Mother Grace Ferris will celebrate the Mass each day. This “express” Mass will be shortened so it does not interfere with your schedule! Holy Communion will be served. All are welcome regardless of faith tradition.

Mother Grace, a transgender Catholic priest, is part of the independent and inclusive Catholic Apostolic Church, which lovingly shares all the sacraments with no restriction.

In-house make-up artists, hair stylists and nail technicians to get you glam and camera ready. Vist our Keystone Exhibitor/Service Providers page for contact information to make appointments.

Many people like to begin their day with prayer. Prayer in the morning is good way to sidestep the distractions that come when people are struggling with issues in their lives. Come join us for inter-denominational friendship and fellowship in the back of the Dog & Pony Restaurant in their Private Dining Room. This event is open to all faiths and those individuals wanting to experience the power of common prayer. When we gather, there is power in our chorus that is lifted towards God. Morning Prayer is the best way to command the day and grow closer to each other and God.

Food and beverage at individual expense.

This meeting welcomes those who think they have a problem with alcohol and/or any other substance, and will be based on the program of Alcoholics Anonymous, a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover. A.A. is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy; neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help others to achieve sobriety.

Come visit our Keystone Exhibitor area and see the organizations, vendors and service provides that make Keystone awesome!

Do you have gently-used clothes or shoes in good condition that you would like to give away or donate to a good cause? Then come participate in the Keystone Clothing Exchange and donate your unwanted items. You do not need to bring anything to 'swap.' All attendees are welcome to browse and take items from the clothing exchange. Dressing rooms are available. Items may be dropped off at any time. Hangers would be appreciated. Items remaining at the end of the swap will be donated to local affirming aid organizations.So please, DON'T UNDERPACK FOR KEYSTONE and help your brothers and sisters in our community!

The Keystone Clothing Exchange is sponsored by the Rainbow Rose Center of York County.

Open to those needing a quiet space to reflect from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

We welcome our younger attendees to attend Keystone's Imagination Camp. The morning session will include activities focused on meeting new friends, sharing with each other our interests, working together to build ideas and expressing ourselves through art. Attendees will be encouraged to be their best & most unique selves. Any young attendees that play an instrument will be encouraged to bring it along for the afternoon jam session.

This class will concentrate on light stretching, proper breathing, meditation, relaxation and an introduction to Tai Chi. Loose and comfortable clothing such as Yoga pants, sweatpants, T-shirt and socks are needed, Shorts are not recommended. The class will slowly progress from simple stretching to prepare for further exercise, instruction on proper breathing and explanation as to why proper breathing is important everyday. You'll be taught ways to relax and meditate for every day life, and accumulation of energy. Introduction to Tai Chi to show further ways to relax and focusing on rebalancing your body. Interest Tags: Not Specified

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! Interest Tags: Advocacy, Experience Sharing/Discussion, Gender Affirming, Legal, Non-Binary, TransFeminine, TransMasculine, TransPeople of Color

Statistics show that up to 60% of LGBTQ individuals struggle with anxiety (2016, adaa.org). If you identify as someone within this category, what can you do about it? In this workshop licensed professional therapists from Alder Health Services will provide concrete everyday skills that you can use to improve your mental health and change these statistics. Mindfulness techniques, meditation, breathing exercises, and becoming more comfortable with your body are just a few of the coping skills presented in this training. If you are up for the challenge of improving your life, loving yourself more fully, and are willing step forward with a clear resolve, then show up as your true self and be ready to learn. Interest Tags: Not Specified

Avoid becoming a victim of violent crime and live your life in peace. Much needed information will be shared on best practices and most effective tools for personal defense, threat identification and avoidance, legalities of self-defense, the various mindsets surrounding violent crime, use of force and probable outcomes and how to engage with Law Enforcement Officers. You will leave this class feeling better prepared to identify, counteract, and avoid dangerous situations and understand how to protect yourself within the bounds of the law. Interest Tags: Military/Veterans, Non-Binary, Safety, Socializing, TransFeminine, TransMasculine, TransPeople of Color, Workplace, Youth

