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Sessions for parents, carers & family members
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Parents, carers and family members of young people or specifically of LGBT+ people, often ask KeshetUK how they can create safer spaces for LGBT+ people in their lives. Often these family members feel that there is a gap in their knowledge of LGBT+ topics or people tell us they feel afraid to say the wrong thing and hurt someone they care about. These educational sessions hope to help close that gap and support kinder conversations.
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At KeshetUK, we are now offering two sessions specifically for parents, carers and family members of Jewish LGBT+ people.
We can offer these sessions (or more bespoke sessions) in a community setting – for example in a synagogue, school or youth group. If you would like to partner with KeshetUK to have us deliver one or both of these sessions in person to your community, please email [email protected] for more information.
We can offer these sessions (or more bespoke sessions) in a community setting – for example in a synagogue, school or youth group. If you would like to partner with KeshetUK to have us deliver one or both of these sessions in person to your community, please email [email protected] for more information.
Having Kinder Conversations
Often, the most challenging conversations we need to have are with the people closest to us. The emotional stakes are often higher, and we worry about saying the wrong things or upsetting them. This can be even more difficult when talking across generations. The aim of this training is to give participants tools for having kinder conversations with young people about LGBT+ topics.
You can expect to:
You can expect to:
- Go over terminology and language around LGBT+ identities (including pronouns)
- Practice having ‘kinder conversations’ with scenarios
- Discuss commonalities and differences between the hopes and concerns of LGBT+ young people and adults in their lives
Being an Ally to LGBT+ Young People
We all want to do our best to ensure young people have safe, happy lives. However, in today’s complex and quickly changing world, it can be difficult to know how to best support them. This session aims to get participants thinking about the skills they already have to be allies to LGBT+ young people and help participants develop new skills.
You can expect to:
You can expect to:
- Understand how to make your support most impactful
- Discuss the difference between ‘not rejecting’ and ‘accepting’ someone
- Talk about the different tools of allyship and how you can use them
- Learn strategies for supporting someone being bullied
Please note: We do not run any support groups for parents, but we are aware of many groups that parents have created for themselves as peer-to-peer support. Please do get in touch if you would like the details of this.
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Our parents, family and carer events are often advertised on our social media BEFORE our mailing list and so please do follow up on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Our parents, family and carer events are often advertised on our social media BEFORE our mailing list and so please do follow up on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.