LGBTQA+ 101

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A great introduction for anyone wanting to learn more about the LGBTQA+ community. Explores gender- and sexuality-related terminology, pronouns, and challenges faced by the LGBTQA+ community.

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[00:00:00.800]Welcome to the LGBTQA+ 101
[00:00:02.820]presentation. My name is Davianna
[00:00:05.300]Daydreamer and I am an intern
[00:00:07.520]for the Gender and Sexuality
[00:00:08.900]Center here at the University
[00:00:10.360]of Nebraska-Lincoln.
[00:00:11.520]First and foremost, I want to
[00:00:12.950]thank you for the time you've
[00:00:14.250]taken out of your day to be
[00:00:15.600]here and
[00:00:16.000]watch this presentation. Before
[00:00:17.980]we get started, I'd like to
[00:00:19.740]acknowledge the land that we
[00:00:21.600]are on.
[00:00:22.560]As an Indigenous person, this
[00:00:24.030]is an important practice that
[00:00:25.500]has been around for centuries
[00:00:27.040]across various Native
[00:00:28.280]communities and nations. Even
[00:00:30.300]for non-Indigenous communities,
[00:00:32.210]land
[00:00:32.400]acknowledgement is a powerful
[00:00:33.940]way to show respect and honor
[00:00:35.290]the Indigenous people of this
[00:00:36.930]land that
[00:00:37.200]we are now living on. In this
[00:00:39.200]simple way, we can fight
[00:00:40.880]against the erasure of
[00:00:42.400]Indigenous histories
[00:00:43.920]by inviting these truths into
[00:00:45.670]our spaces. The University of
[00:00:47.580]Nebraska is a land-grant
[00:00:49.120]institution
[00:00:49.760]with campuses and programs on
[00:00:51.410]the past, present, and future
[00:00:53.040]homelands of the following
[00:00:54.480]tribes:
[00:00:55.040]the Pondwee, Ponca,
[00:00:57.040]Ote-Missouria, Omaha, Dakota, Lakota,
[00:01:00.560]Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Kaw
[00:01:02.710]peoples,
[00:01:03.200]as well as the relocated Ho-Chunk,
[00:01:05.880]Iowa, and Sac and Fox peoples.
[00:01:07.840]With this acknowledgement, we
[00:01:09.590]affirm Indigenous sovereignty
[00:01:11.360]and will work
[00:01:11.840]to hold our community and
[00:01:13.180]institution more accountable to
[00:01:15.120]the needs of Indigenous people.
[00:01:16.480]If you are interested in
[00:01:18.310]learning and supporting the
[00:01:20.200]Indigenous community,
[00:01:21.280]please refer to the website
[00:01:22.550]listed below.
[00:01:23.200]Today, our hope is that
[00:01:26.960]throughout this presentation,
[00:01:28.240]you will learn more about
[00:01:29.970]gender and sexuality-related
[00:01:31.280]terminology,
[00:01:32.560]diverse sexual orientations and
[00:01:34.740]gender identities, gender-neutral
[00:01:37.000]pronouns,
[00:01:37.600]and how to ask others about
[00:01:38.790]their pronouns, LGBTQA+
[00:01:42.090]discrimination,
[00:01:42.880]marginalization, and other
[00:01:44.630]issues, as well as how to be an
[00:01:46.380]ally.
[00:01:46.880]But before we get into that,
[00:01:51.590]let me tell you what we do here
[00:01:52.880]at the Gender and Sexuality
[00:01:54.240]Center.
[00:01:55.040]In general, the Center does a
[00:01:56.260]lot of different things. We do
[00:01:57.840]presentations just like this
[00:01:59.490]one,
[00:01:59.760]as well as workshops. There are
[00:02:01.880]a number of presentations and
[00:02:03.200]workshops you can request
[00:02:04.560]from us that can be done via
[00:02:06.000]the presentations form on our
[00:02:07.660]website. If you do do this,
[00:02:10.080]we will get back to you within
[00:02:11.440]a few days to set up a time and
[00:02:12.740]date for that presentation.
[00:02:14.320]We also offer a variety of
[00:02:16.090]resources at the Gender and
[00:02:18.030]Sexuality Center during our
[00:02:19.760]business hours.
[00:02:21.200]For example, we have a library
[00:02:22.690]with over 1,200 books and
[00:02:24.500]movies with anything you
[00:02:25.520]can imagine related to gender
[00:02:27.150]and sexuality topics. We also
[00:02:29.010]have a children's library,
[00:02:31.040]which offers a collection of
[00:02:32.280]inclusive and gender diverse
[00:02:33.580]books to support students with
[00:02:34.940]children.
[00:02:35.600]Another major resource at our
[00:02:38.000]center is the Lavender Closet,
[00:02:40.640]which seeks to provide all UNL
[00:02:42.140]students, staff, and faculty
[00:02:44.400]with free and discreet access
[00:02:45.770]to identity-affirming clothing
[00:02:47.300]and accessories.
[00:02:48.160]When students can express
[00:02:49.620]themselves in a way that is
[00:02:51.120]validating and true to who they
[00:02:52.760]are, they are better able to
[00:02:54.080]focus on continuing their
[00:02:55.360]education
[00:02:56.080]and pursuing their dreams. You
[00:02:57.520]can try on any items using the
[00:03:00.320]actual space of the Lavender
[00:03:01.680]Closet with complete privacy.
[00:03:03.960]The Gender and Sexuality Center
[00:03:06.160]also distributes safer sex kits,
[00:03:08.400]which includes condoms, lubricants,
[00:03:10.730]and menstrual products. Other
[00:03:12.490]supplies such as dental dams
[00:03:14.080]and
[00:03:14.240]internal condoms are available
[00:03:16.620]upon request. We offer
[00:03:18.460]volunteer opportunities as well,
[00:03:21.040]where students can work with us
[00:03:22.720]to complete projects for
[00:03:23.950]classes,
[00:03:24.560]volunteer within programming,
[00:03:26.170]or help us around the office to
[00:03:27.630]fulfill volunteer hours.
[00:03:29.120]The Gender and Sexuality Center
[00:03:30.920]also runs a learning community
[00:03:32.670]called PRISM.
[00:03:33.680]This learning community is
[00:03:35.680]housed in dynamic housing,
[00:03:37.820]where students who identify as
[00:03:39.040]LGBTQA+
[00:03:40.480]or are allies of the community
[00:03:42.150]are welcome. PRISM emphasizes
[00:03:44.010]the intersectionality within
[00:03:45.840]everyone's identities and
[00:03:47.250]allows students to explore
[00:03:48.970]their personal identities in a
[00:03:50.260]supportive,
[00:03:50.960]and caring environment. We also
[00:03:53.640]include a number of events as
[00:03:55.600]part of our programming.
