Building LGBTQ Awareness: Creating Inclusive Communities

Speaker
, Director, Foundation Grants, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
, Senior Researcher, American Institutes for Research (AIR)


Description
This workshop will provide an accurate, up-to-date, basic competency with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ) community, including an understanding of terminology and experiences. It is intended to outline steps for implementing practices that are inclusive, welcoming, and safe for youth, families, volunteers, and staff from the LGBTQ community.