With the continuing increased social awareness of the need to address systemic and personal racism, particularly in light of the extrajudicial public murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others during these past two years, it is even more critically important to fully embrace intersectionality in the presentation of training and professional development relating to sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). The numerous facets of racial (in)equities must be centered in SOGI programming and the presentation of LGBTQ+ inclusive legal/judicial practices or else we run the risk of communicating a message that LGBTQ+ = White. This session, which draws from the experiences of judicial and legal diversity and inclusion training professionals, will address practical ways to substantively acknowledge the intersectionality of identity and experience and concrete ways to incorporate discussions on race and racism into programming on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Never Either/Or, But Always Both (and More): Centering Race in Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Inclusive Training and Professional Development
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