LGBT Group to Give Gift Cards to Kids Who Attend 'Advocacy Workshop'

A pro-LGBT organization in Oregon will provide gift cards to 8th through 12th grade students who attend an LGBT advocacy training workshop. 

Southern Oregon Coast Pride advertised their upcoming Curry County Youth Leadership and Advocacy Workshop in a Facebook post. “The workshop is open to all youth in Curry County who are in 8th-12th grade,” the post explained. 

The training, which is set to take place at a public library later this month, will feature “conversations about what leadership and advocacy mean” as well as “what cultural humility is” before then discussing bullying. 

The post reads, “Participants will receive gift cards for attending!” It also notes that “throughout the day there will be many opportunities for youth to define terms for themselves and explore ways in which we can advocate and be allies to each other.”

A graphic advertising the event calls it “a full day of community building and leadership development with a focus on LGBTQIA+, Two-Spirit, and BIPOC youth experiences!”

Meanwhile, the registration survey asks participants to list their racial or ethnic background, whether or not they identify as “LGBTQIA2S+,” what school they go to, and what grade they are in.  

Southern Oregon Coast Pride explains that it seeks to “create safe spaces and build a multi-generational community of support for LGBTQ+ youth and their allies.”

The organization runs a number of different programs, including a “gender affirmation closet,” where kids who are attempting to change their sex can receive breast binders, “breast forms,” and “packers,” which are used to create the appearance of male genitalia. The program is open to those between the ages of 13 and 24.

The organization also offers assistance to those who want to change their legal name or undergo vocal coaching as part of their sex change attempt.

Southern Oregon Coast Pride also runs weekly meetups where they “often support local and state-wide efforts to establish LGBTQ+ safe spaces in schools.”

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