Transgender Issue Quiz

This topic should be titled “Coping with People Issues” since it relates to people not simply one group of individuals. The reading material outlines coping strategies, lists ways to recognize bad situations and tactics to avoid harm. As a seasoned woman and teacher my go-to coping strategy is meditation, I use the Calm app daily. Meditation helps me focus, it quiets my brain enough to allow my inner voice to guide my decisions.

I engage in meditation with my students at various times but especially prior to taking tests. Below are tools outlined in the reading, let’s talk about a few. Answer the following questions: 1. Do you practice the relaxation response? 2. Do you interpret events positively?

3. What is ‘map reconnaissance’? 4. If someone has experienced a micro-assault, micro-aggression, micro-battery, micro-invalidation or regular assaults and battery, what should they do immediately following the incident? 5. What other steps did you find useful? balian Janet Mock – MTF Transwoman Balian Buschbaum – FTM Transman Writer, TV host, Director, Producer Former Olympic German Pole Vaulter