2026
Workshops & Seminars
A New Age of Navigating Non-Monogamy
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
Are you polyamorous, non-monogamous, or identify as outside of the monogamous cultural norm? Curious to learn more?
Maybe you are currently in a polyamorous relationship, maybe you are struggling with jealousy, envy, or simply finding enough time for scheduling dates, whatever your challenge, come and engage in a moderated discussion on polyamory and non-monogamy. Learn cultural definitions of these terms, tips and tricks for relationships, and some history about this topic.
MarySebastian has been involved in the non-monogamy community for over 6 years, and specializes in working with non-monogamous queer couples.
Addressing Gender Affirming Care in Underserved Areas
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
LCSW CE
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit for Licensend Counselors & Social Workers
CME
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Medical Education Credit
Addressing medical and behavioral health needs for persons in the LGBTQAI+ communities is a critical health equity issue. This panel discussion will address how our state has implemented collaborations, created processes within primary care networks, and addressed barriers faced in providing gender affirming care in underserved and rural communities. The presentation is designed for healthcare providers, administrators, community health leaders and persons seeking adequate care and actionable solutions.
Advocacy - For Yourself And Others (AKA How to Game the System)
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Becoming your own self-advocate as a trans-identified person is essential to obtaining quality health care, and getting the essential agency supports for transition, wellness, and just being able to thrive. There are countless horror stories where many in the transgender community have encountered barriers that seemingly are insurmountable. Some of those stories were exacerbated by the lock-downs and quarantines necessitated by the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the biases and cancellations by the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in DC. However, as we know well, denying necessary services to the transgender community has been a way of doing business for far too long. The goal of this presentation is to identify ways to make your individual path to authenticity free of roadblocks and then help others overcome their speed-bumps as well
AFAB - Top Surgery Show and Tell Pool Party
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Join Tesla and Mason at the Hilton Pool for an informal discussion and show and tell on Top Surgery. We will share our experiences, scars, and stories with you about the process, recovery, and post-op care. Post Op folks who wish to share their experiences with the group are encouraged to show up in swim attire as well. Everyone is welcome to swim with us even if you don't wish to share.
Affirmation Without Harm: Gender Euphoria, Disordered Eating, and Ethical Treatment with Trans and Gender-Diverse Clients
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LCSW CE
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit for Licensend Counselors & Social Workers
Transgender and gender-diverse individuals experience disproportionately high rates of disordered eating and eating disorders, often shaped by intersecting experiences of gender dysphoria, minority stress, body surveillance, and limited access to affirming care. While much of the clinical literature has centered on alleviating dysphoria, emerging research and community-informed practice highlight the protective and therapeutic role of gender euphoria—the felt sense of affirmation, comfort, and joy in one’s gendered experience.
This workshop explores how gender euphoria can function as both a buffer against disordered eating behaviors and, at times, a complicating factor when attempts to modify the body intersect with restriction, over-exercise, or compensatory behaviors. Presenters will examine how disordered eating may develop or intensify in pursuit of gender affirmation, particularly when desired physical changes are constrained by biological, financial, medical, or sensory limitations.
Special attention will be given to clinical work with neurodivergent trans and gender-diverse clients, for whom common affirming practices (e.g., binders, tucking, long hair, certain clothing textures) may introduce sensory distress rather than relief. The workshop will also address self-of-the-therapist considerations, including clinicians’ emotional responses to persistent dysphoria, perceived loss of functioning related to hormonal or surgical interventions, and the ethical tension between affirmation and harm reduction.
Through case examples, clinical frameworks, and evidence-based discussion, participants will leave with practical strategies to support embodied care that promotes gender euphoria without reinforcing disordered eating patterns—while sustaining therapist attunement, humility, and resilience.
Potential References will include:
Austin, A., & Craig, S. L. (2015). Transgender affirmative cognitive behavioral therapy: Clinical considerations and applications. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 46(1), 21–29.
Brewster, M. E., Velez, B. L., Esposito, J., Wong, S., & Geiger, E. (2019). Transgender individuals’ body image: The roles of gender identity, minority stress, and self-objectification. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 6(4), 471–482.
Diemer, E. W., Grant, J. D., Munn-Chernoff, M. A., Patterson, D. A., & Duncan, A. E. (2015). Gender identity, sexual orientation, and eating-related pathology in a national sample of college students. Journal of Adolescent Health, 57(2), 144–149.
Jones, B. A., Bouman, W. P., Haycraft, E., & Arcelus, J. (2016). Disordered eating and body dissatisfaction in transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals: A systematic review. International Review of Psychiatry, 28(1), 81–94.
AI and The Transgender Community. It's Worse (and Better) Than You Thought
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Artificial intelligence as it is generally understood...is generally misunderstood. Right now, AI is in the peak of hype. It is often treated as the savior of the planet or the end of life on earth.
As we have learned from other technologies-- the personal computer, the consumer-facing Internet, social media, ubiquitous smart-phones-- the likeliest outcomes are somewhere along a continuum. That is, some good things will happen, as will some bad things. Mostly, things we never considered at all will become routine.
The purposes of this seminar will be to unwind some of the hype, de-mystify what's at the root of AI as most us encounter it, and to consider what sorts of things that might affect the transgender community in the next three to five years.
All Are Welcome - Or Are They?
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Every church pats itself on the back by exclaiming that All Are Welcome! But the truth is, this simply three-word statement holds different meanings at different churches. Some, for example, welcome transgender people but will try hard to rehabilitate them through conversion therapy. Others welcome transgender people, but limit the extent to which they can become personally engaged. Inclusive or affirming churches, on the other hand, welcome transgender people fully. In this workshop we will explore the differences in these various kinds of churches, and will discuss red flags that you can use to locate a truly welcoming church in your own community. Participants will have access to the church finder tool developed by Mother Grace specifically for LGBTQ people. The church finder includes just about every Christian denomination. As a former military chaplain, Mother Grace is well versed in all churches.
All Eyes On You!!! All About Eyes Makeup
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As a wiseman once said Eyes are window to the soul. Here I am, Natasha Xdress coming again to give makeup workshop tutorial focusing on eyes makeup.
Did a whole basic feminization makeup workshop for Keystone conference 2025, this year I want to show further of makeup, especially eyes makeup.
How, different eyes shape need different eyes makeup. How different occasion needs difference eyes makeup.
At the end of the workshop, will give attendees PDF tutorial about the workshop so they can relearn again by themselves anywhere and anytime they want.
An Overview of Transfeminine Surgeries
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LCSW CE
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit for Licensend Counselors & Social Workers
CME
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Medical Education Credit
In this session we will be covering a brief introduction of trans feminine surgical options as well as how to best prepare for your consultation and surgery. We will focus specifically on facial feminization surgery, breast surgery, body contouring and vaginoplasty options.
An Overview of Transmasculine Surgeries
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
LCSW CE
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit for Licensend Counselors & Social Workers
CME
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Medical Education Credit
In this session you will be covering a brief introduction of trans masculine surgical option as well as how to best prepare for your consultation and surgery. We will focus specifically on top surgery, body contouring and genital surgery options.
Anti-Trans Legislation - What Is It Really All About and How Do We Combat It?
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Over the past several years hundreds of bills have been introduced in state, county, and local legislatures that are specifically targeting transgender individuals with discriminatory actions that threatened the ability of gender-expansive people to thrive. In this workshop you will get the deeper story of why a small group of legislators and political operatives are pushing these bills. We will then dive into a discussion regarding tactics that have been successfully used to combat these bills and how you can get involved.
Ask a Spouse/SO
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This panel of spouses/significant others (SO's) provides an opportunity for transgender individuals to ask questions regarding relationships, feelings, and emotions. The panel can also act as a sounding board for conversations that a transgender person may want to have with their spouse/significant other. The SO's on this panel have asked their transgender spouses to not be in the room to provide an open and honest forum. This workshop may be able to offer perspective and insight on how your journey affects the ones you love.
Avoiding Anti-Trans Violence
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Violence against the transgender community is at an all-time high and continues to grow. In 2025 there were 281 murders of trans persons worldwide and 27 in the United States. In 2025, There were more than 1018 new anti LGBTQ bills filed across the United States with at least 124 of those being passed. Hate and the associated violence against us continues to grow unabated.
To avoid the rise in anti-trans violence, it is important to be able to identify attackers before they are close enough to hurt us. Behavioral detection allows us to identify potentially violent people and scenarios far enough in advance to avoid them. Behavioral detection can be used to identify both interpersonal violence and attacks on the locations that gather.
This presentation will cover typical behavioral cues, pre-attack indicators, and evaluating behavior. We will discuss how to develop plans to escape and evade once you have identified a potentially violent individual.
Beauty on a Dime
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Looking fabulous with makeup on a budget. Makeup can either make you or break you.
You don’t need expensive makeup to look your best. By using the right tools and practice, you can achieve the best look for yourself on any occasions.
Mia is a makeup artist for CDI- Cross Dressers International, New York City where she provides makeup services and styling for its members and attendees. In this presentation she will show some makeup tricks and tools of the trade on how to be creative with whatever you have in your makeup bag.
