Creating Safer Spaces; Systemic Changes to Better Support and Include Sexual and Gender Minorities

Date: Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Cost: $30

Online Event using Zoom

Instructor(s): Shanya Luther, Founder and Director of Among Friends

Registration Information:

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Session Description : Many organizations who consider themselves open and supportive of LGBTQIA+ people still unintentionally participate in thoughtless, discriminatory, or even oppressive practices in the day-to-day operation of their work. Making changes to be a more mindful, inclusive, and empowering place to work and seek services will help your organization.

Learning Objectives

• Creating a plan for how to define and talk about sexual and gender minority definitions as an organization
• Identifying steps you can take as an organization to become educated regarding queer history, issues, and challenges
• Recognizing how physical spaces, organizational systems, and staffing can all be more inclusive and LGBTQIA+ friendly
• Learning how to share power and privilege within your organization to create more equity within your structures
• Creating a plan for how you can get regular input from queer communities as to how welcoming and inclusive your services and employment are to sexual and gender minorities