Supporting transgender people: online course

Gender Minorities Aotearoa is offering a free online course, Supporting Transgender People. This course is designed to increase your knowledge of issues affecting transgender people in Aotearoa, and to build your confidence in speaking about these issues and supporting transgender people. It is a 101 course and suitable for people with any level of knowledge on transgender issues.

The course takes 2 to 3 hours to complete, and is broken into 3 sessions. You can stop at any time and continue later by logging in again. There are links to further reading at the end of some sections – these are optional and are not included in the time allocation.

This course is suitable for families, friends, supporters, and professional development. A certificate of completion is issued at the end of the course.

What each chapter covers

By the end of chapter 1. you will be able to:

    1. Differentiate between gender, sex characteristics, and sex assigned at birth.
    2. Explain the meaning of words like transgender, cisgender, and non-binary.
    3. Talk about the difference between intersex and transgender.

By the end of chapter 2. you will be able to:

    1. Understand how stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination interact.
    2. Distinguish between discrimination in public life and private life.
    3. Recognise the impact of discrimination across multiple areas of life.
    4. Recognise physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual, and social impacts of discrimination.

By the end of chapter 3. you will be able to:

    1. Name protective factors which assist trans peoples well-being.
    2. Identify ways to support trans people in your personal life.
    3. Identify ways to support trans people in their public life.
    4. Find more information.

Content warning: this course discusses stigma, discrimination, and violence experienced by transgender and intersex people. Some content may be distressing.

This course was made with support from The Tindall Foundation