Beyond Hair Removal: Skin Health & Gender Affirmation Without Injectables
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Gender affirmation doesn’t stop at removing hair. Many people also want support with acne, discoloration, redness, scars, or texture changes that can affect how they see themselves. This workshop introduces non-injectable skin and laser treatments that can help without relying on fillers or Botox. We will explain devices such as laser skin resurfacing, microneedling, acne laser therapy, and vascular/pigment lasers in clear, beginner-friendly language, including what they do, what to expect, and how to plan treatment timelines. We will also cover pre- and post-care, safety across different skin tones, and how these treatments can support gender euphoria and authenticity. We will reserve time at the end for questions. This session is trauma-informed, dysphoria-aware, and designed for anyone exploring skin options for gender affirmation. Presented by Jill Sherman and Emma Schutte, co-owners of Luma Laser and Electrolysis located in Lancaster, PA.
Beyond Survival: Reclaiming Your Life When Everything Changes
11:00 AM on
Fri, Mar 20
in Metropolitan A
When life changes in ways you didn’t choose, or didn’t expect, it’s easy to slip into survival mode. Many people connected to the transgender community experience this, including their partners, family members, friends, allies, and caregivers whose own lives are quietly reshaped by transition, growth, and profound change.
This heart-centered visioning workshop is an open invitation to anyone navigating life after a major shift. You’ll be guided to pause and reflect on what has changed for you, what you’ve been carrying, and what parts of yourself may have gone quiet along the way.
Through gentle reflection and practical visioning tools, you’ll begin to reconnect with what matters most and create a personal vision that feels authentic, grounded, and alive. This is not about fixing anything or having a five-year plan, it’s about moving beyond survival and remembering that your life still gets to feel like yours.
Come as you are. Leave with clarity, self-compassion, and a renewed sense of possibility for what comes next.
Bills, Bans, and Best Practice: Clinical Decision-Making for Affirming Providers
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
LCSW CE
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit for Licensend Counselors & Social Workers
CME
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Medical Education Credit
Across the U.S., legislative proposals and policy changes increasingly shape what gender-affirming care looks like in schools, healthcare systems, and families’ daily lives. For counselors and medical providers, the challenge is twofold: (1) staying oriented to how proposed or enacted policies impact client functioning, and (2) responding in ways that are ethical, clinically sound, and sustainable for providers. This session reviews the most common categories of gender-related bills and policy actions affecting TGNC people (participants will be provided a bill-tracking worksheet to populate with state and federal examples), then translates these realities into clinical practice: assessment and documentation, care coordination, maintaining access pathways, addressing fear and identity threat, and supporting families navigating systems. The session closes with strategies to reduce provider moral injury and burnout while maintaining effective advocacy and professional boundaries.
Blue Monday- Going Home from Your First Conference
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All good things come to an end, even Keystone. After living your dreams for a week, those who are not out full-time may often find "the end" stunningly traumatic. We return to our homes, jobs, loved ones, and closets with a heavy heart, tears, sometimes deep depression. This workshop gives first timers (and others) skills on how to duck the worst traumas by treating ourselves well afterwards, staying in contact with friends we meet at Keystone, planning treats to look forward to, and applying bunches of additional ideas gathered over the years from sisters facing their own Blue Mondays.
Building Your Coming Out Plan
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LCSW CE
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit for Licensend Counselors & Social Workers
Whether you call it "coming out" or "inviting in", the process of disclosing your transgender/nonbinary identity can feel intimidating. In this workshop we will discuss the process, how to make your disclosure plan, as well as discussing special considerations for disclosure in specific environments like work, school, faith communities, medical situations, dating and more.
But You Lied To Me - A Way to Explore the Emotions (SOs Only)
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This seminar is designed to help the SO process their emotional response to a spouse’s presenting in the opposite gender or their stated intention to transition. In the community, your presenter has heard from some SOs that they felt lied to, betrayed or were kept in the dark with regard to their loved one’s gender identity or desire to dress. The feelings are more intense if the partner was ‘found out’ rather than if they had disclosed on their own. However, even when the partner makes a disclosure, it is still often a jarring experience for the SO.
This presentation is meant to assist with these feelings by examining them, and then offering some coping skills to allow the SO to process the potential changes in the relationship, potentially find the possibilities of good outcomes and also to offer a space with only SOs, which will allow free expression without needing to edit.
Celebrating Trans Joy!
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Trans joy is about claiming one’s identity and celebrating it - and that is one of the best things about attending a conference like Keystone. When we are in and surrounded by Community it is easy to feel joyful. But what about when we leave? This interactive workshop will explore the concept of "Trans Joy" including how we can celebrate our transness 365 days a year, what that means for ourselves/others and how it can impact our community's future. Come, celebrate, and share your stories!
Confidence Has a Shape: Planet Pepper Hip/Butt Pads for Trans Women and Cross Dressers
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Planet Pepper makes foam hip/butt pads, foam boobs and other foundation garments for cross dressers and trans women. Vincent Cuccia, the owner, will explain what the most popular products are for cross dressers and trans women. He will also share stories of poeple whose lives have been transformed by his products. Confidence and sexiness definitely have a shape at Planet Pepper. Come and find the shape for you.
Conscious Communication Within The LGBTQ+ Community
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The definitions of words are always changing, which has an effect on how we speak and interact with one another over time. Additionally, it fosters a new level of awareness where we must be mindful of the words, phrases, and sentences we use that might elicit strong emotions in other people. Remember that just because we do not find a word, phrase, or sentence offensive, it doesn't mean that someone else won't find it offensive as well. In order to improve and impact relationships, I want to diversify the ways in which communication is delivered, create a safe space where clear, conscious communication can occur without ambiguity, and implement positive changes that are effectively reinforced.
Contour Like a Queen
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Contouring is the ULTIMATE skill in makeup application! In this workshop, learn how to use contouring techniques to create a stunning feminine look for anytime, day or night. From natural to full glam, you'll know how to use contour to nail your look!
Could NYC be the Transgender Utopian Playland for Living Your Best Transgender Life?
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In this presentation we will present why NYC has become the go-to place for the transgender community to live/move forward their Transgender development. In specific we will cover in detail:
Some of the strongest legal protections in the country for gender identity and gender expression, from housing to employment, health care and other numerous explicit protections for our community in NYC.
As a consequence of NYC’s strong insurance coverage laws an extensive network of Transgender health care providers with trans-specific programs ranging from gender-affirming primary care thru GRS post-op care and every step in between, are all available regardless of income level.
NYC in general, and Hell’s Kitchen in specific is one of the safest places in the nation for the transgender community to live as a result of its huge LGBTQ+ community, NYC’s “live and let live” attitude along with NYPD’s well documented commitment to protecting our community - especially in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood.
Housing - despite popular mis-conception finding a place to live, and live nicely is very do-able in the city as a result of strong tenant laws, reduced income housing opportunities, as well as well as very favorable employment compensation levels..
Job Opportunities -NYC hosts many of the largest companies, nonprofits, arts institutions, and tech firms, each having excellent Inclusive hiring policies, Equal-benefit structures, and Trans-friendly workplace cultures.
Manhattan’s spectacular social and nightlife scenes — where diversity is not just supported, but celebrated. From getting compliments walking down the street, shopping at our major dept stores, restaurants that greet you not just as a customer but as a good friend, a very strong night club scene/speak-easy/rooftop bar scene, as well as a constant of flow of major performing acts, assure that you will not be bored.
Perhaps most importantly we will also spend time detailing NYC's relative ease with respect to developing meaningful friendships. You will have friends.
In short, if you are transgender this presentation will detail why you may wish to make NYC your next home.
Creating Safe Learning Spaces
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This workshop empowers parents and community members to successfully advocate for LGBTQ youth in schools and online spaces. Participants learn concrete, step-by-step strategies for working with teachers, administrators, and school boards; putting inclusive policies in place; addressing unsafe situations; and finding safe online communities when needed.
Schools can be powerful places of growth—or sources of harm—for LGBTQ youth. Many parents want to advocate but feel unsure where to start. This workshop gives families and community advocates clear, practical tools to create safer learning environments, even in districts where support is inconsistent.
Participants will learn how to approach teachers, counselors, and principals; how to work with (and speak at) school board meetings; how to request accommodations; and how to push for policies that protect LGBTQ students. We will also examine online risks and walk through how to locate or build safe digital communities for young people.
The session includes real scenarios, scripts families can use, and a customized advocacy plan.
Discover Your Style: Let Your AI Girlfriend Transform Your Look! Makeup & Fashion Confidence For Your MTF Journey
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Session Description:
Ready to explore a new, supportive way to express your authentic self? In this interactive session, you’ll discover how today’s AI-powered apps can become your “girlfriend”—a friendly, nonjudgmental style companion who helps you experiment with makeup and fashion, build confidence, and have fun along the way.
Whether you’re just starting your MTF journey or looking to elevate your look, you’ll learn how to use virtual try-on tools, AI stylists, and body shape analysis to find makeup and outfits that truly fit and flatter you. We’ll cover privacy tips, practical demos, and plenty of time for Q&A and sharing.
Inclusivity Statement:
This session is designed for MTF individuals and anyone interested in exploring feminine style, makeup, and fashion using AI-powered tools. All are welcome to join, experiment, and discover new ways to express themselves.
Special Note:
For the best experience, participants are invited to bring a clear, well-lit photo of themselves (on their phone or tablet). We’ll use these photos with AI apps during the session for personalized makeup and style exploration.
