2022 Gender Spectrum Professionals' Symposium

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8:45am PDT

Settling in... TBAMars Mendoza

9:15am PDT

Symposium Opening TBAGender Spectrum

9:30am PDT

Opening Keynote: Knowing our History, Claiming Our Future: Fighting for Transgender and Nonbinary Youth TBAChase Strangio

10:30am PDT

Expanding the Idea and Practice of Gender Responsive Programs for Justice Involved Youth TBALIMITEDCarolyn Reyes • Angela Irvine-Baker God, Teens, and Gender Diversity TBALIMITEDScorch Garcia (he/they) • Asher Litschwartz CANCELLED: Black & Trans: Moving Through the Diversity of Gender Journeys TBALIMITED Gender, Legislation and Law: What Professionals Should Know TBALIMITEDAsaf Orr, JD Fertility Preservation for Trans Youth TBALIMITEDEvelyn Mok-Lin Introduction to Gender Dysphoria TBAFILLINGJenna Hackman • Cynthia Kim • Henry Thomas The Dimensions of Gender: An Evolving Discourse TBAFILLINGCarla Pena

12:00pm PDT

Self Care Session 1.1: Breathe Out, Shake It Off TBALIMITEDKali Alexander Self Care Session 1.2: Joyous Existence TBAFILLINGAiano Nakagawa Self Care Session 1.3: Intuitive Doodles TBALIMITEDMichele Hatchell

1:00pm PDT

Rainbow Clubs K-5 for Community and Connection TBAFILLINGKaty Butler • Kieran Slattery Building From the Ground Up: How to Develop an Intersectional Policy Framework for Schools TBALIMITEDKerri Lanoue • Jordan Akhurst Multidisciplinary Lessons Learned from the Care of Transgender and Gender Expansive AAPI Youth and Adolescents TBALIMITEDAsaf Orr, JD • Tandy Aye, MD • Chris Brady "Am I Trans Enough?" Supporting Nonbinary and Gender Nonconforming Trans Youth to Face Internalized Oppression, Microaggressions, and Systemic Binarism TBALIMITEDRey Byrne Working with BIPOC Families in Transition: Aligning the Heart and Head TBALIMITEDDr. Kimberly H. Lemite, NCSP • L.Frances Brown, MEd Doing Gender Work as a Gender-Expansive Professional Working with Gender-Expansive Clients TBALIMITEDTy Browne • My Aguirre • Kimberley Armstrong • Emmet Johansson • Carla Pena Providing Gender Affirming Care Amidst all the Noise TBALIMITEDElyse Pine • Tavi Hawn • Diane Ehrensaft, PhD • Colt St. Amand The Pressure of Coming Out TBALIMITEDNadine Mudryk • Naomi Cruz

2:30pm PDT

Beyond 101: A Deeper Look at Sex, Gender and Identity TBAFILLINGRobin McHaelen Leading for Gender Inclusive Schools TBAFULLErica Hassenbeck • Erin Fawkes • Katie Lemmer • Heidi Williams-Cooper • Jackie Jackson-Dean Nothing for Us, Without Us: Creating Trans Affirming Environments TBALIMITEDDr. Jaymie Campbell-Orphanidys Supporting Transgender Youth in Sports TBALIMITEDCasey Pick • Anne Lieberman Medical Options for Transgender and Nonbinary Youth TBALIMITEDElyse Pine Deconstructing Gender: Trans & Non Binary Identities TBAFILLINGVan Ethan Levy Born in the Right Body: Body as Ally in Embodied Transitions TBALIMITEDElias Lawliet

3:45pm PDT

Day One Closing TBAGender Spectrum

8:45am PDT

Settling in... TBAMars Mendoza

9:15am PDT

Day Two Opening TBAGender Spectrum • Aiano Nakagawa

9:45am PDT

Best Practices for System Care Services to Gender Expansive Youth TBALIMITEDAmorie Robinson • Angelika Lewis Potentials and Challenges for Gender and Sexual Diversity in Higher Education: A Comparative Perspective from the USA and Turkey TBALIMITEDBillur Kaya Peer Support and Mutual Aid Models for Trans Wellbeing TBALIMITEDJuju Martinez (they/them) • AJ Schaerer Nonbinary Embodiment and Medical Interventions TBAFILLINGJen Hastings, MD • Callum Bobb Parenting Transgender and Gender-expansive Kids: It's a Family Affair TBALIMITEDKirk Allen • Eric Widman • Jenna Hackman • Serena Wright, MPH Cultivating Queer Joy TBAFILLINGAce Schwarz • Davi Mühlinghaus- Anderson Gender-Related Research: Critical Knowledge for Professionals TBAFILLINGKim Westheimer

11:15am PDT

Support Systems Ecomap for LGBTQ Youth: A practice tool for identifying and enhancing youth’s supportive networks TBAFILLINGJune Paul Working with Families - Building Connected Early Learning Communities TBALIMITEDNathanael Flynn, MA • Mitali Purkayastha Using Gender Support Plans TBAFILLINGCarla Pena TherActivist: They/ Them/ Theirs (documentary screening and talkback) TBALIMITEDDana Johnson • Khalid White Families in Transition: Supporting Trans Patients TBALIMITEDKathie Moehlig • Evan Johnson (they/them) Understanding Code-switching and Masking in Multiple Marginalized Communities: BIPOC, Trans, and Autistic Experiences TBALIMITEDLorran Garrison • Perry Clark • Damien Oliver • Tiki Inacay Clinical Considerations When Working with Parents of Transgender / Non-Binary Children TBAFULLLinda K. Reeves, LMFT

12:45pm PDT

Self Care Session 2.1: Breathe Out, Shake It Off TBALIMITEDKali Alexander Self Care Session 2.2: Joyous Existence TBALIMITEDAiano Nakagawa Self Care Session 2.3: Intuitive Doodles TBALIMITEDMichele Hatchell

1:45pm PDT

Supporting Young Children’s Gender Development TBAFULLNathanael Flynn, MA • Mitali Purkayastha Safe at School: A Parent's Panel and Discussion TBAFILLINGKathie Moehlig • Evan Johnson (they/them) A Case Study for Trans-Affirming Ritual and Learning: They Mitzvah or B'nai Mitzvah TBALIMITEDJackie Maris • Rakhel Silverman How We are Filling Sex Ed Gaps Among Intersectional Identities TBAFULLMyr Olivares • Janece Gough Pursuing Surgical Congruence Measures TBALIMITEDThomas Satterwhite, MD • Min Jun, MD • Angela Rodriguez, MD The Speech-Language Pathologist's Role in Working with Trans and Nonbinary Youth TBALIMITEDJordan Jakomin Guided Improvisation for Advocacy, Community, and Liberation TBALIMITEDJesse Greenfield, MPH, CHES

3:15pm PDT

Closing Keynote - Challenges to Providing Gender Affirming Care to Transgender Youth in the Era of Misinformation TBAXimena Lopez MD

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