🌈 Pride with Purpose: Equip Your Team to Show Up with Respect and Confidence

 
 
 

Break through confusion with a clear, engaging session that meets people where they’re at. TransFocus delivers impactful learning content tailored to equip your staff to respectfully interact with people who are part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. This page provides an overview of our popular education session around Pride every year from June to August.

In this session, we use strong visuals combined with compelling statistics to break down the complexities and nuances of issues in customer and employee interactions. We bring an open and personable approach to relieve and support attendees. Our sessions are rooted in respect and curiosity, not criticism—because real learning happens when people feel safe. The session is 1.5 hours long, uses polls to engage attendees, and ends with a 10-minute Q&A. We offer this session in English and inclusive French. The following key topics are covered during the session:

✧ Conduct a thought-provoking icebreaker to ease into the topic
✧ Provide the origin of Pride and what is means today
✧ Unpack the 2SLGBTQIA+ acronym and underscore the differences between gender identity and sexual orientation
✧ Deepening understanding of the unique challenges faced by 2SLGBTQIA+ people depending on their levels of outness
✧ Tips and tools for how to be an active ally of 2SLGBTQIA+ people (whether or not there are any known 2SLGBTQIA+ people on the team)

The session can be recorded for internal use among your employees for up to 1 year after the session. Attendees receive two key takeaways, including a workbook with exercises and examples that reinforce the essential content of the session and helps your employees develop more supportive skills.

 
 

We understand this is an important decision.

We would love to discuss it further with you in more detail and answer your questions.
Please book a ½-hour meeting below to discuss your needs more specifically with us.

 

What Participants Are Saying

Hear how our sessions helped people shift perspectives and take action.

 
 
“Clarity, speed at which info is shared, calm manner of presentation - all together left me feeling more confident.”
 
“Lots of detail covering a broad range of topics and presented clearly. This course is a must do for employers and employees alike.”
 
 
“The course was thorough. I appreciate how well thought out it was and had a good flow.”
 
“Very engaging and compelling instructor. Felt very comfortable with learning and listening. Lots of great facts and examples given.”
 
 

Meet our Facilitators

 
 

Kai Scott (English)

Kai is a social scientist whose nearly 20-year career has focused on solving complex social issues, including those faced by transgender people. Combining his social science research skills and his lived experiences as a transgender person, he has conducted research and delivered education on gender diversity to over 35,000 people across Canada. He uses a blend of quantitative and qualitative methods, such as surveys, focus groups, and site visits, to bring innovation to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Ange Villeneuve (French)

Ange is a white, non-binary transfeminine person who is passionate about literature and social justice. They work and live in Ktinékétolékouac (so-called Sherbrooke), unceded territory of the W8banaki Nation.
Since obtaining their master's degree in translation at Concordia University, they have collaborated with numerous community organizations to translate texts inclusive French for marginalized communities. They also deliver compelling and supportive education sessions in French and explain the range of options to make French more inclusive of the gender spectrum.

 
 

Frequently Asked Questions

 


 

  • The price varies by how many attendees will come to the session and starts at $2,750 for up to 50 attendees.

  • You can pay online via invoice with a 30-day term.

  • After purchase, we send you an email with instructions on how to book the session and the planning meeting to prepare for the session.

    We recommend at least 2 weeks between the planning meeting and the session itself. We have several skilled facilitators that can conduct these sessions. As such, we are confident we will find a mutually agreeable time to conduct the session.

  • Yes, you can record the session for no additional cost for internal use for those who were not able to attend the session.

  • No problem. We understand this is an important decision and you would like to discuss it with us in more detail. Please book a ½-hour meeting to discuss your needs more specifically with us.