Revised, updated and expanded for 2017 – the new Trans Allyship Workbook is everything you’ve been wanting to read about trans allyship! A workbook to help you build your understanding of trans communities and develop concrete skills for supporting trans people in your life, with over 100 pages of explanation, activities, illustrations and reflections including –
- New sections on intersectionality, singular they, and philosophies of allyship
- Tips and “best practices” for the special allyship situations of parents, teachers, healthcare providers and therapists
- Tons of new color illustrations
- New activities – it really is a “workbook” – to help you deepen and practice your allyship skills
- Extensive glossary to get updated on recent evolutions in trans terminology
- Resource lists to help you take the next steps in your learning, whether for personal or professional development
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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
Despre autor
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.