Awareness and knowledge

OLDER GROUP (MAKE)

• They have a good understanding of what the letters LGBT stand for
• They have good recognition of the rainbow flag and positive associations (equality, acceptance and inclusion)

YOUNGER GROUP (REDWOOD PARK)

• They have less understanding of what the letters LGBT stand for
• They have no strong associations with the rainbow flag

BOTH GROUPS

• They do not use recognised vocabulary to express their orientation
• They do not tell people their pronouns
• They have some awareness of being different
• Do understand what “coming out” means

• They are very self-aware and use their pronouns to introduce themselves
• Pronouns are an important part of their identity and they feel that it shows respect to acknowledge them
• Some are using multiple pronouns to try out different identities to see which one feels right to them e.g. a non-binary person thinking about becoming a trans-woman

• They are very self-aware and most use their pronouns to introduce themselves unprompted
• Pronouns are an important part of their identity and they feel that it shows respect to acknowledge them
• Some are using multiple pronouns to try out different identities
• Some talk about changing, or have changed, their name
• They show good recognition of the rainbow flag and the different flags that represent different identities in the community e.g. bisexual, aromantic, pansexual