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Bias is Behavioral

Learn how unconscious bias shows up in everyday reactions, decisions, and “helping” behaviors, even when intentions are good.

Impact Over Intent

Understand how bias compounds harm for 2TIGE and BIPOC people, and why accountability matters more than explanation.

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From Awareness Into Action

Build the skills of pausing, reflecting, and interrupting bias in real time so you can support community-led work responsibly.

About the course

This Unconscious Bias training is a foundational course for Trans Empowerment Project volunteers and a strong starting point for anyone working in equity-centered spaces. Using plain language and real-world examples, the course explores what unconscious bias is, where it comes from, how it impacts marginalized communities, and how it shows up in everyday behavior — especially under stress. Participants will develop self-awareness, learn how to interrupt bias before it causes harm, and gain clarity about what accountability looks like in shared spaces led by Trans, Disabled, and BIPOC leaders. This training isn’t about being perfect or having all the right words. It’s about learning to listen, respect leadership, and keep growing.

Jack Knoxville

This training was created by Jack Knoxville, a Trans, Disabled, BIPOC organizer who has spent years leading equity-centered work while navigating the very biases this course addresses. Jack doesn’t teach unconscious bias from theory.  They teach from lived experience, movement leadership, and the real consequences of what happens when good intentions go unchecked.  As the founder of Trans Empowerment Project, Jack has built systems, trained volunteers, and held boundaries in spaces where accountability is often resisted most. This course reflects that reality: clear, compassionate, and firm about responsibility. Jack believes equity work should be accessible, honest, and rooted in growth (not guilt) and this training is designed to help people show up better, not just say the right things.

Curriculum

6 Chapters · 33 Lessons

  1. 1

    Intro

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      Welcome

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      Defining Unconscious Bias

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      Why This Training Exists

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      Acknowledging of Discomfort and Accountability

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      Reflection

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    What Bias Looks Like

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      What Biases Look Like IRL

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      Bias Happens Fast

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      How Bias Shows up in Volunteer Spaces

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      Intent and Impact

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      Everyday Examples

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      Why Awareness of Biases is Important

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      Self-Reflection

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      Closing

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    How Biases Are Formed

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      The Roots of Biases

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      We Learn Bias Before We Learn Language

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      Bias is Reinforced by Systems

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      Why Bias Gets Louder When People Feel Threatened

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    Impacts of Biases on 2TIGE and BIPOC communities

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      How Bias is Experienced in Every Day Life

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      When Bias Gos Unnoticed by the People Holding It

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      What Are Your Biases?

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      The Cost of Living Under Constant Bias

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      What Allies Need to Understand

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    Turning the Lens Inward

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      Looking Within

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      Which Biases Do You Hold?

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      Bias Lives in Our Reactions, Not Just Beliefs

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      What Self-Awareness Actually Means

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      Red Flags of Bias

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      Learning to Pause Before You Act

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      Chapter Closing

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    Breaking up With Biases and Committing to Growth

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      The Final Chapter

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      How to Move Through Bias

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      A Challenge Moving Forward

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      Closing and Next Steps

Ready to Learn Better?

This is the starting line. If you’re serious about doing equity work without causing harm, begin here.

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