Saxonburg Ally Training

Presenter: Myriah Wiltrout

Ground Rules
Participate
(set your own boundaries; option to pass)
Respect differences
Open & Honest Communication
(speak from personal experience)
Confidentiality
(whats said here stays here, whats learned here leaves here)

Examine your challenges

(where are opportunities for growth, self-work?)

Space: Make it or Take it

(share your experience and take time to listen)
Seek to Understand
(you have permission to not know)

Ice Breaker Activity

Please write on your index cards the following things.

Your job and what you do.
The three most important people in your life.
The three most important events that have occurred in your life.
The three things you enjoy doing the most during your free time.

Introductions!
Name
Pronouns
Why you are here today

What is an Ally?

Understanding
Non-judgmental
A listener
Supports ALL members of the LGBT community
Practices bystander intervention

Identity Four Corners

Everyone will stand in the middle, I will call out an identity and
you will go to one of the labeled for corners
Sexual Orientation
Sex assigned at Birth (genitalia, chromosomes)
Gender Identity
Gender Expression

A Few Definitions
Gay
A man that is sexually attracted to other men (could also
be a general term for anyone who is sexually attracted to
the same sex)

Lesbian
A woman who is sexually attracted to other women.

An individual who does not feel that their

subconscious sex (or gender Identity) aligns
with their sex assigned at birth

Bisexual
An individual who is sexually attracted to both men and
women.

Heterosexual
An individual who is sexually attracted to someone of the
opposite sex.

Pansexual
An individual who is attracted to others personalities
rather than their genitalia

Asexual
An individual who does not experience sexual
attraction

Transgender

Cisgender

An individual who feels as though their

subconscious sex aligns with their sex assigned
at birth

Gender non-binary

An individual who does not identify within the

binary gender system of male and female

Gender Queer (umbrella term, could also

have same definition as above)

Intersex

An individual whose sex assigned at birth

contained components of both men and women

Brief Description of LGBT Studies/Queer

Theory

LGBT Studies
movement starting in the late 60s
includes labels

Queer theory
Born out of the LGBT movement
Postmodernism and Poststructuralism
Does not include labels

Star Activity

Everyone please take out the pictures

that you drew earlier.

Micro-Aggressions

List of common micro-aggressions

Purposely mis-gendering someone

Youre not bi, you just havent chosen yet
Did you have a sex change? (or asking at all about someone's genitalia)
Well if youve never been with someone of the opposite sex how do you know your gay?
Im having my gay friend help me re-design my house so its gonna look great!
But your too pretty to be a lesbian
So do you like scissor, or do you use toys ?
What people do in the privacy of their own homes is none of my business

How to be a good Ally

Ask EVERYONE for their pronouns (you can do this by giving your own)
Do not purposely mis-gender people and consciously practice using peoples correct
pronouns and names
Do not use micro aggressions
Allow people a space to talk and share
Use your privilege to help others
Do not ask unnecessary questions

Q AND A
This is a safe space to ask questions. Please direct them towards
me and if anyone else has a personal experience and would also
like to share to answer the questions just raise your hand.