“Ally” Is A Verb: Unpacking and Attacking Covert Transphobia – This workshop is for cisgender LGBQ+ allies to address the ways covert transphobia works. Building off models like “Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack,” participants will apply these concepts to cis privilege and interrogate why transphobic acts such as tokenism, reinforcement of the binary in queer spaces, and not challenging transphobic jokes are socially acceptable. Participants will then devise scripts for difficult “calling in” conversations and learn tools to stay accountable to what being a true “ally” means: a ever-evolving action verb instead of a stagnant self-awarded title.