Setting the scene for inclusive practice Outcomes of this session - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Setting the scene for inclusive practice Outcomes of this session Understand the importance of Transgender and Gender Diverse (TGD) inclusion for you and your business Understand what TGD is, including LGBTIQ+ Language and Terms
Outcomes of this session
★ Understand the importance of Transgender and Gender Diverse (TGD) inclusion for you and your business ★ Understand what TGD is, including LGBTIQ+ Language and Terms ★ Learn HOW you can increase LGBTIQ+ inclusivity in your practice
Bow ie Stover
Fitness and Nutrition Coach TGD Advocate and Speaker
Zay Canters
Life Coach Specialising in Alcohol Addiction and TGD Issues
W hat service do w e provide?
W ho do w e w ork w ith?
The LGBTIQ+ Community
Gender Diverse Health and Fitness Health and Fitness Professionals Gyms, Training Studios and Health Specialists
1 .7 %
Intersex
(0.42 million)
4 %
Gender diverse
(0.98 million)
1 0 %
Sexuality diverse
(2.46 million)
Sexuality
Lesbian – A woman attracted to women. Gay – A man attracted to men. Bisexual – Attraction to more than one gender. Heterosexual – A person that is attracted to someone of the
Who you are physically, romantically or sexually attracted to.
Gender identity
How you perceive your gender, how you present this to others and how you want to be treated by others
Cisgender – Gender identity matches your assigned sex at birth Transgender – Gender identity does NOT match your assigned
sex at birth
Non-binary – Gender identity sits outside the binary of male and
female
Definitions
Gender Neutral Pronouns - Words that don't specify a
person’s gender identity. ‘They’ for instance is used as a gender neutral pronoun. ‘He’ or ‘She’ are examples of gendered pronouns.
AFAB - Assigned FEMALE at birth AMAB - Assigned MALE at birth Misgender - To refer to or address a person, with the pronoun
that does not represent the person's gender or gender identity.
Definitions
Birth nam e - Refer to a trans or gender diverse person by the
name they were given at birth or formerly used before transition.
Transition - The process of change that a trans or gender
diverse person undertakes in order to live in alignment with who they feel they are inside
Heteronorm ative - Relating to a world view that promotes
being cisgendered and heterosexual as the normal or preferred sexual and gender orientations.
An exclusionary form
An I nclusive form