PROVIDING EQUITABLE SERVICE DELIVERY TO LGBTQQ YOUTH

1. PROVIDING EQUITABLE SERVICE DELIVERY TO LGBTQQ YOUTH

2. Overall Purpose • Focus on bias in the workplace and on behaviors. • Increased ability to promote unbiased services at an organizational level.

3. Acknowledgements This training was developed by Marjorie McGee, MS and L. Kris Gowen, PhD, EdM thanks to funding provided by the United Way and the Equity Foundation

4. The Team • United Way • Equity Foundation • Multnomah County Child Welfare • Multnomah County Juvenile Justice • Portland State University • The “Continuum” (New Avenues for Youth, Outside In, Janus Youth, NAYA Family Center) • SMYRC (Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Resource Center)

5. LGBTQQ Sexual Minorities T = MTF = FTM = Gender Minorities Transgender/Transsexual Lesbian Gay Male to Female • L = • G = • B = Female to Male Bisexual Either/Both Sexual / Gender Minorities: QQ Q = Q = Queer Questioning

6. Agenda • Welcome, Agenda & Objectives • Agreements • Dinamica • House and Bias Triangle • Case Study #1 BREAK • Dinamica • Case Study #2 • Review, Assessment , Agenda for action • Evaluation

7. Objectives By the end of the presentation, the participant will be able to: Provide an example of bias in your organization pertaining to LGBTQQ youth for each pillar of the “house” and, give an example of how to address it.

8. BIAS TRIANGLE Maintaining Status Quo Bias-FREE Framework Burke & Eichler (2006) www.biasfree.org Failing to Examine Differences Double Standard

9. Policies and Guidelines that support Anti-bias services What policies do most organizations have in place to reduce/prevent bias? Non-discrimination “Safe place” Confidentiality Others?

10. Statistics and Pathways Youth who identify as heterosexual are, on average, abused by one person while homeless. Homeless youth who identify as LGBT report being sexually abused by how many people while on the streets? Homeless Youth 35-40% 39% 31% 9 32% Cochran, Steward, Ginzler and Cauce (2002) • What % of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ in the Portland area?

11. Statistics and Pathways Personal safety and violence • Nationwide, how many middle and high school students miss a day of school because they feel unsafe? • National sample • LGBT • What % of LGBTQ adults in the Portland area report these experiences of harassment/violence based on sexual/gender orientation? 5% Insults or verbal abuse Threats of violence or intimidation Physical violence Sexual violence 82% 33% 55% GLSEN, 2007 23% 10% Franks, et al, 2009

12. Statistics and Pathways Oregon Healthy Teen Data (Franks, 2008) • 11th Graders in Oregon • N= 5560 • Nearly 12% identified as LGBQ or have had same sex contact • Note: no “T” - did not ask about transgender

13. Statistics and Pathways Oregon Healthy Teen Data 11th Graders N= 5560 (Franks, 2008) Those saying yes to: “seriously consider attempting suicide” were then asked: During the past 12 months, how many times did you actually attempt suicide? 22% 2% 24% 5%

14. Common Pathways Kicked out of home Homeless Runs away Rejected by parent(s)/ guardian(s) Substance Use Experience Isolation/ Harassment Enters Mental Health System Internalizing/ Externalizing Expression Internalized Homophobia

15. DINAMICA – CODE OF SILENCE • Write down three of each: • Things you like to do • Places you like to go • People who mean the most to you Getting back into the topic

16. Case Study– Destiny • Instructions • Break into groups of 4-5 • Take turns reading each line aloud • Reflect upon questions– allow about 3 minutes before going to the next page Radioplay with Handout

17. Resources • Contact information for Kris Gowen, PhD: gowen@pdx.edu; 503-725-9619 • Websites: • This project http://www.rri.pdx.edu/ Lgbtq/lgbtq_resources.php • SMYRC: www.smyrc.org • Equity Foundation: www.equityfoundation.org THANK YOU!!