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We provide a comprehensive range of Cultural Equity Trainings designed for businesses and community organizations committed to fostering inclusive workplaces for trans and gender non-conforming individuals and to promoting racial equity. Our trainings aim to enhance competence and ensure compliance with gender-inclusive and anti-racist practices, benefiting employers and employees throughout Chicago and the Midwest.

Through the Looking Glass: Seeing the World with an Inclusive Lens

This introductory training introduces and breaks down concepts such as implicit, gender, and racial biases and how to identify --isms in the workplace.

We will examine intersectionality and the privileges and injustices that come with it. The social construction of race has had historical and social impacts, and we will discuss how the media, policies, practices, and national narratives play a role.

After defining the gender spectrum, we will explore cultural competency and give tools on how to check our own biases. Using activities, we will learn how to shift the culture and create a sustainable workspace.

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Antiracism, from a BIPOC Liberation Perspective

This training opens by introducing intersectionality and its historical and social impacts. We will discuss the social construction of race and how policies, practices, national narratives, and media play a role.

Looking at history, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the historical roots of modern-day movements such as the Black Lives Matter movement. Participants will also be introduced to key historical figures and unsung leaders who were imperative to Black liberation and Black Queer liberation.

Participants will explore abolition from a Black, Queer perspective and discuss strategies on how to reimagine public safety that centers on the needs and experiences of Black, Queer individuals.

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Trans 101: Understanding Trans Identity

Through this workshop segment, participants will be introduced to gender identity from a liberatory and inclusive lens. They will better understand the differences between gender identity, presentation, and
expression.

Participants will explore the trans experience and gain valuable knowledge on transition and how it
exists in social, medical, and legal categories. Trans identities worldwide and how they’re represented across cultures and communities will be examined.

To conclude the workshop, we will delve into the history of trans liberation, discussing the Compton's
Cafeteria Riots and other significant events and movements in the fight for trans rights and justice.

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Trans 201: Understanding Trans Lives and Liberation

We will provide an overview of gender as a social construct and how it affects people who identify as transgender or gender non-conforming. We will examine how gender can be used as a tool for oppression and how we can work towards a more equitable society.

We will examine the concept of "passing" related to trans identities and explore the social, cultural, and political forces that create pressure to "pass."

In this section, we will introduce the concept of trans antagonism and how it perpetuates oppression against transgender individuals. Participants will gain a deep understanding of the terms "transmisogyny" and "trans misogynoir" and how they intersect with other systems of oppression.

This segment will conclude with the importance of Trans liberation, its meaning, and why it is vital to the Trans community. We will also dive deeper into the history of Trans exclusion and introduce critical leaders of the Trans Liberation Movement.

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Consent 101

In this training, we will discuss the definition of consent, what it looks and sounds like, and barriers to consent, such as power dynamics and grooming.

We will discuss when consent is mandatory, proper language when asking for consent, and define the
situations that warrant consent.

Participants will explore the definition of sexual assault, misogynoir, and understand rape culture. With that. knowledge, we will discuss how to support and advocate for someone who has been a victim of this. harmful culture and how to change it.

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Allyship and You

In this training, we will discuss what allyship is, its importance, and how to dismantle the barriers.

Participants will gain an understanding of LGBTQ+ definitions, the differences in the gender spectrum,
how to use inclusive language and examples.

Resources will be provided for participants in the form of notable LGBTQ awareness dates,
recommended readings, a watchlist of LGBTQ media, and ways to support and ACT NOW!

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We Are Family

This series serves as an introduction to understanding the queer spectrum and a glance into the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of Trans folx.

Out of the Closet and Into the Streets, Trans 101, Trans 201

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...And Justice For All

This training series aids a group in understanding the power of creating safe spaces, fighting injustice, and supporting and amplifying marginalized voices.

Creating an Equitable Workspace, Anti-Racism from a BIPOC Liberation Perspective, and Allyship & You

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