1. Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation

2. School Based Clinic Physical, mental, sexual & emotional health Safer Sex Program Confidential No cost to you

3. THE Council Teen Health Empowerment Council/THE Council Citywide leadership opportunity Become a peer educator & make positive changes in your community Build your resume Eat meals at all our meetings! Earn gift cards Get service hours Applications open – Clinic or apply online

4. Today Gender identity & sexual orientation CeCe McDonald Game Social Identities

5. Respect Be inclusive – people of all genders & sexual orientations Respectful language & participation

6. Human Sexuality is Complicated Human sexuality is complicated Video Human sexuality is complicated

7. Video Discussion What stood out to you about the video? What were his main messages? What was something new that you learned?

8. Gender Identity What’s your definition? How is gender different from sex? Cisgender: sex assigned at birth = gender identity Transgender: sex assigned at birth ≠ gender identity

11. Sexual Orientation What’s your definition? In what ways can people be attracted to others? Attraction ≠ behaviors Queer, straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, asexual….

12. Identities

13. CeCe McDonald https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgNjQ_U8sks Minneapolis-based African American trans woman 2012 was assaulted by man outside bar– he used racist & transphobic slurs, and smashed a bottle on her face CeCe stabbed attacker & he died CeCe served 19 months in prison for second- degree manslaughter State gender assessment: men’s prison

14. CeCe What did you learn from CeCe’s story? What are some challenges the LGBTQ+ community is facing? What does it mean that it happened in Minneapolis? What had you heard about?

15. Vocabulary Game Split into groups Match the gender identity & sexual orientation terms with definitions First team to get them all correct wins a prize!

16. Social Identities Gender Identity Sexual Orientation Race (based on physical characteristics) Ethnicity (based on culture & familial origin) Religion Socio-economic class (education, income, etc.) Age Citizenship First language Physical, emotional, & developmental ability (able-bodied, differently abled, chronic illness, mental illness, etc.) Which identities are you the most aware of? Why? Which ones do you think about the least? Why?

17. Ways to be Inclusive Let people self-identify Ask for pronouns Don’t assume everyone is straight Gender neutral terms: partner, significant other, boo… Step up when you hear hateful language Other ideas?

18. Community Resources The Bridge for Youth Mpls: Crisis shelter & counseling RECLAIM for LGBT Youth Mpls: Counseling, health services, & support groups Shades Of Yellow for Hmong LGBTQ St. Paul: INSPIRE Youth Group, support, education, & advocacy Sexual Violence Center of Hennepin County Mpls: Counseling, crisis line, & legal advocacy for victims/survivors of sexual violence

19. Family Tree Clinic St. Paul: Leader in LGBTQ Health Care (trans* hormone care) MN Transgender Health Coalition Mpls: Support groups, shot clinic, & syringe exchange The Trevor Project 24 Hour Support Lifeline 866-488-7386 School GSA Other ones you’ve heard of? Community Resources

20. Thanks!