English Level:
Intermediate
Content Warning:
Body Dysmorphia, Gender Dysphoria, Mental Health, Genetic Disease, Abortion, Ableism, Social Anxiety, Transphobia
I have chosen not to include the definitions here to give you the opportunity to find the information yourself. The information you find this way will stay with you longer. Please take the time to find out the meaning of the vocabulary. Â
Gender designation
Social anxiety
Coming off as
In my own head
Masking
Miscarriage
Fetus
Stillborn
In utero
Spunky
Stubborn
Empowering
Fitting in
I’m down for it
Stature
Sleepover
Gender dysphoria
Trigger
Freak out
Oh my gosh
Numb the pain
Nar-anon / Al-anon
Stepping stones
These warmup questions are intended to introduce you to the topic
- What is Turner Syndrome
- What is the expected outcome?
- When should you tell your child that they have a condition like this?
- If you only have one X-chromosome, are you a man or a woman?
- What does intersex mean?
- How important are pronouns?
- What is your view of alcohol abuse and drug abuse? What causes it?
As you listen, try to answer these questions.
You may need to listen more than once.
- How has Turner Syndrome affected their social life? How do they cope?
- What did their father first think about Turner Syndrome?
- How likely is a miscarriage with Turner Syndrome?
- How does her mother describe them?
- What is the mythology about their birth?
- What is it like to live with a rare genetic condition?
- How is it empowering?
- What are the physical effects of the syndrome?
- What gender does Celeste identify as?
- How does Celeste feel about people using the wrong pronouns?
- How did their family cope with their mental health conditions.
- How is she managing her addictions?
Reflect on what you have learned.
- The doctor mentioned abortion as a possibility. If you knew your child was going to be born with a severe genetic disease, would you consider an abortion?
- Having a support group of people going through a similar situation is important. What would you do if you had a rare genetic disease where there aren’t many people in the world that are also affected?
- How important is gender identification?
- Celeste learned more about their sexuality through the LGBT community. How would their life be different if they didn’t have access to a group like LGBT?
- How much variation is there amongst people?
- Identify at least one key issue from this video that you could research more.