“What’s In a Name?” a Persad Center presentation delivered by Ted Hoover

CCEs – 1.5 (0.5 core/1.0 resource)

“What’s In a Name?”  −  Questioning?  Non-Binary? Asexual? Two Spirt? Cisgender? Thanks to increasing visibility and acceptance, and the always-increasing speed of social media, every day we’re being introduced to more and more letters, words and phrases being introduced into the LGBTQ+ community.

“What’s In a Name?” is an awareness program presented by Persad Center designed to shed some light and navigate a path through this forest of language. The 45-minute program examines the specific meaning of letters in the LGBTQ+ “alphabet soup” with a discussion of how the evolution of the letters mirrors the history of the movement.

“What’s In a Name?” also looks at some of the most recent terms used in the trans and non-binary communities and how that language is helping us to move beyond the transphobic and outdated attitudes from the past.

In this webinar we will:

1. Examine the specific meaning of letters in the LGBTQ+ community.
2. Explore how the evolution of the letters mirrors the history of the movement.
3. Review some of the most recent terms used in the trans and non-binary communities. and how that language is helping us to move beyond the transphobic and outdated attitudes from the past.

In this webinar participants will:

1. gain a greater understanding of the meaning and use of letters and pronouns used by the LGBTQ+ community.
2. develop an appreciation for this language is helping us to move beyond the transphobic and outdated attitudes from the past.
3. be able to reflect on their own experiences and perceptions regarding the LGBT+ community.

Speaker:

Ted Hoover is an Educator/Trainer who works at the Persad Center, the nation’s second oldest behavioral health and wellness center working with the LGBTQ+ and HIV/AIDS community.  Ted has previously worked with PA Bureau of Family Health on such issues as LGBTQ+ youth suicide prevention, adolescent sexual health and creating safe work/education environments across the Commonwealth. Additionally, he focuses on issues of discrimination, hate crime and human trafficking with area law enforcement and the Civil Rights Division of the FBI.

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