Period 5 Advanced Social Studies

Period 7 Advanced English

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This is Quincy. He lives in North Carolina and is just like you or me. He has many friends, likes to spend time with his family and enjoys playing games.

Ever since he was little, he did not feel like he was born in the right body. He liked girls' clothes instead of boys'. He liked makeup instead of football. He finally went to go talk to his parents about how he felt.

"Mom... Dad... I don't feel like a boy. I feel like I'm in the wrong body and that I was supposed to be a girl," said Quincy.

"It's okay," Quincy's mom replied. "We love you exactly the way you are."

Quincy's dad said, "you are something called transgender. It's when you don't identify yourself with the gender you were born."

After their talk, Quincy's parents began using female pronouns like she and her.

Quincy was very happy with her parents calling her a girl, but wanted to have a name that better fit her gender. She decided that she would be called Quinn from then on and she was the happiest she had ever been in her whole life.

As time went on, Quinn began to make her transformation. She grew out her hair and began to wear girly clothes that better fit her gender. However, some people weren't as supportive as her parents.

You're not a girl!

Loser!

At school, her classmates made fun of her and called her mean names. After she started identifying herself as a girl, her principal told her she could not use the girls' bathroom or locker room.

What's his problem?

Being in the boys' locker room made her feel uncomfortable. She felt scared and awkward. Everyone seemed to think that she was a boy and that she was just confused.

One day, Quinn had finally had enough of trying to use the girls’ bathroom after she was asked to leave by some of her classmates because they said they felt uncomfortable. Quinn understood how they were feeling, but she thought she wasn't doing anything wrong by using the bathroom.

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Period 5 Advanced Social Studies

Period 7 Advanced English

Preview audio:

storyj.mp/ae9pc8uft4cx

This is Quincy. He lives in North Carolina and is just like you or me. He has many friends, likes to spend time with his family and enjoys playing games.