LGBT month - This is a weird event to have during work time...

[LGBTmonth]

Our work LGBT Network has invited us all to a talk during most people's working time (2-3pm on a Monday) that involves "A reflection on transgender and intersex inclusive anatomy education initiatives... including an EDI Biomedical Sciences project using 3D printing and wax modelling to represent transgender, intersex and cisgender perineal anatomy."

This is an event for a general audience. Most people where I work, do not work in anatomy or even in medicine, although a small minority of people do.

In fact, in the teams group where I saw it advertised, no one would be working in the medical field at all.

A web page with a list of events, this one included, has been linked to by our director in a regular email he sends to our department along with a recommendation to attend some of the events.

I know it's optional to attend but it just feels very odd to have this suggested as something I should be spending my working time on when it's completely unrelated to my work.

Good grief. These things are getting out of hand and cringy.

Is your field at least biological ?

Wtaf?

Whaaaaaat? it was eye-roll-inducing enough but then I got to:

"3D printing and wax modelling to represent transgender, intersex and cisgender perineal anatomy."
😮

If you were 100% a medical organisation, maybe, maybe, though it sounds like it's not a mainstream medical opinion being put forward at all - 'intersex' and 'cis' are not proper medical terms, are they?

It sounds very very weird.

edited to say that IANAEOP - I am not an expert on perinea😏- but I believe that LGB perinea are probably just like everyone else's, it's only the T ones that have been altered and are different.
Gives a whole new dimension to 'LGB✂T'!

I wouldn't want to see that sort of modeling of anyone's anatomy!

it sounds like it's not a mainstream medical opinion being put forward at all - 'intersex' and 'cis' are not proper medical terms, are they?
Yes, this. It's genuinely worrying.

How does this help transpeople in any shape or form? This is a 3D model of penis, testicles etc and this is a 3D model of someone who has had surgery? Both represent the anatomy of a TW. What do they hope to get from this - it feels more like mockery than support.

Biomedical Sciences project using 3D printing and wax modelling to represent transgender, intersex and cisgender perineal anatomy

Wonder if it will include the perineal tears a lot of us got in childbirth🤔

AI tells me ….Biomedical Sciences project using 3D printing and wax modelling to represent diverse perineal anatomy involves
creating inclusive, tangible anatomical models that challenge binary, cisnormative, and heteronormative standards in medical education. This includes designing and producing accurate, tactile representations of transgender, intersex, and cisgender anatomy to improve anatomical understanding, clinical skills, and patient care….

Yuk! 🤢

Revolting.

Civil service OP?

This is definitely TMI. And in work time? Seriously? If I were the CEO I’d be channeling my inner Trump at this point.

Can you ask what the intended learning outcomes are supposed to be from this (and other sessions) to help you decide which ones are worth your (expensive) time? I mean, would your clients be happy to pay you to attend?

who is providing this "talk"?

Tell me someone isn’t getting their rocks off printing 3d genitals and showing them to the world…

You could ask your boss if trauma informed counselling will be provided to those who struggle with having penises shown to them straight after lunch?

How is that work appropriate?

What relevance has this to your company and roles within it?

Is it being offered by internal staff or an external provider? Who was responsible for organising it? To what end?!

What?
And - WHAT?
That's- horrifically inappropriate.

Not just showing but getting others to handle them too? It's definitely vomit inducing.

producing accurate, tactile representations of transgender, intersex, and cisgender anatomy

It's not civil service but I don't want to say where I work, which I hope people will understand.

It's a large employer, and hosts a large number of events on many different topics. There are over 10 for LGBT month and not all during the working day.

I can possibly see the relevance for a small number of people who are doing research in this kind of field, and I think it's fair enough for them to discuss whatever is relevant to them in that regard, but I very much question it's promotion for a general audience.

Nailed it.

It is an online event, so the tactile stuff isn't relevant.

More TRA genital obsession 🙄

If this is the talk at the place I’m assuming it is, isn’t it one of a series of somewhat esoteric subjects (using data science to prevent the next zombie apocalypse; viewing community health though a Shakespearean lens etc) and is aimed at a very broad general interest audience rather than being a workplace talk specifically. I think it’s a ludicrous topic, but I think quite a few of the others are, too, but they’re obviously somebody’s academic interest which they’re opening to others to attend on a voluntary basis.

I think this comes under "Attention seeking fuckery" and should be ignored.