How did aGender start?

aGender was founded in March 2013 by Xaverine MA Bates, an artist and teacher, who wanted to creatively address the lack of sufficient personal, social, health & economic education (PSHE) with young people in Hastings and Rother. She came up with the idea of using creative media e.g. visual arts, drama, film and writing to enable young people to channel their ideas about relationships and gender stereotyping toys for sale and create visible results that could then be shared with their peers and used for further training in schools and other settings.

She has since linked up with a wide group of youth workers, sexual health specialists, artists and young advisors, who are working together to create the best possible package to work with young people on this crucial area of their education.