Our identity
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Children and young people are
passionate about
• Race equality
• Social status
• Gender identity and LGBTQ+
• Support of preferred names and pronouns
• Addressing trans & homophobia and feeling
safe to come out
• Addressing sexism
• Confidence to speak out
• Support and understanding
from professionals
• Not being judged on how they look
or dress
What children and young people
said about their identity
How we'll all know if we've made a
difference
• Individuality is celebrated
• Co-produced 'respect' charter
• Greater awareness and understanding of hidden
disabilities
• Greater awareness of the LGBTQ+ Community
• Comfortable conversations about gender identity,
sexuality, acceptance and relationships
• Everyone involved in the lives of children
and young people are better trained to support
individual identities, with knowledge and
understanding of cultural and gender diversity
• Better understanding of what healthy
relationships are
• Schools' Health Survey results show fewer young
people worrying about how they look, and fewer
young people being bullied
• Fewer incidents of harassment, homophobic and
racial abuse reported
• Greater range of options and opportunities for
those identifying as non-binary
• More, and better quality, gender neutral facilities
How children and young people
should feel
"I want my identity to be without the fear of
being targeted or treated differently."
"No one is accepting because they don't
understand. The only way to get people to
understand is to educate them."
"I don't want to have my covid vaccine in
school. It may be a safe space, but I would still
be expected to bare my arm in front of others.
In my culture, I must keep my body covered."
"It's hard to come out, and we come out
many times. This is made even harder when
professionals refer to us by our 'dead' names
and pronouns."
"Now the world is in black and white, if the
world were more understanding: it would be in
colour."
"I feel supported"
"I am in control of my life"