Length: 1.5 Hours 

Intended audience: Community based organization or business leaders

Workshop Description: In a community that values diversity and inclusion, understanding and respecting Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression (SOGIE) is essential. This workshop is designed to provide participants with the knowledge, awareness, and tools necessary to foster inclusivity and respect for individuals with diverse SOGIE. Throughout the session, participants will engage in interactive activities, discussions, and Q&A sessions to deepen their understanding and apply their knowledge. 

Workshop Objectives: 

1. Increase familiarity with Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression (SOGIE) identities and terminology. 

2. Examine individual Gender Expression and Promote Inclusive Language

3. Introduction to respectful communication and pronoun usage 

4. Learn about myths and misconceptions that result in creating non-affirming environments for staff and clients. 

5. Learn how to create a brave space where staff and clients can feel safe being their authentic selves 

6. Collect a feedback survey to continuously improve workshop content. 

Length: 1-1.5 Hours 

Intended audience: Community based organization or business leaders

Panel Description: This interactive training will provide participants with tools to identify and embrace their personal values. Our values change based on our life experiences and when we make new connections. Participants will also have the opportunity to explore the behaviors that support their values and examine the habits that prevent them from putting their values into action in the workplace. Identifying personal values is an important part of the journey towards well-being, belonging and authenticity

Training Objectives: 

1. Explore origins of our core values and how they shape our daily life.

2. Guide participants through creative exercises and reflective discussions to help them identify and articulate their core personal values. 

3. Create a values compass and identify your personal core values.

4. Provide participants with an opportunity to think about how they can bring their core values into the workplace while inspiring their co-workers to do the same.

Length: 1-1.5 Hours 

Intended audience: Community-based organization, school, or business leaders

Panel Description: Triangle Speaker Panels aim to foster appreciation for intersectionality, inclusion, gender diversity, and authenticity. Triangle Speakers increase empathy and educate through personal storytelling. Each panel consists of 5-6 speakers, who share a 3-5 minute personal story. The panel moderator facilitates a Q&A session, allowing participants to engage directly with panelists. Triangle Speakers present information about LGBTQ+ people in a non-threatening, non-judgmental atmosphere. 

Triangle Speakers Panel Objectives: 

1. Provide positive representation of LGBTQ+ people and ally role models.

2. Educate the community about what it means to be gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, transgender, asexual, two-spirit, and allies of LGBTQ+ people 

3. Dispel myths and stereotypes about LGBTQ+ people to build understanding and acceptance through open and honest dialogue. 

4. Work toward a holistic understanding of intersectionality and how multiple identities influence our lived experiences. 

5. Curate and safe and respectful dialogue where participants can ask individual or group questions. 

6. Collect a feedback survey to continuously improve program content.