Creating Inclusive 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth Spaces

2 CEUs - Cultural Responsiveness

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. CT via Zoom
Presenters: Abby Neisen and Sam Stahlmann
2 CEUs - Cultural Responsiveness

In this session, we will discuss how the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, including youth, have historically, and currently, been impacted by systemic oppression. Participants will build off that knowledge to create strategies and learn insights for co-creating affirming and safe(r) spaces for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and community members.

Learning Objectives:
1) Introduce 2SLGBTQIA+ terminology and important historical moments. 
2) Discuss the laws & policies currently impacting the climate that 2SLGBTQIA+ folx are living in. 
3) Discuss tools that can be used to help realize individuals’ roles in supporting the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. 
4) Create a space of co-creation for folx to share feedback and experiences

About the Presenters
Abby Neisen (they/them) is passionate about building encouraging and supportive relationships with youth of all backgrounds to promote individualism and pride in one’s identity. Abby worked as an AmeriCorps VISTA with QUEERSPACE collective before transitioning into their current role as a Youth Development and Training Specialist. 

Sam Stahlmann (she/her) is QUEERSPACE collective’s Senior Program Manager, specifically overseeing programming and training at the 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth Center in Minneapolis. She is a Twin Cities-based nonprofiteer, musician and youth champion. She has spent most of her career using arts as a way to challenge gender norms, empower youth, and uplift historically silenced voices. Sam is passionate about creating spaces that uplift queer joy.

Pricing
NASW Student/Retired Member $20
NASW Member $30
Not-Yet-Member $50

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