To help create safer communities for transgender and gender diverse people across the South, CSE’s team offers the following trainings. We provide trainings on a sliding scale to schools, non-profits, faith groups, for-profits and government agencies. Want to learn more? Contact Ivy at Ivy@southernequality.org.
Trans 101: What Everyone Needs to Know About Working with Transgender People
90 minutes
No prerequisites
- Overview of what ‘transgender’ means.
- Why transgender sensitivity matters.
- Understanding vocabulary about gender and what it means.
- Gender Jeopardy: Team up to test your knowledge!
- Question and Answer period.
- This package includes 50 pronoun buttons, and 2 inclusive restroom signs (either “All Gender Restroom” or “Restroom”).
Trans 201: Advanced Training in Working with Transgender People
90 minutes
Prerequisite: Trans 101
- Deeper discussion about the systemic issues trans people face, tailored to your field of practice (education, health care, business, social services, law enforcement, etc.).
- Discuss scenarios specific to the attendees’ situation in small groups. (i.e., Teachers have scenarios they’ll experience with trans students; physicians have scenarios they will experience with patients, etc.).
- Facilitated whole group discussion around best practices.
- Practice by engaging in role-plays with each scenario.
- Question and Answer period.
- This package includes 50 pronoun buttons, 50 “I’ll go with you” buttons, and two “All Gender Restroom”signs.
- Trans 101 and 201 can be combined for an intensive, half-day workshop.
Trans 301: Organizational Assessment of Transgender Support and Services
1 to 2 weeks
Prerequisite: Trans 101. (Trans 201 may also be useful for some organizations.)
The organizational assessment moves beyond training and into identifying opportunities for becoming a safer and more inclusive space for transgender people, both served by and employed by the organization.
- Analysis and assessment of the organization’s current services.
- Information about best practices for policies, procedures, and physical facilities.
- Recommendations for tangible steps the organization can take to achieve best practices.
- Team of trans educators are available for questions throughout the process.
- This package includes 50 pronoun buttons, 50 “I’ll go with you” buttons, two “All Gender Restroom” signs, and ten Trans Resource Guides.
