Why do we talk pronouns What are pronouns

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Why do we talk pronouns? • What are pronouns? Learning moment! • What are

Why do we talk pronouns? • What are pronouns? Learning moment! • What are gender neutral pronouns? • What are your pronouns? • What about French pronouns? 1

Gender Neutral Language & Pronouns • Gender neutral language makes room for everyone on

Gender Neutral Language & Pronouns • Gender neutral language makes room for everyone on the gender and sexual orientation continuum. 2

Introductions • Name? Pronoun? • Work location and role? • What you hope to

Introductions • Name? Pronoun? • Work location and role? • What you hope to get from this training? 3

Activity • Take a piece of paper and split it into 4 with the

Activity • Take a piece of paper and split it into 4 with the following categories: Sex, Gender Identity, Gender Expression &Sexual Orientation

Place the following words into the boxes: • • • • • Curious Appearance

Place the following words into the boxes: • • • • • Curious Appearance Gay Make-up Personal Female Genitalia Two-Spirit Public Asexual Clothing Transgender Anatomical Woman Intersex Male Bisexual • • • • • Assigned at birth Voice Cisgender Hair Masculine Feminine Trans Internal Pronoun Transsexual Genderqueer Pansexual Lived Identity Lesbian Straight Man Individual Are there other words you can think of?

What are these categories • Sex, Gender Identity, Gender Expression &Sexual Orientation are the

What are these categories • Sex, Gender Identity, Gender Expression &Sexual Orientation are the 4 human rights categories that are protected in most provinces, and hopefully federally soon • They are what we as a community use to understand gender & sexual diversity

SEX: ● Anatomy ● Genitalia

SEX: ● Anatomy ● Genitalia

Lived Personal Internal Transgender Cisgender Gender queer

Lived Personal Internal Transgender Cisgender Gender queer