Open to the public, conference attendees, or are otherwise not for pre-set group of attendees.
This interactive virtual training series assists library staff in improving access for LGBTQ+ communities. Sponsored by the Finger Lakes and Four County Library Systems in Upstate NY.
Early Childhood Conference
Eluna Network’s Community Conversations
The Power of Protective Factors: Strategies to Improve Mental Health Outcomes for LGBTQIA Youth
Keynote for the 2023 Summer Counselor Conference
Adults in youth programs and education settings have a unique opportunity to provide
programming and materials that allow youth to see themselves and their families
represented.
Sponsored by the White Plains Public Library. Facilitated by Caleb Seguin.
Whether struggling or supportive, this presentation provides an opportunity for adults and older teens to learn more about LGBTQ+ identities and offers a space to ask tough questions.
Designed for HR and leadership, this session provides workplace policies and practices for creating affirming environments for current and future LGBTQIA staff, while reviewing laws that many employers in NYS are unaware of.
Research shows that having just ONE supportive adult can reduce suicidality for LGBTQ+ youth. This session provides insight into their psycho-social-emotional needs with the aim of assisting youth-serving programs in creating affirming environments, building trusting relationships, and improving mental health outcomes for LGBTQIA youth.
Workshop and Q&A at School’s Out, Make it Count! 2023 Annual Conference from the NY State Network for Youth Success.
For current & future, new & experienced adult advisors of GSAs and similar clubs. This interactive workshop explores the roles of advisors, available resources, group structures, and responding to challenges.
Sponsored by the Ellenville Public Library and Museum
Whether struggling or supportive, this presentation provides an opportunity for adult loved ones to learn more about LGBTQ identities and a space to ask tough questions.
Having the support of adults is crucial to the mental wellbeing of young trans & nonbinary people. Research shows that having even one trusted adult significantly reduces suicidality among trans youth. This presentation for adult family members, educators, and service providers is designed to enhance understanding of gender identities and provide fundamental communication practices needed to develop that trust. Whether you’re struggling or supportive, this session provides a space to ask tough questions and make mistakes.
Want to improve your support for your lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, asexual, and questioning friends? Have questions but don't want to put the responsibility on them to teach you? Whether you’re struggling to feel supportive or feel like you've already nailed it, this session gives you the opportunity to ask tough questions, make mistakes, and add to your allyship skills and knowledge. This session is for 25yrs and under.
Hosted by the Youth Justice Institute’s Lunch & Learn series: Lyndon will be discussing managing the relationships between juvenile facilities, families, and transgender youth.
FREE and hosted by Early Care & Learning Council
We're conditioned to make snap assessments of people’s genders based on a small amount of information, such as how someone looks, sounds, or acts. But what if we’re wrong? How do we reduce our chances of making mistakes based on those assumptions?
This interactive session introduces nonprofit staff and leadership to supporting the needs of transgender clients and community members. Attendees will be equipped with a foundation in communicating with and about trans individuals, and will identify simple systems-level changes for organizations.
A part of the Pearl River Public Library Community Conversations series:
As awareness and acceptance around gender and sexuality grows, more youth and adults are questioning, disclosing, and embracing their LGBTQ+ identities.
For parents, families, and friends, this can be both joyous and stressful. Many are unsure of how to best support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning friends & family or what they need to thrive.
Whether struggling or supportive, this presentation provides an opportunity for adult loved ones to learn more about LGBTQ identities and a space to ask tough questions.
The workshop, led by the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region, will begin with a two-hour training by Lyndon Cudlitz, exploring how systemic oppression shows up on nonprofit boards and discover strategies to advance our goals. The training will be followed by a panel with local nonprofit board leaders sharing their experiences serving on boards and providing strategies to advance inclusion.
Whether you're a climber who's new or experienced in supporting trans & nonbinary people, this workshop series is designed to elevate your allyship and explore your role in ensuring trans, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary (TGNCNB) climbers have equitable access to climbing communities.
This interactive session introduces nonprofit staff and leadership to supporting the needs of transgender clients and community members. Attendees will be equipped with a foundation in communicating with and about trans individuals, and will identify simple systems-level changes for organizations.
Sponsored by the Ellenville Public Library and Museum
Whether struggling or supportive, this presentation provides an opportunity for adult loved ones to learn more about LGBTQ identities and a space to ask tough questions.
Workshop at the Sex Down South conference.
This year Ibis Reproductive Health, together with the Pride Study, launched a ground-breaking survey on the experiences of trans folks assigned female at birth and our ability to access adequate contraception information and care…
During this complex time for families, LGBTQ young people are facing unique challenges. This session will equip families with strategies for supporting the LGBTQ children they are now with around the clock.
During this complex time for educators, LGBTQ young people are facing unique challenges. This session will assist educators and school staff in continuing their support for LGBTQ students while now at a distance.
This session introduces non-profit staff and leadership to supporting the needs of transgender clients and employees. Attendees will be equipped with a foundation in communicating with and about trans individuals and will begin to examine systems-level changes for organizations.
This interactive and comprehensive training is designed to assist school staff, faculty, and administration teams in supporting the needs of transgender students in and outside of educational environments.
A workshop for the loved ones of LGBTQ children & teens. This presentation provides an opportunity to learn more about LGBTQ identities and a space to tough questions.
Brought to you by the Shaker Junior High School Gay-Straight Alliance and the SHS & GLASS student clubs.
This interactive and comprehensive training is designed to assist school staff, mental health providers, and other youth-serving adults in supporting the needs of transgender young people. Participants will leave better equipped with both interpersonal and institutional-level tools to provide not just “safer” spaces, but relevant and affirming services for trans, non-binary, and gender expensive youth.
This interactive and comprehensive training is designed to assist school staff, mental health providers, and other youth-serving adults in supporting the needs of transgender young people. Participants will leave better equipped with both interpersonal and institutional-level tools to provide not just “safer” spaces, but relevant and affirming services for trans, non-binary, and gender expensive youth.
A workshop for the adult loved ones of LGBTQ individuals.
Whether struggling or feeling very supportive, this presentation provides an opportunity for loved ones to learn more about LGBTQ identities and a space to ask tough questions.
For many of us who have experienced trauma and violence in our lives, navigating sexuality may feel like a field of landmines. This workshop is designed to hold space for queer & trans survivors of abuse, assault, and other violence to discuss the challenges and triumphs of our own sexual (or not so sexual) journeys. We will evaluate our own needs and desires, and seek to learn tools from each other for supporting boundaries, healing, and resilience.
