This inclusive language example showcases how to use Rise 360 to build employee guidebooks that are truly engaging.
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Thank you for sharing this! I provide LGBTQIA+ diversity training, and it made me so happy to see that gender identity and sexual orientation were included in this course!
Just a couple of notes- flashcard number three in the section on Gender Identity describes non-binary as "someone who expresses gender outside of traditional norms." This is not necessarily correct. Gender expression is separate from gender identity; being non-binary does not dictate how a person might express their gender at a given time.
This flashcard also describes non-binary as "someone who prefers not to be described by a specific gender." This is not correct. Non-binary is a gender identity, it just doesn't fit into the false binary of man and woman.
The phrase "preferred pronouns" is considered a microaggression. A person's correct pronouns are not a preference, they are an essential part of an individual's identity.
Pronouns are not necessarily connected to gender expression. Gender expression describes things like clothing, hair styles, and other parts of our outward appearance that a given society deems feminine, masculine, or gender-neutral. One should never assume a person's pronouns based on their gender expression.
Neopronouns such as ze/zir/hir are not necessarily interchangeable with they/them/theirs.
Many people in the LGBTQIA+ community does not use the term "homosexual" any more, as the American Psychiatric Association used the term "homosexuality" to describe same-sex attraction as a mental disorder.
The A in LGBTQIA+ does not represent allies. The LGBTQIA+ acronym only describes people who are not cisgender and/or are not heterosexual.
I really appreciate your emphasizing the importance of respecting pronouns and using gender-neutral language. Please feel free to contact me if you would like help correcting this information!
Just a couple of notes- flashcard number three in the section on Gender Identity describes non-binary as "someone who expresses gender outside of traditional norms." This is not necessarily correct. Gender expression is separate from gender identity; being non-binary does not dictate how a person might express their gender at a given time.
This flashcard also describes non-binary as "someone who prefers not to be described by a specific gender." This is not correct. Non-binary is a gender identity, it just doesn't fit into the false binary of man and woman.
The phrase "preferred pronouns" is considered a microaggression. A person's correct pronouns are not a preference, they are an essential part of an individual's identity.
Pronouns are not necessarily connected to gender expression. Gender expression describes things like clothing, hair styles, and other parts of our outward appearance that a given society deems feminine, masculine, or gender-neutral. One should never assume a person's pronouns based on their gender expression.
Neopronouns such as ze/zir/hir are not necessarily interchangeable with they/them/theirs.
Many people in the LGBTQIA+ community does not use the term "homosexual" any more, as the American Psychiatric Association used the term "homosexuality" to describe same-sex attraction as a mental disorder.
The A in LGBTQIA+ does not represent allies. The LGBTQIA+ acronym only describes people who are not cisgender and/or are not heterosexual.
I really appreciate your emphasizing the importance of respecting pronouns and using gender-neutral language. Please feel free to contact me if you would like help correcting this information!