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https://learn.extension.org/events/3008
This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Office of Military
Family Readiness Policy, U.S. Department of Defense under Award Number 2015-48770-24368.
The ABCs of LGBT: Learning Language and
Inclusive Practices in Work with LGBT Families
Connecting military family service providers
and Cooperative Extension professionals to research
and to each other through engaging online learning opportunities
militaryfamilies.extension.org
MFLN Intro
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Today’s Presenter
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Jenifer McGuire, PhD
• Associate Professor of Family Social Science
at University of Minnesota
• Areas of interest include: parent relationships
for sexual and gender minority youth, parent
socialization of adolescent sexuality, well-being
of sexual and gender minority youth, and
parenting across family transitions
• Member of Parent’s Forever and a developing
coalition for Sexual and Gender (SGM) youth
well-being
Binaries
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http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/stat_t.php
The variability within groups is often greater than the differences between
groups
Binaries
How Much People Like Ice Hockey in Minnesota
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Women
Men
**This is not real data**Created by Bari Sobelson
The Gender Binary
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http://itspronouncedmetrosexual.com/2015/03/the-genderbread-person-v3/
Language
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Can you think about the ways that language impacts
how you communicate with others?
- Can you think of times when you’ve used language
that stigmatized someone?
- What are examples of language we use to discuss
mental health, gender, body image, and food?
https://pixabay.com/en/alphabet-communication-emotion-2023292/
Language is Activism
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• Ways of talking to and about people can promote
activism and intervention
• Reframing the ways we talk about gender, age, body
image, and inclusion can lead to change
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Pronouns
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• Why do we use pronouns?
• What does it mean to state your GPs?
• Why do you think this practice of stating GPs might be
important?
• Examples:
-she/her
-he/him
-they/them
-ze/hir
https://pixabay.com/en/quote-chalk-chalkboard-words-think-791953/
Transgender/Trans
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• Broad term for individuals who transcend conventional
boundaries of gender, regardless of physical categorization
or sexual orientation. (Feldman & Blockting, 2003)
• Can include a diverse array of social and physical transition
and identity
• Variability in identification with binary classifications of
gender
• Genderqueer identities- nonbinary in relation to fluid
• Two-spirit identity
Genderqueer Identities (Opener)
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• Range of expression- gender as a spectrum vs. binary
• Outside and between the binary
• Ways of expressing gender
• Gender and sex are not interdependent
https://pixabay.com/en/gender-icon-male-female-human-1674893/
Two-Spirit Identity
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• Used by Native American/Indigenous communities
• Method for describing one’s gender expression/identity
• Dwindling in recognition amongst tribe members
• Sacredness changed as a result of Westernization and
colonization
• Two-spirit does not mean trans and vice versa
http://traditionalnativehealing.com/tag/two-spirit
Sexual and Gender Identity
Characteristics
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McGuire, J K, Doty, J L, Catalpa, J M & Ola, C. (2016). Body image in transgender
young people: Findings from a qualitative, community based study. Body Image, 18,
96-107. doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.06.004
Questions About Terms?
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Approaches to Gender
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• Gender as socialized, cultural ideal
• Gender as a performance
• Gender as an innate expression of essential differences
https://pixabay.com/en/bonding-break-casual-chilling-1985863/
How to Promote Inclusivity
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https://pixabay.com/en/pride-lgbt-flag-rainbow-community-828056/
In the Space
• Symbols and signs
• Posted policy
• Inclusive bathrooms
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https://pixabay.com/en/safety-pin-fixing-pin-pins-colors-390364/
Why Inclusivity Matters
• EVERYONE feels safer in more inclusive environments
• Research on schooling repeatedly finds that all youth are
safer when environments are more inclusive
• Some examples from my research with colleagues…
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Legal Protection from Discrimination
Gender Identity and/or Expression
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State Laws• Minnesota Human Rights Act
-Protection from discrimination in employment, housing, and
education
-Gender identity protected from discrimination
• Safe and Supportive Schools Act 2014
-Bullying prohibition statute for school-based application
-Gender expression enumerated for protection
Federal Law
• Title IX, Civil Rights Act 1973 Sex Discrimination prohibition
-Gender identity & expression and sexual orientation vary by
states but are often applied to sex discrimination by courts
Gender Variance in Family Theory
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• How gender is enacted
• Roles and expectations
• Challenges to current theoretical assumption
The Enactment of Gender in Families
(And Society)
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• Cisgender-An individual’s identified gender is aligned with the sex
assigned at birth
• Heteronormative-A world view that promotes heterosexuality as normal
and preferred
• Cisnormative-A belief system that there are only two genders, that
our bodies define our gender, and that our gender
necessitates certain roles in families and society
• Gender Policing-Imposing behaviors on others based on sex
or assumed gender
Cisnormativity in Social Interactions
• Extends beyond not allowing multiple gender choices
• Gendered school organization
-clothing, bathrooms
• Medical forms
• Any structure that limits gender to binary based on sex
• Our primary family theories reflect this perspective- gender
is considered constant, and based on sex, a factor that
influences interactions rather than a product of those
interactions
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Promoting Inclusion through
Relationships
• When people feel welcome, they are included
• When their needs are easily met, they are included
• When they are treated with respect, they are included
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How can you promote inclusion?
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MFLN Intro
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https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8409844
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Evaluation and
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Family Development Upcoming
Event
TRANSforming Conversations:
Addressing Needs of Transgender Youth
and Their Families
• Date: April 20, 2017
• Time: 11:00am Eastern
• Location:
https://learn.extension.org/events/3009
For more information on MFLN Family Development, go to:
https://militaryfamilies.extension.org/family-development/
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30This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Office of Military Family
Readiness Policy, U.S. Department of Defense under Award Number 2015-48770-24368.