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☎️ ⁠⁠Call⁠⁠ the new ⁠⁠QTP Loveline⁠⁠ to get various LGBTQ+ affirmations and encouragement

This week, Shane Whalley (ze/hir) sheds light on living in Austin, Texas as an older queer and genderqueer person. In this special update episode, you will learn 1. Why ze suggests not intervening during misgendering (without consent from the person harmed) 2. How ze wishes we would proactively approach social/political change (instead of playing defense) 3. What we could say instead of calling someone "brave" or "resilient"

🎙️ Connect with Shane:

• LinkedIn 
• Twitter
• Daring Dialogues | Shane’s training and consulting business

💻 Sources and resources:

• Charlie’s Pronoun and Name Mistake Flowchart
• Waverships | AceDadAdvice on Instagram
• Want to practice pronouncing the ze/hir pronoun set? You can hear them (and more) here https://en.pronouns.page/

Host Charlie Ocean, MSW (they/them), has a background in LGBTQ+ training, community organizing, and technology. Guest episodes feature at least one allyship tip, including tailored questions based on the guests' unique intersecting identities. You can follow Charlie on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack.