2024 Community Conference Schedule

Room 3

Children’s Program (North Bay LGBTQIA+ Families)

Open to transgender/gender-expansive children and their siblings, as well as the children of transgender/gender-expansive adults.

The children’s program is for kids ages 5-11.

Room 4A & 4B

Teen Program (Positive Images)

Open to transgender/gender-expansive teens and their siblings.

The teen program is for teens ages 12-17.

Room 28

Quiet/Sensory Break Room (Sonoma County Library)

Open to all adults.

There will be comfy places to lounge, fidgets, headphones, and sensory activities.

A therapist will be on staff and available all day.

Parking Lot

Hepatitis C and Rapid HIV Testing (Face to Face)

Open to all.

Drop in at any time between 11:00-3:00 pm. No appointment needed!

Room 20

The Identity Project

Open to all.

Drop in at any time between 12:45-5:00 pm. No appointment needed!

The Identity Project is a photography project that seeks to explore the labels we choose to identify with when defining our gender and sexuality… and they’ll be setting up shop at the 2024 Translife Community Conference!

As a participant, you’ll have the opportunity to:

Participate in a professional photoshoot, where your identity will be celebrated and honored. You get to choose the final photo used in the project and you get to keep the high res images from the photo session to use on your various social media platforms.

Be a part of our milestone 10-year anniversary project, making history alongside fellow participants. This photo project has traveled the world, making stops in New York, Chicago, Austin, Portland, Taiwan, and Russia.

Share your unique story and perspective on gender and sexuality. The photographer, a queer femme named Sarah Deragon, will get to know you and your story a bit before taking your photo.

To learn more about The Identity Project, check out @theidentityproject on Instagram.

Room 23

Transgender People in the 1930s and 40s – A Short Overview of Sonoma County Queer History with Shad Reinstein and Jody Laine

Open to all.

First showing at 12:45 pm.

In a pile of photos taken the 1920s to 1940s we find one that stands out. One portrays two masculine-presenting people. Through the examination of family heirloom address books kept over the course of decades, recorded oral histories and Census data, we identify them as Gerry Orifice, a transgender man and Babe Clapham, a butch woman. Gerry and Babe were friends who lived in NYC in the 1930s.

Here in Sonoma County, we unravel and tell the story of David Warren, a local transgender man who was married to his college roommate. They made national headlines in the 1940s. 

This presentation looks into the lives of Gerry Orifice, Babe Clapham, David Warren and the lives of the women who were their partners. Did they know other people like themselves? How did they navigate their work and personal lives?

Shad Reinstein (she, her) is a butch dyke.  She is a cis lesbian who has been gender non-conforming since she was a toddler in the 1950s. She came out about a year after Stonewall.

Jody Laine (she, they) is a gender queer non-binary person.  They grew up in a conservative religious family and had to fight for their identity their entire life.  

Shad and Jody have been partners for over 40 years. They have both been active in progressive politics and in building queer community their entire lives. They are now working as independent researchers specializing in visual presentations of queer history. Their work includes producing and directing several documentary films about the early lesbian feminist movement. They produce OUTwatch, Wine Country’s LGBTQI Film Festival, at the Rialto Cinemas in Sebastopol. This year’s film festival is June 8th.

Their most recent project is to work with Tina Dungan on the LGBTQI History Timeline of Sonoma County, which includes the Russian River. Shad and Jody are also working on a book about a community of lesbians and their gay and transgender friends in rural NYS in the 1930s.

Main Auditorium

Name/Gender Marker Change Clinic

2:00-5:00 pm by appointment only.

Meet with an attorney who will assist you with filling out the necessary paperwork to complete your name and/or gender marker change and fee waiver forms (if applicable).  You will also receive guidance about next steps and how to file with the Sonoma County Court.

Sequoia Lobby

Registration and Help Desk

Registration/check-in opens at 9:00 am and will be open all day.

There will be security volunteers (members of our community) at the main entrance, and all attendees will be screened by security and all bags will be checked. This is for the safety of all attendees. We appreciate your understanding.

Come here at any time if you have questions!

Main Auditorium

Welcome, Land Acknowledgement, and Keynote Speaker

Open to all.

Welcome – Translife Committee

Land Acknowledgement – Marcus Arana, Amah Mutsun Ohlone/Blackfeet

Keynote – Fresh “Lev” White

Holy Old Man Bull, aka Marcus Arana, is a retired Gender Identity Discrimination Investigator and Policy Analyst for the City and County of San Francisco, where he worked on creating health insurance coverage for transgender employees, retirees, and their dependents. He is an expert witness on gender identity policies for law enforcement. Holy Old Man Bull is a Amah Mutsun Ohlone/Blackfeet bisexual transgender Two Spirit elder who spends his retirement puttering in his veggie garden and spending quality time with his beloved spouse, Nancy, and yellow Lab, Frankie. Born in the Territory of Alaska and raised in California, Marcus lives in Sonoma County.

