Welcome to LGBTQ Plus Svyatyaya,
Self Study Prompts for Practitioners in the Lesbian,
Gay,
Bisexual,
Trans,
And Queer Community.
Use this track how you are most comfortable.
Perhaps you consider each question in real time and answer with what immediately rises to the surface.
Perhaps you pause the audio in between prompts to journal.
Perhaps you invite friends to engage in discussion.
Perhaps you do something else.
The intention is to know yourself more deeply,
However you use this track is up to you.
Let's begin.
Note the acronym LGBTQ Plus and the word Queer are used interchangeably and are meant to encompass the entire LGBTQ Plus community.
There will be 30 prompts.
1.
When and how did you first become aware that people could be transgender?
2.
Name three LGBTQ Plus identified role models and how they have impacted you.
3.
What do you think about the concept of coming out?
Do LGBTQ Plus folks owe it to others to define themselves out loud through coming out?
Is it important for queer people to come out for the sake of visibility and representation?
Who gets to come out and who doesn't?
4.
What has coming out looked like for you?
5.
When and how did you first become aware that people could be attracted to the same gender and or many genders?
6.
What were you raised to believe about LGBTQ Plus people?
Does that differ from your current beliefs?
If so,
How?
7.
How has your family system changed in its belief or understanding of queer people since you were younger?
8.
What queer specific resources or opportunities would you like to have that you do not currently have?
Example,
Queer speed dating,
A local LGBTQ Plus club,
A meetup group,
Networking events for queer adults,
Etc.
9.
What queer specific resources are available to you currently?
Which of these are you engaging with?
Which do you want to get involved with in the future?
10.
What would an LGBTQ Plus utopia look like in terms of a supportive environment to live and work?
What businesses and infrastructure are present?
How does housing and transportation work?
What does income or support look like?
11.
When do you feel most like your true self?
Where are you?
Who are you with?
What are you doing?
12.
What values are most important to you?
How do you live and love according to these values?
13.
How do you feel about labels and or identifiers for sexuality,
Gender or otherwise?
14.
What are some of your favorite queer media,
Books,
Shows,
Movies,
Music,
Etc.
And why?
15.
Write a note to your younger self.
Tell them what they need to hear.
16.
If you could wear anything and act anyway without fear,
How would that look?
17.
How do you want people to describe you ideally as your best and most authentic self?
18.
What does a supportive LGBTQ plus community look like to you?
Do you have this right now?
19.
What makes someone a good LGBTQ plus role model?
20.
What is your favorite piece of clothing and why?
21.
Who do you feel safest with?
What about them makes you feel safe?
22.
What are three dreams you have for your older self?
23.
Plan a perfect date.
24.
When was the last time you were truly relaxed?
What was your environment?
What allowed that to happen?
25.
If you were to explain gender to a child,
What would you say?
26.
Who is in your chosen family?
How did you know they were part of it?
27.
Who do you think you have impacted by being yourself?
28.
What are some LGBTQ plus topics you wish you knew more about?
29.
What is next for the queer community?
What is on the horizon for us?
30.
What do you love most about being LGBTQ plus identified?
Thank you for participating in these self study prompts for queer practitioners.
And thank you for being part of this family.
We'll see you soon.
