LGBTIQA+ Inclusion in Migration
Take this course to learn how to provide appropriate migration services to LGBTIQA+ people and help them feel safe and respected.
Key Outcomes
- You’ll feel more confident when working with LGBTIQ+ people.
- You’ll understand how to create and maintain safe spaces for LGBTIQ+ staff and clients.
- You’ll gain greater knowledge of the language, history and culture of the LGBTIQA+ community and how to build the lived experience of LGBTIQA+ people into your work.
- You’ll understand common mistakes made in working with LGBTIQ+ people – and how to avoid them.
- You’ll know how to make LGBTIQA+ people feel safe, empowered and valued.
- You’ll go away with tangible tips to help you be a respectful and LGBTIQA+ inclusive ally.
Prerequisite: No prerequisite for this course.
Who Should Take This Course?
➢ migration agents
➢ migration policy makers
➢ migration public servants
➢ immigration lawyers
➢ visa and citizenship lawyers
➢ migration lawyers
➢ migration coordinators
➢ migration assistants
➢ migration agent reception staff
➢ migration agency board members
➢ migration agency team members
➢ migration agency leadership teams
➢ migration consultants
➢ migration agent assistants
➢ anyone in the migration industry who wants to learn more about the LGBTIQA+ community
Become a LGBTIQA+ Inclusive Vendor
Let’s understand your desired learning objectives and we can tailor our course to meet them. Please book a Zoom meeting today!
Featured Case Study
A Transformative Journey
Nick’s journey took an exciting turn when he enrolled in the 12-hour LGBTIQA+ inclusion training course offered by The Equality Network. The insights he gained sparked a desire for meaningful change within his business—a commitment to LGBTIQA+ inclusion that would resonate far beyond the confines of his office.
Training format
Face-to-Face
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Take the course face-to-face
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4 x 150 min workshops
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10-12 hours in total
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2 half days, a week apart
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minimum of 8 to conduct course
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interactive, engaging
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When completed, gain ongoing access to the course content online
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Get access to additional scheduled online support (Q&A sessions)
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Course fee: POA
Live via Zoom
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Take the course live via Zoom
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8 x 90 min workshops
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10-12 hours in total
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timing negotiable
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minimum of 6 to conduct course
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interactive, engaging
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When completed, gain ongoing access to the course content online
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Get access to additional scheduled online support (Q&A sessions)
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Course fee: POA
Course Description
Work with actual LGBTIQ+ migration case studies Learn from lived experience, including archival footage Minimal lecturing Complete the course and become a member of The Equality Network Stay up-to-date with additional resource materials
Are you using LGBTIQ+ inclusive language in your migration work with LGBTIQ+ people, as well as in your workplace, events or meetings? What about on your organisation’s website and in your social media posts, and the emails etc you send? Are they accessible and truly inclusive for everyone?
LGBTIQ+ awareness is crucial if you want to build a safe, inclusive space for everyone in your migration work.
In this course, you’ll learn about some of the best ways to make LGBTIQ+ people feel safe, comfortable and valued; and you’ll learn lots about the language, history and culture of the LGBTIQ+ community.
Here’s a more detailed breakdown of what you’ll learn:
- Acknowledgement of Country
- Acknowledgement of LGBTIQA+ activists and culture changers
- Safe space sign – and meaning of safe space; how to create one
- Why you’re here – benefits, objections and outcomes of being inclusive
- Quick test – what do you know?
- Heteronormativity and its impact
- The relationship between LGBTIQ+ people and migration organisations – barriers
- Language 101 – key LGBTIQ+ terms
- The LGBTIQ+ acronym
- Pronouns – why they’re important; how to use them
- Terms to avoid using, and why
- LGBTIQ+ flags – symbolism
- ‘In the closet’ and ‘coming out’
- Where are the gay people in Victoria and what do they earn?
- How’s your gaydar?
- LGBTIQ+ stereotypes and their effect
- Those offensive little questions
- Milestones in various phases of LGBTIQ+ people’s lives
- Equality, equity and liberation – an explanation
- Legal rights of LGBTIQ+ people
- Major events in the struggle for rights – US and Australia
- Let’s talk straight (or not)
- How safe is it in various situations for LGBTIQ+ people?
- Countries that are safe / unsafe for LGBTIQ+ people
- Guided fantasy – put on our shoes
- Mental health statistics of LGBTIQ+ people – implications for staff
- What are the LGBTIQ+ pressure points for your organisation?
- Sensitivities and concerns that LGBTIQ+ staff may have in working on migration matters
- Dealing with the politics of LGBTIQ+ clients
- Protecting the legal rights of LGBTIQ+ clients
- What could possibly go wrong at a non-inclusive migration organisation?
- Impacts of your migration organisation not being LGBTIQ+ inclusive
- LGBTIQ+ health check of your organisation’s website and documentation
- Tangible tips to help you be an LGBTIQ+ inclusive migration professional
- Developing an LGBTIQ+ inclusion policy or charter
About the trainer
Bronte Price
The person who will train you is Bronte Price (he, him), a cis gay man, who is not only a qualified trainer but also a registered marriage celebrant. Often, in that role, he deals with LGBTIQA+ couples seeking visas to come to Australia to get married. Bronte came out as a gay man at the age of 42, having been married to a woman and having had four sons. He lives with his husband, Clint, and their rescue kelpie, Bingo.
It’s Bronte’s lived experience as both a straight man and a gay man that informs this LGBTIQA+ inclusion course. He understands the pressures on people who know they are LGBTIQA+ but can’t come out for a range of reasons; he’s experienced the stigma of being labelled ‘homosexual’ when to be so was a criminal offence; as a gay man, he’s faced harassment and discrimination from family members and in the workplace; and he continues to work with LGBTIQA+ people who struggle with not being able to be their authentic selves.
He’s on a mission to help migration professionals provide respectful, inclusive services to LGBTIQA+ clients. Bronte understands how to treat people with respect. He knows how to create safe spaces for LGBTIQA+ people and for those who undertake his LGBTIQA+ Inclusion Training.