nonbinary-young-people/   Trevor Project’s 2024 Survey of Youth in US https://www.thetrevorproject.org/survey-2024/   Gender Unicorn: https://transstudent.org/gender/    The Biology of Gender, from DNA to the Brain, TED Talk by Karissa Sanbonmatsu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLEgiR1Fsds&t=769s    Sexual Differentiation of the Human Brain in Relation to Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation By Ivanka Savic, Alicia Garcia-Falguares, and Dick F Swaab https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21094885/