Rules.The following rules, also known as our covenant, have been agreed-upon by the facilitators and people that have continuously attended the meetings. The rules will be revisited as necessary as we learn and grow.
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Rules.
- Respect each other’s privacy. Do not mention that you may or may not have seen someone attend a meeting.
- It is never ok to “out” someone. This could have detrimental and devastating repercussions.
- This is a safe space, therefore everything said is done in confidence.
- Everyone’s pain is real to them. Please respect that.
- Avoid crosstalk by limiting talk to one conversation at a time.
- Daily topics may be triggering. Take that into account as you listen and speak. Add a trigger warning before talking about sensitive topics. Ex: mental health, bodily functions, anatomy, etc.
- Respect each other, including each other’s boundaries.
- The agenda is flexible to accommodate pressing topics.
- If someone has a heavy topic, let them speak.
- Everyone has an opportunity to speak, or not speak, as they see fit.
- Do not provide unsolicited advice. Unless someone asks for advice, do not give it.
- Everyone is their own expert on their gender identity, gender presentation, and gender expression.
- People who are questioning their gender are welcome to attend.
- This is a peer group sharing collective wisdom, and no one is acting in an official capacity.
- The supportive immediate family and significant others of trans, non-binary, intersex, and questioning people are welcome to attend, however the focus remains on the trans, non-binary, and intersex experience.
TANG: Trans and Non-binary Group, is a peer group with collective wisdom. |