FORGE

Baltimore, Maryland

Services Outside the Box: Helping Your (Transgender) Clients Navigate Sex-Segregated Services
In an ideal world, every client would have access to ANY medical/ mental health service.  Unfortunately, many services are sex-segregated, which creates barriers for clients (and providers) who are seeking the care and services they deserve. This workshop will examine how to creatively advocate for and with your clients.
1. Participants will be able to list three sex-segregated services that their client/constituents may not be able to access.
2. Participants will be able to describe three reasons why sex-segregated services exist.
3. Participants will leave with concrete tools (flow charts, handouts, worksheets) that will help them determine the best course of action for and with their clients.
4. Participants will engage in experiential exercises that will solidify their knowledge gained in this workshop.

Washington, DC

Serving Gender Variant Crime Victims: Transgender 101
Faced with a crime victim who is visibly gender variant or who describes themselves as transgender, many professionals feel confused, curious, or worried, and consequently alienate and/or offend the victim by asking inappropriate or offensive questions.  This workshop is designed to:  1) Demystify who is under the “transgender umbrella”; 2) Enumerate the various “components” of being transgender; 3) Discuss which components are and are not relevant to the various roles crime victim professionals play; and 4) Disseminate resources to support transgender crime victims and the professionals who serve them.  Additional experiential exercises will help participants understand the personal, interpersonal, and social dimensions of being transgender.

Philadelphia, PA
Trans Health Conference

Services Outside the Box: Helping Your Clients Navigate Sex-Segregated Services
In an ideal world, every client would have access to ANY medical and mental health service they need.  Unfortunately, many services are sex-segregated, which creates additional barriers to clients (and providers).  This didactic and interactive workshop will examine how to creatively advocate for and with your clients around services such as sexual assault / domestic violence support groups and housing, OB/GYN/urology appointments, forms and policy management, referrals and networking. Providers will leave new solutions to old problems — benefitting their clients and their field.

“When I’m Sixty Four”  Transgender Aging and Sexuality
In our culture, most people don’t think about sexuality when they think about aging.  This workshop will review transgender aging sexuality data from two national surveys and discuss the implications of how aging intersects with sex, body image, physical bodily changes, trauma histories, dating, libido, long-term relationships, health, disclosure, sexual orientation shifts, cultural expectations, and more.  Interactive exercises throughout the workshop will encourage participants to examine their own thoughts and feelings about trans-aging and sexuality, as well as deepen their knowledge of the subject.