[00:03:56.880]These events include LGBTQA+
[00:03:59.260]Welcome Celebration, Drag Shows,
[00:04:01.930]Lavender Graduation,
[00:04:03.200]and other smaller community
[00:04:04.740]building and educational events.
[00:04:06.790]Other events we've run include
[00:04:09.760]Women's Empowerment Celebration
[00:04:11.530]and Growing Your Identity. If
[00:04:13.360]you would like to donate to the
[00:04:14.800]Gender
[00:04:15.120]and Sexuality Center, you can
[00:04:16.790]visit the "Connect with Us" tab
[00:04:18.450]on our website and click "Donate
[00:04:20.170]to the GSC."
[00:04:20.880]Here, you can offer financial
[00:04:23.200]donations to our General LGBTQA+
[00:04:25.920]Student Support Fund
[00:04:27.280]or our Student Parent Support
[00:04:28.710]Fund. On this page, you can
[00:04:31.080]also purchase menstrual
[00:04:32.010]products
[00:04:32.400]from our Amazon Wishlist that
[00:04:34.210]are then provided to our
[00:04:35.310]students. You can also learn
[00:04:36.860]more about
[00:04:37.280]how to donate clothes to our
[00:04:38.680]Lavender Closet. Now, let's get
[00:04:41.460]into the objectives and unpack
[00:04:43.440]some terminology. Here we have
[00:04:45.730]what is called the Gender Unicorn.
[00:04:48.250]It's a fantastic visual that
[00:04:50.150]helps
[00:04:50.800]us identify the differences
[00:04:52.560]between gender identity, gender
[00:04:54.680]expression, and sex assigned at
[00:04:56.080]birth. It also refers to
[00:04:57.620]physical and emotional
[00:04:59.010]attractions. So, starting at
[00:05:01.050]the top, gender
[00:05:01.840]identity is one's internal
[00:05:03.530]sense of being a man, woman,
[00:05:05.360]neither, or a mix. As you can
[00:05:07.270]see here,
[00:05:08.240]there is a little rainbow in
[00:05:09.540]the thought bubble. This is to
[00:05:11.060]represent the internal
[00:05:12.240]experience of
[00:05:12.960]our own gender, how we view it,
[00:05:14.780]how we think about it, etc.,
[00:05:16.540]regardless of others'
[00:05:17.770]perceptions or beliefs.
[00:05:20.720]As for gender identity, we have
[00:05:22.140]three arrows representing the
[00:05:23.600]spectrum for each of the three
[00:05:25.840]categories: female, woman, girl;
[00:05:28.530]male, man, boy; and other genders.
[00:05:31.470]With this setup, people can
[00:05:32.640]place themselves anywhere on
[00:05:34.250]one spectrum without having to
[00:05:35.970]detract from another spectrum.
[00:05:37.760]For
[00:05:37.920]example, identifying as a woman
[00:05:39.860]doesn't mean one has to
[00:05:41.160]identify as less of a man, and
[00:05:42.820]so on. This
[00:05:44.960]is a great way to start
[00:05:46.040]thinking about gender in a way
[00:05:47.550]that is not binary, as you can
[00:05:49.050]really have any combination
[00:05:50.640]of these categories at any
[00:05:52.250]level. The second thing here is
[00:05:55.620]gender expression, which is
[00:05:57.120]illustrated by
[00:05:57.840]the green dots around the
[00:05:59.190]unicorn. This represents how we
[00:06:01.060]show our gender and how that is
[00:06:02.760]expressed
[00:06:03.200]to the world. This can be the
[00:06:04.870]clothing that you wear, the way
[00:06:06.680]you style your hair, or even
[00:06:08.720]your
[00:06:08.960]mannerisms, behavior, and tone
[00:06:10.710]of voice. So, here you can see
[00:06:12.770]we have three different
[00:06:14.480]spectrums to cover being
[00:06:15.910]feminine, masculine, and other
[00:06:17.880]or androgynous. So, even if you
[00:06:19.830]identify as
[00:06:20.560]fully as a man and nothing else,
[00:06:22.180]you can still wear a skirt, and
[00:06:23.760]that won't take away from your
[00:06:25.280]gender
[00:06:25.600]as a man, but just express your
[00:06:27.760]femininity. You can also lay
[00:06:29.920]anywhere else on these spectrums,
[00:06:32.020]and it
[00:06:32.160]won't impact your gender. This
[00:06:33.970]is why gender expression is
[00:06:35.530]different from gender identity,
[00:06:37.280]because it can vary greatly,
[00:06:38.640]even across cultures. What is
[00:06:40.110]considered a feminine
[00:06:41.120]expression in one
[00:06:42.080]culture or language may be
[00:06:43.500]considered masculine or gender
[00:06:44.910]neutral in another.
[00:06:46.080]Next, there is sex assigned at
[00:06:48.290]birth. This is represented
[00:06:50.480]by a DNA helix at the lower
[00:06:52.180]half of the unicorn. This is
[00:06:54.480]also the only section that is
[00:06:55.920]not on a
[00:06:56.240]continuum. There is female,
[00:06:58.370]male, and other/intersex.
[00:07:00.560]Essentially, this is just what
[00:07:02.460]a person is assigned
[00:07:03.360]at birth by a doctor. That sex
[00:07:05.240]is then put onto their birth
[00:07:06.900]certificate. Now, for intersex,
[00:07:09.840]this refers to people who are
[00:07:11.220]born with a combination of sex
[00:07:12.670]characteristics.
[00:07:13.840]This could be a combination of
[00:07:15.690]sex chromosomes, such as XXY
[00:07:17.640]chromosomes, or a combination
[00:07:19.510]of physical anatomy.
[00:07:20.400]This could be a combination of
[00:07:20.540]sex chromosomes, such as XXY
[00:07:20.670]chromosomes, or a combination
[00:07:20.820]of physical anatomy.
[00:07:21.040]Such as having both ovarian and
[00:07:22.660]testicular tissue in their body.
[00:07:25.360]Sometimes, surgery is performed
[00:07:26.640]shortly after the birth of an
[00:07:28.260]intersex child to change the
[00:07:29.900]external genitalia to fit
[00:07:31.730]traditional
[00:07:32.080]binary expectations. So, on the
[00:07:34.430]birth certificate, it may read
[00:07:36.360]as male or female rather than
[00:07:38.160]intersex.
[00:07:39.360]It is important to note that
[00:07:40.780]these surgeries have the
[00:07:42.130]potential to cause health
[00:07:43.450]issues
[00:07:43.920]and significant emotional/psychological
[00:07:46.070]distress later in life. Again,
[00:07:48.800]sex assigned at birth does not
[00:07:50.310]determine a person's gender
[00:07:51.760]identity or gender expression.