This will be a workshop discussing different genital surgery options available. How to make the best decision for YOUR body and needs. Partners welcome only if with significant other. Interest Tags: Experience Sharing/Discussion, Gender Affirming, Image & Presentation, Professional Education, Surgery, TransMasculine, TransPeople of Color, Wellness

Wake up with a mimosa and learn about SMART money habits that can help you ensure a stable financial future by aligning your money decisions with your values, discovering opportunity costs, and having a process for making wise money choices. No products will be sold. Interest Tags: Finance, Socializing

So many people buy one outfit at a time without looking at the big picture only to have a closet full of clothes they don't wear or have overworn. You can build the stylish, versatile wardrobe every celebrity has on a budget but you have to change the way you shop. In this workshop, I will teach you the stylist secret of the key pieces every woman needs to build a stylish and sophisticated wardrobe. With these pieces you will be able to add, elevate and accessories to create countless outfits that will astonish your friends and keep money in your wallet. Interest Tags: Image & Presentation, Socializing, TransFeminine, TransPeople of Color

Considering surgery to change your appearance to more closely align with your feminine gender identity? This workshop will explore the physical characteristics that are typically associated with gender and surgical options available to address them. The workshop will include researching and selecting a surgeon, available surgical procedures, the importance of aftercare and potential risks. The workshop will include before and after photo's and x-rays of the presenters journey. Interest Tags: Gender Affirming, Image & Presentation, Surgery, TransFeminine

There are many factors to consider in coming out to your children or loved ones. First, do they need to know at all, if you are not publicly transitioning? Of course, there are the how, when, what, and where issues to tell family, not to mention the developmental level of the kids in question and the knowledge/support of their other parent. These factors will all be addressed in this workshop. Let's talk about your level of comfort with yourself and your existing relationships with your children and family. What are your goals? What do you want them to feel and to understand about this part of you? How can you help them to feel safe and loved through this transition in your family? We will go over some basic recommendations to keep in mind, but also invite you to ask your own questions and share your personal experiences with telling your children - your fears, successes, disasters, and everything in between. Please join us for this discussion. I can't tell you how to deal with your children, but I'm sure that listening to others' ideas will be helpful. Interest Tags: Not Specified
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit

Jules X. Grace is a trans non-binary, gender expansive dancer with over ten years of experience in solo and partner dance styles. Through these ten years, dance and movement practices have been some of the main portals to gender euphoria for them. As they learned how to free their body from expected movement types and roles, they found that this same movement gave them new ideas about freeing themselves from oppressive expectations and roles of sexuality and gender. This workshop will be an exploration in solo and partner movement with dance stylings from ecstatic dance, fusion dance, vogue, contemporary and contact improv. We will dive into practicing movement solo and in partnerships as both a lead and a follow. Come along on a journey of music and movement as you are invited to find your own portals to gender euphoria. Comfortable clothing is suggested but not required. Interest Tags: Advocacy, Aging, Experience Sharing/Discussion, Family/Friends, Gender Affirming, Non-Binary, Socializing, Spirituality/Religion, Spouses/Signification Others, TransFeminine, TransMasculine, TransPeople of Color, Wellness, Youth

Completing a legal name change can feel intimidating. It can also be expensive! The good news is that it doesn’t have to be either of those things. Eastern PA Trans Equity Project has helped hundreds of Pennsylvania residents complete their legal name change and we want to help you too! Join us as we demystify the legal name change process and provide the guidance you need to complete your legal name change without having to incur the expense of an attorney. Interest Tags: Gender Affirming, Legal, Non-Binary, Safety, TransFeminine, TransMasculine, TransPeople of Color, Wellness, Workplace, Youth

Another year and more research, more controversies, more changes. Come get an update on the latest news surrounding the topic. Of interest for those participating or thinking of participating in a competitive sport. Interest Tags: Advocacy, Experience Sharing/Discussion, Gender Affirming, Safety, Socializing

