Cultivating Pride

Lexington Pride Center Community Training

An important way the Lexington Pride Center works toward creating a better world for the LGBTQIA+ community is by providing training and education for the community. We know there are many people who want to be good allies and to ensure LGBTQIA+ community members feel welcome in their organizations, businesses, and groups.  We also realize that it can sometimes be difficult to know where to start. Lexington Pride Center can help with workshops for your class, staff, members or other group. We offer the following short workshops, or we can customize a specific training for your group. For more information or to schedule a workshop contact us at training@lexpridecenter.org or call us at (859) 797-8352.

Gender and Sexuality 101 (1.5 hours)

This training is an introduction to the differences and similarities between gender and sexuality as concepts and lived experiences. It will provide participants with an anti-racist intersectional framework to more clearly understand how gender and sexuality shape everyone’s day-to-day lives, politics, environments, and bodies. Specifically, it provides participants the knowledge and language for how gender and sexuality function in our society.

Queer 101 (1.5 hours)

This training provides an overview of queer and trans community issues and concerns. It provides participants with a basic anti-racist, intersectional framework of queer cultural competency. It enables participants to see and understand how queer and trans communities and individuals face discrimination and stigma via language, policies, law, procedures, and spaces. By taking this training, participants will receive the tools and confidence to engage with queer people in their careers and personal life.

Trans and Non-Binary 101 (1.5 hours)

This training will provide the foundation for better understanding the identities, experiences, and needs of trans and non-binary community members. Participants will walk away better prepared to honor and affirm transgender and non-binary people’s experiences and identities. This workshop will build a foundational understanding of transgender and non-binary identities and experiences, and the basics of affirming language and non-affirming language to avoid when communicating with and about transgender and non-binary people.

Queer 201 (1.5 hours)

This training builds off of Queer 101 or is for organizations that have some basic queer competency. This advanced, interactive course dives into the history of queer communities, situates current political issues queer people face, and provides participants the language and tools to be an active advocate for the queer community.

Trans and Non-Binary 201 (1.5 hours)

This training builds off of Trans and non-binary 101 or is for organizations that have some basic trans and non-binary competency. This advanced, interactive course dives into the history of trans and non-binary communities, situates current political issues trans people face, and provides participants the language and tools to be an active advocate for trans and non-binary communities.

Workplace Affirmation (2 hours)

This training facilitates workforce development by providing participants the tools and knowledge to foster a queer and trans inclusive workplace for staff. The training assists participants with analyzing and developing queer and trans inclusive workplace policies and procedures.

Build Your Own (TBD)

We will work with your organization to build and facilitate a training program designed specifically for your organization.