[00:07:53.360]Lastly, we have physical and
[00:07:55.630]emotional attractions, which
[00:07:57.710]are illustrated by two little
[00:07:59.750]hearts.
[00:08:00.000]Physical attraction generally
[00:08:02.100]refers to sexual attraction,
[00:08:04.300]which is the instantaneous,
[00:08:05.610]aesthetical
[00:08:06.080]piece of attraction, whereas
[00:08:07.810]emotional attraction is more
[00:08:09.480]like a romantic bond. And as
[00:08:11.690]you can see here,
[00:08:13.840]on the unicorn, the hearts are
[00:08:15.490]overlapping, and that's because
[00:08:17.330]oftentimes both these types of
[00:08:19.040]attractions tend to make up
[00:08:20.680]what is often called sexual
[00:08:22.310]orientation. However, both are
[00:08:24.200]not
[00:08:24.400]necessarily needed to make asexual
[00:08:26.770]orientation. For example, asexuality
[00:08:29.580]is a sexual orientation
[00:08:31.280]that describes someone who will
[00:08:33.010]typically rate themselves low
[00:08:34.580]on all the physical attraction
[00:08:36.240]spectrums because they
[00:08:37.380]experience little to no
[00:08:38.510]physical attraction to others.
[00:08:40.240]Another example is aromantic,
[00:08:43.040]which
[00:08:43.760]describes someone who will tend
[00:08:45.270]to put themselves lower on all
[00:08:46.760]the spectrums of emotional
[00:08:48.240]attraction
[00:08:49.200]because they experience little
[00:08:50.890]to no romantic attraction. It
[00:08:52.680]is important to note that these,
[00:08:54.240]like other sexual orientations,
[00:08:56.280]also have their own spectrums.
[00:08:58.420]For example, there are asexual
[00:08:59.920]people who will engage in
[00:09:01.340]various sexual interactions
[00:09:03.040]such as masturbation or even
[00:09:04.720]sex.
[00:09:05.120]Additionally, asexual people
[00:09:07.140]may still want romantic
[00:09:08.560]relationships,
[00:09:09.840]and aromantic people may still
[00:09:11.300]want physical relationships.
[00:09:13.680]Gender and sexuality are so
[00:09:16.560]vast and can be very fluid,
[00:09:18.400]which is why this visual is so
[00:09:19.840]wonderful, as you can literally
[00:09:21.440]have any combination of these
[00:09:23.280]pieces
[00:09:24.000]to make an experience. So here
[00:09:26.480]we just have some of
[00:09:28.240]the concepts we just covered
[00:09:29.760]with the gender unicorn. Again,
[00:09:31.760]gender identity refers to
[00:09:33.200]someone's innate sense of their
[00:09:34.840]gender. Gender expression
[00:09:36.370]refers to how someone chooses
[00:09:37.920]to
[00:09:38.080]externally express their gender.
[00:09:40.340]Sexual orientation refers to an
[00:09:41.790]individual's inherent sense of
[00:09:43.600]emotional, romantic, and/or
[00:09:45.430]physical attraction to other
[00:09:47.070]people. And sex assigned at
[00:09:48.480]birth refers
[00:09:49.200]to the sex that a doctor assigns
[00:09:51.020]to a child at their birth based
[00:09:52.910]on their external genitalia.
[00:09:54.720]Now for identities. Here we
[00:09:58.970]have this wonderful acronym
[00:10:00.560]LGBTQA+,
[00:10:02.480]which we typically see and use
[00:10:04.080]to identify the community,
[00:10:05.630]especially here at UNL.
[00:10:07.120]It is important to note that
[00:10:08.660]though these definitions are
[00:10:10.470]common, they can still vary
[00:10:12.080]person to person.
[00:10:13.520]So first, we have L, which
[00:10:15.530]stands for lesbian. This refers
[00:10:17.520]to a woman who is attracted to
[00:10:19.120]other women. G stands for gay,
[00:10:21.250]which refers to a man who is
[00:10:22.610]attracted to other men.
[00:10:23.920]Gay is also used as an umbrella
[00:10:25.730]term within the community to
[00:10:27.510]express general queerness.
[00:10:29.040]Moving on, we have B for
[00:10:31.300]bisexual. This word is similar
[00:10:33.520]to pansexual,
[00:10:34.480]as they both refer to being
[00:10:36.030]attracted to two or more genders.
[00:10:38.160]However, the key difference is
[00:10:39.960]that pansexual people are
[00:10:41.430]attracted to others regardless
[00:10:43.230]of
[00:10:43.440]gender. Next, we have T, which
[00:10:46.370]stands for transgender. This
[00:10:48.000]means that a person's gender
[00:10:49.680]does not align with their sex
[00:10:51.200]assigned at birth. Transgender
[00:10:53.050]is an umbrella term and
[00:10:54.320]encompasses
[00:10:54.880]a vast number of genders, such
[00:10:56.800]as genderqueer, nonbinary, and
[00:10:58.860]so many more. Some people may
[00:11:01.440]not
[00:11:01.600]take on this identity for
[00:11:02.840]themselves and just default to
[00:11:04.290]whatever is most representative
[00:11:05.900]to
[00:11:06.080]them. It really just depends on
[00:11:08.280]the person. Then we have Q,
[00:11:10.170]which stands for queer, which
[00:11:12.160]is also
[00:11:12.640]another umbrella term similar
[00:11:14.270]to gay, except that queer may
[00:11:15.830]be used to refer to sexual
[00:11:17.280]orientation
[00:11:18.080]and/or gender identity. The Q
[00:11:20.290]also stands for questioning for
[00:11:21.930]those who are uncertain about
[00:11:23.600]their gender and/or sexual
[00:11:25.120]identity, or are unsure if they
[00:11:26.920]fit within the community at all.
[00:11:28.720]Next, we have A for asexual and
[00:11:31.470]aromantic. Again, asexual and
[00:11:34.260]aromantic refers to
[00:11:35.840]lack of or little sexual or
[00:11:37.710]romantic attractions. Lastly,
[00:11:40.430]we have the plus symbol, which
[00:11:42.560]encompasses all other diverse
[00:11:44.210]sexual orientations and gender
[00:11:45.920]identities. For example, we
[00:11:48.290]have
[00:11:48.560]demiromantic, demisexual,
[00:11:50.450]genderfluid, etc. Our next
[00:11:53.160]overview of terms are those
[00:11:56.240]more
[00:11:56.400]related to gender identity. The
[00:11:58.650]first two phrases are AFAB and
[00:12:00.580]AMAP. These stand for
[00:12:02.320]assigned female at birth and
[00:12:04.090]assigned male at birth,
[00:12:05.130]respectively.
