UPDATE:

We are currently taking a break from delivering Gender Smart training & consultancy to recharge ourselves and the programme. We hope to take bookings again from March 2023. If you would like to be notified when bookings re-open then please leave your contact details here

In the meantime, if you’re an arts organisation then we encourage you to take this opportunity to sign the Trans Casting Statement, which asks the industry to do better in supporting Trans, Non-binary and gender non-conforming performers. If you are considering putting on a production with trans characters, please make sure you have understood & signed this statement first. 

Sign up here

if you’re looking for something sooner then we can recommend Gendered Intelligence's Trans Awareness Training.

If you are approaching Trans, Non-binary & gender non-conforming people for advice on how to better support them, please pay them for their time.

If you are looking for recommendations for trans creatives or performers please make sure you compensate organisations or individuals for any knowledge that they share. Please understand that information may not be shared with you until you have demonstrated that it is safe for Trans, Non-binary and gender non-conforming people to work with you. 

You can find some brilliant Trans, Non-binary & gender non-conforming performers with The Queerhouse Agency and it is also possible to find them on Spotlight

It’s great that you’re here and we encourage you to keep doing more to support Trans, Non-binary & gender non-conforming people in the arts, as we know the arts will be all the better and richer for it. Continue to support the queer, LGBTQIA+, Trans, Non-binary & gender non-conforming people in your lives, and keep in touch.

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This workshop is an introduction to positive gender inclusivity within arts organisations. We will discuss best practice and provide a space for relaxed and open discussion.  We provide nuanced and informed training, which will enable your organisation to enact sensitive and inclusive change. The outcome of this workshop will be a tangible toolkit for venues and organisations to use when actioning gender inclusivity.

We know that conversation around gender and identity is fast moving, politically charged and ever-changing and this training ensures your organisation stays up-to-date with dialogue, policy and language. Giving you the language and tools to communicate effectively, both as an organisation and with your patrons, Gender Smart will give you and your team adequate knowledge and understanding to help you better support staff members, audiences and artists.

Areas that will be covered:

• General awareness around transgender, non-binary and queer identities

• New approaches to gender equality

• Working with artists

• Making your spaces welcoming for all.

Length: 5 Hours (inc 1hour lunch break)

Capacity: 25-30 people

Leaders: 2 workshop leaders from Milk Presents

Where: In person or Online

Outcome:

• Awareness and understanding of Gender Inclusion in the workplace

• Terminology and legislation

• Bespoke discussion about your organisation, including audience & staff facing facilities such as toilets, booking systems, mail outs etc.

• Training + Top Tips hand-out for each participant

Gender Smart is a mixture of discussion and practical activities.  It has been developed by Milk Presents’ Artistic Director, Leo J Skilbeck, alongside leading thinkers and artists in the field, including Emma Frankland, Krishna Istha and Griffyn Gilligan.

If you would like more information or to book some training, please contact Ruby