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5. Ask some of these hyperspecific, open-ended, or just downright weird (in a fun way) questions! What do I do if someone who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender wants to come out in my office, on my residence hall floor, or within the context of any other group I am a part of?How can I support LGBTQ people without my own sexual orientation becoming an issue?How can I get others to be more open-minded about LGBTQ people?How can I best support trans people even if I’m not comfortable approaching them or am not close to any trans people?In your coming out process, what would be the best thing for others to say?How do I address someone who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender without offending them?How do I help trans kids and other trans people to build confidence?Questions for LGBTQ Allies
- As a member of the LGBTQ community, how can I be a better ally to other marginalized groups within the LGBTQ community?
- Is it counterproductive when potential allies expect you to ask them NICELY for their allyship?
- Where are some other spaces I can step up as an ally to trans people?
- How can we use our resource groups to reach out to the LGBTQ community and its allies, internally and externally?
Questions on How to Respond
- How should I respond to heterosexual friends or coworkers who feel negatively about a person who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender in our office, on our residence hall floor, or in any group I am a part of?
- What should I say to someone who is afraid of contracting HIV/AIDS from LGBTQ people?
- How should I respond to rumors that someone is lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender?
- How can I respond when someone tells a homophobic joke?
- How can I respond to homophobic and transphobic attitudes?
- How can I respond to people who object to LGBTQ people for religious reasons?
- What active role should the company play when offensive comments occur?
- What other phrases have you heard, often uttered “innocently,” in the workplace that are offensive to LGBTQ people (comments like “That’s so gay” or “I don’t care about a person’s sexual preference”)?
LGBTQ Panel Discussion Questions about Application to the Audience
- If someone wants advice on what to tell their roommate, friends, or family about being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender how can I help?
- What do you wish the public knew about transgender people?
A big thank you to KGH Interpretation and Kent State University for their inspiration in building this fabulous list of LGBTQ panel discussion questions!
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