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The Pride Center’s Community Cultural Competency Trainings create LGBTQ+ affirming spaces throughout Western New York. Cultural Competency Training creates more equitable, affirming, and productive environments.
Our Community Trainings are held once per month via Zoom, and are free and open to any community members or allies seeking to make a difference.
Our trainings include:
- LGBTQ+ Foundations: learn about sexuality, gender identity, pronouns, and discrimination - a great place to start for anyone who wants to increse their understanding of the LGBTQ+ community
- Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth: perfect for teachers or professionals who work with youth, this training includes our Foundations training and an additional section on supporting queer youth
- TGX+ Health Disparities: geared towards healthcare professionals, this training explains how to better serve transgender and gender expansive (TGX+) patients
- Queerness in Nature: explore the natural world and learn about queer animals, plants and fungi