Workshops

Survival Tips for Queer Community Educators in a Straight World

Luis Guerra, Health Initiatives for Youth

Have you ever put your personal experiences on the table to create spaces for straight people? Have you ever felt like a punching bag while creating connections with straight communities? Have you ever felt like you are sharing too much about yourself? It is time for queer educators to develop a self-care action plan to decrease burnout. This would be an interactive workshop where participants will have an opportunity to share and build skills to develop their own personal survival action plan. Come have fun in a group that “has been there, done that”!

Together we will:

• practice effective communication
• share experiences and challenges
• come up with ways to use anger/frustration constructively
• create a group strategy list
• develop an individual self-care plan