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Assignment:
Read "Parents keep child's gender secret" by Jayme Poisson, Toronto Star. Summarize the article in a few sentences.
Read "The 'genderless baby' who caused a Storm of controversy in 2011" by Jayme Poisson, Toronto Star. Summarize the article in a few sentences.
Read "Parent fights to omit gender on B.C. child's birth certificate" by Maryse Zeidler, CBC News, and watch the accompanying YouTube video entitled "Non Binary Baby". Summarize the article and video in a few sentences.
What do you think of Storm's / Searyl's parents' decision? For example, do you think it was courageous and inspiring? Do you have concerns? Do you think it was harmful? Why do you think their parents did this? (target length: 1-2 paragraphs)
Read "Baby Storm five years later: Preschooler on top of the world" by Jessica Botelho-Urbanski, Toronto Star. Summarize the article in a few sentences.
Read "Raising a theybie: the parent who wants their child to grow up gender-free" by Adrienne Matei, The Guardian. Summarize the article in a few sentences.
Read "'X' marks the spot with new gender-neutral option on government ID" - CBC News. Summarize the article in a few sentences.
Reflect on the updates to Storm and Searyl's stories that you read about above. For example, have your opinions changed or have new ideas or questions popped up after you read the update articles? After having read about these stories and updates, do you think babies should be assigned a gender at birth based on their biological sex? (target length: 1 paragraph)