[00:12:06.080]These phrases are often used by
[00:12:08.130]trans and gender diverse people
[00:12:10.240]to discuss their sex assigned
[00:12:12.220]at
[00:12:12.480]birth without equating sex with
[00:12:14.170]their gender identity. The next
[00:12:16.510]set of terms are demigirl and
[00:12:18.480]demiboy. Anyone, regardless of
[00:12:20.630]sex assigned at birth, can
[00:12:22.290]identify as a demigirl or demiboy.
[00:12:24.640]This label refers to someone
[00:12:26.980]who somewhat but not fully
[00:12:29.120]identifies
[00:12:30.160]as being a man or woman. Genderfluid
[00:12:32.530]refers to someone who
[00:12:33.870]identifies with different genders
[00:12:36.240]at different times, depending
[00:12:38.180]on how they feel. Agender
[00:12:39.820]refers to individuals who don't
[00:12:41.740]identify
[00:12:42.400]with the idea or the experience
[00:12:44.740]of having a gender. Nonbinary
[00:12:47.210]and genderqueer are labels
[00:12:49.040]that are often used by
[00:12:50.560]individuals who do not
[00:12:52.100]exclusively identify as a man
[00:12:54.240]or woman,
[00:12:54.800]whether that be cis or trans.
[00:12:56.400]In this way, nonbinary is also
[00:12:59.920]an umbrella term,
[00:13:00.880]as it can refer to various genders
[00:13:03.420]that express gender fluidity, a
[00:13:05.430]lack of identification with
[00:13:06.880]gender, and/or identifying as a
[00:13:08.770]combination of genders. Genderqueer
[00:13:11.080]and genderdiverse
[00:13:12.320]are also umbrella terms, again
[00:13:14.150]to encompass a vast majority of
[00:13:15.910]people whose gender does not
[00:13:18.160]fall within traditional gender
[00:13:20.420]identities. Additionally, there
[00:13:23.100]are even cultural-specific
[00:13:24.720]ways to identify, such as two-spirit,
[00:13:27.150]which is a term used under the
[00:13:28.870]Indigenous community to
[00:13:30.400]describe those who possess both
[00:13:32.210]masculine and feminine
[00:13:33.550]qualities, often embodying a
[00:13:35.360]third
[00:13:35.680]gender role. These are some
[00:13:37.620]other important terms to know,
[00:13:39.720]though they are less frequently
[00:13:41.820]used,
[00:13:42.240]because these identities have
[00:13:43.930]been traditionally and societally
[00:13:45.920]accepted and have not been
[00:13:47.440]historically marginalized. So
[00:13:49.640]cisgender refers to a person
[00:13:51.150]whose gender identity
[00:13:52.400]corresponds
[00:13:53.040]with the sex they are assigned
[00:13:54.870]at birth. So if someone was
[00:13:56.610]assigned female at birth and
[00:13:58.420]they
[00:13:58.560]identify as a woman, they would
[00:14:00.790]be cisgender. This is often
[00:14:02.840]abbreviated to cis. Heterosexual
[00:14:05.440]refers to a person primarily
[00:14:07.000]attracted to members of a
[00:14:08.590]different gender than their own.
[00:14:10.390]You also
[00:14:12.160]hear this referred to as
[00:14:13.300]straight. Next, we will cover
[00:14:15.810]some gender-neutral pronouns.
[00:14:18.000]The most
[00:14:19.040]common set of pronouns is they/them
[00:14:21.040]pronouns. A misconception with
[00:14:23.010]these pronouns is they are not
[00:14:24.720]grammatically correct when used
[00:14:26.670]in the singular, but this is
[00:14:28.360]simply not true. English
[00:14:29.970]speakers have
[00:14:30.800]long used the pronoun they in
[00:14:32.380]the singular to refer to
[00:14:33.540]individuals with an unknown
[00:14:35.040]gender.
[00:14:35.680]For example, say your friend is
[00:14:37.840]telling you about asking the
[00:14:39.600]librarian on campus about a
[00:14:41.370]possible book
[00:14:42.080]recommendation. You might ask,
[00:14:44.280]what did they recommend? In
[00:14:46.210]this example, you are using
[00:14:47.840]singular
[00:14:48.320]they pronoun to refer to the
[00:14:49.850]librarian whose gender you do
[00:14:51.520]not know. This is therefore
[00:14:53.280]showing
[00:14:53.760]how using they/them pronouns
[00:14:55.520]for non-binary or genderqueer
[00:14:57.330]individuals is grammatically
[00:14:59.200]correct.
[00:15:00.160]Another common form of pronouns
[00:15:01.810]are neopronouns. This, unlike
[00:15:03.590]they/them pronouns, are
[00:15:04.960]relatively new
[00:15:05.680]to our language. However, let's
[00:15:07.610]not forget that we often add
[00:15:09.130]slang or change the meaning of
[00:15:10.700]words over time
[00:15:12.000]that still hold value. Examples
[00:15:14.550]of neopronouns are ze/zim/zer.
[00:15:16.960]Remember, pronouns are not
[00:15:19.200]preferred,
[00:15:19.680]they are expected. It is
[00:15:21.400]understandable to feel unsure
[00:15:23.080]of your ability to utilize
[00:15:24.640]gender-neutral
[00:15:25.280]pronouns given how binary
[00:15:26.940]pronouns have been so ingrained
[00:15:28.970]into our society. With that
[00:15:30.700]being said,
[00:15:31.280]it is important to start
[00:15:32.650]getting comfortable with gender-neutral
[00:15:35.060]pronouns by practicing.
[00:15:36.720]One way to do this is to refer
[00:15:38.310]to all people whose gender you
[00:15:39.870]do not know with they/them
[00:15:41.350]pronouns.
[00:15:41.920]If your friend tells you a
[00:15:43.620]story about someone they met
[00:15:45.440]named Alexis, try referring to
[00:15:47.200]Alexis
[00:15:47.600]with they/them pronouns, as the
[00:15:49.960]name Alexis does not
[00:15:51.000]automatically mean that this
[00:15:52.810]person
[00:15:53.200]identifies as a man or uses he/him
[00:15:55.450]pronouns. Over time, practicing
[00:15:58.060]and rehearsing will help
[00:15:59.520]and overcome the automatic
[00:16:01.130]response. If someone corrects
[00:16:03.090]you on their pronouns, take a
[00:16:04.980]moment,
[00:16:05.360]accept your mistake, briefly
[00:16:07.530]apologize, and then move on.
