Politics is Trans course was created to support you in recognizing and acting on your power as a trans or gender diverse person engaged in political change.
Throughout this course, you’ll have space to reflect, learn new strategies, and connect everyday acts of resistance with broader movements for justice. The goal isn’t to prescribe one path, but to give you tools, stories, and ideas you can adapt to your own context.
What you’ll learn:
- Understand political systems
- Build political advocacy strategies
- How to advance trans and gender diverse liberation in Politics
- Reflect, exercise and transform strategies into action
Who is this Training for?
Whether you are just beginning to explore political participation or have years of advocacy experience, Politics is Trans course is here to affirm your knowledge, spark new insights, and strengthen your ability to make change.
What are the learning modules about?
Trans and Gender Diversity 101 is divided into 5 modules:
MODULE 1: How to navigate the course
How the course flows and how you can move through it at your own rhythm. The course is structured into six modules, each delivered through a single video.
MODULE 2: Reclaim your power
Explore what it means to reclaim political power as trans and gender diverse people. The module highlights how our identities and survival are inherently political, shaped by systems of power, and invites you to reflect on your role in driving political change.
MODULE 3: Understanding political systems
The module highlights explains why knowing how power works is key to creating change, introduces types of government structures, and invites you to connect these concepts to your local reality.
MODULE 4: Map power and key actors
You will identify who holds power and reflect on how influence is exercised.
MODULE 5: Engage in political processes
A look into different political advocacy strategies: introducing core approaches — grassroots, institutional, global, and hybrid — and inviting you to choose the path that best fits your reality.
Module 6: Build your advocacy plan
Recap of what you’ve learned and turn it into a draft advocacy plan, transforming it into a living roadmap for action.
Who developed the training?
The course curriculum was designed by Mateo de La Torre, based on the publication Politics is Trans previously authored by Mateo de la Torre, Jahira Quintero Rodriguez,
and Marlon Pabón Castro, supported by GATE’s Trans and Gender Diverse Steering Committee and GATE staff.