Creighton Allies Program Training

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• Creighton Allies Program Training

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What is CAP?

• History
• SAFE On Campus, Ball State University, 1992
• Safe Space, Safe Zone, Safe Place
• Why at Creighton?
• Purpose

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Always Our Children

• Respect for the God-given dignity of all persons
  means the recognition of human rights and
  responsibilities.
• It is not sufficient only to avoid unjust
  discrimination. Homosexual persons "must be
  accepted with respect, compassion and
  sensitivity
• Nothing in the Bible or in Catholic teaching can
  be used to justify prejudicial or discriminatory
  attitudes and behaviors
• We call on all Christians and citizens of good
  will to confront their own fears about
  homosexuality and to curb the humor and
  discrimination
• We understand that having a homosexual
  orientation brings with it enough anxiety, pain
  and issues related to self-acceptance without
  society bringing additional prejudicial treatment

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VocabularyBasic Terms

• Sex Medical term designating a combination of
  gonads, chromosomes, secondary sex
  characteristics.
• Traditionally divided into male or female
• Intersex Someone whose biological sex is
  ambiguous.
• Sexual Orientation Emotional, physical, and
  sexual attraction

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Homosexuality

• Homosexual A person who is emotionally,
  physically, and/or sexually attracted to members
  of the same sex.
• The terms gay and lesbian are often preferred
  by members of the community.

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Bisexuality

• Bisexual A person who is emotionally,
  physically, and/or sexually attracted to both men
  and women.
• Not a transition phase from heterosexuality to
  homosexuality
• Legitimate Sexual Orientation

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Sex and Sexual Orientation
TJ ONeill
Elizabeth Straley
Marie Young
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Vocabulary Part 2Gender Terms

• Gender A persons gender is made up of these
  things
• Identity/Awareness Ones psychological sense of
  self
• Expression The way one expresses oneself how
  society views oneself
• It is important to remember that an individual
  may fall anywhere along any of these different
  spectra

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Transgender Trans Terms

• Transgender Refers to those whose gender
  expression sometimes runs contrary to what others
  would normally expect.
• umbrella term
• Transsexual Individuals who change their sex to
  align with their gender identities.

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For the visual learners
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Sex, Gender Sexual Orientation
Marie Young
Elizabeth Straley
Brandon Teena
David Bowie
TJ ONeill
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Coming OutIdentity Development

• Coming Out The lifelong cyclical process of
  developing a positive identity as a gay, lesbian,
  bisexual, or transgender person.

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Coming OutStages

• Awareness
• Confusion, questioning
• Coming out, acceptance
• Integration and acceptance

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Questions

• If you were a parent, how would you feel about
  having a LGBT child?
• If someone you care about were to say to you, I
  think Im gay, would you suggest that the person
  see a therapist? Why?
• Would you wear a button that says, How dare you
  presume Im heterosexual? If not, why not?
• Can you think of three positive aspects of being
  LGBT? Can you think of three negative aspects of
  being straight/heterosexual?

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Homo-, Bi-, Transphobia

• An irrational fear of
• persons who identify as homosexual, bisexual or
  transgender
• homosexuality, bisexuality or transgenderism
• any behavior, belief, or attitude of self or
  others which does not conform to rigid sex-role
  stereotypes
• Reinforces sexism and heterosexism

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Offensive Terms

• Sexual Orientation as a Noun or Unnecessary
  Adjective (Are you a homosexual?, Gay Bob
  called.)
• Sexual Preference
• Sexual Orientation
• Gay Lifestyle
• Gay Agenda
• LGBT Rights Movement
• Special Rights
• Equal Rights
• Queer
• LBGT

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Homo-, Bi-, Transphobia Effects on LGBT Students

• Depression
• Suicide
• Twice as likely to report having seriously
  considered suicide or made a suicide plan and
  three to four times as likely to report
  attempting suicide
• 30 teenage suicides among LGBT youth
• Shame (internalized homophobia)

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Coming OutChallenges to Developing a Positive
LGBT Identity

• Identity Confusion
• Rejection
• Misinformation
• Lack of Self-acceptance
• Denial of Basic Civil Rights
• Relationship Development

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Activity

• A Guided Journey

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Heterosexism

• Heterosexism The individual or institutionalized
  assumption that heterosexuality is the normal
  sexual orientation and which, therefore,
  systematically denies, invalidates and fails to
  recognize the complete humanness of LGBT persons.

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Heterosexual Privilege

• Heterosexual Privilege The basic civil rights
  and social privileges that a heterosexual
  individual automatically receives, which are
  systematically denied to LGBT persons on the sole
  basis of their orientation.
• For instance
• not questioning your normalcy and having positive
  role models in the media
• living in a residence hall without fear of
  rejection or discomfort from roommates
• walk down the mall holding hands with partner

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HeterosexismCombating Heterosexism

• Assume there are always LGBT people around you
  wondering how safe they are
• Provide safety by making clear your support of
  the LGBT community
• Challenge heterosexism whether or not LGBT
  individuals are present
• Confront you own fear, memories, and bad feelings
  about LGBT individuals
• Dont assume that a LGBT individual of the same
  sex is automatically romantically attracted to you

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Activity

• Three Volunteers

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Pop QuizAlly Development

• How would you define the word gay?

STUPID
GAY
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Creating an Inclusive Campus Environment

• Object to and eliminate gay jokes and humor.
• Dont force anyone to disclose his or her
  orientation to you.
• Appreciate the strength and struggle it takes to
  establish a positive LGBT identity.
• View the creation of an inclusive campus
  environment as the responsibility of everyone in
  the Creighton community, not just LGBT
  individuals.

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Ally Development

• What is an ally?
• A person who supports the gay, lesbian, bisexual,
  and transgender communities
• Actively works to break down systematic
  discrimination against LGBT people

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Ally DevelopmentStages

• Stage 1 Pre-Contact
• Stage 2 Acceptance
• Stage 3 Internal Identification
• Stage 4 External Identification
  (Redefinition)

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Activity

• A Guided Journeywith a twist

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• Creighton Allies Program Training