[00:16:09.840]All you have to say is
[00:16:11.840]"Oh, I'm sorry. Thank you for
[00:16:13.340]correcting me."
[00:16:14.320]When meeting someone new, there
[00:16:16.620]are two routes you can take.
[00:16:18.840]Option one, I would say
[00:16:20.000]something
[00:16:20.480]like "Hello, my name is Davyana.
[00:16:22.460]I use they/them pronouns. Can I
[00:16:24.360]ask for yours to make sure I'm
[00:16:25.760]correctly addressing you?" This
[00:16:27.530]is good because you are saying
[00:16:28.840]your pronouns and making it
[00:16:30.340]clear
[00:16:30.480]you'd like to know theirs to
[00:16:32.210]respect them fully. Option two
[00:16:34.330]would simply be stating your
[00:16:36.080]name and
[00:16:36.560]pronouns. This is nice because
[00:16:38.540]it offers a soft invitation and
[00:16:40.390]a welcoming space for
[00:16:41.760]others to share their pronouns
[00:16:43.070]if they wish. For digital
[00:16:44.770]introductions, you can share
[00:16:47.070]pronouns in
[00:16:47.680]your email signatures, Zoom
[00:16:49.750]profiles, and other online
[00:16:51.560]profiles. Within a group,
[00:16:53.650]invite everyone
[00:16:54.400]to share their pronouns and
[00:16:56.010]name when introducing
[00:16:57.350]themselves. Names are not
[00:16:59.040]always correct or up to
[00:17:00.400]date on documentation such as
[00:17:02.150]course rosters, so it is
[00:17:03.620]important to ask people their
[00:17:05.370]name. This
[00:17:06.240]ensures everyone in that
[00:17:07.760]setting correctly refers to
[00:17:09.190]others and takes the burden off
[00:17:10.930]individuals
[00:17:11.680]who often have their name or
[00:17:13.360]pronouns mistaken. In all your
[00:17:15.930]spaces, make this a norm: state
[00:17:18.400]your
[00:17:18.640]name and pronouns to provide
[00:17:20.560]inclusive space and lessen the
[00:17:22.650]stress for those who are
[00:17:24.320]anxious about
[00:17:25.200]being misgendered. Now, let's
[00:17:27.680]discuss various issues that
[00:17:29.840]affect the LGBTQA+ community,
[00:17:32.800]including experiences of
[00:17:34.320]discrimination and marginalization.
[00:17:36.560]We will also discuss how these
[00:17:38.500]discriminatory experiences
[00:17:40.470]often occur more
[00:17:41.600]frequently for LGBTQA+ people
[00:17:44.220]of color, as the effects and
[00:17:46.160]experiences of discrimination
[00:17:47.680]often multiply for individuals
[00:17:49.800]who hold more than one minoritized
[00:17:52.040]identity.
[00:17:52.560]We will also point out how
[00:17:54.390]transgender individuals often
[00:17:56.770]experience various
[00:17:57.840]types of discrimination at a
[00:18:00.470]greater frequency than cisgender
[00:18:03.000]LGBTQ+ individuals, due to the
[00:18:05.360]lack of acceptance around
[00:18:06.940]gender diversity in our society
[00:18:09.000]in comparison to diverse sexual
[00:18:10.880]orientation.
[00:18:11.520]First, let's discuss the
[00:18:14.320]housing discrimination and the
[00:18:15.840]disproportionately high rates
[00:18:17.350]of homelessness
[00:18:18.160]experienced by LGBTQA+ people.
[00:18:21.600]The rate of homelessness among
[00:18:24.690]LGBTQA+ youth is 2.2 times
[00:18:27.440]higher than it is for cisgender
[00:18:29.110]and heterosexual youth. In some
[00:18:30.970]places of the country, the
[00:18:32.560]LGBTQA+
[00:18:33.920]youth make up as much as 40
[00:18:35.690]percent of the homeless youth
[00:18:37.430]population. Typically, LGBTQA+
[00:18:40.690]youth experience
[00:18:41.440]homelessness due to anticipated
[00:18:43.210]or experienced rejection from
[00:18:44.850]their families. They may also
[00:18:47.440]feel fearful of experiencing
[00:18:49.140]homophobia and/or transphobia
[00:18:50.940]in local shelters.
[00:18:52.240]These rates of homelessness are
[00:18:54.420]higher for Black and multiracial
[00:18:56.720]LGBTQA+ youth,
[00:18:58.560]and their experiences of
[00:19:00.060]rejection based on sexual
[00:19:01.640]orientation and/or gender
[00:19:03.280]identity
[00:19:03.920]may be exasperated by
[00:19:05.470]experiences of racism.
[00:19:07.860]Additionally, in 18 states,
[00:19:10.150]there are no laws
[00:19:11.360]explicitly prohibiting housing
[00:19:13.330]discrimination based on sexual
[00:19:15.230]orientation or gender identity.
[00:19:17.200]This discrimination can show up
[00:19:19.350]in various ways, such as
[00:19:21.010]refusing to show a listing to
[00:19:22.720]an LGBTQA+
[00:19:24.160]applicant or denying a rental
[00:19:25.980]application because the
[00:19:27.510]applicants are in a same-gender
[00:19:29.520]relationship.
[00:19:30.240]Another concern faced by the
[00:19:33.730]LGBTQA+ community is employment
[00:19:36.800]discrimination. In a national
[00:19:38.620]2021 survey
[00:19:40.320]of 935 LGBT+ adults, 29.8% of
[00:19:43.710]respondents reported
[00:19:45.380]experiencing employment
[00:19:47.320]discrimination
[00:19:48.640]at some point in their lives,
[00:19:50.370]such as being fired or not
[00:19:51.730]being hired because of their
[00:19:53.150]sexual
[00:19:53.600]orientation and/or gender
[00:19:55.470]identity. A higher percentage
[00:19:57.760]of LGBT+ respondents of color
[00:19:59.520]reported
[00:20:00.080]experiencing employment
[00:20:01.540]discrimination at some point,
[00:20:03.380]speaking again to the effects
[00:20:04.790]of compounded
[00:20:05.760]anti-LGBTQA+ stigma and racism.
[00:20:09.520]Additionally, LGBTQA+ youth
[00:20:09.830]experience discrimination based
[00:20:10.240]on
[00:20:10.240]sexual orientation and/or
[00:20:10.810]gender identity. Additionally,
[00:20:11.680]nearly half of all transgender
[00:20:12.400]respondents reported
[00:20:13.800]experiencing employment
[00:20:15.390]discrimination at some point,
[00:20:17.510]meaning that
[00:20:17.920]transgender employees likely
[00:20:19.720]experience more frequent
[00:20:21.100]discrimination in the workplace
[00:20:23.040]compared
[00:20:23.440]to their cisgender LGBTQ+ peers.