Doing the Work of Becoming: How Action Builds Identity and Confidence for Trans Women
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For many trans women, imposter syndrome isn’t just an occasional doubt, it can be a constant whisper that questions our validity, our belonging, and whether we’re “enough.” Yet one of the most powerful ways we quiet that voice is through participation, by stepping into activities that call forth the woman we know ourselves to be.
This workshop explores how taking part in affirming, embodied, and community-based activities helps us overcome imposter syndrome and solidify our identity as women. Whether it’s lacing up for roller derby, showing up consistently to health club classes, or joining community engagement groups, these experiences do far more than fill our schedules, they actively build our sense of self.
Through personal examples, we’ll look at how courage grows from repetition, how confidence emerges from alignment, and how identity becomes real through lived experience. Participants will reflect on the environments that have helped them feel most authentically themselves, examine the beliefs that hold them back, and discover how choosing growth-oriented activities can reshape internal narratives.
This session blends inspiration with practical insight, helping you recognize that identity isn’t something you wait for; it’s something you create through action. When trans women place us in spaces that affirm who we are, imposter syndrome loses its grip and our identity has room to take root, strengthen, and shine.
Dual Gender, Gender Fluid, Non-Binary or Full Time? Where Do You Fit Under The Transgender Umbrella? Let's Talk About It.
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Not sure where you fit? Let's talk about it. There are no definitions, the only valid definition is the one you create!!!
The transgender community is a beautiful bouquet of labels and identities. How do you know where you belong, and which is the right path for you? Do you align with the idea of being binary but struggle with enjoying the duality of being male and female? Do you connect less with being binary and feel more gender fluid or non-binary? Are you living a dual gender life voluntarily or because you feel you can't or shouldn't transition? In this open group discussion, led by Lisa Smith, all attendees are welcome and urged to contribute their feelings and questions with the group in their journey of self-discovery in an effort to help YOU figure out where you fit.
Dysphoria Hacks
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Dr Gwen Patrone is a former Marine and over three decades has helped over two million people with their passion. She is transgender and is now bringing her skills to help the space most dear to her heart.
Dysphoria Hacks, based on her book, workbook and video series were designed to tap into her military and business training using specific tactical solutions to overcome fear, anxiety, stress and dysphoria. She will be demonstrating proven military tactics from her years in the US Marines, decades in business and thousands of clients coached.
The battle against gender dysphoria can feel like a war fought in isolation, a constant state of being trapped behind enemy lines within your own mind. You are not broken; you are a warrior in the most difficult fight of your life.
Using tested strategies to both overcome and change your fear and dysphoria into weapons to clarify your specific unique and true self.
This class is a field guide for forging your authentic self under fire. She'll be giving tools and methods they can use now, today to feel calm, at peace and have greater clarity because they now have these methods.
Enhancing Your MTF Presentation
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You have just gathered enough confidence to come out of your hotel room, and then you find yourself “Made” in less than 10 seconds! What can you do? This seminar is aimed at novices to know some basic tips on developing a feminine presentation. These tips will provide you countermeasures to take on your life in public as a woman, build your confidence, and avoid natural traps that give you away.
Expectations (Spouses & Significant Others Only)
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This workshop will discuss how to develop and set expectations not only for the conference, but also in your relationships. It's an opportunity to bounce your ideas off others with similar circumstances. Come share your concerns and ideas in the privacy of other spouses and SOs with Karen and our Spouse/SO Program staff. This workshop is open only to spouses and significant others of transgender/GQ individuals.
Exploring Voice Feminization
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CME
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Medical Education Credit
This workshop is geared toward any individuals who are interested in exploring voice feminization. This session will discuss the distinct components of the voice, the effects of adjusting those components, and how we can adapt each one to create new sounds and achieve your ideal, authentic voice. Breath support, pitch, intonation, resonance, and articulation will be addressed. Participants will have an opportunity to experiment with their own voices through guided tasks, if desired. Workshop will be led by voice-specialized, speech-language pathologist, Aaron Ayala.
Exploring Voice Masculinization
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CME
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Medical Education Credit
This workshop is geared toward any individuals who are interested in exploring voice masculinization. This session will discuss the distinct components of the voice, the effects of adjusting those components, and how we can adapt each one to create new sounds and achieve your ideal, authentic voice. Breath support, pitch, intonation, resonance, and articulation will be addressed. Participants will have an opportunity to experiment with their own voices through guided tasks, if desired. Workshop will be led by voice-specialized, speech-language pathologist, Aaron Ayala.
Feeling Overwhelmed? Ground Yourself with Gentle and Affirming Yoga
9:30 AM on
Fri, Mar 20
in Metropolitan A
This space is an opportunity to step aside from the pace of the conference, breathe through everything you’re experiencing, and reconnect with yourself in a supportive, inclusive space. If you are feeling any overwhelm, this is the place for you to relax, feel peaceful, calm and connected.
This class offers gentle, grounding, yoga with accessible movement options throughout. This class can be enjoyed from a chair, on a mat, or using a combination of the two. Come in comfy clothes, come in your heels, come exactly as you are. All bodies are welcome, and we will make it easy for you – no experience necessary. Our focus is on mindful movement and impactful stretching to ease tension, support regulation, and create a sense of embodied presence. Together, we will find our center.
Feminizing of the Hairline and Hairloss-Related Treatments During Transition
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CME
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Medical Education Credit
A very significant population of transitioning females suffer from androgen related hair thinning or hairloss, or struggle with a masculine hairline. Modern surgical modalities have given rise to gender affirming and feminizing hairlines, which often are the most dysphoric when it comes to facial features and anatomy. We will dive into the strategic treatment of hair restoration in both the non-surgical and surgical realm from the plastic surgeon’s perspective.
Finding Balance: Emotionally Processing Keystone Through Movement
11:00 AM on
Thu, Mar 19
in Metropolitan A
Keystone can bring up a lot . . . joy, vulnerability, excitement, and overwhelm. Gentle physical movement invites the body to safely process emotion, helping the nervous system regulate, the mind to soften, and a sense of balance restored between our bodies, hearts and minds. Come as you are – whether you are in comfy clothes or business attire – for this grounding chair yoga class to restore your sense of balance and calm. Beginners welcome, no experience necessary. This is a peaceful, safe and grounding space of supportive community.
From Head-to-Toe & Start-to-Finish, A Conversation of Real Experiences from Trans Women Who Have Had Surgeries
2:00 PM on
Sat, Mar 21
in Penn Harris A
This will be an open panel dialog & conversation about male-to-female surgeries. The format we follow will have a panel of three ladies who have undergone affirming surgery from facial feminization surgery to breast augmentation to the three common types of bottom surgery. Panelists will discuss how they prepared for the surgery, what happened on the day of the surgery, their recovery and beyond. They will discuss the good, the bad, the painful and the elation of having their surgeries. So if you are scheduled for or are considering surgery, or are just curious, they are willing to offer their thoughts and experiences to assist you in the best outcome. There will be an opportunity for questions during this open conversation.
Gender Affirmation through Corsetry
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
Did you know shapewear could be freeing instead of constrictive? Corsetry can enhance and support your figure to create the silhouette you feel most comfortable in and empowered by. Dark Garden has created gender affirming corsetry in San Francisco since 1989. In our workshop, we'll talk about how to shop for a quality corset, how to lace yourself up, safe lacing practices, and of course, how different styles of corsets can affect your physical and perceived proportions, before wrapping up with an open Q&A. This workshop is open to all genders.
Get Out the Map! It’s Your Transgender Journey
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Living a full life as a transgender person is much more than transition and surgery. Sure, that can be part, but do you have a plan for your life? Maybe you are just starting out, have decided you are transgender, and you are trying to figure out what is next. Are you comfortable where your journey has taken you? Do you have a plan for something else? Are you planning for a happy and full life? In this workshop Jen and Lilia will discuss what they feel are some of the important things to consider when you plan and navigate your journey. They will share some of their experiences and also some observations. We'll have a conversation about what has worked and what hasn’t.
Growing Trans+ Representation on LGBTQ+ Center Boards
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This interactive workshop addresses the low representation of transgender individuals on LGBTQ+ community center boards.
The 2024 Community Center Survey, prepared by CenterLink and the Movement Advancement Project, found that only 10% of LGBTQ community center board members identified as transgender. The survey compiled feedback from over 200 active organizations across the US. This figure was down from 16%, as compared with their 2022 survey.
In this workshop, we will explore the reasons behind this trend, including the difficulties in recruiting and retaining transgender board members, consider a case study highlighting the experiences of a trans+ former center board member, and open a discussion into how we can encourage greater trans+ community involvement in LGBTQ+ center leadership.
We encourage attendees to come prepared with thoughts, experiences, and ideas to share!
Hair Removal for Gender-Affirming Surgery: Treatments & Timelines
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
Hair removal is a key part of preparation before gender affirming surgeries. This session aims to offer clear information for people considering surgery now or in the future. We’ll explain how laser hair removal and electrolysis works, session timing and what questions to ask your surgeon or clinic. We will also discuss realistic treatment timelines so that hair removal does not delay surgery. Additionally, we will share how we can support clients with documentation for insurance. All identities are welcome. We will reserve time at the end for questions. Our approach is trauma-informed, dysphoria-aware, and based in clear, respectful communication. Presented by Jill Sherman and Emma Schutte, co-owners of Luma Laser and Electrolysis located in Lancaster, PA.
