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Cris Townley

@cristownley.bsky.social
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Sociologist at Western Sydney University, advocate for families with trans children.

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Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) @westsyduics.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
🎬 Watch Soul Mates, the first film in @cristownley.bsky.social’s Multicultural NSW COMPACT supported project, and complete the short survey to support research on stories of faith, culture, and LGBTQ+ lives in Western Sydney. tinyurl.com/pdvtzsdk
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western sydney sharing space
western sydney sharing space stories
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Cris Townley @cristownley.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Many children don’t thrive in schools. We’ve seen a Senate inquiry come and go, with little impact. How can we create transformational change? By listening to voices outside the dominant policy discourse, like parents, and research that is open to new possibilities. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Transformative change or status quo? An investigation of the Senate Inquiry recommendations on policy and practice regarding school refusal in Australia - The Australian Educational Researcher
One of the most significant challenges currently facing education in Australia, and globally, is the decline in school attendance rates, along with a growing awareness of the associated harm being don...
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Cris Townley @cristownley.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Sport and dance can be such fun for kids, and being part of a community is so important. However, trans kids stop playing earlier than cis kids. What strategies do parents have to support their kids to keep playing? doi.org/10.3389/fspo...
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Frontiers | Participation, community and affirmation: parent accounts of supporting transgender children in sport and dance participation
IntroductionTransgender (trans) young people participate in sport at lower rates than their cisgender peers. Whilst barriers and enablers to participation ha...
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Cris Townley @cristownley.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Happy to release this into the wild as a last act of 2024. Parent accounts of trans kids in ECEC and primary school. Thanks to the awesome families who shared their stories. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Hypervisibility and erasure: parents’ accounts of transgender children in early childhood education and care and primary schools
While much is known about transgender students’ experiences of high school, less research has explored their experiences in primary/pre-schooling settings. This paper presents an analysis of parent...
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Cris Townley @cristownley.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
www.instagram.com/reel/DCEBIE5... curating my barbiesque collection with my barber Seb to explore gender and family structures in early childhood through play. Inspired by the work of @lizziemaughan.bsky.social 🌈🎓
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Cris Townley @cristownley.bsky.social · 22/02/2024
Heartfelt thanks to the amazing families who shared their stories on kids’ experiences in early learning and primary school theconversation.com/why-cant-i-w...
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