JoJo Siwa comes out...

The term transsexual is no longer used.
The correct term is transgender.

I do think there has been more focus on transgender people in the media recently because some of them have become more visible and politically active.
In the past people who were transgender just wanted pass as the gender they identified with and this was often surrounded with a lot of secrecy. I do think gay men & woman have paved the way for other members of the LGBT community to become more visible.
However as you've mentioned that increased visibility still creates a risk of discrimination and violence for those people. There are a whole lot of complex reasons why transgender people seem to be the victims of violence, especially transwomen...but in the most basic terms it's the (false) belief that they are somehow still men trying to "trick" other men. The recent political climate in the USA has helped to promote that concept, especially Pence .

The term transsexual is no longer used.
The correct term is transgender.

I do think there has been more focus on transgender people in the media recently because some of them have become more visible and politically active.
In the past people who were transgender just wanted pass as the gender they identified with and this was often surrounded with a lot of secrecy. I do think gay men & woman have paved the way for other members of the LGBT community to become more visible.
However as you've mentioned that increased visibility still creates a risk of discrimination and violence for those people. There are a whole lot of complex reasons why transgender people seem to be the victims of violence, especially transwomen...but in the most basic terms it's the (false) belief that they are somehow still men trying to "trick" other men. The recent political climate in the USA has helped to promote that concept, especially Pence .

Children start receiving explicit and implicit messages about the meaning of race from birth and begin to show pro-white/anti-Black bias by age three (Baron & Banaji, 2006).

To counter anti-Black bias and racism, experts recommend naming and taking action against racism with kids as early and as often as possible.

This guide shares some key points and research-based best practices parents and caregivers can use to promote positive racial identity development in children, support conversations about race and racism, and move from conversation to action.

As early as 3-6 months, babies notice and respond differently to people based on race (Kelly et al., 2005). By age 3, children categorize and express bias based on race, and may even use racist language intentionally (Van Ausdale and Feagin, 2001). Before your child can talk, they are already learning about the world, and about race, through your actions.

Who is coming over to the house to visit? Who do they see when they are out and about in the neighborhood? What music are they hearing? What kind of artwork is hanging up on the walls? Are the main characters in the books they read predominantly white? How about the shows and movies they are watching? What race is their pediatrician, principal, and teacher?

Be intentional about seeking out, valuing, and supporting creators, authors, colleagues, neighbors, professionals, and educators of color. You can tell kids “Black Lives Matter” and to value “diversity”, but it won’t mean much unless your actions show it.

It is important to name whiteness and for white people to identify as “white”. Not naming or claiming the word “white” masks whiteness, white supremacy, and white privilege, power, and history as members of the dominant racial group. When white kids learn about racism, they may experience being white as a source of shame or guilt (Tatum, 2017). Share with them examples of white people who have utilized their power and privilege to take action against racism and oppression, and how they can commit to doing the same (Tatum, 2017). Ask them their ideas on how they can speak up and take action against racism and support them in incorporating this as an ongoing practice and action.

We can’t fix a problem until we name it. Naming systems of inequity, such as white supremacy and racism, is key to disrupting their impact on the development of young children. Naming not only brings about an awareness of longstanding, systematic racism, but positively affirms the identities and resistance of oppressed communities (Freire, 1970; Ladson-Billings & Tate,1995; Richerme, 2016). Naming also empowers young children with the vocabulary and shared language needed to identify inequity and take action on their own as they become more experienced around issues of race and social justice.


www.theconsciouskid.org/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-race

This is what is being taught at home. This is what 3rd and 4th graders are saying at recess, because they see children playing together.

and I believe that when things like that happen it's pat least partially due to those people in the public eye coming out -

Yeah, Trump really did bring out the worst in people.  I wonder how many years it will take to undo all of what he did.  If this girl talking about her sexual preference could prevent a suicide, it will have been well worth it, I guess.  

Do you think that gay people have become more accepted by general society and transexuals are now taking all the heat?  I see reports of major discrimination and violent attacks on transexuals. 

When you don't see color, you may not see what a person experiences because of it.

Spanish distinguishes a or o endings for aunts/uncle's (tia/tio), grandparents, brother/sister (hermano/herman's) and masculine and feminine in general. It is kind of like using our English pronouns. So it follows if you say you are Latino people would assume you are male or would use male pronouns. If you say Latina people would assume female and her/she pronouns. Latinix is gender neutral and would be like saying they/them or all inclusive.
French language uses le and la to determine masculine or feminine but it is in front of words like la mariposa or le pain and it does not change depending on the sex of the creature being discussed, I do not think. Like le chien means dog no matter if you are discussing a female dog or male.

Pssst - In French it is le chien for a male dog and la chienne for a female dog. If you don’t know the sex of the dog, then you default to le chien. 😀

Well, that shows what a terrible teacher I had in HS French! Thank you!

LOL!  Given the discussion going on on another thread, I’m afraid I’ll be handslapped for being the French grammar police!  🤣 I hope that you didn’t take offense - none was meant. 

I don’t care who she wants to sleep with.  I just wish she would loosen her ponytail.  Gives me a headache every time I see her.

I don't disagree with you. I just think it's a lot for a 4 year old to be expected to have a grasp on. 

Black South African kids often mix up he and she, and him and her. They might say something like, "This is my friend John. She loves to play football". This is because many African languages are gender neutral, e.g. the isiZulu word for both he and she is "u", pronounced roughly like "oo" in book.