Heels 101: Walk, Werk, & Live to Tell the Tale
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
From the hallway to the runway, heels have always been a symbol of femininity, confidence, and power — but that doesn’t make them easy. Whether you’re brand new to heels or looking to refine your strut, this workshop covers what to buy, how to walk, and how to build the balance and core strength that keeps you safe and comfortable.
We’ll explore heel types, how to choose the right height and shape for your body, and strategies for practicing at home before you debut in the world. Participants are welcome (but not required!) to bring their favorite pair of heels for runway practice and feedback in a supportive, femme-affirming environment.
All bodies and skill levels welcome. Presented by Emma Schutte, a girl with some practical advice for other girls.
How to Flirt: Communication, Boundaries & Connection (For Trans Women & Transfeminine Folks)
2:00 PM on
Thu, Mar 19
in Metropolitan A
This workshop focuses on practical communication skills that help reduce awkwardness in early interactions, express warmth and interest, and build meaningful connection over time. In addition to exploring conversational flow, body language, and nonverbal cues, this session addresses how to set clear boundaries and respond to unwanted interest or advances with confidence and clarity. Participants will gain tools that support both new connections and established relationships, with an emphasis on safety, self-assurance, and authentic communication rather than performance.
How to Flirt: Practical Communication for Connection (For Trans Men & Transmasculine / Nonbinary Folks)
2:00 PM on
Fri, Mar 20
in Metropolitan B
Flirting is often misunderstood as performance, when in reality, it is a set of learnable communication skills. This workshop focuses on reducing awkwardness in first encounters, expressing warmth and approachability, and building connection in ways that feel natural and respectful. Participants will learn practical tools for body language, tone, conversation flow, and reading social cues, skills that apply both to meeting someone new and to deepening connection with an existing partner. The emphasis is on clarity, confidence, and authentic communication rather than scripts or gimmicks.
How to Live a Bigender Lifestyle: for Crossdressers, Transvestites, Transexual Women, and Transgender Women in Transition
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
This workshop will review what life is like for transgender folks, the phases of one's life while living on the transgender spectrum.
Dr. Stephanie Wong is a board certified health care professional (medical oncologist and hematologist), trained at UCLA, contributed to a major breast cancer discovery leading to many new therapies for a deadly form of breast cancer.
Born in Los Angeles, growing up in Southern California, like many discovered her transgender self at an early, struggled like many to figure out who she is and how to live a successful life with career, family and very active social life
She is main organizer of the online meetup group "Los Angeles (formerly Billings) TG Meetup group with over 700 members and well over 1000 scheduled meetups over the past decade.
She discusses the phases of life of a transgender person. The term transgender reflecting an umbrella terms to encompass crossdressers, transvestites, transexual and transgender women in transition.
Goal of this work shop is to help those in their early phases of discovery and the number of possibilities given the lack of satisfactory role models.
She currently practices medicine locally and travel medicine, while living a bigender lifestyle.
How to Pose for the Camera
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
Models achieve perfect poses for the camera through a combination of practice, understanding their best angles, and mastering the art of conveying emotion. I can guide you in showcasing your best side for the camera, which will also enhance your understanding of feminine posing. By utilizing real-world examples, you'll learn to present yourself in the most flattering way, both for the camera and in everyday life.
Human Rights Under Pressure: Genocidal Risk Factors and Transgender Lives in America: What Families, Allies, and Communities Can Do Now
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
Across the United States, transgender people are facing increased legislative attacks, loss of civil rights, targeted violence, and public dehumanization. This workshop helps parents, allies, and community members understand human-rights frameworks (including UN definitions of “crime against humanity” and “genocidal risk factors”), recognize early warning signs, build community safety networks, and prepare strategically—legally, emotionally, and politically.
This session is grounded in research, history, and rights-based advocacy. The goal is empowerment, resilience, and collective action.
Trans communities in the U.S. are experiencing an unprecedented wave of legislation targeting healthcare, identity documents, school access, public accommodations, and speech about gender. International human-rights organizations—including the United Nations—track specific patterns to identify when a group is at risk: dehumanizing rhetoric, targeted legal restrictions, forced outing, family separation threats, denial of medical care, and criminalization of existence. This workshop uses those established frameworks to explain:
- How to recognize early-stage human-rights violations.
- What “genocidal risk factors” mean in an international legal sense.
- Why trans communities are increasingly at risk.
- What families and community members can do right now to build safety, political power, and preparedness.
- Understand UN-recognized risk factors for mass atrocity and how they apply to current U.S. trends.
Participants will leave with clear tools to advocate locally, protect loved ones, prepare for crisis scenarios, and strengthen community resilience—while staying focused on hope, agency, and long-term change.
In Transition: A Story of Growth, Courage, and Conversations That Build Understanding
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
This session uses selected clips from the documentary film In Transition to spark an open dialogue about identity, family, and the courage it takes to question our own unconscious biases and to push past misunderstanding to foster deeper connection and understanding among trans people, their family's and the community at large.
Through guided discussion, participants will explore how personal stories can deepen empathy and strengthen community.
The session concludes with a Q&A with the filmmaker, offering space for connection and shared understanding.
IRAs, IPAs, and Chardonnays
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
Financial topics seem to make the news every day. Should the headlines you see influence the decision you make regarding your financial strategy? How about your friend, co-worker, or neighbor's ideas? Join us as Beth McKinley (she/her) and Natalie Kratzer (she/her) of Roots Financial Group at Thrivent hosts an early happy hour in the hotel bar. Whether you are just beginning your financial journey or are planning for retirement, we will discuss how to use the latest economic data to help you make informed decisions about your money. We know talking about finances can be difficult. We have found that difficult things are often easier with your friends over a beverage. The first 10 guests will receive a complimentary glass of house wine, beer on tap, or soda. No products will be sold.
Is It Crazy That I Might Be Bisexual?: Exploring the 50 Shades of Identity
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
This workshop explores why many people navigating gender discovery or transition experience shifts in attraction or new curiosities around intimacy, and why exploration doesn’t require immediate answers or labels. Rather than focusing on shock value, this session centers on understanding desire, identity, and attraction as natural parts of coming into oneself.
Jennifer Marie and her partner co-lead this seminar through an honest, grounded conversation about kink, power dynamics, desire, and comfort zones, all framed through trust, communication, consent, and emotional safety. Drawing from lived experience, they explore how curiosity and self-awareness can be empowering rather than shame-filled.
Why Attend:
This workshop offers a respectful, affirming space to discuss topics that are often whispered about, or avoided altogether. Whether you’re curious about kink, navigating changing desires, questioning your sexuality, or simply seeking open, thoughtful conversation, you’ll leave feeling informed, validated, and empowered.
It's NOT Not Natural - The Biology of Sex and Gender
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
LCSW CE
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit for Licensend Counselors & Social Workers
CME
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Medical Education Credit
The title makes reference to the frequent assertion that being transgender is not natural. Statements such as, "it goes against the laws of nature," reflect a lack of understanding of sexual expression in the natural world. This raises the question, what do sex and gender really mean from a scientific perspective? This workshop will explore how the sexes differ, how they are similar, and how sexual expression and gender identity are more naturally viewed as a broad range of forms and behaviors. We will examine mechanisms of sex determination and development, including the roles of chromosomes, genes, hormones, the environment, and their interactions. The extreme diversity of sexual expression in nature provides the basis for understanding, just what is natural?
Jewish Transgender Life Cycle Events
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
Come hear about Jewish lifecycle events from a transgender woman’s perspective. I will be talking about reliving my life after my transition and will share my personal perspectives and experiences. Topics include my Hebrew name change, visiting the Mikveh for my conversion from male to female before G*d, visiting the Western Wall (Judiasim’s most holy site), my Bat Mitzvah, and my upcoming remarriage to my wife.
Key Items to Building Any Masculine Wardrobe
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
A working wardrobe is a collection of a few essential items of clothing that flatters you, won’t go out of fashion, and can be updated with seasonal pieces. Whether you’re wondering how to build a cohesive wardrobe or would like to add cohesive pieces, I’d like to help. Staple items offer clean lines, versatility, and may be worn multiple times in a week – WITHOUT ANYONE NOTICING! In this interactive workshop learn some of the key pieces are and how to wear them with confidence. We will discuss the nuances of patterns versus solids, accessories from scarves to belts, and anything in between!
Learn to Dance
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
I can teach line dances, ballroom and country couples dancing. To keep things on the up and up, I propose to teach all to lead and to follow, so we don’t run into odd numbers. The thoughts are as much as you are willing.
I think teaching one or two line dances that we get the band to play or have on their break music would be good.
I’d love to also have the attendees get a flavor for couples dancing and learning both roles.
LGBT Primary Care
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
LCSW CE
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit for Licensend Counselors & Social Workers
CME
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Medical Education Credit
Wellness, sexual health, cancer screenings - LGBT Health is primary care. Learn about health risks within the broader LGBT population like smoking and exercise, recommended screenings such as cervical cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, anal cancer, and osteoporosis, and preventive treatments like Pre-Exposure prophylaxis for HIV, and doxy-PEP, the post-exposure treatment to prevent chlamydia and syphilis. If it's related to LGBT health, yes, we'll go there.
