Podcast: Unlearning White Complicity

How can we relate within and without of the gender 'binary' at work and beyond?

Many people, even LGBTQIA+ allies and queer people, are coming up against the genderism present in lifelong lessons we’ve been taught that tightly define successful ‘men’ and ‘women’ (with little to no room for other options beyond those two).

In relating with individuals who do not conform to these societal expectations of gender — including through personal style and the use of pronouns such as they/them, she/they, he/they, ze/zim or other neopronouns — some find themselves resisting or not quite ‘getting’ this expansion beyond the gender binary (of woman and man). This can create unwanted divisions between ourselves and others at work and home.

For queer individuals this can lead to further confusion about society’s difficulty accepting their honest expression, as well as continuing to experience direct harm from macro and micro-aggressions. This rejection of authentic expression is directly correlated with increased rates of suicide, especially in the younger generation.

Given the consequences for rejecting people based on their own freedom of expression, why is this such a sticky matter for many people to untangle in personal & professional relationships? And even for those who are allied with the queer community, why are some of these new expansive social practices taking time to adapt to?

How can we respect the people we work and live with, nourishing a healthy culture at work and home?

🔥Join the LTHJ Global Community and GSBA, Washington State’s LGBTQ+ and allied chamber of commerce to experience this event that was hosted Wednesday, June 1st as we held these questions together, learned insights that help us approach the answers, and practiced engaging in brave conversations in the warmest “professional” community around.

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