How To Write About Gender [Replay]: How to Write Copy That Affirms Trans and Trans Non-Binary Communities ($25)

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Over the past three years, our collective understanding of gender identity and gender expression has evolved quickly. But just because our collective understanding of gender is changing doesn’t mean we still don’t struggle  individually to break free from thinking and writing about gender in a way that causes harm to trans and gender non-binary people.

We now know that gender is a spectrum, not a binary, but how do we incorporate that knowledge into our copy in a way that affirms trans people and communities? How To Write About Gender is a 1-hour workshop for writers, editors, and consultants looking to make their copy and the copy of their clients LGBTQ affirming.

We’ll cover how to:

  • Edit your copy for transphobic language and binary thinking.

  • Apply self-reflection and extensive analysis to dismantle incorrect understanding of gender identity and gender expression.

  • Correct the most common faux pas of gendered language.

  • Use TGNC affirming language in your copy.

  • Apologize through a lens of equity and anti-oppression when we make mistakes.

  • Compose copy that is inclusive of varied gender identities and expressions.

Purchase the webinar replay here!


About Me

My name is Bunny McKensie Mack (pronouns: they/them). I’m an anti-oppression consultant, coach, and facilitator leveraging the reach of meaningful communication and hard conversations to build inclusive and equitable organizations. As the former Executive Director of Art + Feminism, I led a global team of organizers working to correct skewed and biased historical archives about marginalized communities on the internet.  

I hold two linguistics degrees from the University of Chicago and I’m currently pursuing a double Masters  degree in Anthropology and Sociology from Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg.

For over 5 years, I’ve consulted with some of the largest for profit and non-profit organizations to develop cultures of accountability that dismantle racism and gender inequity at the individual, interpersonal, and institutional level. My work has been featured in NowThis News, Refinery29, The Guardian, Artsy, Afropunk, The New York Times, Pop Sugar, It Gets Better, Artsy, ArtNews, Wear Your Voice, Bubblegum Club, and  El País.

 
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