Living with Crossdressing - Discovering Your True Identity
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
Are you a crossdresser or are a partner of a male-to-female crossdresser? Are you living with the knowledge that you are a male crossdresser? Are you a cis-female partner of a man who crossdresses? Are you struggling with what it means to be in a relationship with a man who you have discovered – by accident or his own admission – enjoys wearing feminine clothing?
Join me as as we set out to uncover some of the reasons why so many men (including myself) dress as women. Somewhere amid the misconceptions, stereotypes, and ignorance is the truth about non-transitioning, non-fetish, crossdressing men. From our gender identity, presentation, perception, to our biology and outward attractions, each of us is unique in how we see the world and ourselves it that world.
Lotharios, Cads, and Scallywags: How to Safely Negotiate the World of Online Dating
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
The internet can be an amazing place to meet new and interesting people. It’s also a treacherous place of trolls, catfish, extortionists, sometime just rude people. It can also be a place for anti-transgender activists to identify members of our community. Come learn how to protect yourself from getting hurt or scammed. We will discuss how to identify and protect your critical personal information. Learn how to safely meet someone from the internet. If you decided to meet in real life, we will discuss tactics on how to meet safely, securely, and protect your identifying information.
Luscious Lips
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
With the right colors, products and accessories, you can turn even the thinnest of lips into fuller, defined and stunning lips. Learn what products to buy, how to properly draw your own lip line and never again will you have lipstick on your teeth or left behind on your wine glass! Learn all the trade secrets to luscious lips from Esthetician and Makeup Artist Casey Grim.
Making It Together: Being Trans in a committed relationship with a Cis partner (Trans Partners Only)
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
This session will focus on the Trans member in the relationship and the challenges they face trying to balance their needs for gender expression and transition with the needs of their Cis partner.
Making It Together: Meet Your Fellow Partners: Telling Our Unique Stories (Both Partners)
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
The first meeting is for partners in attendance. Come meet the partners at Keystone and share your individual stories in a safe, supportive environment.
Making It Together: Reinventing Your Relationship (Both partners)
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
The dynamics of your relationship may well give rise to challenges such as loss of trust, a need for redefinition of self, disruption in family ties, and a crisis in intimacy. Such challenges require continuous self-examination, fearless and respectful dialogue, and compassionate negotiation. We will look at some principles and strategies that can ease the way.
Making It Together; Cis partners in a committed relationship with a Trans partner (Cis Partners Only)
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
This session will focus on the Cis member of the relationship and the challenges they face trying to balance their needs with the needs of their Transgender partner.
Master Styling Tricks for Every Body Shape and Size
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
No woman can wear every outfit and style - there is a science to what type of clothing looks right with which body shape. Do it wrong and look like you've gained 10 lbs and aged 10 years. Do it right and look like you've lost weight and discovered the fountain of youth. Are you ready to get serious about how you present yourself to the world? If so, join Lindsey on how to successfully style your body & shape. For the sake of your wallet and your self-confidence, you do not want to miss this class!
Maybe You Should Get Screened For Anal Cancer: The 2024 IANS Guidelines
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
LCSW CE
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit for Licensend Counselors & Social Workers
CME
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Medical Education Credit
We have known for years that anal cancer is linked to Human Papilloma Virus, so probably could be screened for and possibly prevented, in many cases. Thanks to several landmark trials published over the past few years, we finally have a guideline! The International Anal Neoplasia Society 2024 Consensus Guidelines for Anal Cancer Screening have the potential to save lives.
Mental Health Disparities and Resilience in Gender-Diverse Adolescents
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
LCSW CE
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit for Licensend Counselors & Social Workers
This clinical presentation examines mental health disparities experienced by transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse adolescents, with a focus on elevated rates of anxiety, depression, suicidality, and self-harm. Grounded in minority stress and developmental frameworks, the session explores how gender-based stigma, family rejection, and systemic barriers contribute to psychological distress during adolescence. Emphasis is placed on identifying protective factors, including caregiver affirmation, community connectedness, and access to gender-affirming care. Evidence-based, gender-affirming clinical interventions are reviewed to support resilience, coping, and post-traumatic growth. Participants will leave with a strengths-based framework for working ethically and effectively with gender-diverse adolescents in clinical settings.
Mix and Match
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
Love color? Love Prints? Mixing and matching takes an ordinary outfit and magically turns it into a stunning and stylish look! Discover the secret of mixing and matching colors and prints so your look turns heads and makes everyone envious of your style!
Money and Mimosas
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
Start your morning with a refreshing mimosa and dive into SMART money habits, which will also include addressing specific concerns of the LGBTQIA+ community. In this interactive workshop, you'll learn how to align your money decisions with your personal values, uncover hidden opportunities and costs, and develop a simple yet effective process for making smarter financial choices with confidence. Whether you're looking to budget better, save more, and/or invest with purpose, this session will give you the tools you need to take control of your finances with confidence. Plus, no products will be sold—just valuable insights to help you live your best financial life.
Moral Distress and Self-Care for Current Times
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
LCSW CE
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit for Licensend Counselors & Social Workers
CME
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Medical Education Credit
The current landscape for providers and recipients of gender care has shifted dramatically over the past year. This workshop addresses some of the challenges facing gender care advocates, including the questions below:
Moving With Grief, Not Through It: Grief, Mourning, & Advocacy Work In The LGBTQ+ Community
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
LCSW CE
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit for Licensend Counselors & Social Workers
In American culture, grief is often stigmatized, misunderstood, & treated as “taboo” within many conversations. LGBTQ+ Americans face unique barriers to grieving, including disenfranchised grief, unaccepting community members, & failure for the media to accurately report the dead’s identity. This presentation seeks to destigmatize grief by discussing how to move *with* grief, not past it, (as much of American society often expects individuals/communities to) including common manifestations of grief, resources, & finding community after a loved one’s passing. The presenter, a non-binary individual, will describe their own experiences with grief to humanize & create awareness of the complications of mourning in the LGBTQ+ community. Advocacy work as a means of moving with grief is also discussed.
This workshop is heavily discussion-based, & attendees are encouraged to discuss their own experiences & ideologies related to grief as they feel comfortable doing so. Participants will leave with a comprehensive resource list & understanding of how grief is shaped by being part of the LGBTQ+ community, alongside general coping mechanisms & common manifestations of mourning.
My Journey Finding Out I Was Actually Intersex, Besides being Trans
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
A walk through of my journey in finding out that I have a very rare case, falling within the Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia group of conditions, that had been messing with my androgen hormone balance my whole life. The impact that had on transition, my mental state, my identity, and the challenges that brought to a medical transition. And the on-going challenges it still presents me today.
Never Too Late: Embracing Transition at Any Age
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
In this solo workshop, Jennifer Marie tackles one of the most common and emotionally loaded questions she hears from clients and community members alike:
“Am I too old to transition?”
This session is created especially for those exploring gender identity later in life—whether you’re in your 40s, 50s, 60s, or beyond—and wondering if you’ve somehow “missed your chance.”
Drawing from her own lived experience and years of coaching individuals at every stage of life, Jennifer Marie offers a compassionate, grounded, and realistic perspective on what it means to come into yourself later than you expected.
What You’ll Explore:
• Debunking the Age Myth – Why there is no expiration date on authenticity, and how transition and self-discovery look different (not worse) later in life
• Unique Considerations of Later-in-Life Exploration – Family, careers, relationships, fear, grief, excitement, and everything in between
• How Jennifer Marie Supports Clients Through This Question – Practical, emotional, and mindset tools she uses to help people move forward with clarity and self-trust
• Permission to Go at Your Own Pace – Whether transition is social, medical, emotional, or simply internal, all paths are valid
Bonus for Attendees:
All participants will receive a free downloadable copy of Jennifer Marie’s bestselling book, Ask Me Anything: My Transparent Transition Story, offering deeper insight into her journey and the questions many people are afraid to ask out loud.
Why Attend:
If you’ve ever thought, “I wish I’d figured this out sooner,” this workshop is for you. This is a space to replace fear with understanding, shame with self-compassion, and uncertainty with possibility.
Because the truth is simple—and powerful:
It’s never too late to become yourself.
Options and Expectation of Permanent Hair Removal for Transition and Getting Insurance to Pay for It
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
In this workshop we will discuss the treatment process, how to get the best results and promote the fastest healing. We'll also discuss how to cover the unwanted hair between treatments while working towards completion so as to look your best. Finally, we'll provide strategies for negotiating the maze of insurance blockades between you and the insurance company approving your medical necessary hair removal.
Out, About, and Aware: Staying Safe While Living Authentically
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
Everyone deserves to go out, socialize, travel, date, and enjoy life without fear—but transgender and gender-diverse people often face unique safety concerns that others never have to consider. This workshop focuses on practical, non-judgmental strategies for staying safer while still living fully and authentically.
Drawing on real-world experience from law enforcement, emergency response, and violence-prevention work, this session explores situational awareness, risk recognition, and harm-reduction approaches tailored to transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse individuals. Topics include navigating nightlife and social spaces, traveling alone or with friends, online-to-in-person meetups, alcohol and substance-related vulnerabilities, and trusting your instincts without blaming yourself.
