Davey Shlasko 
Trans Allyship Workbook [EPUB ebook] 
Building Skills to Support Trans People In Our Lives

TABLE OF CONTENTS
introduction page 1
chapter 1: What is Allyship? 5
chapter 2: What is Trans, and Who are Trans People? 9
chapter 3: Trans Lives 21
     Coming Out and Transition 21
     Intersectionality 25
     Trans Children and Youth 27
     Discrimination, Violence and Disrespect 30
chapter 4: Getting Pronouns Right and What It Teaches
Us About Gender 32
     What are Pronouns? 33
     Why Pronouns Matter 36
     Barriers to Getting Pronouns Right, and How to
Overcome Them 38
     Community Norms About Pronouns 54
     How Using They as a Singular Pronoun Can Change
the World 60
chapter 5: Allyship in Action 66
     Examples of Allyship Behaviors 66
     Special Allyship Situations 83
     For Parents of Trans Children 83
     For Professionals 85
     Educators 87
     Healthcare Providers 87
     Therapists and Other Human Service Providers 89
keep it going 90
resources 91
glossary 94

Davey Shlasko, M.Ed., is an educator, author and consultant, and founder of Think Again Training & Consulting. Davey’s passion is facilitating adult learning about – and in the context of – social justice movements. Davey’s recent and ongoing work includes consulting with numerous K-12 schools, colleges, and human service providers to improve trans inclusion; co-designing and leading a community-based study group focused on racial justice organizing in predominantly white, rural areas with Lost River Racial Justice; co-designing and leading a community-based cross-class dialogue circle with ACT for Social Justice; and co-authoring the Classism and Ableism chapters of Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice, 3rd edition. Davey has an M.Ed. in Social Justice Education from UMass, Amherst, and has been writing and teaching about social justice issues since 2000. Davey also serves as a Marta Sotomayor Fellow and adjunct faculty member at Smith College School for Social Work.