Workshop dedicated to educating patients and healthcare professionals on the most recent advances in facial feminization surgery. The audience will have an opportunity to understand the different techniques used in facial feminization surgery and preoperative surgical planning. The audience will have a better understanding on the journey patients must endure and how-to best guide patients and family thru the road of recovery. Interest Tags: Gender Affirming, Surgery
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit

Join us for an in-depth workshop about wigs and hair extensions, and gain knowledge about proper application, care, and styling techniques so you can feel like the best version of yourself.

#proudally #saferspace #hairhasnogender Interest Tags: Advocacy, Family/Friends, Gender Affirming, Non-Binary, TransFeminine, TransMasculine, TransPeople of Color, Wellness, Youth

Come prepared for a wave of compassion, love and support with this opportunity to share and learn real information about your health including effective tools to rediscover the joy of eating and a happier and healthier approach to loving your body. If you are worried about gaining weight from hormones, the stress of surgery and trauma of lifestyle change with transition, this is the group discussion for you led by former chronic dieter and Intuitive Eating Counselor Tracy Hess. Interest Tags: Aging, Family/Friends, Gender Affirming, Non-Binary, Relationships, Spouses/Signification Others, TransFeminine, TransMasculine, TransPeople of Color, Wellness

This workshop is geared toward transgender and/or non-binary 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. If time permits, participants may have an opportunity to experiment with their own voices through guided tasks. Workshop will be led by voice-specialized, transgender speech-language pathologist, Arin Ayala, and his graduate extern, Dylan Tobias. Interest Tags: Gender Affirming, Non-Binary, TransMasculine, Voice
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit

Never kick your shoes off in the middle of a dance floor again! Everything you ever needed to know about high heels from what to buy, how to walk and survive wearing the heels of your dreams. Join fashion and style expert Lindsey Taub as she shares the secrets on what are the best heels to buy for you and how to match them to your perfect outfit for the right occasion. Then Cassandra Storm of My Feminine Heart will share her secret strategies of how to prepare your feet to survive an evening in heels and how to bring life back to them after you remove those shoes. Bring your favorite heels to this class as everyone will have an opportunity to walk the runway and practice strutting with the perfect feminine hip swing. Interest Tags: Not Specified

A wide array of options exist for individuals desiring chest surgery and many can be performed in a way that doesn’t involve complete tissue removal. There are options that range in the amount of tissue that can be removed, or left behind, and in what configuration or shape the chest has once the procedure is completed. Furthermore, the presence or absence of a nipple areolar complex can often be added to these procedures. All these options have the benefit of helping people receive access to individualized care but can be confusing and make it challenging to understand what options exist. This presentation will serve to help explain the surgical techniques that are available for chest surgery beyond those that are intended to completely remove all chest tissue and what the expected outcomes, and pros and cons that come with these procedures are. Interest Tags: TransMasculine

Dr. Thomas reveals how vocal cords function using video recordings of male, female and surgically altered vocal cords. Pitch and resonance are affected by the anatomy as well as how the anatomy is used. Surgical modification of the voice, especially Feminization Laryngoplasty (FemLar), one type of vocal cord (laryngeal) surgery is designed to obtain a feminine sounding voice and correct complications from Tracheal Shave procedures. Several other types of procedures target the frequency or pitch of the resting speaking voice to various degrees. CricoThryoid Approximation (CTA), vocal cord webbing, laser vocal cord thinning and pharyngeal narrowing procedures will be discussed and compared to each other. Not only successful interventions are covered, but complications, durability, incomplete outcomes are discussed. Options for correcting complications of any laryngeal procedures are discussed. If you have experienced a voice change after a Tracheal Shave procedure, he will discuss the correction of this problem. At the conclusion of this lecture, the listener should better understand the concepts that can help in decision-making about the roles of voice therapy as well as when, if and what type of surgeries to consider. Interest Tags: Gender Affirming, Surgery, TransFeminine, Voice