Rather than focusing on fear or restriction, this workshop emphasizes empowerment, planning, and community support. Attendees will gain tools to assess environments, make informed choices, support one another, and respond effectively if something feels “off.” The goal is not to limit joy—but to help ensure that joy comes with confidence and safety.
Permission to Be You: Feeling Seen, Held and Loved at Our Mini-Retreat, Afternoon Session
2:00 PM on
Sat, Mar 21
in Metropolitan A
What would it feel like to truly see yourself, and be seen by others? To notice the parts of you that have been waiting, silenced, or overlooked? This mini-retreat at Keystone offers a gentle pause from the conference bustle to explore who you are becoming.
This unique, two-part experience takes place before and after lunch, with each session able to be enjoyed on its own or both sessions together as a deeper journey. This is not a class or workshop but truly a retreat away from the hustle of the conference. If you’ve ever wondered what it would feel like to take a retreat vacation, we welcome you to enjoy these first steps into the transformative experience of being witnessed and witnessing others in this safe and healing community space.
Everyone is welcome to join for our session after lunch (even if you missed the morning session). In the afternoon, we shift our minds and hearts toward what’s next, exploring how to take meaningful first steps toward the life you’re imagining.
This session includes gentle, accessible movement, guided meditation, reflective exercises, and supportive sharing. You’ll be invited to honor your truth, practice self-permission, and reconnect with yourself in a way that feels grounded, affirming, and real.
Permission to Be You: Feeling Seen, Held and Loved at Our Mini-Retreat, Morning Session
11:00 AM on
Sat, Mar 21
in Metropolitan A
What would it feel like to truly see yourself, and be seen by others? To notice the parts of you that have been waiting, silenced, or overlooked? This mini-retreat at Keystone offers a gentle pause from the conference bustle to explore who you are becoming.
This unique, two-part experience takes place before and after lunch, with each session able to be enjoyed on its own or both sessions together as a deeper journey. This is not a class or workshop but truly a retreat away from the hustle of the conference. If you’ve ever wondered what it would feel like to take a retreat vacation, we welcome you to enjoy these first steps into the transformative experience of being witnessed and witnessing others in this safe and healing community space.
The morning session focuses on uncovering what lives quietly within, bringing awareness to inner truths that may have gone unheard. In the afternoon, we shift toward what’s next, exploring how to take meaningful first steps toward the life you’re imagining.
Both sessions include gentle, accessible movement, guided meditation, reflective exercises, and supportive sharing. You’ll be invited to honor your truth, practice self-permission, and reconnect with yourself in a way that feels grounded, affirming, and real.
Prepared, Not Panicked: Interacting with Law Enforcement When Your ID Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
Interacting with law enforcement officers can be stressful for anyone—but it can feel especially complicated when your gender presentation, name, or appearance does not align with the information on your legal identification. This workshop is designed to help transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse people better understand what to expect during common law-enforcement encounters and how to navigate them safely and confidently.
Led by a veteran law-enforcement professional with extensive experience in victim advocacy and trauma-informed response, this session will cover real-world scenarios such as traffic stops, identification requests, emergency calls, and bystander encounters. Participants will learn practical strategies for communication, understand what officers are legally permitted to ask or do, and discuss ways to reduce risk while maintaining personal dignity and safety.
This workshop is not about telling people how to “comply” or change who they are—it’s about preparation, situational awareness, and informed decision-making. Attendees will leave with concrete tools, a clearer understanding of their rights, and realistic guidance grounded in both law-enforcement practice and the lived experiences of transgender communities.
Providing Culturally Competent Care for Transgender and Gender-Expansive Patients
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
LCSW CE
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit for Licensend Counselors & Social Workers
CME
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Medical Education Credit
Affirming Medical Care for the Trans Community – Presented from the perspective of a transgender person, this seminar focuses on the experience of transgender patients. Includes an introduction to concepts around gender diversity, issues that impact the health of transgender people, specific health risks, and best practices that will improve the healthcare experience of transgender folk.
Putting the 'Self' in Self-Confidence
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
Everyone talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it! And so it seems to be with self confidence. I believe that self confidence is crucial to finding one's place in this world and one's happiness - CD/TG or not! So why do some seem to have it when others don't? Where does one find it when there seems to be none? How does one go about building it? In this workshop we will discuss what I believe to be the foundation blocks of self confidence, how you can nurture it in yourself, and, once blossomed, how to keep that growth steady and strong.
Quantum String Theory and Transitioning
9:30 AM on
Thu, Mar 19
in Harrisburger B
How Quantum String Theory applies to Transitioning. This is a test and only at test.
Ready, Set, Stop! Mindfulness for Improving Mental Health
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
LCSW CE
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit for Licensend Counselors & Social Workers
Mindfulness is a big buzz word lately, most people have heard of it, but most people may not understand exactly what mindfulness is. If you are interested in gaining skills for improving your mental health, come and experience real time exercises in mindfulness that will calm your mind and enliven your spirit. Worried about being bored? No worries! Mindfulness can be fun!
Thinking "I just am not good at that meditation stuff". No worries! You don't have to know anything about meditation or any spiritual concepts to participate, anyone can participate.
We will explore basic definitions, concepts, and how mindful awareness can improve mental health and gender dysphoria, as well as exploring several hands on exercises.
Real Intersex People and Their Life Before Executive Order 14187
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
LCSW CE
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit for Licensend Counselors & Social Workers
Intersex people have historically been represented as the "I" in LGBTIQ+ nomenclature. About 2% of the world population is intersex, yet many intersex individuals go through life never knowing that they carry intersex characteristics. The presenter at this workshop is a person living full time with intersex traits who will discuss aspects of thriving and working in the world community. You'll get real life personal stories and histories of key issues, learn important ways you can show up for intersex community members, and hear a personal narrative of intersex experiences.
Relationship Priorities: Using Communication and Compassion to Work Through Transition
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
LCSW CE
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit for Licensend Counselors & Social Workers
In working with this community, your presenter has found that discussions often focus on the needs of the transitioning transgender individual, somewhat exclusive to the needs of the relationship with a partner. This seminar will turn the focus to the relationship between the transgender person and their spouse or significant other. Transition is a very difficult time for any couple, and can lead to the loss of the relationship. Your presenter does not believe that this has to be the inevitable outcome and hopes to offer her experience teaching communications skills as a therapist, her experience with her late spouse Jude during transition, and that of friends and acquaintances who have gone through transition of a partner, in the hope that others can find these skills and experiences useful. Aspects discussed includes "couples' transition" and skills in the use of language and negotiation, managing expectations and maintaining open lines of communication. These approaches are proven techniques in couples counseling and can help when facing difficult experiences. Please come join us for discussions and exercises that can help bring a new perspective to the power of language and negotiation.
Results on the Rocks: A Comedy Cocktail for Your Dream Life
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
Do you want all your dreams to come true? Of course you do. But who am I, the Wizard of Oz? Relax — no magic, no manifesting unicorns. Join me, Miranda Lewis, for a hilarious life coaching meets comedy, no-nonsense way to break out of bad habits, quiet the self-defeating inner commentary, and finally move forward. The laughs will lower your guard, the insights will stick — and yes, this is coming from a retired Marine who believes clarity beats crystals every time.
Shades of You
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
Want to know what colors look best with your skin tone? What kind of haircut accentuates your face shape? Ever wondered what the best haircare products are for your hair? Learn how to play up your best attributes with hairstylist Brynn McCandless from Rise Hair Studio in Harrisburg, PA.
#proudally #saferspace #hairhasnogender
Showing Up Anyway: Emotional Labor, Visibility, and Survival As a Transgender Person in Higher Education
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
LCSW CE
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit for Licensend Counselors & Social Workers
Higher education institutions often celebrate diversity while remaining structurally unprepared to support transgender people, particularly in an increasingly hostile political climate that targets trans lives. This presentation explores the intertwined realities of “showing up” as a transgender person in academic spaces not built for us and the emotional labor that visibility requires.
Drawing from lived experience, the session examines how everyday academic practices require trans individuals to perform care work, education, and self-regulation to remain safe and provide support. In the current political moment, this labor is intensified by external scrutiny, public rhetoric, and policy debates that enter classrooms, campuses, and interpersonal interactions. Emotional labor becomes embedded in visibility itself: managing fear and fatigue, responding to misinformation, supporting students navigating uncertainty, and maintaining credibility under heightened surveillance.
Rather than framing these experiences as individual resilience, the presentation situates them within institutional structures that rely on trans labor while failing to address the conditions that produce harm. Participants will be invited to reflect on how academic norms around professionalism, neutrality, and availability operate during times of political backlash, shaping whose labor is recognized and whose is rendered invisible.
This session centers transgender experience while offering insight for anyone navigating marginalization, care work, and sustainability in higher education during periods of social and political hostility.
Style Clarity Starts Here
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
Ever question why you “don’t have anything to wear” or you get dressed and think “good enough”?? STOP feeling meh in your clothes and start understanding your style! In this presentation, learn what style(s) really fit your personality and how you’re going to apply it to your current and future wardrobe. This presentation is inclusive to ALL genders. Make sure to bring something to take notes - this session is just that good ;)
Surviving and Thriving All Year Round While Living Only Part Time in Your Preferred Gender
Awaiting confirmation from presenter on date/time.
