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LGBTQIA+ IDENTITIES & COMMUNITIES AND INCLUSION CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

Facilitated by Travis S. Becker, M.A. Director, Lionel Cantú Resource Center at UC Santa Cruz BRAVE SPACE COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS

• Controversy with Civility • From the Social Change Model of Leadership Development (UCLA Higher Education Research Institute, 1996) • Controversy with civility ”is a value whereby different views are respected and honored with a group commitment to understand the sources of the disagreement and to work cooperatively toward common solutions” (P. 59) • An alternative to “agree to disagree” • Own your intentions AND your impacts • The intentions of our actions are not always congruent with our impact on others • Good intentions do not trump negative impacts • An alternative to “don’t take things personally”, “no judgements”, “it’s ok to make mistakes” BRAVE SPACE COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS (CONT’D) • Challenge by Choice • How are you affected when as a______, you opt not challenge yourself over issues of ______? • What factors will influence your decision about whether or not to challenge yourself on a given issue? • How will this awareness affect your participation today? • RESPECT • What does “respect” look like? • How can you firmly challenge the views of another participant in a respectful way? • How can another participant firmly challenge your views in a respectful way • No Attacks • What is the difference between a personal attack on an individual and a challenge to an idea or belief? Intro Question: How many of you have heard of “The ?” Just a tiny bit of recent U.S. Queer Hxtory:

● Cooper Do-Nuts Riots, , May 1959 ● Compton Cafeteria Riots, , August 1966 ● , Los Angeles, New Year’s Eve, 1967 ● & Uprising, June 28th, 1969 Honoring Miss MAJOR! Honoring Marsha P. Johnson & Travis S. Becker, M.A. He, Him, His

• Director at the Lionel Cantú Queer Resource Center at UC Santa Cruz

• And a little more about me… INTRODUCE YOURSELF

• Name • Pronoun • What is this? • Why ask folks to do this when they introduce themselves? • Unit/Functional Area on campus/Grad program • One question you come with today (if you have one) On Pronouns & Misgendering Misgendering & Violence Earliest Messages

TERMS & DEFINITIONS

• : Women who experience sexual, romantic, emotional, physical and/or spiritual attraction to some other women. Not all women who engage in same sexual behavior identify as lesbian, and as such this label should be used with caution. • : 1. Men who experience sexual, romantic, emotional, physical and/or spiritual attraction to some other men. Not all men who engage in same gender sexual behavior identify as gay, and as such this label should be used with caution. 2. An umbrella term for sexual orientations that fall outside of straight/heterosexual. • Bisexual: A person who experiences sexual, romantic, emotional, physical and/or spiritual attraction to some people of their same gender as well as some other , not necessarily at the same time, in the same ways or to the same degree. TERMS & DEFINITIONS (CONT’D)

• Trans/ : An umbrella term describing a wide range of identities of people whose and/or expression differs from expectations based on their assigned at birth. • Queer: 1. An umbrella term which includes , , bisexual people, trans people, people, radical sex communities and many other radically transgressive communities. 2. Sometimes used as a label or gender identity label used to denote a non-heterosexual or identity without having to define specifics. 3. A reclaimed word that was formally used as a slur but has been reclaimed by some as a term of and political ideology. • Questioning: A person who is unsure of and/or exploring- in thoughts and/or in actions- their gender identity and/or sexual orientation. TERMS & DEFINITIONS (CONT’D)

• Intersex Person(s): Individual(s) born with physical sex markers (genitals, hormones, ) that don’t fit neatly into our socialized understanding of sex markers. • Asexual: A person who does not experience . They may or may not experience emotional, physical, or romantic attraction. differs from in that it is a sexual orientation, not a choice. People who are asexual may call themselves “ace” • Pansexual: An identity for people who may experience sexual, romantic, emotional, physical and/or spiritual attraction to some people of all genders and/or gender expressions. TERMS & DEFINITIONS (CONT’D)

• Cisgender: An identity for people who feel mostly comfortable with the gender identity assigned to them at birth. • Heterosexual: Women who experience sexual, romantic, physical and/or spiritual attraction to some men; Men who experience sexual, romantic, physical and/or spiritual attraction to some women. Also referred to as “straight” • Genderqueer: An individual whose gender identity is neither male nor , is between or beyond genders, or is some combination of genders. Sometimes this includes a political agenda to challenge gender and the system. TERMS & DEFINITIONS (CONT’D)

• Nonbinary/Gender Nonbinary: A gender identity for people whose experience with gender does not fit exclusively, or at all, into the socialized binary system of /. • Gender Nonconforming: An identity for people whose expression and experience with gender does not conform to socialized norms of binary presentation (ie men dressing x way, women dressing x way). FUN TRIANGLE GUIDE

Re-framing Sex as a Social Construct

More from our friend, Riley SHORT, 10 MINUTE BREAK LAYERS OF IDENTITY ACTIVITY

• 1 square representing your sexual orientation/identity • 1 square representing your gender identity • 1 square representing your racial identity/(ties) • 1 square representing an identity of your choice LGBTQIA+ Students

• Recent NY Times Article Re: HHS Memo to DOJ • SB 179 • Sense of safety • Sense of inclusion • Online /harassment • Dating • Queer student groups & socializing • Isolation • Developmental Delays • (friends/parents) • Queer and Trans students of color • Navigating processes (campus/legal) • Bathrooms/Gendered spaces QUEER FACULTY & STAFF

• LGB • ENDA • Partner equity • Closet until tenure • Role models • LGBT courses/majors • Trans/ Transgender • Recent NY Times Article Re: HHS Memo to DOJ • SB 179 • Transitioning • Coming Out • Resume/Cover letter/ application/ Background Checks/ HR • Insurance policies/coverage • Bathrooms/gendered spaces • Others/support THE LIONEL CANTÚ QUEER RESOURCE CENTER • Advising and Referrals • Campus Collaborations • Cantúniversity Edu • Community Collaborations • Facility Use • • Food Pantry (in progress) • Gala Gallery • Information Hub: Q Connect • Library • Study Center OTHER REFERRALS AND CAMPUS RESOURCES • Student Referrals • Cantú Queer Center • SHOP • CAPS • The ERCs: AARC, AAPIRC, AIRC, El Centro • Women’s Center • CARE Office • Faculty & Staff Referrals • Cantú Queer Center • The ERCs: AARC, AAPIRC, AIRC, El Centro • Women’s Center • Human Resources • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Hate Bias Reporting • reporthate.ucsc.edu And more ideas of what to do… MOST SINCERE THANKS TO…

• All of you who are here and participated in community with one another today

• The Office of Diversity and Inclusion SOURCES

• Brave Space • Brian Arao & Kristi Clemens • Definitions • UC Riverside’s LGBT Resource Center website • Fun Triangle Guide • Jessica Pettitt, I am… Social Justice • Gender Unicorn • www.transstudent.org • Layers of Identity Activity • Alejandro Covarrubias • Scenarios • Ethan Hutchinson and Tam Welch