For many Indigenous peoples and our dances, remembering tradition means de-colonizing gender & sexuality
BAAITS Two-Spirit Native American Powwow has degendered its traditional dance categories, while staying firmly rooted in Native traditions and forms. Video in this link with more info about the powwow.
Listen to Hoop Dancer Ty Defoe about how he de-colonizes his traditional dance
BBC Video : “The Pre-colonial Genders We Don’t Talk About”
Listen to Hoop Dancer Ty Defoe about how he de-colonizes his traditional dance
BBC Video : “The Pre-colonial Genders We Don’t Talk About”
Respecting LGBTQ2S+ Folks
About using a person's preferred pronouns including several helpful videos
Many resources available at National Center for Transgender Equality
Sylvia Rivera Law Project
Transgender Law Center
Many resources available at National Center for Transgender Equality
- About Transgender People
- Self-help Guides for Trans folks and allies
- Know Your Rights
Sylvia Rivera Law Project
Transgender Law Center
All gender bathrooms and facilities
All-gender / gender neutral facilities don’t just benefit trans people. They are critical to the safety of trans folks, AND there are plenty of other people who benefit: Parents/guardians with children or elders where there’s a mix of genders benefit. Disabled people who have care attendants with them where there’s a mix of genders benefit. Non-transgender people who do not present/appear as traditionally-gendered (who are often harassed/assaulted in restrooms) also benefit.
- PDF toolkit from the Sylvia Rivera Law Center
- Article from The Bustle: 5 Reasons all Bathrooms Should be Gender Neutral
- Article from Daily Beast with audio transcript: Why all Public Bathrooms should be Gender Neutral
- “Multiple independent studies have shown that there’s never been a reported case of a transgender person attacking someone else in a public facility. The opposite is true: Disproportionate numbers of trans people have been the victim of violence or harassment in public restrooms.”
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For LGBTQ2SIAA+ Artists and Events in Venues
Sean Dorsey is a nationally-acclaimed trans choreographer based in Yelamu / San Francisco. He has compiled these resources from his company’s gender-inclusion work.
- Making facility bathrooms & changing rooms all gender
- Training staff and volunteers to use non gendered language
- Using non-gendered language for show announcements
- Not requiring ID for buying or picking up tickets
- Sean Dorsey Dance's Tech Rider (a combination of the above PDFs, these are the parts of the tech rider that ask host venues for changes and accommodations that are trans/gnc/two-spirit supportive)
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Additional Resources
Follow Alok Vaid-Menon’s Publicly-viewable Instagram page with constant educational materials on Gender & Sexuality
In part because of the violences LGBTQ2S+ face, many are also disabled or differently-abled. So gender inclusivity can be equally as impactful for your community as disability justice (see this resource page).