[00:20:26.640]In the same survey, 37.7% of
[00:20:30.850]LGBTQA+ employees reported
[00:20:33.920]experiencing some sort of
[00:20:35.290]verbal, physical, or sexual
[00:20:36.950]harassment in the workplace at
[00:20:38.500]least once
[00:20:39.200]in their lives. Transgender
[00:20:41.020]employees again reported higher
[00:20:43.000]rates of verbal and sexual
[00:20:44.660]harassment and
[00:20:46.080]LGBTQA+ employees of color
[00:20:47.780]reported higher rates of verbal
[00:20:49.770]harassment. Another issue faced
[00:20:52.960]by many
[00:20:53.440]LGBTQA+ people, particularly
[00:20:55.830]transgender and gender diverse
[00:20:57.870]people, is their ability to
[00:20:59.840]feel
[00:21:00.080]safe and comfortable in public
[00:21:02.420]restrooms. A national 2015
[00:21:05.450]study of 27,715 transgender
[00:21:08.540]adults,
[00:21:09.120]18 and older, asked respondents
[00:21:10.660]about their experiences with
[00:21:11.910]public restrooms in the past
[00:21:13.360]year. In that past year, 12%
[00:21:15.630]reported being verbally harassed
[00:21:17.790]in a restroom,
[00:21:18.800]59% reported avoiding public
[00:21:21.010]restrooms, 32% reported
[00:21:22.980]limiting their food and liquid
[00:21:24.970]intake
[00:21:25.360]to avoid using public restrooms,
[00:21:28.100]and 8% reported UTI and/or
[00:21:30.350]kidney-related issues due to
[00:21:32.710]their
[00:21:33.200]avoidance of public restrooms.
[00:21:35.060]These numbers are concerning as
[00:21:36.820]12 states have banned
[00:21:38.240]transgender
[00:21:39.040]people from using the restroom
[00:21:40.920]consistent with their gender
[00:21:42.730]identity in public schools and/or
[00:21:45.040]government buildings. This
[00:21:46.970]means that in these states, a
[00:21:49.020]trans woman may be forced to
[00:21:50.550]use the
[00:21:50.960]man's restroom in public. If
[00:21:52.860]she anticipates harassment in
[00:21:54.790]this restroom, she may avoid it
[00:21:56.880]altogether, which can cause
[00:21:58.800]health issues. Another issue
[00:22:00.800]faced particularly by the
[00:22:02.460]transgender and
[00:22:03.440]gender diverse community is how
[00:22:05.450]difficult it can be for someone
[00:22:06.970]to change their name and/or
[00:22:08.480]gender
[00:22:08.960]marker on government
[00:22:10.360]identification and
[00:22:11.730]documentation. Ninth states
[00:22:13.650]still require that
[00:22:14.720]name change must be published
[00:22:16.430]in the local newspaper for
[00:22:17.750]weeks, which may force a
[00:22:19.200]transgender
[00:22:19.920]person to out themselves to
[00:22:21.550]people in their community that
[00:22:23.390]they feel are unsafe. In 12
[00:22:25.440]states,
[00:22:25.920]changing the gender marker on
[00:22:27.460]one's birth certificate
[00:22:28.750]requires that one provides
[00:22:30.370]proof
[00:22:30.880]of "sex reassignment surgery,"
[00:22:33.740]and changing one's gender
[00:22:34.800]marker on their birth
[00:22:35.760]certificate
[00:22:36.800]is banned entirely in five
[00:22:38.250]states.
[00:22:38.880]In nine states, changing the
[00:22:40.560]gender marker on one's driver's
[00:22:42.300]license requires that one
[00:22:43.840]provides
[00:22:44.320]proof of surgery or proof of
[00:22:45.950]their amended birth certificate,
[00:22:47.850]which again, may require proof
[00:22:49.600]of
[00:22:49.760]surgery and changing one's
[00:22:51.530]gender marker in their driver's
[00:22:53.590]license is entirely banned in
[00:22:55.620]three states.
[00:22:56.400]These restrictions place
[00:22:58.170]financial barriers on trans
[00:23:00.050]individuals, and not being able
[00:23:02.020]to change
[00:23:02.480]their name or gender marker on
[00:23:04.110]formal documentation can out
[00:23:05.770]transgender people to strangers
[00:23:07.560]and officials
[00:23:08.800]that may discriminate against
[00:23:10.230]them.
[00:23:10.640]Another particularly current
[00:23:13.240]concern for the community is
[00:23:15.320]the legislation affecting
[00:23:16.720]transgender youth. In half of
[00:23:18.730]all American states, there are
[00:23:20.630]bans and/or serious
[00:23:21.680]restrictions
[00:23:22.400]placed on transgender youth's
[00:23:24.200]access to gender-affirming care,
[00:23:26.490]such as gender-affirming
[00:23:27.520]surgeries and hormone
[00:23:29.050]replacement, or HRT. In six
[00:23:31.140]states, it is a felony for
[00:23:32.870]healthcare
[00:23:33.360]professionals to provide some
[00:23:34.940]of this gender-affirming care
[00:23:36.490]to transgender youth. This is
[00:23:38.720]significant as it has been
[00:23:40.050]shown that access to gender-affirming
[00:23:41.880]surgeries and hormones are
[00:23:43.680]frequently associated with
[00:23:45.340]reduced rates of depression and
[00:23:47.210]suicidal thinking in
[00:23:48.520]transgender
[00:23:49.280]youth. In 29 states, there are
[00:23:51.780]laws and regulations banning
[00:23:53.590]transgender students
[00:23:55.200]from playing sports according
[00:23:56.590]to their gender identity.
