Understanding discrimination, hate crime and minority stress

Did you know that 68% of LGBT people don’t feel safe holding hands with a same-gender partner in public for fear of discrimination? This module will discuss how discrimination takes place, addressing unconscious bias and the impact of minority stress on the health, wellbeing and safety of LGBT people. This module will enable you to recognise discrimination (both explicit and implicit) and feel more confident in challenging it. You’ll also be empowered with a range of signposting information to support LGBT people who have experienced discrimination, minority stress and hate crime.

For more information on the module content and learning outcomes, click here.

LGBT Foundation's Training Academy

Our Training Academy is for anyone wanting to increase their knowledge and confidence of LGBT inclusion at home, at work and in the community.

LGBT Foundation’s grass-roots expertise and over 45 years experience means we work with over 40,000 people per year and reaching 600,000 people online. In particular, our Pride in Practice programme is nationally recognised - working with Primary Care services to elevate the experiences of LGBT people and create meaningful and sustainable changes. Building on a decades of success supporting LGBT people, we have developed the LGBT Foundation Training Academy; an online curriculum of LGBT training modules designed to help you confidently:

• Navigate language and definitions relating to LGBT identities e.g. trans and non-binary
• Understand the historical and national legislation that has, and continues to, influence LGBT people’s lives
• Recognise the barriers and challenges that LGBT people experience within society, workplaces, healthcare etc.
• Signpost to sources of support for LGBT people within your local area and online
• Be an LGBT ally by identifying discrimination and making positive changes to challenge it

Completing LGBT Foundation’s Training Academy modules evidences your commitment to continual learning and supporting equality, diversity and inclusion into your personal and professional practice.

Following our Pride in Practice programme’s success in the healthcare sector, we have developed the LGBT Foundation Training Academy; an online curriculum of LGBT training modules. Whether it’s getting involved with targeted modules or the full training programme, every trainee will receive a certificate of completion to recognise their achievement and have the opportunity to become an accredited Training Academy Champion to demonstrate their leadership and commitment.

We invite you to be the pioneers of our Training Academy and founding Training Academy Champions as we bring LGBT inclusion expertise to everyone who wants and needs it.

Modules available (90mins - 2hours each)

1. LGBT 101: Terminology, legislation and inequalities
2. Trans and Non-binary inclusion
3. Asking LGBT inclusive questions and having challenging conversations
4. Being an LGBT ally at home, at work and in the community
5. LGBT health inequalities, access and signposting
6. Multiply Marginalised: Intersectionality in practice
7. Understanding discrimination, hate crime and minority stress
8. Making LGBT People Count: Monitoring Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Trans Status
9. LGBT inclusive workplaces
10. LGBT Leadership

Ticket Options

You can purchase a single module, bundle or champion package. When we receive the notification from eventbrite we will contact you to discuss your purchase and provide you with a quote.

Things to note:

• All training modules are live, interactive group sessions with the opportunity to ask questions throughout and anonymously
• All training modules will be hosted on Zoom. You do no need to download Zoom or have a Zoom account to attend.
• Details to access the Zoom module will be sent to your email 1 hour before the module is due to start. Please check your junk/spam folder or email pip@lgbt.foundation if you have not received it.
• If you purchase more than one module, either on the bundle offer or the champions package, please email trainingacademy@lgbt.foundation to register your place on the additional modules
• If you have to cancel or can no longer attend a module or package you have registered for, you will be given access to two alternative dates within the schedule or future schedules. If you are unable to attend any of the remaining dates, your registration will expire and we will not be able to issue you a refund.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about accessibility, please contact trainingacademy@lgbt.foundation