The conference is just one week. How do you manage to get by the rest of the year? We will discuss ways to stay connected and in touch with your preferred gender. Social media, local meetup groups, support groups, therapy/counseling, and spending time with friends at the conference. We will also discuss ways to enable yourself to get out when the people who live with you or are closest to you do not support you or do not know about this side of you. We will discuss all of these, and take suggestions from the attendees as well.
TEST - 2026 Set
This workshop/seminar has not yet been scheduled.
TEST - Eating Cats
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That Ain't Christian
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Evangelical and many mainline Protestant churches are bleeding...members that is! America's Christian majority is shrinking and could dip below 50% by 2070. In the US, the Christian majority has been shrinking for decades. A Pew Research Center study shows that as of 2020, only about 64% of Americans identify as Christian, in contrast, 50 years ago, that number was 90%. Young people comprise the group shrinking the most, with two-thirds (66 percent) of American young adults who attended a Protestant church regularly for at least a year as a teenager say they dropped out for at least a year between the ages of 18 and 22, according to a new study from Nashville-based Lifeway Research.
There are any number of reasons, but likely topping the list is hypocrisy...people talking the talk as opposed to walking the walk. Not to be overlooked is the current Evangelical embrace of "Christian Nationalism" and its roots in racism and obvious prejudice directed to other marginalized people groups as well. This workshop will attempt to provide evidence that the Founders had every intention of keeping religion out of politics as well as provide attendees with a glimmer of hope for our future.
The Dads: Fatherhood, Advocacy, and Love in a Shifting Landscape
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In a time of heightened political polarization and increasing legislative attacks on LGBTQ+ youth, The Dads—the Emmy Award-winning Netflix short directed by Luchina Fisher and executive produced by Dwyane Wade—offers a powerful lens into the hearts and minds of fathers raising gender-expansive children. This 75-minute panel brings together several of the film’s featured fathers for an honest, emotionally resonant conversation about the joys and challenges of parenting in today’s climate.
With raw authenticity and hard-earned wisdom, these dads will share their personal journeys, explore how love reshaped their understanding of masculinity and fatherhood, and discuss how they’ve channeled fear into advocacy. Set against the backdrop of increasing anti-trans legislation and rhetoric, this conversation will not only explore the deeply personal but also the profoundly political—examining what it means to stand up for your child when the world pushes back.
This in-person session will include a facilitated panel discussion, interactive audience prompts, and an open Q&A to foster meaningful exchange and solidarity. Attendees will leave with a renewed sense of community, actionable ways to advocate, and a deeper understanding of the courage it takes to parent out loud.
The Intersection of Gender and Autism: How to Rethink Your Approach with Clients
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LCSW CE
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit for Licensend Counselors & Social Workers
CME
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Medical Education Credit
There is a growing amount of research indicating a co-occurrence of Autism and transgender/gender non-conforming identities. Research has also shown disparities in Autism diagnosis based on gender or gender expression. This workshop will discuss how gender and Autism interact and how it impacts interventions when supporting transgender and gender non-conforming individuals. Participants will be introduced to the neurodiversity paradigm through a mental health lens and how it applies to health providers.
The Invisible (Trans) Man
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This workshop aims to address the following:
- How and why trans men are often excluded or forgotten during conversations surrounding trans identities.
- How misogyny and conservative gender idealogy affects ALL identities across the trans spectrum.
- Ways the community can improve inclusivity and language to not exclude masculine identities.
The Maleficent Seven - How to Handle the Clobber Passages
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Bible-thumping bigots and haters use seven very specific Bible passages in their attempts to prove that people like you and me will rot and burn in Hell. We call them the "clobber passages" because they are used to clobber us. Four of them are from the Old Testament (Genesis 1:29, Genesis 19, Leviticus 18:22, and Deuteronomy 23:17-18), and three are from the New Testament (Romans 1:26-27, 1 Corinthians 6:9, and 1 Timothy 1:10).
The sad reality is that their understanding of what the holy scriptures really say is way off base. Anti-LGBTQ people cling to an incorrect understanding of what those passages actually mean. This incorrect understanding comes from centuries of bias that have found their way into Bible translation and instruction over time.
In this session we will explore each of these passages, considering their history, context, and original meaning. An accurate understanding of these passages actually affirms the fact that LGBTQ people are part of God's design for the beauty that is humanity.
Please note that it is typically impossible to argue with bigots and haters. The purpose of this session is not to provide defense in debate, but rather simply to set your own mind at ease when you find yourself on the receiving end of such hateful rhetoric.
The Ones We’re Closest to Are Sometimes the Hardest to Reach
3:30 PM on
Fri, Mar 20
in Leland
Back by popular demand! How to talk to our family about our transition. Maintaining healthy communication with family members is a tough dynamic at the best of times, but when a lifelong identity has changed the dynamics of the group shift on many levels and from different perspectives. We will identify strategies to help maintain open communication to avoid the frustration, anger, and pain that can divide us. We will also talk about how to tailor your “coming out”, or discussions about gender, with different members of your family, realizing that different relationships require different approaches.
The Power of the Pronoun and the Science Behind It
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This interactive workshop takes a scientific approach to understanding the power and complexity of pronouns.
For the transgender community, a single word can trigger the brain to produce a flood of emotions: The Pronoun. Correct pronoun usage is not only validating, but studies have also linked the pronoun to gender euphoria and the release of oxytocin, a hormone promoting love, trust, and attachment.
However, it is not an easy task getting people to use correct pronouns. The brain is complex. Engrained thought and recognition patterns are difficult to change. Neuroscience could explain why supportive professionals, friends, and loved ones often forget the correct pronoun and continuously struggle to get it right.
The Style Within: Exploring Female Archetypes Through Personal Fashion
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The seminar is designed for those interested in self-discovery, personal development, or fashion as a form of self-expression.
The seminar will introduce the concept of 7 major female archetypes and their historical and psychological roots and help participants identify their dominant archetypes.
We will explore how fashion can be a tool for expressing inner identity and provide practical tips for aligning wardrobe choices with personal archetypes.
The seminar will also incorporate mood boards for inspiration, which can tie in with, enhance, and encourage further participation in other seminars at Keystone such as makeup, hair, accessorizing, etc.
There will be time for discussion and Q&A after the presentation.
Transgender in Faith
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In this interactive workshop, we'll explore the role that faith has played in our transgender journeys and the journeys of others in our lives. Panelists will each share a short introduction about how their faith and connection to something higher than themselves has shaped their life journey including coming out as transgender in that community. They will also tap into how they are shaping lives in their places of worship and even the larger faith itself. We will devote the second half of our workshop to Q&A and discussion with the audience. Our panelists are: Ms. Jennifer Lehman, Lutheran; Ms. Lilia Weber, Unitarian Universalist; and Ms. Lila Satori, Judaism.
Transgender in Sobriety
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Substance and behavioral addictions very often spring from abuse and adversity while growing up. We addicts often seek the quick pleasures of alcohol and other substances (legal or illegal), sex, overeating, etc, to overcome the chronic pain in our lives and emotions caused by such abuse. Whatever the "more usual" forms of abuse my befall us as we grow up, we of TGNC experience also have the additional burden of negative reactions from those around us -- parents, siblings, "friends", teachers, employers, authority and from society in general -- heaped upon us. This makes it even more likely that we will end up as addicts than the population as a whole. This workshop will present ways in which persons of TGNC experience have successfully halted their addictions, have stayed stopped, and have dealt with the destruction caused by our addictions. Particular emphasis will be placed on (but not limited to) the 12-Step fellowships such as Alcoholics Anonymous because, well, they are anonymous thus limiting or eliminating any repercussions which might be directed at us, they are free of charge, plus they are widely available as in-person support. and available as continuous support -- 24/7 -- via Zoom. Thus freed from the destruction of addiction, we are able to better deal with (or deal at all with) life in general and the extra burdens of our TGNC lives.
Transgender in the Scriptures
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Much of the animus towards the LGBT and specifically transgender community is based upon Religious Teachings from the Scriptures. While the Scriptures can be interpreted in many ways partly because there are words in the scriptures which we just do not know their actual meaning, we have to infer their meaning from a context that we think existed at the time but are not sure. This issue is analogous to our Constitution; we keep running into questions as to what the text of the Constitution actually means and that's why we have a Supreme Court to opine on how to interpret such. And different Judges with different backgrounds and values don't always interpret it the same way. So, if we can't always agree on what a document written in English only a couple of hundred years ago means, then who can definitively say what Scriptures says about LGBT issues? Indeed, that's partly why some religious denominations are accepting, and others are not
If you want to be comfortable that the Scriptures didn't leave trans people out or want arguments to refute the non-accepting, this is the right session to attend. I have updated it with new source material and I think you will leave with a greater appreciation of how you are included in the Bible even if it's hammered home that you don't.
No prior religious background is needed and agnostics and atheists are encouraged to attend to be better allies.