What happens when we begin to develop new friendships or when it is time to date while transitioning or after transition? This is a discussion group about sharing and not sharing personal information and when. Should I share my transition? What are the safer practices when the time comes to start dating? What safety measures could be put in place to make sure everyone gets the best out of their relationships? Come find what is right for you and the people in your life that you meet along your journey. Interest Tags: Not Specified
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit

We welcome our younger attendees to attend Keystone's Imagination Camp Lunchtime! Pizza and drinks will be provided.

As you enter the lunch room you will discover that every table features one of four different themes to help you meet new people who may share a similar background, hobby or interest. Find your preferred group whether you would like to chat about an Outdoorsy Lifestyle, whether you are Military or a First Responder, have a Creative Interest or Love to Travel. In addition to our table themes, we will also offer conversation starters to keep the energy thriving all lunch long.

We welcome our younger attendees to attend Keystone's Imagination Camp! The afternoon session will include more activities focused on nourishing self-confidence, strengthening friendships, and expressing ourselves through music. Attendees will be encouraged to be their best & most unique selves. Any young attendees that play an instrument will be encouraged to bring it along for the afternoon jam session.

The Vanity Club is the oldest and most dedicated sororal organization of transgender women in the world. For over a quarter century, transwomen from all corners of the globe--North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania--have come together to offer friendship, support and encouragement to each other and to our transgender brothers and sisters around the world. Come meet the sisters of the Vanity Club!

Heart disease is deadly for every gender and can have serious implications with transition. This workshop will unpack the truth and misinformation about cardiovascular disease, the number one killer of all adults in America. Intuitive Eating Counselor Coach Tracy Hess will share concrete strategies that will help the participants lower their risk of heart attacks and stroke without the shame and despair brought about by restrictive diet practices. Get the tools you need for a sustainable and empowering approach to your weight and heart health. Interest Tags: Not Specified

This workshop deals with my experiences as a transman from the beginning of my journey in 1985 up to the present day. From the beginning with trying to understand my gender dysphoria before there was even a name for it, trying to seek out help and services where there was literally nothing available, and the factors involved in trying to make a momentous life altering decision when I had no one to talk to about it. I will explain the process of trying to talk to friends and family members about who I was and who I wanted to be when there was only derogatory language assigned to the process of being "transsexual". I share in detail my journey through the decades of employment challenges, social and physical changes, emotional relationships and finally arriving at a state of nirvana where there is self-acceptance, self-love and most of all - authenticity. I use my life experiences and the unique skill set that I have to educate people about the transgender experience. I provide instruction to local school boards in the Northeastern Pennsylvania area on how best to integrate transgender students into public school classrooms and curricula. Interest Tags: Experience Sharing/Discussion, Gender Affirming, Image & Presentation, Non-Binary, Professional Education, Surgery, TransMasculine

The audience will learn and understand the key steps in avoiding complications after feminizing genital surgery. The target audience will understand how to manage complications after vaginoplasty, future directions and the road to recovery for patients and family members. Interest Tags: Gender Affirming, Surgery
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit

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 Tina Siders from Rise Hair Studio in Harrisburg, PA.

#proudally #saferspace #hairhasnogender Interest Tags: Gender Affirming, Image & Presentation, Non-Binary, Socializing, TransFeminine, TransMasculine, TransPeople of Color, Wellness, Youth

Now it's time for America's favorite game show: "Your Eternal Salvation Is Not In 'JEOPARDY!'"

