LGBTQ+ Everyday Allies
Meets: F from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church
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Please note: This course program requires membership in a 2023-2024 OLLI at MSU Membership
Description
A 2022 Gallup poll found that 7.2% of the U.S. population identify as LGBT+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender). Significant physical and mental health disparities exist in these populations, including increased incidence of depression, suicidal ideation and illicit drug use. However, studies have shown that LGBTQ+ individuals with supportive communities have better mental and physical health outcomes. Come learn how to create that supportive community together.
Course Takeaways
This interactive course will clarify common vocabulary used by many LGBTQ+ community members, discuss how to appropriately use pronouns, and how to correct yourself when you make a mistake. We'll brainstorm how to support LGBTQ+ individuals and what things to avoid doing. We'll also look at the role bias can play in our interactions with our LGBTQ+ neighbors.
Scholarship
Apply for a needs-based scholarship to take this offering.
Meet the Instructor
| Fee: | $50.00 |
Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church
2152 Graf St Bozeman, MT 59718http://www.hopebozeman.com/#/welcome/directions-to-hope
Bee Bowman
Bee Bowman is a registered nurse in Bozeman. They have over a decade of experience advocating for the LGBTQ+ community as an educator, program director and healthcare worker. They have facilitated training with Bridgercare since 2019 and are passionate about making Bozeman a more inclusive place for all.Bryn Goodwin
Bryn Goodwin is a labor and delivery nurse at Bozeman Health and attended MSU for her bachelor's in nursing. She has been a nurse for three years and started her career working in the medical unit at the peak of COVID-19 in 2020. She loves education and fulfills that love by sharing knowledge with her patients and within the community.Shawn Reagor
Shawn Reagor uses he/him pronouns and has been doing LGBTQ+ advocacy for over a decade. He has facilitated support groups, been involved in LGBTQ+ policymaking, and led some of Montana's biggest campaigns for LGBTQ+ rights in recent history. Shawn has provided hundreds of educational trainings around the state of Montana.| Date | Day | Time | Location |
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| 04/19/2024 | Friday | 1 PM to 3 PM | Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church |
| 04/26/2024 | Friday | 1 PM to 3 PM | Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church |
| 05/03/2024 | Friday | 1 PM to 3 PM | Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church |
| 05/10/2024 | Friday | 1 PM to 3 PM | Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church |
| 05/17/2024 | Friday | 1 PM to 3 PM | Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church |