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[MUSIC]

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Hey team, my name is Michelle Zohlman.

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My pronouns are she/ her.

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I work as the Training Program Manager
here at Treehouse.

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Welcome to your intro to gender and
sexuality seminar where you guessed it.

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We'll be breaking down some questions
you have about gender and sexuality.

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You may have asked yourself,
[SOUND] what are pronouns?

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[SOUND] How do when, and how to use them?

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[SOUND] How does this apply to tech?

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[SOUND] Or what does inclusion
look like for these identities?

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Well, today we're going to
answer those questions together.

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Whenever we educate ourselves on equity,
diversity and inclusion,

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we may get a little nervous or
uncomfortable.

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I get it, that's okay.

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I encourage you to lean into that today,
so that we can learn more about gender and

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sexuality as it relates to our peers and
ourselves.

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Before we jump in,
I wanna share Community Foundations.

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Think of these as guidelines
to the content and

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conversations you may have
with folks in the future.

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[SOUND] Be open to new ideas and
perspectives.

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Some of this information may be new
to you, you may not agree with it.

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Try to challenge yourself to learn
something new and lean into empathy.

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[SOUND] Recognize and name your triggers.

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Some content may bring up feelings for
you, good and bad.

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It's important to check in with yourself
while learning about equity, diversity and

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inclusion.

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If you need to, pause and take a break.

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[SOUND] Brave Space.

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I personally don't like to use the term
safe space, instead, I use brave space.

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I asked you to join me in creating a brave
space where we can step into discomfort,

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be supportive, and authentic.

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[SOUND] Trust the process.

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This simply means trust where
we're going in this training and

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be as present as possible.

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I know there may be distractions
happening around you, but

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embrace this opportunity to learn and have
fun throughout it, this is essential work.

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Are you ready?

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Let's start by discussing
gender in the next video.