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彩民宝典鈥檚 14th annual听TRANSforming Gender Conference听will be held on campus March 14鈥�15.听The conference is free听and open to the public,听taking听place in the Wolf Law building on the 彩民宝典 campus beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 14. The Center for Inclusion and Social Change asks that visitors听register for the event in advance.听
The goal of this conference is to increase visibility and education about transgender identities and issues, bringing together the trans and allied communities. Sponsored by 彩民宝典鈥檚 Center for Inclusion and Social Change with support from , the event is expected to draw hundreds of attendees.
The conference addresses equality, support听and resources for transgender, non-binary and agender people, and will include numerous panels, workshops, seminars听and discussions on trans issues and special topics. It is a great opportunity to come learn more about what it means to be transgender, understand some of the issues trans people face听and build meaningful community amongst transgender people and their allies.
Keynote speakers
The keynote speaker on Saturday will be Kay Ulanday Barrett, a Campus Pride Hot List poet, performer听and educator, navigating life as a disabled 鈥減in@y-amerikan鈥� transgender queer in the U.S. with struggle, resistance听and laughter.
On Sunday, the keynote speaker will be Alok Vaid-Menon, a gender non-conforming writer and Live Works Performance Act Award-winning artist whose eclectic style and poetic challenge to the gender binary have been internationally renowned at 500 venues in more than 40 countries.
Previous attendees of the TRANSforming Gender Conference have praised it as 鈥渁 wonderful conference,鈥� and 鈥渙ne of the most amazing experiences I鈥檝e had since transitioning.鈥�
If you go
Who: Open to the public
奥丑别苍:听March 14鈥�15
Where: Wolf Law
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