English Level:
Intermediate
Content Warning:
sexism, transgenderism
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.
Selina
Freshman
Left in the dust
Eradicated
Podium (athletics)
Level playing field
(emotional) drive
Frankly
Abolish
Co-ed
Terry & Andraya
Under fire
Kicking up dust
“going public” with something
Harsh
Open arms
Backlash
Petition
Inter-scholastic
Entitled
Estrogen
Devil’s advocate
Discourage
Sparking (debate)
Compelling
These warmup questions are intended to introduce you to the topic
- Define the following terms: trans woman, trans man, cis woman, cis man, transgender, sex reassignment, HRT
- What is a woman?
- Do transwomen have a competitive advantage over ciswomen?
- Should trans women compete in cis women’s sports?
- Where is Connecticut?
- Why is there a separate category for women’s sports?
- What is a competitive advantage?
- What is the NCAA
As you listen, try to answer these questions.
You may need to listen more than once
Selina
- When did Selina first compete against a transgender athlete?
- Who won that first race?
- Why does Selina think that women will be eradicated from their own sports?
- What is the consequence of having trans women in sports?
- What opportunities has she missed out on?
- If women’s sports ends, what categories might take over?
- Why does Selina think it is upsetting?
- What is her goal?
Terry & Andraya
- How did Terry and Andraya tell their parents that they were transgender?
- What place did they finish in the Connecticut track and field competition?
- Why does Terry Miller search for her name online?
- What do critics say about Terry and Andraya?
- Who started the petition?
- How does HRT / estrogen affect the body?
- What is the most important thing for their parents?
- What are some of the rules related to transgender athletes?
- What advice does Terry give?
- Approximately, how many teens identify as transgender?
Reflect on what you have learned.
- Should trans women compete in cis women’s sports?
- Should we abolish women’s sports in favor of co-ed sports?
- How should we categorize sports?
- The video chose to call trans women, biological males. Why do you think they did that? Do words matter?
- Do transwomen have an unfair advantage in female sports?
- Who is Lia Thomas?
- This one is a little different from the other Human Library stories as you can choose which person you want to represent. Choose either Selena, Terry, or Andraya.
- Identify at least one key issue from this video that you could research more.