Trans Day of Visibility

Trans Day of Visibility is March 31st! 

This is a day to celebrate and honour transgender people and increase visibility and awareness of the transgender community's struggles and triumphs. We welcome and value all transgender students and staff members at Willow Park School. 

What is Gender Identity?

Gender identity describes a person’s internal and individual experience of gender. A person’s gender identity may be the same as or different from their assigned sex at birth. It can be a person’s sense of being a woman, man, both, neither or anywhere along the gender spectrum. 

For example, people whose gender identities match the sex they were assigned at birth are cisgender. People whose gender identities are different than the sex they were assigned at birth may use the word transgender (trans) or another term they feel more aligned with.

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Pronouns Matter

Pronouns are the words that replace people's names. Each person may like to be addressed with pronouns (ex. they, he, she, etc.) that reflect their gender identity. If you are unsure of a person's pronouns, it is okay to ask them what they prefer. 

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What is Gender Expression?

Everyone has a gender expression. This is how they outwardly express their gender to the world. It may mean expressing yourself as feminine, masculine, both, neither, or something else. A person's name, pronouns, titles, etc. are also parts of gender expression.

Learning Commons

Come up to the Learning Commons and borrow a book to learn more about the transgender experience.