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Scenario

When community organizations face transgender inclusion conflicts

Our community center board is split on whether to add gender-neutral bathrooms because some longtime members are resistant and some newer families with trans kids are threatening to leave. We're supposed to be an inclusive space but we can't agree on what inclusion means when different parts of our community have conflicting comfort levels.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A community trying to serve everyone is discovering that true inclusion sometimes requires changes that challenge existing members' comfort, forcing difficult decisions about whose needs take priority.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Transgender experience and identity?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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