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Jake Smith knew that his gender identity did not match his assigned sex by age eleven. More than half of Ontarians who identify as trans-gender knew this before the age of ten.

Although the Ontario health and sex-ed curriculum effective when Smith was in the sixth grade says students at this age are supposed to learn about gender identity, he was nevertheless forced to learn about himself through video games and independent internet research.

“Teachers never told us, ‘hey, these are transgender people,’ or ‘these are gay people,” Smith said. “We never heard anything about what trans was. It was very limited.”

Being a proud Ontarian & a true patriot means that we stand up for our children, who are the future. This includes standing strong against the indoctrination of children with liberal & unscientific ideologies in Ontario classrooms. #ForTheChildren #FullyRepealWynneSexEd #onpoli

— Tanya Granic Allen (@TGranicAllen) October 3, 2018

 

For Jayce Carver, executive director of the Windsor-Essex Transgender and Allied Support Office, education about gender identity can help protect tans children from the human-rights violations they are susceptible to.

“I do think in Ontario it is a violation of our basic human rights,” said Carver. “What we are stealing from our youth is an opportunity to learn about themselves in an environment that is safe.”

Jake wants everyone to know how important it is to teach transgender narratives in schools.

“Trans people are normal, gay people are normal. Teach kids about gender identity,” said Smith.