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    LGBTQ101: Identities and Allyship (SHRMWC)

    Date: April 5, 2022, 8:00am – 10:00am
    Organizer:
    SHRM Western CT
    Location:
    Hampton Inn
    81 Newtown Road,
    Danbury
    Price:
    $25 Members / $35 Future Members & Guests
    Event Type:
    Meeting
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    This presentation will engage participants in a thorough overview of the LGBTQ+ community, and best practices for safety, inclusion and allyship of  LGBTQ+ individuals and communities.
    Attendees will:
    • Gain a deeper understanding of sexual orientation, sexual identity, gender identity, gender expression, and sex assigned at birth, the differences between them and how they impact one another.
    • Learn language and definition of terms associated with the LGBTQ+ community, including lesser known terminology, such as hetero-normativity, the gender/sex binary, and cis-normativity.
    • Learn strategies to rethink social norms and expectations surrounding sexuality and gender in our society.
    • Understand how LGBTQ+ individuals are impacted by bias and exclusion.
    TIME

    8:00 - 9:00 AM
    Registration, networking.  Bring your own coffee*

    9:00 - 10:00 AM
    Presentation and Q&A
    *NOTE: For this first event post-COVID, we will not be serving a meal
    OUR PRESENTER

    Cadence Pentheny
    Coordinator of Community and Corporate Learning
    Triangle Community Center

    REGISTER HERE