Transgender Personalities in History (from the 15th Century through the 1860s)
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Since humankind began to define the boundaries of gender behavior, there have been people who have defied or crossed over those boundaries. Hear about some of these individuals, from the 15th century through the 1860s. Some of them were male to female, others of them were female to male. Some of them lived as transgender for most of their lives, others for only brief but significant periods in their lives. The deeds of some of these people have inspired books, plays, movies, and even operas. All of them left a legacy of some sort, including a United States military installation being renamed to honor one of them. Although this seminar has been presented before, Melissa changes the roster of historical figures presented each time she does this seminar. Brief biographies of each individual profiled are available upon request.
Transgender Personalities in History (from the 1860s to the Present Day)
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Since humankind began to define the boundaries of gender behavior, there have been people who have defied or crossed over those boundaries. Hear about some of these individuals, from the 1860s to the 21st century. Some of them were male to female, others of them were female to male. Some of them lived as transgender for most of their lives, others for only brief but significant periods in their lives. The deeds of some of these people have inspired books, plays, movies, and even operas. All of them left a legacy of some sort, including a United States military installation being renamed to honor one of them. Although this seminar has been presented before, Melissa changes the roster of historical figures presented each time she does this seminar. Brief biographies of each individual profiled are available upon request.
Transgenderism Throughout Human History
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I propose to conduct a workshop that looks at gender fluidity throughout the history of us, homo Sapiens. I'm confident that trans people have existed in one form or another throughout antiquity. I envision tracing back in time by showing examples of where gender roles were reversed compared with today, taking a look at matriarchy societies, reminding how common it was for men to wear wigs in the 18th century, and more.
I also would augment the presentation with examples of how transgendered individuals are recognized in various cultures and societies today—perhaps in some unexpected ways. Maybe I could throw in examples of how even the animal kingdom blurs the gender lines.
It is very likely that a PowerPoint slideshow will guide the discussion and provide some visual interest. I also think a fun game, perhaps a Trans Jeopardy (I wouldn't use that name due to trademark worries) and a lively in room discussion with the audience would liven things up as well. Thanks Heather
Transmasculine Makeup Workshop
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Are you a transmasculine person who wants to learn how to use makeup as a gender affirming tool and develop techniques to enhance the masculine aspects of your gender presentation? Have you struggled with associating makeup with performative femininity and/or trauma related to societal expectations for AFAB people? Do you want to heal trauma around makeup, making it YOUR tool to use when and how you see fit? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this workshop is for you!
Transmasculine people often have a complex relationship with makeup, because AFAB people in our society are often socialized into performative femininity, from a young age. Clothing choices, hair styles, the colors one wears, and the type and style of makeup are all part of a culture that defines femininity by what one does and how one presents. Terms such as “tomboy” are often used to, at the very least, imply that the person is not acting in a “ladylike” manner, or according to societal expectations for the gender assigned at birth. Many times it is used in outright disparaging ways that demean a specific individual or group of individuals who behave or present in a way that does not conform to their assigned gender. While not everyone who doesn’t conform to gender stereotypes is transgender, transmasculine and non-binary individuals may have trauma around things such as makeup if they feel like society forced it on them.
Conversely, makeup can also serve as a gender affirming tool for transmasculine individuals, helping them to create the angles and facial effects that will help them to align what they see in the mirror with what they feel, and how they see themselves inside. This workshop is designed to help transmasculine people to begin healing their relationship with makeup, by helping them to see it as a gender affirming tool one can use when one chooses, without feeling like they MUST use it daily.
How would you feel to see the person in the mirror look back at you with a nice 5 o'clock shadow, or a more definded or chiseled jawline? Are you ready to see who on the outside the person you are on the inside.
Traveling En Femme: Suitcases and Stilettos, A Cross-Dresser and Significant Other's Guide to Traveling En Femme
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Traveling En-Femme as a cross-dresser and significant other can be a deeply meaningful experience, offering both partners a chance to explore the world while strengthening trust and understanding. Together, they navigate new environments, embrace shared moments of confidence, and celebrate authentic expression. This journey not only opens doors to memorable adventures but also deepens the bond between them as they support one another along the way.
Understanding Eating Disorders in the Transgender Community
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LCSW CE
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit for Licensend Counselors & Social Workers
Eating disorders disproportionately impact transgender and gender-diverse people, often arising at the intersection of gender dysphoria, body image distress, minority stress, and unmet healthcare needs. This workshop offers an affirming, trauma-informed exploration of eating disorders in the transgender community through both clinical understanding and mind–body yoga practices.
Participants will gain insight into how societal pressures, medical gatekeeping, and internalized stigma influence relationships with food, movement, and the body. Alongside evidence-based clinical frameworks, the workshop introduces gentle, accessible yoga and mindfulness practices that support body awareness, nervous system regulation, and self-compassion—without reinforcing harmful body ideals.
This session centers lived experience, cultural humility, and resilience, offering tools that honor the whole person: mind, body, and identity.
Understanding Your Rights as an LGBTQ Pennsylvanian
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This interactive workshop will provide detail regarding the laws and regulations that impact your rights as an LGBTQ person at the Federal, State, Municipal, and School levels of government. We will then transition into what upcoming actions you can expect from the Trump Administration and other governmental entities over the next period and how you can best prepare and protect yourself.
We Weren't Meant to Survive: Disrupting Healthcare Injustice
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LCSW CE
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit for Licensend Counselors & Social Workers
This workshop explores how hostile structural design shows up in the body and offers accessible grounding tools for trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people navigating systems that are often exhausting, invalidating, or unsafe. Blending trauma-informed facilitation, community storytelling, and brief embodiment practices, the session examines how systemic pressures, such as medical gatekeeping, discrimination, rural access gaps, and diagnostic bias can accumulate in the nervous system and shape long-term wellness.
Participants will begin with a guided grounding cue to create a shared presence. From there, the workshop moves into an interactive identity-mapping exercise that highlights how intersecting identities influence our experiences in healthcare, housing, and carceral systems. Three case studies, explored in small groups, illustrate common patterns of harm such as medical dismissal, inconsistent access to affirming care, racialized misdiagnosis, punitive responses to disability and trauma, and interruptions in continuity of care. Participants will identify the systems involved, the patterns that emerge, and the impact those patterns have on the body.
Building on these insights, the workshop introduces a framework for understanding advocacy fatigue as both an embodied response and a political reality. Participants will learn short, practical grounding techniques to support self-regulation during moments of overwhelm, hypervigilance, or stress. The session closes with a brief collaborative “jam” activity that invites participants to imagine community-led approaches to healing, access, and collective care.
Rooted in lived expertise and public health practice, this workshop offers an affirming, accessible space for attendees to better understand how systemic stress lives in the body and to leave with concrete tools for reclaiming presence, clarity, and agency in their daily lives.
Wigs - A Hair Above The Rest
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A presentation about all things wigs for all levels of wig wearers, from beginners to those who wears wigs every day.
The presentation will cover basic information about wig types, synthetic vs human hair, daily maintenance such as how to wash and dry your wig and how to restore your wig when it get fuzzy.
We will also go into more advanced wig topics such as lace front wigs and how to install them using glues and tapes and how to clean them again after removal.
Finally we will cover some advanced topics such as modifications of wigs to better fit your head.
Wigs, Toppers and More...
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How to select exactly what you need for the most naturally feminine look. You will learn whether you need a full wig. Or a beautifuly customed topper, choosing from one of the three best companies in the industry, as well as how to properly care for it.
Yes! You Can Become an LGBTQ+ Advocate
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Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Lazy or ambitious? Out and loud or stealth? Queer or a queer ally? No matter how you describe yourself, there are many ways that you can take action to become a better advocate for LGBTQ+ people. In this interactive workshop we will explore what an advocate is and the actions big and small that you can take to make a difference!
Your Gender Story Is Your Superpower: Unlocking Purpose Through Authentic Living
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Transgender and gender-questioning individuals often carry extraordinary resilience, the kind that comes from telling the truth about who you are, even when the world is unsure how to receive it. This workshop helps you harness that inner strength and see your gender story as a powerful catalyst for clarity, direction, and purpose.
Together, we’ll explore how identity, personal vision, and self-trust intersect. Participants will reflect on the beliefs shaping their current results, learn how to shift toward possibility and self-permission, and uncover what their life may be calling them toward next. This session combines inspiration with practical tools to help you transform lived experiences into forward momentum.
You’ll walk away with greater clarity about your purpose, a stronger sense of personal agency, and the understanding that your gender journey is not an obstacle; it’s a wellspring of insight, courage, and potential.
You're Already Stronger Than You Think You Are: Self-Defense, Boundaries, and Embodied Confidence for Trans & Gender-Expansive Folks
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This workshop offers a trauma-aware, empowerment-focused approach to self-defense designed specifically for trans and gender-expansive people. Rather than centering fear or physical strength, the session emphasizes decision-making, boundary clarity, and embodied confidence as the foundation of personal safety. Participants will explore a Red/Yellow/Green framework to pre-define verbal and physical boundaries before stressful situations arise, reducing freeze responses and hesitation. Through guided discussion, pad-based striking drills, and demonstrations of common grab escapes, participants will see how simple, decisive actions can be effective regardless of size or athletic background. The workshop also addresses the real fear many trans people carry today, offering tools to increase safety without living in constant vigilance, and highlighting the mental-health benefits of ongoing embodied practices such as martial arts, yoga, or other mindful movement.
