Kiké Dueck loves gym class, especially long-distance running.
The 10-year-old, who is non-binary, says everyone at school “is really good about gender,” but knows not all parents are accepting.
“There’s a few people in my school that are in the LGBTQ2S+ community but are afraid to tell their parents,” said Dueck, sitting beside their mom, Dennie Fornwald, in their Regina home.
“I don’t know anybody in my class that has wanted to change their name, except for one. But for pronouns, there is one person.”
The mother added, “There was one kid that said, ‘Hey, I’m not ready to use these pronouns at home yet.”‘
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