We offer training addressing LGBTIQA+ history, issues facing the community, and more.
LGBTIQA+ inclusion
Breaking the binary
Breaking the Binary training is offered to all UTS staff. The three-hour session aims to unpack:
- sex characteristics, gender identity, gender expression and sexuality
- explore the gender binary and gender diversity
- discuss challenges faced by LGBTIQA+ communities
- identify strategies to help make spaces more inclusive and empowering.
Breaking the Binary is the first required step in becoming a UTS Ally.
Upcoming training:
- Mon 5 Feb, 9:30am – 12.30pm
- Wed 12 June, 9:30am – 12.30pm
- Mon 15 July, 9:30am – 12.30pm
- Mon 18 Nov, 9am – 12.30pm
UTS Ally
The UTS Ally Program sets out to develop a visible network of empathetic people who are allies of staff and students identifying as LGBTIQA+. The program creates awareness of issues related to gender, sexuality and body diversity through supporting the rights of all staff and students, and by fostering an inclusive, diverse and safe university community based on respect and dignity.
Upcoming training:
- Mon 12 Feb, 9:30am – 11am
- Mon 17 June, 9:30am – 11am
- Mon 22 July, 9:30am – 11am
- Mon 25 Nov, 9:30am – 11am
Note: To become a UTS Ally you must complete Breaking the Binary training, as well as a handful of additional activities. For more information, please contact the UTS Centre for Social Justice & Inclusion – equity@uts.edu.au.