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The New Haven Pride Center’s LGBTQ+ Training Institute creates opportunity for community education and professional development through trainings and workshops for school districts, private agencies, nonprofits, government agencies, and formal and informal groups across Connecticut. The purpose of the Training Institute is to strengthen LGBTQ+ cultural competency and increase LGBTQ+ individuals’ access to inclusive and affirming services and environments.

All of our trainings cover:
  • Best practices for serving the LGBTQ+ community in the workplace, at school, or in healthcare environments
  • LGBTQ+ terminology and how it has evolved
  • The importance of pronouns
  • An overview of the gender and sexuality spectrums: sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression
  • Red flags concerning hostile conversations
  • Harnessing existing systems to service LGBTQ+ people
  • How to be an active ally
Need a facilitator, speaker, or program curator?

The New Haven Pride Center is comprised with experts in a variety of LGBTQ+ issues and can help facilitate open-table conversations, moderate forums and community discussions, and participate in panels on a variety of topics including:

  • General LGBTQ+ awareness
  • LGBTQ+ history and culture
  • Transgender and nonbinary identities
  • LGBTQ+ women’s issues
  • Racial justice within the LGBTQ+ community
  • Programas en español
  • Suicide prevention
  • Toxic masculinity
  • And more!
Meet the Facilitator

Ala Ochumare (they/she)
Learning Institute Coordinator

LGBTQ+ Community Teach-ins & Programs!

LGBTQ+ Training Institute Opportunities

Gender 101

A basic introduction to LGBTQ+ identities

Gender 102

A more in-depth look at the spectrums of gender and sexuality

Delivering Patient-affirming Care

For Health & Human Services professionals who want to make their offices and services more open and inclusive

Not Hindering the Hiring Process

How to make your hiring process more inclusive to the LGBTQ+ community
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Consultation

The New Haven Pride Center is available for private consultation services. These could include bylaw review, policy making, form and application development, and other services. Please contact the Center’s Deputy Director Juancarlos Soto for more information.

“Ace provided our organization with a memorable and informative training for our annual Pride Event. The overall experience was nothing short of impressive and efficient. Ace’s attention to detail and contagious energy kept our audience engaged and equally interested in all of the information we were receiving. This training was packed with valuable statistics and history related to the subject matter. The use of helpful visuals and consistent guidance from the presenter were outstanding. We are thankful and eager to work with the New Haven Pride Center again in the future!”

Benjamin Saldana

Intensive Case Manager, GBAPP

“Today was full of new conversations I didn’t even think about and showed me how much more I need to learn… It’s not as simple as I thought…I’m ready to learn. Thanks, Ace!”

Training Participant

Employee, ACES Wintergreen School

“Ace provided an open and welcoming environment to ask questions, gain more knowledge about the LGBTQ+ community, and have fun while doing so!”

Training Participant

Employee, Atticus Bookstore & Café