Working with LGBTQ+ Communities Workshop
/Learn how to better serve and support LGBTQ+ communities!
October 26th and November 2nd
This interactive workshop will encompass language, issues, and experiences related to LGBTQ+ communities, as well as understandings of allyship and LGBTQ+ focused practices. Facilitators will challenge participants to consider how they can be active in making their communities safer for LGBTQ+ people. Discussions and activities will focus heavily on the intersecting identities and experiences that exist within LGBTQ+ communities and the best ways to interrupt exclusion.
Monday, October 26th will be tailored for healthcare and behavioral health professionals.
Monday, November 2nd will be tailored for those who work in education and social services. Please note, both sessions are open to all community members and will cover similar content.
Objectives:
Participants will identify LGBTQ+ terminology and vocabulary
Participants will discuss different models of understanding intersecting identities
Participants will recognize behaviors that make environments more welcoming to LGBTQ+ communities
Participants will practice identifying and interrupting occurrences of LGBTQ+ exclusion
