Are you planning on attending the Transaction Gender Conference this Saturday, November 12th? The conference is free & inclusive to all! Please join us!
Schedule at a Glace
8:30 - 9:30 AM • Check in & Registration
9:30 - 9:45 AM • Welcome Address
10:00 - 11:20 AM • 1st Breakout Session
- Female to Male Chest Reconstructive Surgery
- Panel Discussion: Sexual Assault in the Transgender Community
- Transgender 101: An Introduction to Trans Identities
- Mindfulness Meditation for Health and Happiness
- The Intersection of Privilege in Everyday Life
- Free HIV Testing!
11:30 AM - 12:50 PM • 2nd Breakout Session
- Panel Discussion: Raising Transgender, Gender Nonconforming and/or Intersex Youth
- A clinical look at the new WPATH Standards of Care, 7th Version
- Gender Diversity Throughout Time and Around the World
- Sexpert 101: Get the Facts on Safer Trans Sex
- Free HIV Testing!
1:00 - 2:00 PM • Lunch • Free HIV Testing! • Trans/Queer People of Color Caucus
2:00 - 3:20 PM • 3rd Breakout Session
- What is Intersex?
- Preventative Care, Hormones and Disease Prevention
- The Power of Allies
- Gender Variance in Classical Mythology
- Covert Queers: Femme Visibility in the Queer Community
3:30 - 4:50 PM • 4th Breakout Session
- Pro-Trans Policy: Get the facts on What's Happening and How to Get Involved
- Decolonizing Fem(me)
- How to Build a Healthy Identity: Shame v. Pride
- Film: Endangered Species
5:00 - 5:30 PM • Prize Drawing & Silent Auction
5:30 - 6:30 PM • Keynote Address: Yoseñio V. Lewis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 1, 2011
Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Transgender Programs Coordinator (801) 539.8800 Ext. 17
November is Transgender Awareness Month
Utah Pride Center hosts activities that will educate and entertain
SALT LAKE CITY: The Utah Pride Center is hosting its 3rd Annual month-long series of activities for Transgender Awareness Month organized by TransAction, a youth-led group whose mission is to promote visibility, unity, and safety through advocacy and education. The month’s activities aim to celebrate and raise awareness of the issues that face the Transgender community in Utah. All events sponsored by the Utah Pride Center are free and inclusive to all.
The month’s biggest event will be the 3rd Annual Gender Conference: Beyond the Binary. This all day event will take place on Saturday, November 12th in the Gore School of Business at Westminster College from 8:30am to 6:30pm. The conference will feature lectures, workshops, and panels offered by local community members and professionals. Come meet other gender variant folks and their parents, partners, families, friends, and the professionals who serve them.
The keynote speaker at the conference will be Yoseñio V. Lewis of San Francisco. Mr. Lewis is a Latino of African descent female to male transsexual who has been an activist for almost 40 years. A health educator, speaker, writer, performer, trainer, facilitator, he is also a member of the National Advisory Board of the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health and the board of the All Gender Health On-line Study. Lewis is a co-founder of Big Boys' Ink Productions, a theatrical writing and performing company and has been featured in several documentaries. He believes that there can be no art without activism and no activism without art.
In addition to the conference, TransAction will host the following events on each Tuesday of November before Thanksgiving:
Finally, TransAction and Transgender Education Advocates (TEA) of Utah are co-hosting this year’s International Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil on Sunday, November 20th at 6:00 PM at the First Methodist Church on 200 East & 200 South.
Transgender is a term used to describe a broad spectrum of people who experience or express their gender differently from what most people expect. Transgender Awareness Month events are a place for everyone to meet each other and celebrate our diversity. An important aspect of these events is to increase understanding of transgender people who are often misrepresented. For more information about these events, please visit www.utahpridecenter.org.
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This is a support group for parents and family members who have a young person who is transgender or questioning their gender. Find support with other families sharing their experiences and find resources from the Utah Pride Center and our talented facilitators.
You are not alone.
