Develop your own empathy and widen your inclusive lens. Work in small groups or on your own. These resources can help you get started.
Dates to Celebrate
Read up on, recognize, celebrate, share LGBTQ+ history & celebrate LGBTQ+ dates:
- National Coming Out Day, Oct. 11
- October: LGBTQ History Month
- Transgender Day of Remembrance, Nov. 20
- Pride Month/Stonewall anniversary, June
- International Pronouns Day, Oct. 20
- National LGBT Health Awareness Week – March
- International Transgender Day of Visibility – March 31
Organizations to Know
- Equality Virginia
- PFLAG
- Human Rights Campaign
- National Black Justice Coalition
- GLSEN
- GLAAD
- National Center for Trans Equality
- National LGBTQ Task Force
Learning Tools
- Guide: HOW TO BE AN ALLY
- Know your own bias – Use the Harvard bias tool
Using & Understanding Pronouns
- Understanding pronouns
- Infographic on gender-specific and gender-neutral pronouns
- Video about what pronouns are / why they matter
Terms & Definitions
- The Wiki of LGBTQ+ Terms
- LGBTQ and gender terms
- The BIG LIST of gender identities & terms
- MX – the alternative to Ms/Mr
- Genderbread Person versions & more
- Article: “What’s the Big Deal About Misgendering & Deadnaming?”
Youth & Education Resources
- Debunking transgender myths videos
- Family Acceptance Project: Videos & resources for helping families accept their LGBTQ+ children
Business Resources
- Pride Legal – workplace law
- Open for Business
- LGBTQ Workplace Inclusion Strategies (Pride at Work)
- LGBTQ Workplace Inclusion Webinars (HRC)
- 7 Steps for Creating an Inclusive Workplace
- Equality Means Business – Virginia directory
- Workplace resources from HRC
Creating Policies
- Sample policies and guidance
- Anti-discrimination policy worksheet/info
- How to Initiate a Diversity & Equity strategy
- SHRM on updating policies, 2020
Collecting Data from Clients & Employees
- LGBTQ Self-ID in the Workplace (HRC)
- LGBTQ Self-Identification Programs Webinar (HRC)
Best Practices for Getting Input
For focus groups, surveys, and patient advisory councils:
- Meet people where they’re comfortable
- Provide opportunities for anonymous input
- Recognize, affirm, and honor participation
- Don’t force one person to speak for a whole community
- Don’t take negative feedback personally or defensively
- Get clear consent
- Give people a chance to review materials
- Think accessibility (when/where you hold meetings, for example)
- Expect the process to take time
Legal Resources
Healthcare
- LGBTQ Healthcare Training for Providers
- Mental Illness & LGBTQ Health
- Center for LGBTQ Health Research
- LGBTQ Aging
- Fenway Health (research & best practices)
Transgender Healthcare in Central Virginia
- The UVA Transgender Teen Health Clinic
- LGBTQ+ & Gender Health at UVA Health
- Transgender Health Services at the Virginia Department of Health
- Transgender services at UVA Student Health
- Transgender Health Alliance of Central Virginia
Media
Incorporate LGBTQ+ stories and characters into the media you consume – for yourself, your friends, your workplace, your family.
Books
JMRL has a list of books for children and families, too!
- Captive Genders
- Black on Both Sides A Racial History of Trans Identity.
- Becoming a Visible Man
- Gender Outlaw
- Last Time I Wore A Dress
- Redefining Realness
- Stone Butch Blues
- Trunky (Trans Junky)
TV Shows
- The Fosters
- Pose
- Queer Eye
- She-Ra
Podcasts
- 12 Podcasts to Listen to
- Still Processing
News
- The Advocate
- afterellen.com
- afterelton.com
- The Root