Some questions we could ask ourselves when working with LGBTQI+ people (Handout)

Source: GLSEN Safe Space Kit, 2016

Take a look to the following questions and try to reflect on them.

• What were the earliest messages you received about LGBT people and where did they come from?
• Were they positive, negative or neutral?
• If someone were to come out to you as LGBT, what would your first thought be?
• How would you feel if your child came out to you as LGBT? How would you feel if your mother, father or sibling came out to you as LGBT?
• Would you go to a physician whom you thought was LGBT if they were of a different gender than you? What if they were the same gender as you?
• Have you ever been to an LGBT social event, pride or support group? Why or why not?
• Can you think of three historical figures who were lesbian, gay or bisexual?
• Can you think of three historical figures who were transgender?
• Have you ever laughed at or made a joke at the expense of LGBT people?
• Have you ever stood up for an LGBT person being harassed? Why or why not?
• If you do not identify as LGBT, how would you feel if people thought you were LGBT?