Event Details
Our Transgender Awareness webinar is about raising the visibility of transgender people and addressing the issues that affect the transgender community. Our goal is the help people understand who transgender people are, the discrimination and prejudice they face, and how as a community we can positively advocate for trans and gender non-conforming people.
Raising awareness of this community is vital, as they face an extreme amount of violence and stigma. As part of this webinar, we'll like to honour to the transgender people who lost their lives through anti-transgender violence last year. 2021 marks the deadliest year recorded, most of them being people of colour or Latinx.
Questions We'll be Answering in this Webinar
- What does it mean to be transgender?
- What's the difference between sexual orientation and gender identity?
- What is gender dysphoria?
- What are some of the issues affecting the trans community?
- What are some of the common misconceptions around being transgender?
- How can we support the transgender community?
Why is 'Transgender Awareness Week' important today?
- Provides a platform for trans individuals to shares their experiences and advice.
- Amplifies the experiences of LGBT+ people and provides comfort to those who are or might be Transgender.
- Informs people about the discrimination and violence trans and gender non-conforming people face.
- Normalises LGBT+ identities and behaviours.
- Raises visibility and breaks down stigmas and prejudices.
- Shines the light on different gender identities, conditions, and sexual orientations.