Ways K-12 educators can create safe and trans-inclusive schools

Offered on Saturday, February 28 to conference attendees:

Providing Safe and Inclusive Schools for Trans*Gender Students

Giorgio Jovani di Salvatore, MAED, ABSNP, LEP, CMIS

American Board of School Neuropsychology

National Association of School Psychologists

Alvord Unified School District (Riverside, CA)

As legislation changes to improve the civil liberties and protections of trans*gender students in schools, so must those directly involved in the education of students. This program will review the basic development of gender identify, psychosocial issues affecting trans*gender students, applicable legal protections, the responsibilities of those working in educational settings, resources available to youth in our community, and understanding how to build a safe space in schools.

Gender anxieties in parents, clinicians, & the state

Offered on Saturday, February 28 to conference attendees:

Gender Anxieties: On Risk, Rejection and the Impulse to Regulate

Tey Meadow, Harvard University, http://www.teymeadowphd.com

How much of the way we interact with transgender people runs on an economy of anxiety? In this talk, sociologist Tey Meadow will discuss her forthcoming book, an in-depth study of the first generation of parents actively and publicly affirming transgender identities in their children. She will discuss the kinds of anxieties gender transitions incite for parents, for clinicians and the state, and what makes some families more vulnerable than others to violence, harassment and state intrusion. She will offer some thoughts about the ways gender anxieties, even among trans allies, have lead to new forms of risk-management and regulation.

Taming the Hulk workshop addresses messages around masculinity

Offered on Saturday, February 28 to conference attendees:

Taming the Hulk: Temperance for the Trans*Masculine Journey

Skye Bigari, COM|PASSionate REVOLT

Traci Medeiros-Bagan, COM|PASSionate REVOLT Healing
www.compassionaterevolt.com

How does the transmasculine individual sort out the stories we hear about what it means to be a man, the stories we tell ourselves about what it means to be a man and the men that we actually see ourselves to be? Society’s narratives about men and masculinity affect our self esteem, body image, the way we take care of ourselves, what we expect out of our relationships, how we let our families treat us, what careers we go into, the trust we put in medicine to alter our internal and external bodies and ultimately our core identity. Through interactive dialogue and exploratory activities, together we will gain insight about how expectations surrounding masculinity before, during and “after” transition affect the development of an authentic and fully realized self.

How to design trans writing spaces

Offered on Saturday, February 28 to conference attendees:

Designing Transgender Writing Spaces

Molly Segale, UC Santa Cruz

This workshop will discuss the challenges and opportunities in designing writing spaces for transgender students. Composition and creative writing classes often rely on student experiences as course material, yet trans and queer students must navigate institutionalized transphobia and heterosexism when engaged in class assignments. Learn research on these writing spaces and join a larger discussion of transgender needs in the classroom. Topics will include safe space, political activism, and intersectional identities. Presenter will draw on experiences as composition lecturer and Transgender Program Coordinator at UC Santa Cruz.

Consent, safe sex, and affirming your gender

Offered on Saturday, February 28 to conference attendees:

May I Kiss You?: Sexual Communication and Consent

Dulce Garcia, Empowering With Conviction

Sex? Intimacy? Doing it? Hooking Up?  Whatever you call it, the truth is that many of us are LOVERS but sex is only fun when everyone involved agrees on what they’re going to do. But how do you know if you can’t talk about it? Come learn how to communicate with your partner(s) about what you like, how you like it, and where you like it! In this fun and interactive workshop we will discuss and practice how to identify, ask for, and negotiate the kind of sex you want. Learn skills and resources for having a positive sex life that includes consent, safe sex, and healthy communication that affirms your gender during intimacy.

Advocating for oneself when finding gates & gatekeepers

Offered on Saturday, February 28 to conference attendees:

Gates and Gatekeepers

Dr. Kristen Vierregger, Metamorphosis Clinic, www.metamedcenter.com

Traci Medeiros-Bagan, COM|PASSionate REVOLT Healing, www.compassionaterevolthealing.com

Kaeti Gugiu, Kaeti Gugiu Therapy, kaetigugiu.com

This program seeks to de-mystify the process of therapy, requesting letters and accessing medical care for transition via the experiences of providers working in an affirming care model. Participants will learn about their rights and gain skills in advocating for themselves when seeking any medical care. Each provider will give an introduction explaining their role and current practices and then participants will be able to ask questions to support their individual journeys.

Closed Space: This workshop space is for people who self-identity as trans or gender questioning.

Trans Media 101 for journalists presented at conference

Offered on Saturday, February 28 to conference attendees:

Trans Media 201 – Beyond the Basics

Eli Erlick & Danie D., Trans Student Educational Resources, transstudent.org

Trans Media 201 is geared towards those involved in media and writing ranging from professional journalists to personal blogging. In this workshop, we’ll be working with you to address and deconstruct cissexist language that is often used in telling trans narratives and providing trans-friendly alternatives. With videos, examples, and group discussions, attendees of this workshop will come away with a greater knowledge of how media interacts with the trans community.