LGBT Trainings

Length: 60-75 minutes

This training will cover:

• A brief overview of LGBTQ+ history;
• What we mean when we talk about gender identity and sexual orientation, including building understanding about what makes each different from the other;
• How to be an ally to the LGBTQ+ community;
• Naming anti-LGBTQ+ biases so that we can begin to unlearn them; and
• Participants will have a chance to plot their own Gender Unicorn, giving them the opportunity to better understand the differences between gender identity, gender expression, physical attraction, and emotional attraction.

Length: 45-60 minutes

This training will cover:

• Gender identity and gender expression including why we shouldn’t assume someone’s gender based on how we perceive their gender expression;
• Naming anti-trans biases so that we can begin to unlearn them; and
• A brief discussion of pronouns.

Length: 30-45 minutes

This training will cover:

• Reasons LGBTQ+ folks don’t come out at work. This helps to frame the conversation around what form allyship might take in the workplace;
• What “performative allyship” is and how to avoid it;
• Qualities of an ally and how to be an ally;
• Naming anti-LGBTQ+ biases so that we can begin to unlearn them and become better allies.

Length: 30-45 minutes

This training will cover:

• What “attraction” is and different types of attraction (e.g. aesthetic, romantic, sensual, and sexual);
• What “orientations” are and the difference between sexual orientation and romantic orientation;
• The asexual spectrum;
• The aromantic spectrum;
• Some misconceptions about sensual attraction, demisexuality, and the connection between sexual and romantic orientations.

Length: 30-45 minutes

This session will cover:

• Trans and gender nonconforming history in the U.S. since the mid 20th century.
• The history of relevant TGNC language - for those of us who might think “I was introduced to this word on daytime television and now I’m being told not to use it;”
• A bit of pre-Stonewall Riots history as well as some history of the years following the Stonewall Riots that isn’t always told; and
• TGNC history that takes us through the 1970s right up to today!

Length: 30-45 minutes

This session will cover:

• Trans and gender nonconforming history in the U.S. going back to the early 20th century.

Length: 45 minutes

This training will cover:

• What it means to be intersex;
• A conversation about anatomical sex and sexual dimorphism;
• The differences between being intersex and being trans;
• The on-going issue of non-consensual intersex genital surgeries and the negative effects of those surgeries; and
• How to support and be an ally to  intersex folks, particularly in the workplace.
• Optional: You can optionally request to include a section on including “intersex” as an option on surveys.

Length: 30-45 minutes

This training will cover:

• What pronouns are and why they matter;
• How to introduce yourself and your pronouns;
• What to consider if you include pronouns as part of interviewing - either for a job or in a research context;
• Gender-neutral ways to great others and refer to others;
• A brief conversation about when it may be inappropriate to ask others their pronouns and why; and
• Some data on people who use pronouns other than the ones we might assume they use.

This training will answer questions participants have about when to survey for gender and sexuality. The training will encourage participants to consider if in their surveys they need to survey for gender and sexuality at all. And if so, it will go over proper form for the purpose of a survey.