Workplace Trainings
Basic Rights Education Center
Oregon has made tremendous progress in creating safe and affirming workplaces for lesbian, gay, and bisexual employees. However, more than 90% of transgender and gender-diverse people report experiencing harassment or discrimination at work. The Basic Rights Education Center works to improve the experience of transgender people in the workplace.
The program is designed to build a shared discourse around transgender identities, using narrative to detangle concepts such as sex and gender. From there, attendees will receive training on their specific roles as allies to their transgender co-workers and clients, including conversations around pronouns, facilities, and transitioning.
Our training program is flexible, and modifications to our content are often made based on the profile of your organization and the specific audience being trained. We are able to provide our training to most any audience.
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LGBTQ2SIA+ Inclusion in the Workplace Training
Our flagship training, LGBTQ2SIA+ Inclusion and Affirmation in the Workplace training will support attendees as they begin their work toward creating a more affirming workplace for all LGBTQIA2S+ coworkers, clients, and more specifically the transgender community. Our dual goals are improving LGBTQIA2S+ people’s experiences among their organization or community and educating people on how to create a safer and more affirming place for all. The training will focus on developing the language and understanding one may need to engage with LGBTQIA2S+ people in a validating and inclusive way.
This training is three hours long, and can be done virtually or in-person. You have the option of completing it in one three-hour session, or two 90 minute sessions.
We’ve delivered this training to a wide range of organizations, from governmental agencies to customer-facing businesses and everything in between. If you’re interested in having a BRO training at your workplace, please fill out the inquiry form below.
Training & Speaking Engagement Inquiry Form
Please note: If you would like to request a speaker or panelist, rather than a full workplace training, please see our Speaking Engagements and Panels page.