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If These Cells Could Talk – Tiffani Mery Producer

The Uncommon Yogi

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The Power of Vulnerability – Brene Brown

13th
(2016)

Black, White & US
(2019)

LA 92
(2017)

Let It Fall: Los Angeles
1982-1992 (2017)

The Death and Life
of Marsha P. Johnson (2017)

The Uncomfortable Truth
(2017)

What Happened,
Miss Simone? (2015)

When They See Us
(2019)

Vulnerability as a Source of Strength Microagressions and Marginality Graphics to Explain Equity, Equality & Liberation Addiction in the African American Community: The Recovery Legacies of Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X Beyond Diversity and Multiculturalism: Towards the Development of Anti-Racist Institutions and Leaders Depth Psychology and Colonialism: Individuation, Seeing Through, and Liberation Dominant White Culture Values & Habits LGTBQIA Terminology Allyship to Solidarity Graphic Dismantling Racism: A Resource Book for Social Change Groups

What its like to be black, female and Sikh in New York

A Decade Of Watching
Black People Die

Transformation
(Seeing White)

1619
New York Times audio series

Healing the Separation Within Ourselves and Others

Harnessing the Power of Yoga to Overcome Challenges

Changing the Culture of Yoga to Advance Inclusivity

Compassion and Inclusion as Part of the Yoga Inclusion

5 Ways White Yogis can do Anti-Racism
Work On & Off the Mat

How to Use Yoga
in Addiction Recovery

10 Black Yoga and Meditation Teachers Who Are Changing the World

An Unapologetic Self-Care Movement For Black Women

Latinos & Mental Health:
Current Issues and Reason for Hope

Changing Our
Expectations

Discussing Diversity in Yoga

The Yoga Diversity Dilemma

LGTBQIA+ Etiquette

TERM TO AVOID	SUGGESTED ALTERNATIVE	COMMENT
birth sex natal sex	assigned sex /cisgender female/ cisgender male sex assigned at birth
born a girl, born female born a boy, born male	assigned female at birth (AFAB) assigned male at birth (AMAB)
tranny transvestite	LGBTQ+, LBGTQIA+, etc. transgender people*	The term “tranny” is considered a slur.
transsexual (unless being used medically)	trans and gender nonbinary folks or folx	**Consider your audience when using the term “queer”; not everyone receives this word positively; many members of the LGBTQIA+ community have now reclaimed it.
	genderqueer queer**	Pansexual is another category, encompassing all genders across the spectrum.
	*LGTBQIA: Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Bisexual, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual

Resource: The US American Psychological Association Inclusivity Guidelines.

Ageism

TERM TO AVOID	SUGGESTED ALTERNATIVE
the elderly elderly people the aged	older adults
aging dependents seniors	older people
senior citizens	persons 65 years and older the older population

Resource: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE GUIDELINES.

Alfred Kinsey’s scale (1950’S)

RATING	DESCRIPTION
0	Exclusively heterosexual
1	Predominantly heterosexual, only incidentally homosexual
2	Predominantly heterosexual, but more than incidentally homosexual
3	Equally heterosexual and homosexual
4	Predominantly homosexual, but more than incidentally heterosexual
5	Predominantly homosexual, only incidentally heterosexual
6	Exclusively homosexual
x	No socio-sexual contacts or reactions

In Kinsey’s 1950’s study, 11.6% of white males aged 20–35 were given a rating of 3 for this period of their lives. And 7% of single females aged 20–35 and 4% of previously married females aged 20–35 were given a rating of 3 for this period of their lives. 2 to 6% of females, aged 20–35, were given a rating of] and 1 to 3% of unmarried females aged 20–35 were rated as 6.

Three Types of Microaggresssions

Microaggressions	Examples
Micro-Assaults	Name Calling
Insults	Demeaning and Snobbish comments
Microinvalidations	Psychological demeaning comments that have a direct impact on belonging.

“A stereotype is a set of cognitive generalizations (i.e. beliefs, expectations, etc.) about the qualities and characteristics of the members of a group or social category. Stereotypes, like schemas, simplify and expedite perceptions and judgements, but they are often exaggerated, negative rather than positive,” American Psychological Association

Ableism & Disability Status

TERM TO AVOID	SUGGESTED ALTERNATIVE	COMMENT
special needs	person with a disability	Use person-first or identity-first language as is appropriate for the community or person being discussed. The language used should be selected with the understanding that disabled people’s expressed preferences regarding identification supersede matters of style. Avoid terms that are condescending or patronizing.	Use of person-first and identity-first language rather than condescending terms
physically challenged	person who has a disability disabled person
mentally challenged / mentally retarded	people with intellectual disabilities child with a congenital disability child with a birth impairment physically disabled person
handi-capable	person with a physical disability

Resource: US AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE GUIDELINES.