Children as young as 11 are being asked if they are transgender, non-binary or pansexual in a study part-funded by taxpayers and Andy Burnham’s office.
The #BeeWell survey is a Manchester University project to assess wellbeing in youngsters, covering topics such as mental health, eating habits and engagement with school.
However, the questionnaire distributed to secondary school pupils also asks them about their ‘gender identity’ and sexuality.
The gender options offered are ‘girl (including trans girl); boy (including trans boy); non-binary; not sure; or I describe myself in another way’.
The ‘sexual orientation’ options include bisexual, pansexual, lesbian or heterosexual. Pansexuals feel romantic, emotional or sexual attraction to people of all genders.
In a ‘gender modality’ section, pupils are told: ‘Some young people are transgender. Do you consider yourself to be transgender?’ It explains that this means ‘someone’s gender is different to the one they were assigned at birth’.
The questions were added to the annual survey ‘following feedback from young people’, organisers said.
It is funded by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), which represents Greater Manchester mayor Mr Burnham plus ten local councils, Manchester University and a number of charities.
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