Using the "JEOPARDY!" game show format, this fast-paced and fun workshop will tackle issues related to spirituality for the transgender community! People attending will take the role of contestants, selecting questions from the game board. The questions and their answers are designed to spark conversation and understanding among the group. The moderator will be everyone's favorite game show host, Mother Grace! Categories include:

--What the Bible Really Says About Queers
--The Clobber Passages
--Queer Saints
--Jesus on Love
--All Are Welcome
Interest Tags: Spirituality/Religion

Workshop discussing different challenges youth face and ways to remove barriers to safe spaces. This will be from a trauma informed lens. Interest Tags: Family/Friends, TransPeople of Color, Wellness, Youth

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. Interest Tags: Experience Sharing/Discussion, Relationships, Spouses/Signification Others, TransFeminine, TransMasculine

Explore how and why LGBTQ+ people can develop leadership superpowers! This talk explores the nexus of LGBTQ+ identities and leadership development and shows why embracing LGBTQ+ leaders drives enhanced outcomes for individuals and organizations. What’s missing from most academic and popular literature on leadership is how LGBTQ+ experiences such as stigmatization, coming out, and transition build leadership skills and capacities. We'll discuss how LGBTQ+ leaders are forged through those experiences and touch on the adult cognitive development theories that underpin how and why this happens. Using the illustrative power of story, Bree Fram will share her research on LGBTQ+ leadership (focusing on the T for Keystone!) that has resulted in a book due out in early 2024, an LGBTQ+ leadership podcast, and a community based on exploring LGBTQ+ leadership development. Interest Tags: Advocacy, Military/Veterans, Professional Education, Workplace
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit

This is an overview of masculinizing surgical procedures. This lecture also focuses on the how to prepare for consultations, questions you should ask, how to prepare for surgery, healing from surgery and beyond. After this lecture, you will better understand the process of surgery and what to expect. Interest Tags: Gender Affirming, Non-Binary, Surgery, TransMasculine
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit

This workshop is geared toward transgender and/or non-binary 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. If time permits, participants may have an opportunity to experiment with their own voices through guided tasks. Workshop will be led by voice-specialized, transgender speech-language pathologist, Arin Ayala, and his graduate extern, Dylan Tobias. Interest Tags: Gender Affirming, Non-Binary, TransFeminine, Voice
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit

Financial topics seem to make the news every day. Should the headlines you see influence the decision you make regarding your financial strategy? Join us as Beth McKinley (she/her) of Roots Financial Group at Thrivent hosts an early happy hour in the hotel bar. 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 and an IPA in hand. The first 20 guests will receive a complimentary beer on tap. No products will be sold. Interest Tags: Experience Sharing/Discussion, Finance

A discussion group led by Sonia Swann, the significant other of a “partly out” partner who is pursuing a Master’s Thesis on the topic. Share your experience, troubleshoot and ask the big questions like how to have a wedding or memorial that honors your entire life and includes all your circles of loved ones. Can’t participate in person? Please support Sonia’s research by completing the anonymous survey at . . .(link to be provided soon). There will be no recordings, and no personal data collected. There will be a person to take notes and snacks! Interest Tags: Advocacy, Aging, Experience Sharing/Discussion, Family/Friends, Legal, Professional Education, Relationships, Spirituality/Religion, Spouses/Signification Others, TransPeople of Color, Youth

Are you living with a partner who is a crossdresser? Are you living with the knowledge that you are a male crossdresser? Are you a cis-woman 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 I set out to uncover some of the reasons why so many men (including myself) dress as women. Discover real couples who are looking for a new balance in their relationships, including the point of views of the women who decided to stand by their... ahem... men as they learn to better understand their crossdresser and learn how to cope and thrive. Somewhere amid the misconceptions, stereotypes, and ignorance is the truth about non-transitioning, non-fetish, crossdressing men. But more than that is the strength and care of the women who continue to love and support them. Interest Tags: Advocacy, Experience Sharing/Discussion, Gender Affirming, Non-Binary, Relationships, Spouses/Signification Others

Living a normal life being happy and my true self as a woman, but God had other plans for me. Interest Tags: Advocacy, Aging, Experience Sharing/Discussion, Family/Friends, Gender Affirming, Military/Veterans, Non-Binary, Relationships, Socializing, Spirituality/Religion, Surgery, TransFeminine, TransPeople of Color, Workplace

