Understanding and Interacting Respectfully with the Trans and Nonbinary Community

Session Description

Created by Transformation Journeys Worldwide, Understanding and Interacting Respectfully with the Trans and Nonbinary Community was a 90-minute virtual workshop that allowed attendees to reflect upon and work towards a greater understanding of how to interact respectfully with Trans and Nonbinary individuals.

 

RESOURCES

Session Presentation (PDF)

Session Recording

The Genderbread Person: Words to Know (PDF)

 

Presenters

 

 

 

 

 

Gabrielle Claiborne (she/her/hers), is the co-founder of Transformation Journeys Worldwide and currently serves as the Co-Chair of the National LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce’s Trans & Gender Expansive (TGX) Initiative, as Co-Chair of the Trans Affairs Committee on the City of Atlanta’s LGBTQ Mayoral Advisory Council, and as Secretary of the Out Georgia Business Alliance and chair of their TGX360 Employment & Entrepreneurship Initiative. In 2022, she received the Georgia Diversity Council’s LGBTQ Leadership Award, and in 2020 she published her memoir, Embrace Your Truth: A Journey of Authenticity. In 2019, the Atlanta Business Chronicle acknowledged her as their Diversity & Inclusion “Outstanding Voice” Award recipient as she delivered a TEDx talk for Centennial Park Women TEDx. In 2018, Gabrielle was honored as the Georgia Small Business Administration’s LGBT Small Business Champion Award recipient in recognition of her efforts in advancing LGBT business ownership and her work has been featured in Forbes and the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

Linda Herzer (she/her/hers), is the co-founder of Transformation Journeys Worldwide. Linda is a strong advocate for the trans community, a seasoned curriculum developer, experienced trainer, and author of The Bible and the Transgender Experience: How Scripture Supports Gender Variance, a ground-breaking book with insights that have brought her invitations to speak and preach throughout North America. She has served as co-facilitator of support groups for transgender youth and adults, and their parents and spouses and she currently offers coaching for gender diverse people and their loved ones. In 2020, she was the recipient of the Georgia Diversity Council’s LGBTQ+ Ally Award for her advocacy work in the LGBTQ community.