Stop second-guessing your values in the moments that matter.
Learn to embody your commitment to LGBTQIA+ inclusion—without performativity, fear, or confusion.
The next Creating Safer Spaces: 12-Hour Trauma-Informed LGBTQIA+ Solidarity Training begins September 2025. Enroll now.
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You already know inclusion matters—and you care deeply about not causing harm.
You’re passionate about allyship and inclusion, and wanting to be vocal about your values in your work. You’re committed to showing up for LGBTQIA+ communities in your work, your marketing, and your relationships.
And yet you may also feel…
unsure when harm is happening, or how to interrupt it.
afraid of saying the wrong thing or being called out.
isolated in your questions, or unsure what to even ask.
hesitant to speak up or have hard conversations.
This is normal. And it’s not a reason to stop.
I’m Tristan Katz
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I created this training to help you build the skills and self-trust to embody your values.
I believe ignorance is human—not shameful. What matters is what you do when you realize you don’t know.
For 7+ years, I’ve been facilitating LGBTQIA+ inclusion & equity work—supporting people to grow, practice, and build new muscles to challenge harmful norms with integrity.
We need more genuine allies and accomplices. The time is now.
Creating Safer Spaces: A 12-Hour Trauma-Informed LGBTQIA+ Solidarity Training
A live, online, six-week learning space to deepen your understanding of gender, power, privilege, and solidarity practices.
Over 6 weeks you’ll gain:
A clearer understanding of gender history, language, and current-day impacts.
The ability to recognize and respond to harm—confidently and compassionately.
Practices to interrupt bias and embody your values in your work and life.
Tools to avoid virtue-signaling & tokenization in your marketing.
and more
Rionach Aiken
Creating Safer Spaces definitely shifted me and expanded my capacity to hold space for others, but more importantly it helped me to be a better human. Tristan has a skillful, no-nonsense and loving presence that I trust implicitly. Integrity is a word that comes to mind.
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Casey Carroll, co-owner and creative director BWB
We’ve learned so much about how to create safer spaces and deeply engage in solidarity work through Tristan’s trans inclusion counsel. They bring the house down with their wisdom, love, earnest drive for change, modeling, and highly skilled facilitation and teaching. Their work is truly transformational.
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Creating Safer Spaces
Training Dates & Times
Tuesdays, September 23 - October 28th, 2025
10-noon Pacific | 1-3pm Eastern
live | online| captioned | recorded
Pricing: $375-$600 USD sliding scale; payment plans available
Session 1: Identity & Power
Setting the foundation: group introductions and orienting to the online space, an initial dive into shared language, social location or positionality, intersectionality, and more.
Session 2: Gender & Power
Unpacking the construct of gender, challenging the binary and reclaiming historical truths, understanding pronouns, interrogating anti-trans bias and transphobia, and more.
Session 3: Solidarity & Power
Frameworks and practices: unpacking and challenging dominant narratives about allyship , what it means to show up in action and not simply in language, and more.
Session 4: Practice & Conversation
Group-centered conversation, questions, reflections, and opportunities for practice related to pronouns, inclusive language, and more.
Session 5: Marketing Case Studies
Challenging virtue-signaling, tokenization, and performativity to create marketing strategies rooted in authentic inclusion.
Session 6: Forward
Final questions, further learning and resources, what it means to challenge cisheteronormativity in our life and relationships, and more.
Six weeks of consistent conversation and content for us to chew on
Additional resources for ongoing support and integration—think articles, books, movies, podcasts, etc.
Spaciousness and moments for mindfulness and meditation
Frameworks, tools, and practices to support your learning
A space and community where people can ask questions in the language they have
*For facilitators: you also have the option to receive mentorship after the 12hrs are completed
This training will include:
Janesa Velazquez, social justice-centered yoga teacher
Tristan taught me best practices for ensuring my trans siblings are included in yoga and wellness spaces. They give us room for the messiness, for the inquiry, for the learning and unlearning. Tristan creates honest, heart-centered, supportive and affirming containers full of bravery and compassion.
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Ann Abbey, Licensed Psychologist, MA, LLP, RYT
Tristan provided important learning to take me to the next level for the trans clients I work with in the therapy room and out in the world. I want everyone to attend and I want them to get paid more for their time!
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You will leave this learning space confident in…
your understanding of current language relating to gender and trans experiences so you can comfortably hold space and call others in.
your ability to strengthen your brand and messaging and impact more people without relying on niching by gender.
your clarity to easily recognize transphobia and anti-trans bias in the moment it occurs so you can interrupt it with confidence.
your expression and ability to vocalize your values in your marketing which will inherently attract like-minded and ideal clients.
your space-holding practices so you offer greater care to groups and individuals.
Enrollment is open
Tuition for this 6-part live, online training is $375-$600 USD sliding scale.
Payment plans & partial scholarships are available.
Payments are final; registration is non-refundable.
Tiered Pricing Explained:
- Community Rate (supported by your peers)
- Standard Rate (covers your enrollment)
- Solidarity Rate (covers your enrollment + supports your peers)
If you would like to clarify which pricing tier is most appropriate for you, please refer to this helpful graphic by Alexis J Cunningfolk: The Green Bottle: Where You Fall On The Sliding Scale.
Intention of Equity Pricing Structure:
Please take a moment to consider the intention of this pricing structure, which is to allow for greater training access, particularly for those who hold marginalized identities and those experiencing significant financial hardship.
If neither of these qualifications apply to you, please consider supporting others by enrolling at the Standard or Solidarity Rates.
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Kelsey Clark, yoga and barre instructor
I am grateful for the game changers like you who help the rest of us know better so that we can do better. As a mom I am so hopeful that my kid won’t grow up with the same constraints because of people like you. Thank you!
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You are more than welcome to attend even if you have to miss a session or two. Every meeting will be recorded and shared, accessible for up to one year.
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All training materials, including recordings and additional resources, will be saved in a shared folder and accessible for up to one year.
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Anyone interested in furthering a commitment to social justice. People who hold space in their work—i.e. health and wellness providers, movement and yoga professionals, therapists, school teachers, coaches, etc. will most benefit.
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I am committed to making my work accessible. I’m happy to offer payment plans along with BIPOC and 2SLGBTQIA+ scholarships. You'll find payment plan options for each pricing tier and feel free to reach out if you need a scholarship.