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Why's it so important for boys and girls to look and act
in specific ways?
I don't express my gender the same way as others. Or fit under the boy
or girl labels
but it's important I am true to myself.
How I feel inside doesn't always fit people's assumptions.
I'm okay with that.
Why can't other people be?
Weirdo!
Freak!
Seventy-seven per cent of trans young people have experienced transphobic bullying in schools.
Transphobic bullying also happens in colleges and universities.
The LGBT National Youth created a campaign
to raise awareness of the needs and experiences
of transgender young people in education.
They ask you to tell your teachers, your youth workers and workers and your friends
that it's Time for Transgender Education Awareness.
It's Time for T.E.A.