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Host an \u201cI Am Jazz\u201d Reading\u2026 Here, There, Anywhere<\/b>
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Post submitted by Kimmie Find, Welcoming Schools Consultant<\/em><\/p>\n

The HRC Foundation\u2019s Welcoming Schools program and the National Education Association (NEA) are gearing up for the National \u201cI Am Jazz\u201d School and Community Readings<\/a> on December 7, and we want you to be a part of it by hosting an event in your community<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now more than ever it is important that we show our transgender and non-binary youth that they are seen, accepted and loved. Even if you don\u2019t know any trans<\/a> or non-binary youth in your community, hosting an \u201cI Am Jazz\u201d reading is an incredibly powerful way to show your support. Sign up now.<\/a><\/p>\n

HRC Youth Ambassador Jazz Jennings\u2019s award-winning children\u2019s book, \u201cI Am Jazz,\u201d is a wonderful read for adults and children alike, and you can read it literally anywhere. Couldn\u2019t possibly be a host? Don\u2019t have a place? Think again.<\/p>\n

You can read it in a house.
\nYou can read it with a spouse.<\/p>\n

\"I<\/p>\n

You can read it in a school.
\nYou can read it on a stool.<\/p>\n

\"I<\/p>\n

Read it to your Zumba class.
\nRead it to the town en masse.<\/p>\n

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Small or big, it\u2019s no big deal.
\nReading has a broad appeal.<\/p>\n

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All you need is a desire so keen
\nTo show trans<\/a> youth that they are seen!<\/p>\n

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\u201cI Am Jazz\u201d is a first-person account about being transgender. Jennings was one of the first trans<\/a> children to talk publicly about her identity and the challenges she has faced as a trans<\/a> youth. This groundbreaking book is often used by schools and families to help children understand transgender youth and adults. Sign up here.<\/a><\/p>\n

HRC Foundation’s Welcoming Schools<\/a> is the nation’s premier professional development program providing training and resources to elementary school educators to: <\/em><\/p>\n