Transgender Day of Visibility: Awareness raising workshop

This workshop is open to members of the community, allies, workers and friends to improve and enhance your knowledge of the trans and gender-diverse community.

Participation in this workshop requires a commitment to 1 hour of prior learning online. Registrations close on Wednesday 15 March in order to allow time to complete this training.

You'll learn how to:

• Differentiate between gender and sexuality

• Recognise the unique health and wellbeing disparities and impacts of social stigma that are faced by trans and gender-diverse people

• Refresh your understanding of trans and gender-diverse communities

• Understand appropriate strategies for visible trans allyship

• Detect areas for improvement within your role and workplace and implement trans-affirming practice into day-to-day work activities

Topics include:

• LGBTIQA+ people and communities

• Understanding the difference between gender and sexuality

• The lived experience of sexuality and gender-diverse people

• Health impacts of social stigma and assumptions

• Understanding inclusion

• Useful tips on being an ally

Learning outcomes:

• ​Differentiate between gender and sexuality

• Summarise unique health and wellbeing disparities faced by sexuality and gender-diverse people

• Outline the health impacts of social stigma and assumptions

• Understand the lived experience of people with a diverse sexuality and gender

We aim to deliver inclusive and accessible training sessions. If you have any access or communication needs, contact Pip Ditzell pditzell@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au