Deciphering the Matrix of Orientation

By Caro Hernandez, Project Facilitator,  YES Institute

This past Saturday YES Institute held Deciphering the Matrix of Orientation, the second part of our three-part Gender and Orientation™ series. This was the first time many participants had an informed conversation about orientation. One participant said “The most interesting thing I learned today is the meaning of orientation and what it is not.”

Brittney McCabe leading Deciphering the Matrix of Orientation

Other participants began to understand how language shapes our understanding of gender and orientation. One of the many Miami-Dade County Public School employees in the room said, “I will be more sensitive to not put labels on people inadvertently through the use of language.”