THURROCK- Gender and Sexuality Awareness Training

Civic Offices, New Road, Grays, RM17 6SL

Research shows that people are happier and more productive in an environment in which they feel they can be themselves without fear of harassment or abuse and although society as a whole is becoming more tolerant of the diversity of sexual orientations, homophobia is still ingrained in many institutions and communities. This continues to have an extremely negative affect on the lives of LGBT people.

This training explores sexuality and gender and provides participants with deeper knowledge and skills around the topic in order to effectively tackle issues in their host organisations. We look at key terms and definitions with regards to the wide variety of genders and look at how the language we use when speaking about people can have huge impact for good or bad. We discuss how to better support LGBTQ+ young people and provide helpful strategies that you can incorporate into your own organisation.

Participants will be able to:

-Discuss attitudes to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

-Discuss stereotypes, judgments and assumptions around sexuality

-Describe LGBTQ+ issues affecting young people and identify ways of supporting the people you work with around these issues.

-Describe how to develop professional practice to ensure LGBT inclusivity

Please note This training is free for professionals in Thurrock access. If you are not from this area and will still like to attend, please contact [email protected]

This training session will be an in-person event at the Civic Offices, New Road, Grays, RM17 6SL .

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