Have you ever bought something in helps that it would relieve dysphoria? Many folks do, but unfortunately many times the items aren't what we expected, or they don't work as advertised. Why throw away good money with bad products? As a product tester and reviewer, Mason has tried hundreds of products including binders, packers, prosthetics, and other adult items. He will speak about many of the products currently on the market. You will leave with an understanding of all the variables to picking an item that's right for you! He will also bring sample items that you can optionally touch and compare for a more hands on experience. Interest Tags: Gender Affirming, TransMasculine, Wellness

In the Keystone Conference Bubble, you may have experienced an emotional roller coaster as you have been flooded with new information, fresh insights and introductions to so many others who have walked a similar path. But what happens when you head home, back into everyday life? This workshop is designed to help you take your next step, not just as a partner of a transgender person but as a human being who also needs love, support and guidance. Join Coach Liz Tattersall for an opportunity to empower yourself into your next chapter and the life you envision for you and your significant other. his workshop is open only to spouses and significant others of transgender/GQ individuals. There are many wonderful things that happen at Keystone every year, one of the best is the supportive connections that are made! Interest Tags: Not Specified

This workshop will summarize techniques used to provide breast augmentation. The techniques discussed will range from non-surgical (hormonal) techniques to implant and non-implant based surgical techniques. A review of modern medical research on breast implant associated illness and breast implant related chest cancer will also be reviewed with participants. The goal of this presentation will be to help participants understand the options for breast augmentation and understand better important risks associated with breast augmentation that have recently been discovered. The goal will not be to dissuade participants in any way from pursuing surgery, but to help participants become active, informed, and educated in their care decisions. Interest Tags: TransFeminine

With the deluge of conflicting and confusing information available, it's hard for families of trans and gender-diverse youth to know where to turn. This workshop is designed to give families an overview of what gender affirming care looks like, how to access care, and how to best support youth and young adults in being their happiest and healthiest selves. Interest Tags: Family/Friends, Gender Affirming, Non-Binary, Professional Education, TransFeminine, TransMasculine, TransPeople of Color, Youth
This workshop qualifies for Continuing Education Credit

Kai Shappley (her / she) is a young American actress, activist, and author. Since kindergarten, she has been standing up to the Texas State Legislature against their attack on trans kids. Her journey was recorded in the Emmy winning documentary, Trans in America: Texas Strong. She has also guest starred in the first season of The Babysitters Club on Netflix, TIME Magazine Kid of the Year finalist, Teen Vogue 21 under 21 list, and featured in Vogue Magazine’s 2022 Pride Issue. Her Middle-Grade Novel, “Joy To The World” is available at all major online book retailers for presale. She loves her family, friends, pets, and Dolly Parton!

She currently lives in Connecticut, one of three states in the USA that have specific laws to protect families of transgender children from extradition. As political refugees having to relocate for the third time, their hope is that people will learn more about what is happening to transgender people and those who support them and use whatever gift or talent they have to help #ProtectTransKids.

Keystone’s Hallmark event, the Gala Dance Saturday night will be the highpoint of the entire conference and bring to a close another successful celebration of gender diversity. The most shy and demur wallflower will spend hours looking for the perfect gown, classy dancing shoes and an amazing hairdo for the final night of fun and celebration. Even the guys will spend time at local haberdashery’s finding ideal apparel for that dapper look and to dress to impress. Try some new moves on the dance floor while enjoying the company of new found friends, old acquaintances and leave with great memories. The night will be electric and one you will never forget.

Once again, we have Wicked Jezebel, DC’s award winning all girl band delivering hits from all of the partying decades to the whole Mid Atlantic!. 60's Motown, 70's Disco, classic rock, the wicked 80's, to the grungy/techno 90's with a "tad" of today, Wicked Jezabel delivers the best party atmosphere anywhere!

Gather in the Hilton Bar for some social time!