From birth, children have been taught that gender norms dictate a person’s behaviors, activities, or interests. In this session, we will read stories by young people of many gender identities to understand how a strict gender binary—and all of society’s expectations that come with that binary—can harm adolescents. We will review the difference between gender-assigned-at-birth, gender identity, and gender expression, as well as what it means to be cisgender, transgender, and nonbinary. Participants will leave the session with a deeper understanding of how gender identity develops and how to support their students in creating a healthy gender identity.