#70: Become an ally to trans and gender diverse martial artists

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Leading up to International Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, people and organizations around the world participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help raise awareness of trans and gender diverse people, address key issues for our communities and explore ways to promote active allyship. We hope that through promoting the full inclusion of trans and gender diverse people in martial arts, we can break down stigma and reduce barriers to participation for our wonderful communities.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Transgender Day of Remembrance honours the memory of trans lives lost due to transphobia and the impacts of discrimination. You can find out more about this here: </span><a href="https://tdor.org.au/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://tdor.org.au/</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Penny McKay (she/they) and Pharrell Shaymar (he/him) answer:&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What does it mean to be an ally?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What do the terms "trans" and "gender diverse" mean?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What happens when we include vs when we don't include trans and gender diverse people?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What are the impacts on mental health on trans people when they are excluded from martial arts?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How can martial arts/sports benefit trans people, mentally and emotionally?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What are the very best and very worst things you've seen coaches do around LGBTQ+ inclusion?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Being inclusive by words