Meets 1st and 3rd Thursdays from 5-6:30 PM in the Utah Pride Center Multipurpose Room.
Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.
Kids Like Me is a play group for gender exceptional children, and for children with gender exceptional caregivers. The purpose of the group is to provide a welcoming environment for kids and families to meet each other and to share resources. Accepting kids who are toilet trained up to age 10. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.
Meets 1st Saturday of every month from 2-3:30pm in the Utah Pride Center's Multi-Purpose Room.
November is Transgender Awareness Month and the Utah Pride Center is excited to present lots of activities throughout the month for Gender Variant folks and all their allies.
Save the date for TransAction's Gender Conference on November 12th at Westminster College in the Gore School of Business from 9 AM to 6:30 PM. The Conference will feature workshops presented by members of our community such as, local Trans-friendly medical providers, workshops for partners and family members of Trans folk, panels, and more. Our highlight will be our keynote speaker, Yoseñio Lewis from San Fransisco, California. Lewis is a Latino of African descent and a female to male transsexual who has been working in the transgender community for may years as an activist, educator, writer, performer, trainer and facilitator. The schedule for the Transaction Conference is available here!
Plus, join TransAction every Tuesday in November before Thanksgiving to meet, mingle and enjoy ourselves at Trans Tuesday social events. Trans Tuesdays are a good way to meet people in Salt Lake City's Trans community.
November 1st, 7:00 PM - Movie Night with post-film Discussion @ Westminster College's Gore School of Business. "Beautiful Daughters" is a documentary about Eve Ensler's theater piece, "The Vagina Monologues" which has become an international phenomenon and a source of empowerment for women of all walks of life. However, in 2005 Ensler became involved in a special production of "The Vagina Monologues" for a group of women whose story was not dealt with in the play -- women who used to be men. A group of transsexuals were interested in staging a version of the show that was unique to them, and Ensler not only gave her blessing to the project, but also worked with the cast of transgender performers to give the text a voice that was appropriate to their circumstances. Filmmakers Josh Aronson and Ariel Orr Jordan were on hand to witness the gestation of this unique performance. "Beautiful Daughters" is a documentary that chronicles the writing and rehearsals for the transsexual "Vagina Monologues" and explores the lives and experiences of the women performing in the play, who run the gamut from a respected computer science instructor to an exotic dancer turned real estate salesperson. Produced for broadcast on the premium cable channel Logo, "Beautiful Daughters" was also screened as part of New York City's 2006 NewFest Film Festival.
November 8th, 7:00 PM - Chili Cook-off @ Utah Pride Center's TINT. Bring your best pot of chili and enter to win! If chili isn't your speciality, please bring some cornbread. TransAction will provide beverages.
November 15th, 7:00 PM - Game Night @ Utah Pride Center's TINT & 5:00 PM - Movie in Multipurpose Room
November 22nd, 7:00 PM - Transgender Variety & Talent Show @ Westminster College's Gore Concert Hall. Join us for a Johnny Carson-style variety show with drag performances, music, poetry and other fabulous displays of talent. Co-sponsored by Westminster College's Alphabet Soup. For more information or to perform, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Finally, TransAction and Transgender Education Advocates (TEA) of Utah are co-hosting the International Transgender Day of Remembrance on Sunday, November 20th at 6pm at the First Methodist Church on 200 East & 200 South for an inter-faith memorial to remember our transgender family members who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. If you would like to volunteer, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
A complete list of Transgender Awareness Month events can be found on our calendar.
For more event details, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 801.539.8800, ext. 17.
Transaction Gender Conference Schedule available here!
Celebrate Transgender Awareness Month by attending a full day of exciting workshops and presentations offered by local community members. Educate yourself on a variety of topics including the latest updates in WPATH Standards of Care, FTM chest reconstructive surgery, intersex conditions, activism and advocacy for transgender issues, healthy relationships, parenting gender variant children, writing workshop, health care prevention for Transgender people, mindfulness/mediation, hormone replacement therapy options, mental health and much more. Come meet other gender variant folks and their parents, partners, families, and friends.
