Inclusivity Resources

The Seattle Gilbert and Sullivan Society stands with people of all races, ethnicities, genders, sexualities, religions, abilities, and walks of life.

Now, more than ever, it is important for us to acknowledge our privilege and grow from our past. Below is a list of resources that we are using to help us grow as an organization and as individuals! We are constantly learning and expanding this list, so if you have any recommendations, please contact us.

The Seattle Gilbert and Sullivan Society is located on the historical land of the Coast Salish, Suquamish, Duwamish, and Stillaguamish people. To learn whose land you are on, visit https://native-land.ca/

Yellowface in any capacity is unacceptable, and particularly so in theatre. For a more in-depth ananlysis of the ways musical theatre has done a disservice particularly to Asian people, check out this article: https://caata.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Galella-Feeling-Yellow.pdf

A good first step to unlearning our prejudices is to learn about them! The books on this list are a great place to start (in particular, Seattle author Ijeoma Oluo’s So You Want to Talk About Race): https://nymag.com/strategist/article/anti-racist-reading-list.html

People come in all variations of gender and sexuality. For basic resources on transgender education, visit https://www.glaad.org/transgender/transfaq

For resources on how to help LGBTQ+ youth, visit https://www.thetrevorproject.org/