Queer issue Info
Schools
Bathrooms: some schools have gender-neutral bathrooms some don't if you see someone go to a bathroom please leave them alone that is their business and not yours.
Community: I wish I could say that the LGBTQIA+ community and others will be safe and accepting but I would be lying if I said so. I encourage you to try and help the community be safer and nicer to others.
Safety nets: safety nets are much easier to find now, here is a link to one of them. https://www.safetynetcenter.org/educational-resources/clinical-resources/lgbtq-health if you need one of these links I hope the best for you and youŕe situation to get better.
Student activism: I know organizing student activism can be hard and when you start out it will most likely just be you but every voice matters.
School reports: reporting school bullying and harassment can be really confusing and hard, having to look through all the paperwork and be able to convince the teachers that what happened to you actually happened.
Dress codes: Dress codes have a history of being very gendered and strict
Sports: sports tend to also be very gendered and sexist talk to a trusted adult and see if they help you if not talk to a helpline like the one above
Anti LGBTQIA+ school policies: this is a harder one if your school has policies against you
rude teachers, staff, or classmates: I don know about this one either you probably want to talk to a trusted adult and have them help you file a report
Health/Sex-ed: if you can seem to get any good sex ed classes with real info then read through our stuff see if you can find any there and start educating your classmates and even start protesting.
Neighborhoods & Communities
"Safe" communities: there are tons of communities and places that say they're safe for LGBTQIA+ people but still have it so that the homophobes and transphobes feel comfortable, which means it is never going to be a safe space.
Different families: itś hard to come from a family that is built differently from the norm, and even if you don just try to be respectful of others.
Acceptance: to create a safe space people need to try to understand and accept everyone's experiences
Queer elders: this is the first generation to really have queer elders to look up to as role models
Safety net: your neighborhood should be like a safety net and it is good to surround yourself with people who accept you and love you for who you are
Park bathrooms: it is none of your business who goes to the bathroom where
Calling out others: now, you don't have to be rude about this if someone gets the name or the pronouns wrong they probably just don't know or forgot just politely correct them, it is really when people continue to rudely misgender and misname people even after being corrected several times
Name/Pronoun changes: I know pronoun and name changes are hard, the more you practice the better you get at keeping track of pronouns and names, and even if you do forget just go back to simple they/them until you are corrected
Anti LGBTQIA+ laws/policies: if your neighborhood or city or state have these it is always good to fight and challenge these laws
Intersectionality: we are disgusted at the fact that minority groups (such as the LGBTQIA+) still hold onto this idea that any bigotry is okay
Workspaces
Pronouns pins/nametags: Nametags should have pronouns printed on them to better help customers and coworkers respect others
workplace Bathrooms: it is still none of your business which bathroom someone uses or prefers
Anti LGBTQIA+ work policies: please fight against these policies to keep your employees and coworkers safe
Uniforms: some work uniforms are very gendered and that can really play an effect on someone, if your workers/coworkers tell you that they feel uncomfortable in the uniform please listen to them. (same goes for uniforms sexualizing women workers without their permission)
Safety nets: safety nets for workplaces are needed and can help a lot
Work reports: I don't know how most workspaces work but if someone harasses or discriminates against you, you should be able to report them
Workplace activism: this comes into play as a safe workplace and as an anti workplace, to promote being a safe space to everyone else or working against your higher-ups
Companies and the pride parade: here is the link to pride in Seattle: https://www.seattlepride.org/ but if you just look up your city and then pride or a bigger city close to you and then pride you will most likely find a website
Langue changes: these are not big changes but there are some like. ¨Ladies, theydis, gentlemen, and gentlethem¨ and refering to people you don't know as they/them until they correct you