[00:23:57.920]This means that transgender
[00:23:59.550]students are given the option
[00:24:01.250]to either not play a sport they
[00:24:02.880]are
[00:24:03.040]interested in or play on the
[00:24:04.760]team of a gender they do not
[00:24:06.540]identify with, forcing them
[00:24:08.270]into
[00:24:08.640]locker rooms where they may
[00:24:10.020]fear for harassment. Finally, a
[00:24:12.990]major overarching issue
[00:24:15.680]affecting the
[00:24:16.240]entire LGBTQA+ community is the
[00:24:19.240]disproportionately high rates
[00:24:21.290]of reported mental health
[00:24:22.710]concerns
[00:24:23.200]as compared to cisgender and
[00:24:25.130]heterosexual people. In a
[00:24:27.130]national 2024 survey with more
[00:24:29.600]than 18,000
[00:24:31.120]LGBTQA+ young people aged 13 to
[00:24:33.990]24, 53 percent reported
[00:24:36.810]experiencing recent
[00:24:38.560]symptoms of depression. Worse
[00:24:40.480]yet, 39 percent reported that
[00:24:43.010]in the past year they had
[00:24:44.240]seriously
[00:24:44.800]considered attempting suicide,
[00:24:46.650]and 12 percent actually did
[00:24:48.360]attempt suicide. The rates of
[00:24:50.160]considering and attempting
[00:24:52.010]suicide were higher for most
[00:24:53.860]LGBTQA+ young people of color
[00:24:55.950]and higher for
[00:24:56.800]transgender young people when
[00:24:58.470]compared to cisgender young
[00:25:00.080]people, and 90 percent of
[00:25:01.710]respondents reported
[00:25:02.960]that their mental health was
[00:25:04.550]negatively affected by recent
[00:25:06.350]politics, such as the
[00:25:07.530]legislation we
[00:25:08.480]previously covered. So, you may
[00:25:10.920]have been asking yourself over
[00:25:12.840]the last few slides,
[00:25:14.240]what about in Nebraska? What is
[00:25:16.400]the legislation affecting LGBTQA+
[00:25:19.590]people like here at home?
[00:25:21.600]Well, for starters, Nebraska is
[00:25:23.480]one of the nine states
[00:25:24.710]requiring that name changes are
[00:25:26.320]published
[00:25:26.800]in the local newspaper. We are
[00:25:28.810]also one of the 12 states
[00:25:30.430]requiring proof of quote-unquote
[00:25:32.400]sex
[00:25:32.720]reassignment surgery before
[00:25:34.690]allowing people to change the
[00:25:36.070]gender marker on their birth
[00:25:37.750]certificate.
[00:25:38.400]Additionally, Nebraska laws
[00:25:40.820]about what constitutes a hate
[00:25:42.320]crime cover sexual orientation
[00:25:44.480]but not gender identity.
[00:25:46.660]Nebraska also does not provide
[00:25:48.320]explicit protection against
[00:25:50.000]LGBTQA+
[00:25:51.280]discrimination in adoption
[00:25:52.860]processes. Nebraska is also one
[00:25:55.740]of the 27 states
[00:25:57.040]that has passed legislation banning
[00:25:59.360]gender-affirming surgeries for
[00:26:01.450]minors
[00:26:02.000]and heavily restricting minors'
[00:26:03.650]access to gender-affirming
[00:26:05.050]hormone replacement therapy.
[00:26:08.320]Nebraska is also one of the 29
[00:26:10.190]states that has passed
[00:26:11.520]transgender students
[00:26:13.040]from playing sports according
[00:26:14.600]to their gender. This means
[00:26:16.180]that we still have quite a lot
[00:26:17.600]of work
[00:26:17.920]to do here at home. So, with
[00:26:20.440]that being said, let's discuss
[00:26:23.380]ways we can be an ally to the
[00:26:25.010]LGBTQA+
[00:26:26.400]community. The first way is to
[00:26:28.690]use inclusive non-gendered
[00:26:30.720]language.
[00:26:31.760]For example, instead of using
[00:26:33.470]the terms boyfriend, girlfriend,
[00:26:35.600]husband, or wife, use partner
[00:26:37.620]or spouse.
[00:26:38.240]Instead of addressing a group
[00:26:40.100]of people as ladies and
[00:26:41.440]gentlemen or boys and girls,
[00:26:43.200]say people of all genders or
[00:26:44.910]everyone. Instead of saying
[00:26:47.210]phrases where man is used as a
[00:26:49.280]verb,
[00:26:49.760]like man the booth, say staff
[00:26:51.730]the booth. Instead of saying
[00:26:53.710]hey guys, say hey everyone and
[00:26:56.080]hey y'all.
[00:26:56.640]Instead of saying things like
[00:26:59.770]mankind or man to refer to all
[00:27:02.160]of humanity,
[00:27:03.040]say humankind or people.
[00:27:04.820]Additionally, instead of using
[00:27:06.840]the phrases his/her,
[00:27:08.160]and speech or writing to refer
[00:27:10.170]to a hypothetical person, use a
[00:27:12.330]gender-neutral option like the
[00:27:13.920]singular they. So, instead of
[00:27:16.280]saying something like each
[00:27:18.150]student should bring his or her
[00:27:19.660]own pencil,
[00:27:20.720]say each student should bring
[00:27:22.540]their own pencil. You can also
[00:27:24.510]drop gendered honorifics like
[00:27:26.400]sir
[00:27:26.720]and ma'am or ask people how
[00:27:28.170]they would like you to refer to
[00:27:29.800]them with honorifics. Small
[00:27:31.950]changes
[00:27:32.720]to make your language more
[00:27:34.240]inclusive can go a long way in
[00:27:35.730]showing your support and care
[00:27:37.480]for gendered
[00:27:38.080]or diverse people. Way two is
[00:27:39.990]to stop and challenge the usage
[00:27:43.200]of outdated terms. For example,
[00:27:45.360]instead
[00:27:46.080]of saying transsexual or
[00:27:47.650]transgendered, say transgender
[00:27:49.830]or trans people. Instead of
[00:27:51.760]saying
[00:27:52.080]homosexual male or homosexual
[00:27:54.080]female, say gay or lesbian.
[00:27:56.430]Instead of calling people gays
[00:27:58.320]or referring
[00:27:58.880]to the LGBTQA+ as the gays, say
[00:28:01.410]gay people. Additionally, don't
[00:28:04.190]use the term preferred or
[00:28:06.350]preference as this insinuates
[00:28:08.000]being LGBTQA+ is a choice.
[00:28:10.000]Instead of saying sexual
[00:28:11.730]preference, say sexual
[00:28:13.710]orientation. And
[00:28:15.040]instead of saying or asking for
[00:28:16.660]preferred pronouns, just ask
[00:28:18.240]what are your pronouns.
[00:28:19.680]Now, for the word queer, this
[00:28:21.760]has been historically used as a
[00:28:23.870]slur, but in recent years,
[00:28:25.760]members of the LGBTQA+
[00:28:27.350]community have reclaimed it and
[00:28:29.630]use it as more as a general
[00:28:31.400]umbrella term.
[00:28:32.160]However, some people in the
[00:28:34.140]community still view it as a slur.
[00:28:36.580]For best practice,
[00:28:37.920]don't call someone queer unless
[00:28:39.670]that's how they tell you they
[00:28:41.210]identify. Talk to the LGBTQA+
[00:28:43.920]people in your life to learn
[00:28:45.300]how they view the term queer
[00:28:46.680]and err on the side of caution.
