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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Health Across the Gender Spectrum by Stanford University

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About the Course

This course offers an intimate, story-based introduction to the experiences of six transgender children and their families. Through illustrated stories and short teaching videos, learners will gain a better understanding of gender identity and the gender spectrum. Stanford physicians, K-12 educators, and transgender faculty members offer practical tips for parents, teachers, healthcare providers and anyone who wants to help create a more gender-expansive environment - one in which all people can live authentically. As a global community of unique individuals, we can begin to build a world that is ready to nurture and love each and every child. Due to the sensitive nature of the story-based course content, we have chosen not to offer course certificates for this course. Simply put, we feel that the thoughts, ideas and sentiments of these remarkable children and their families... are priceless. We are confident that, like us, you will end up learning more from them than you could ever imagine. Together, we can lay a stronger foundation for all children. Join us as we explore health, across the gender spectrum. Additional note: When submitting answers to quizzes, you may be asked to enter your "full legal name". This feature is primarily for verification purposes for courses that offer a certificate on Coursera, so it does not really apply to this course. We recognize that, for some individuals the name they use does not match the one on their legal documents. Please feel free to enter the name you normally use in these boxes....

Top reviews

PB

May 10, 2017

I have thoroughly enjoyed this course. My stepson (born a female) is transgender. This course has helped me understand things more and gave me a lot of pointers on how to do things. Thank you so much!

CM

May 17, 2020

I love how concise and easy to understand the videos were. They all get straight to the point and it was really a mind-blowing experience to learn about the differences and what we can do to support.

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By Elly F

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May 15, 2017

A basic on gender course that focuses on pediatrics. I wish there were more voices of trans/NB kids and providers featured. Instead, cis parents and providers working with trans kids got a LOT of air time. Didn't learn very much beyond, be respectful and ask for pronouns...while that is definitely helpful for some, it is not what I was looking for in this course.

By Nat G

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Sep 17, 2021

I would give it more like 2 1/2 stars honestly. I was hoping for there to be more in depth focus on healthcare issues that trans people face, learning how to avoid those issues, etc. It wasn't terrible, it just was not a very deep course, it seems geared more towards cisgender people who don't know very much about gender theory/transgender people.

By Txus F

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Jan 28, 2021

Interesting course with great value but I missed a more scientific a approach to it, specially related to child in their first months of life or any data even before is born (the role of the sex hormones, the development of the brain or sexual organs). Ad this is just very subjective, but the background music is far too dramatic :)

By Jessica A

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Apr 20, 2017

This is a great introductory course for the Health of Transgendered youths. Many intersections such as, socio-economic factors, race, geography, or access issues are not addressed which heavily impact this community and possible families that are disenfranchised by these disparities.

By Ricardo P

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Aug 6, 2020

It is very basic. That said, I think it's cool that there are "easier" and "simpler" courses for people who aren't familliar with LGBTQ+ issues! It's definitely appropriate for young students, though.

By Jessi G

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Nov 7, 2020

While this course definitely helped me become more aware of the transgender society and helped me learn a bit more, I felt that most of the information was common knowledge and very repetitive.

By Benjamín I A O

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Jun 29, 2020

Considero que el lenguaje utilizado en el curso no es inclusivo por lo cual no es congruente con su temática, además de utilizar términos poco adecuados a la temática.

By Michelle B

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Oct 5, 2023

Some great information. Wish it would have been more in depth. The praying or music playing in the background of some videos was distracting and unnecessary.

By Denisa V

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Aug 20, 2018

Me gustaria informacion sobre como abordar estos casos.

Conteste 2 por error de comprension al no poder trancribirlas al español

By Christopher C

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Feb 6, 2018

Some of the language is already outdated - not the most up to date research and care techniques either.

By Dr. R T J

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Jan 4, 2021

Course was fine but there should have been a completion certificate!

By Anna

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Aug 30, 2022

Interesting content, I missed more scientific information.

By Jeremie C

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Sep 3, 2017

Interesting and well-made but a little light on content.

By Islam A

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Dec 18, 2022

No medical data only psychological data

By Mahdi H K

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Sep 26, 2023

where is my certificate?

By Lucía G P

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Aug 26, 2020

básico pero interesante

By Marlo A

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Jul 15, 2017

Good Beginner's course.

By DEBORAH B C

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Mar 6, 2023

es muy interesante

By Ash L

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Apr 23, 2024

Unknown

By Abdul W

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Apr 23, 2023

normal

By Hina B

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Jan 22, 2023

There are things that I wanted to learn about them, the different types of gender, intersex, this was all just about acceptance and coming out and not nearly teaching me new things at all, but I'm glad such a course exists atleast for awareness.

By Alba G L

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May 16, 2023

Me hubiera gustado si profundizara mas en el tema, la informacion era bastante superficial y cualquier persona con conocimientos sociales podia responder las preguntas. No creo que haya aprendido nada nuevo

By Satyendra V

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Mar 10, 2021

Very interestin

g and informative course

Without certificate course is not value please give certificate

By Ece Ç

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Sep 9, 2020

I am not satisfied with the amount of information provided, I expected something more in dept. Health Across the Gender Spectrum should not only focus on the experiences of children below the age of about 12.

The advice given to healthcare professionals to make healthcare more accessible to the gender spectrum was too little and not very helpful as they stated the obvious. This course should not be aiming healthcare professionals but parents who are having an experience in this field. Only 6 minutes of this course provided information on healthcare settings and LGBTQI. We did not even scratch the surface of the matter.

Why did we not hear doctors' experiences and patient's experiences at all?

By Enrique A

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Feb 17, 2023

I am deeply disappointed at the way this course has been structured and the scope. It presents the transgender issue as one that is unquestionable, to be faced with full submission by healthcare and education professionals, and all of society really. No other approaches other than the affirmative one are explored. The videos are extremely sentimental, treating very serious matters as if they were something superfluous if faced with approval, but outraging if rejected. Bringing queer medics to talk on behalf of gender transition doesn't solve an issue that is affecting increasing numbers of children. This is just wrong on so many levels.