Welcome to our LGBTQIA+ Toolkit!
If you’ve come here looking for a checklist, or a set of finite rules to tick off, you’re in the wrong place… Instead, these resources are a collection of our favourite starting points, covering a range of common challenges experienced by youth theatre practitioners, ways to harness new creative ideas in your work, and practical ideas to better support LGBTQIA+ people.
This toolkit will likely always be ‘in draft’, as things are always shifting and changing. We encourage feedback and invite you to share resources with us that you think would benefit the sector.
This page is inspired by and indebted to YTAS’ LGBTQIA+ Practitioners Working Group – a space for queer-identifed practitioners with whom we have explored some of these issues, shared practice, and gossiped about our experiences.
Ultimately, by supporting LGBTQIA+ folk and celebrating those experimenting with their identities, everyone stands to benefit from a space that is less judgemental and champions uniqueness. Thank you for taking the time to find out more.
LGBT Youth Scotland Charter
YTAS is working towards a Silver Award in LGBT Youth Scotland’s Charter programme. This is a straightforward programme that enables organisations or schools to proactively include LGBTQIA+ people in every aspect of their work, protecting staff and providing a high-quality service to users. To find out how your youth theatre can begin its own Charter journey, be sure to reach out to LGBT Youth Scotland.
