Course Description
In this course on LGBTQ+ and the Workplace, we’ll teach you about the multiple laws that prohibit discrimination against people based on gender identity and sexual orientation. We’ll also identify some of the everyday stereotypes, biases, discrimination, and harassment LGBTQ+ people face. Along the way, we’ll help you to reflect on your own stereotypes and biases, and explore how companies can prevent harassment and discrimination in the workplace.
We’ll share ways you can overcome your own biases and stereotypes of the LGBTQ+ community. We’ll also define the types of unfair treatment community members face and identify some best practices to combat them, from zero-tolerance policies to fair and equitable policies on hiring, promoting, managing, and firing employees. Learn why we all have a responsibility to obey federal, state, and local laws protecting the LGBTQ+ community, identify common types of biases and stereotypes, and fight against discrimination and harassment in the workplace.
What You'll Learn
- Explore federal, state, and local laws protecting the LGBTQ+ community
- Identify common stereotypes and biases the LGBTQ+ community faces in the workplace
- Reflect on your own stereotypes and biases and discover ways to overcome them
- Define the types of unfair treatment, discrimination, and harassment community members face
- Discover best practices to combat anti-LGBTQ+ harassment and discrimination, from zero-tolerance to fair and equitable policies
- Apply fair and equitable practices to hiring, promoting, managing, and firing employees
Key Takeaways
- Multiple federal, state, and local laws prohibit discrimination against people based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
- Everyone has a responsibility to obey the laws protecting the LGBTQ+ community.
- Recognizing your own stereotypes and biases is part of overcoming them and supporting LGBTQ+ colleagues.
- Companies can prevent harassment and discrimination through best practices such as zero-tolerance policies and fair, equitable policies on hiring, promoting, managing, and firing employees.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this course cover?
It covers the laws that prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation, the everyday stereotypes, biases, discrimination, and harassment LGBTQ+ people face, and how companies can prevent harassment and discrimination in the workplace.
What will I learn to do?
You will explore federal, state, and local laws protecting the LGBTQ+ community, identify stereotypes and biases the community faces, and discover ways to address anti-LGBTQ+ harassment and discrimination in the workplace.
What topics are included in the lessons?
The lessons include an Introduction; Federal, State, and Local Laws; Stereotypes and Bias; Discrimination and Harassment; and a Test Your Knowledge assessment.
What skills does this course help build?
It supports skills in diversity awareness, handling discrimination complaints, diversity and inclusion, diversity management, diversity training, and workplace diversity.
Does the course address personal bias?
Yes. It helps you reflect on your own stereotypes and biases and shares ways you can overcome your own biases and stereotypes of the LGBTQ+ community.
Professional Certifications and Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Professional Development Credits (PDCs): 0.25
KnowledgeCity is approved by SHRM as a Recertification General Provider to offer SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP professional development credits (PDCs). By taking the courses approved by SHRM, KnowledgeCity can award SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for HR knowledge and competency programs related to the SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge™ (the SHRM BASK™).