Our guest keynote speaker will be Yoseñio V. Lewis of San Francisco. Mr. Lewis is a Latino of African descent female to male transsexual who has been an activist for almost 40 years. A health educator, speaker, writer, performer, trainer, facilitator and spiritual hugger. He is a member of the National Advisory Board of the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health and the board of the All Gender Health On-line Study. Yoseñio is also a co-founder of Big Boys' Ink Productions, a theatrical writing and performing company and has been featured in several documentaries. He believes that there can be no art without activism and no activism without art.
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The event is FREE and INCLUSIVE TO ALL.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Westminster College, Gore School of Business
To pre-register, send your name and contact information to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 30, 2011
Contact Jude McNeil (801.347.6070 or
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Salt Lake City, UT: The Utah Pride Center and TransAction, its transgender advocacy program, acknowledge the myriad of difficult emotions arising from a recent report about a troubling incident and subsequent complaint(s) lodged against a Salt Lake City Driver License Division (DLD) office located near the Fairgrounds. A bystander became upset when she observed DLD employee interactions with a transgender woman who was attempting to renew her driver’s license.
“We learned of this incident on Thursday, March 24, when the bystander called and asked for advice because she didn’t feel the DMV office staff had been responsive to her initial complaint,” explained Valerie Larabee, the Utah Pride Center’s Executive Director. “When told by an ally that one of our transgender community members was witnessed being ‘humiliated’ we encouraged the bystander to document her account of the incident and continue to pursue all DLD complaint channels to report the incident and gain additional understanding around what is expected from Utah DLD offices when working with the public, which includes transgender Utahns.”
“Too often the voices of transgender people and those who support transgender people are silenced and ignored. We encourage community members and allies who observe or face acts of injustice to use the reporting mechanisms that exist and demand accountability,” Larabee continued. “We believe that systems should be held accountable for addressing the complaints of its users and that all feedback, whether good or bad, is useful. Every person deserves dignity and respect.”
The Utah Pride Center staff is concerned because this is not the first time transgender individuals have sought support because they felt mistreated at a DLD. The board and staff of the Utah Pride Center offer resources and education for the broader Utah community on ways to create safe and affirming spaces for members of Utah’s transgender community. Working in collaboration with community partners, this education makes clear that transphobic language, actions, and policies have a significant impact on transgender people and their families.
The Utah Pride Center offers a variety of resources to the transgender community and its allies including the transgender advocacy group TransAction, transgender support groups, the annual TransAction Gender Conference, and several social and educational events throughout the year. Downloadable transgender resource packets can be found at utahpridecenter.org as can the schedule for upcoming in-house transgender trainings. For more information about Utah Pride Center’s transgender resources, visit utahpridecenter.org.
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Do you want more info on hormones or changing your name and gender legally? Do you want more info on what being Trans means? Has your child come out as Transgender or are they exploring their gender?
Do you need more information?
Below are links to various resources for anyone that has these questions, and more! Feel free to dip into any of the resources on topics like health, legal issues and media lists.
Youth Resource Packets
Transgender Health Medical Issues
Support Organizations and Media Resources
Transitioning in the Workplace
Other Resource Packets
Read our resource just for the parents of trans and gender questioning youth.
Click here to read information for Clinicians working with transgender or gender questioning youth.
Click here to read resources for Out of Home Care Providers Working with transgender youth.
Resources for Educators Working with Transgender and Gender Questioning Youth
Transgender support group for all identies of gender variant youth up to age 21. Come explore the various issues facing young trans people. Intake is required before joining the group. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (801.539.8800, ext. 17) for more information.
Below are links to various information pages for young transgender individuals in our community. Feel free to read through these resources!
Transgender health medical issues
Support Organizations and Media Resources
Transtastic is a social group for trans folk of ALL gender variant identities and ALL AGES.
For location and more information, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 801.539.8800, ext. 17.
Meets every other Thursday from 6:30-8PM.
