Abstract:
As of July 2025, 983 anti-transgender bills which directly impact trangender and gender diverse youth have been introduced. Many professionals are reporting uncertainty on how to create gender affirming environments across professional spaces in the context of political oppression. Professional organizations are making decisions which do not align with gender affirming values. As governing bodies continue to set poor examples by caving to the anti-trans climate, practitioners are being pressured to adjust their behavior away from affirmation and advocacy. The presenter will provide behavior analysts with tools and resources for how to respond to anti-trangender directives and rhetoric when working in their professional supervisory roles.
Learning Objectives
- Participants will be given, and understand how to use, the decision tree for Responding to anti-transgender directives
- Participants will be able to identify and respond to dog whistle anti-transgender rhetoric within their personal and professional supervision roles
- Participants will learn how to align pro-transgender values with pro-transgender behavior