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Trans Workshops
The majority of the content in this webpage focuses on trans and gender related issues, as does a good portion of my personal work.  There's quite a wide array of topics that deal specifically with trans and genderqueer identities.  Here are a few of them.

Trans 101: The basics
In a nutshell: the basics.  Designed for an audience with no exposure to transpeople beyond basic media representations.  Including quick terminology, common myths, how to be an ally, an overview of major trans issues, and personal story(ies)

Non-binary gender: What does it look like?
While many people can understand non-binary gender on a theoretical level, but will be unable to see it as it exists in the people around them.  Without an image of non-binary gender to work from, anyone with a non-binary gender is quickly attributed a male or female gender.  Through a wide range of examples and activities, this workshop focuses on developing this understanding and teaching the ability to see non-binary gender.

Trans Health and Medical Access
Navigating medical institutions can be daunting.  Even more so for transpeople.  This workshop discusses the barriers to adequate trans health care: The gatekeeping system that allows providers' individual biases to determine the outcome of transpeople's lives, the lack of trans-specific medical knowledge in medical institutions, and discrimination in medicare and private insurance policies.  These barriers are also powerful motivation factors that encourage transpeople to self-medicate and to avoid routine medical checkups.  The audience should gain an understanding of how threatening medical institutions can be for transpeople and why so many transpeople avoid them.

Not Being "Trans Enough"
Sometimes it seems like every single person who is trans has felt that they aren't, or have been told that they aren't "trans enough," or "really" trans.  Whether that means that they aren't being "successful" in presenting and passing as their preferred gender, or that they aren't transgressing gender and breaking gender norms enough, the idea that there is a "real" trans identity (which not everyone attains) is harmful on many levels.  Playing on internalized transphobia It builds self-doubt and self-esteem problems.  It reinforces the idea that someone else can tell you what your gender is (or ought) to be.  And it fosters an environment of hostility and infighting.  This workshop covers the basics of this dynamic and traces its roots through the history of transphobia.

Trans Sexuality
This workshop is only presented to audiences with a significant level of trans awareness to begin with.  Ideal format is a facilitated discussion with people bringing their own experience to the discussion.
Sexuality is a topic that is rarely included as a part of the conversation about trans issues.  It can be an extremely sensitive topic for a lot of people.  While I have many issues of sexuality that I've explored and addressed in my writing and can speak to, I prefer to let the groups experience guide this workshop whenever possible.

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