[00:28:48.400]The third way to be an ally is
[00:28:50.570]to challenge harmful myths and
[00:28:53.040]stereotypes
[00:28:54.160]about LGBTQA+ people. Let's
[00:28:56.390]identify and correct some of
[00:28:58.480]these myths. First, LGBTQA+
[00:29:01.440]people
[00:29:01.840]do not choose their sexual
[00:29:03.380]orientation or gender identity.
[00:29:05.790]Transgender people are not
[00:29:07.080]confused or
[00:29:07.840]mentally ill. LGBTQA+ people
[00:29:09.960]have been around for all human
[00:29:11.870]existence, not just recently,
[00:29:14.240]and young people should be
[00:29:15.440]allowed to explore their sexual
[00:29:16.910]and gender identities. Nobody
[00:29:19.120]needs
[00:29:19.440]to be the man or the woman in a
[00:29:21.180]relationship. Asexual people
[00:29:23.330]are not people who just haven't
[00:29:25.440]found the right person yet.
[00:29:27.160]This is extremely invalidating.
[00:29:29.170]Trans women are not men in
[00:29:30.550]dresses.
[00:29:31.120]Trans women are women, and they
[00:29:32.780]should be allowed bathroom
[00:29:34.120]access and other spaces that
[00:29:35.550]are for
[00:29:36.000]women. Being LGBTQA+ can be a
[00:29:36.620]challenge for LGBTQA+ people.
[00:29:37.260]Being LGBTQA+ can be a
[00:29:37.760]challenge for
[00:29:37.760]LGBTQA+ people. Being LGBTQA+
[00:29:39.920]is not just a white people
[00:29:40.430]thing. LGBTQA+ people have
[00:29:42.720]existed across
[00:29:43.600]all cultures and nations for
[00:29:45.430]all of humanity. In fact, it is
[00:29:47.540]Black and Brown people who are
[00:29:49.440]ever
[00:29:49.680]creating the culture. Not to
[00:29:51.730]mention, it has been Indigenous
[00:29:53.280]and various Islander
[00:29:54.480]communities
[00:29:55.280]who have longer acceptance
[00:29:57.280]histories of LGBTQA+ people. To
[00:29:59.880]imply or state that
[00:30:01.440]GPQ men and trans people are
[00:30:03.300]more likely to abuse children
[00:30:05.630]puts them in danger and is
[00:30:07.020]factual.
[00:30:07.680]This is incorrect. GPQ men and
[00:30:09.510]trans people should be allowed
[00:30:11.370]careers in which they work with
[00:30:12.800]children. Religion is not a
[00:30:14.720]valid reason to discriminate
[00:30:16.670]against anyone under any
[00:30:18.400]circumstance.
[00:30:19.200]Additionally, you can be LGBTQA+
[00:30:22.210]and religious. Trans people,
[00:30:25.050]regardless of medical
[00:30:26.240]transitions,
[00:30:27.120]need to be accepted. Not all
[00:30:28.900]trans people desire to
[00:30:30.260]medically transition,
[00:30:31.680]and there are those who are
[00:30:33.280]unable to due to various
[00:30:34.800]constraints such as socioeconomic
[00:30:37.080]status
[00:30:37.600]and political climates. Chromosomes
[00:30:40.160]and sex assigned at birth do
[00:30:41.850]not define your gender.
[00:30:43.520]You cannot tell if someone is
[00:30:45.500]LGBTQA+ and there is no right
[00:30:47.460]way to look.
[00:30:48.560]In addition, there are active
[00:30:50.610]ways to be supportive. The
[00:30:52.740]first is speaking up and
[00:30:54.240]educating others whenever you
[00:30:55.820]hear, see, or experience
[00:30:57.220]something anti-LGBTQA+. An
[00:31:01.120]example
[00:31:01.600]would be to educate someone who
[00:31:03.270]is perpetuating some of these
[00:31:04.890]myths we just discussed. The
[00:31:06.570]second is to add
[00:31:07.520]in the community by writing
[00:31:09.150]letters and making phone calls
[00:31:11.010]to legislators to advocate for
[00:31:12.880]inclusion in your community
[00:31:14.820]circles. The third way is to
[00:31:16.810]engage in education around
[00:31:18.560]LGBTQA+
[00:31:19.920]experiences and realities by
[00:31:21.690]others by attending workshops
[00:31:23.490]and presentations like this one.
[00:31:25.680]There are also passive ways to
[00:31:27.970]be supportive of the community.
[00:31:30.400]You can engage in self-educating
[00:31:32.680]through social media and
[00:31:34.430]research related to the LGBTQA+
[00:31:36.610]issues.
[00:31:37.440]Listen with empathy when LGBTQA+
[00:31:40.840]people talk to you about their
[00:31:43.120]experiences,
[00:31:44.320]making donations to
[00:31:45.700]organizations that support
[00:31:47.710]LGBTQA+ well-being, again using
[00:31:50.240]inclusive language,
[00:31:51.680]displaying visible signs of
[00:31:53.650]inclusion such as pride flag
[00:31:55.400]signs or stickers,
[00:31:57.040]and reporting LGBTQA+ bias and
[00:31:59.300]discrimination.
[00:32:00.560]All in all, our hope is for you
[00:32:02.970]to continue educating yourself
[00:32:05.480]and others about LGBTQA+
[00:32:07.360]terminology, issues, and
[00:32:10.250]experiences of marginalization.
[00:32:12.580]Additionally, we encourage
[00:32:13.760]you to integrate being an ally
[00:32:15.690]into your daily life by using
[00:32:17.550]inclusive language,
[00:32:18.960]challenging stereotypes, and
[00:32:21.290]advocating for LGBTQA+ equity.
[00:32:23.520]We are handing out LGBTQA+
[00:32:25.720]inclusive cards for people who
[00:32:28.530]have watched this presentation.
[00:32:30.640]To get one of these cards,
[00:32:32.090]please send a question related
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[00:32:37.280]cc@unl.edu and schedule an
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[00:32:42.560]Additionally, this QR code
[00:32:44.860]allows you to leave feedback
[00:32:47.130]about this presentation.
[00:32:48.880]Our contact information is also
[00:32:50.640]listed, including our website,
[00:32:52.570]email, Facebook,
[00:32:53.760]Instagram, physical office
[00:32:55.440]numbers, and physical phone
[00:32:57.230]numbers.
[00:32:57.840]Here are the references cited
[00:33:00.990]in the presentation if you
[00:33:03.360]would like to look at these
[00:33:04.490]sources in more
[00:33:05.360]detail.
[00:33:07.280]Thank you for tuning in and we
[00:33:09.370]hope to see you in one of our
[00:33:10.860]future events or presentations.

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