Fresh “Lev” White (he, they) is a love and compassion activist. He offers mindfulness, mediation, and diversity trainings as tools for shifting towards more authentic, conscious, and passionate living. He teaches and writes about how unconditional love and self-compassion are the ultimate gateways to honoring and understanding others; thus, healing our communities and our planet.

As certified coach and Founder of Affirmative Acts Consulting, Lev has supported executives, entrepreneurs, artists, other coaches and teams with achieving their goals. Through value alignment, offering accountability and helping to create individual practices of self-care, and self-compassion, his clients have successfully improved their management skills, founded organizations, and taken leadership roles in new executive and director positions. Through the practice of mindfulness, Lev helps clients see clearly through their fears, and improve their emotional responses to challenging situations, which supports strengthening their efficiency and expanding their creativity, in all areas of their life.

Lev has offered over 200 trainings in the Bay Area and Beyond. He earned facilitation skills through his coaching certification, and an extensive leadership training program, each through the Co-Active Training Institute (formally known as The Coaches Training Institute) in 2011.  He was trained on delivering LGBTQIA+ Ally trainings by CUAV in 2002, and in 2005 became a Certified Trainer through Out and Equal Workplace Advocates.

Lev is mindfully grounded at the East Bay Meditation Center, and a graduate of Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leadership program. Lev also offers secular mindfulness and non-secular meditation and talks on Compassion in both corporate and private settings. He credits his ability to reach and connect with diverse audiences to his years growing up in and around various communities in New York, D.C. and San Francisco.

Main Auditorium

Creating Inclusive Communities – A Workshop for White Allies with JD Doyle

Open to all.

JD Doyle (they, them) is a genderqueer and nonbinary teacher, mentor, and facilitator. For over 10 years, JD has been leading trainings on creating antiracist communities and disrupting legacies of white supremacy. For over 20 years, JD has been actively studying and engaging in trainings and in communities to uncover and disrupt the impact of white supremacy, including, as a bilingual (Spanish-English) public school teacher, through a Masters program in Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies at the University of New Mexico, and by many daylong and yearlong programs. In addition, they teach trauma-informed Buddhist meditation with a focus on radical inclusivity and liberation for all beings.

Room 22

The Intersection of Sex, Gender, Sexual Identity, and Gender Expression with Dr. Daniela Domínguez

Open to all Latine/Spanish-speaking attendees.

Presented in Spanish.

White supremacy is built on land expropriation, genocide, racialized expropriation, and gender expropriation. The system of white supremacy seeks to oppress, harm, and erase those who exist between and beyond gender binaries . This conversation, which will be in circle format and offered in Spanish, will provide an overview of gender, sexual identity, sex, gender expression, and their intersectionality.

Dr. Daniela Domínguez (she, her) is an Associate Professor at the University of San Francisco and the Chief Executive Officer at On the Margins, LLC. She is a licensed psychologist and professional clinical counselor with a special interest in liberation psychology, anti-racism, migrant justice, and gender and sexuality matters. Her program of research has focused on understanding how Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) cope with stress and use specific strategies to draw upon resiliencies to achieve positive health.

Room 23

BIPOC Workshop/Healing Space with Fresh “Lev” White

Open to all BIPOC attendees.

Fresh “Lev” White (he, they) is a love and compassion activist. He offers mindfulness, mediation, and diversity trainings as tools for shifting towards more authentic, conscious, and passionate living. He teaches and writes about how unconditional love and self-compassion are the ultimate gateways to honoring and understanding others; thus, healing our communities and our planet.

As certified coach and Founder of Affirmative Acts Consulting, Lev has supported executives, entrepreneurs, artists, other coaches and teams with achieving their goals. Through value alignment, offering accountability and helping to create individual practices of self-care, and self-compassion, his clients have successfully improved their management skills, founded organizations, and taken leadership roles in new executive and director positions. Through the practice of mindfulness, Lev helps clients see clearly through their fears, and improve their emotional responses to challenging situations, which supports strengthening their efficiency and expanding their creativity, in all areas of their life.

Lev has offered over 200 trainings in the Bay Area and Beyond. He earned facilitation skills through his coaching certification, and an extensive leadership training program, each through the Co-Active Training Institute (formally known as The Coaches Training Institute) in 2011.  He was trained on delivering LGBTQIA+ Ally trainings by CUAV in 2002, and in 2005 became a Certified Trainer through Out and Equal Workplace Advocates.

Lev is mindfully grounded at the East Bay Meditation Center, and a graduate of Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leadership program. Lev also offers secular mindfulness and non-secular meditation and talks on Compassion in both corporate and private settings. He credits his ability to reach and connect with diverse audiences to his years growing up in and around various communities in New York, D.C. and San Francisco.

Main Auditorium

Parents/Caregivers Affinity Group

Open to adult parents/caregivers.

This will be a time to connect with peers in an open-dialogue, sharing format.

Jeanna King-Ruppel (she, her) is a parent of three beautiful daughters, her youngest is a 25 year old trans woman who is the light of her life. Currently she works in K-12 schools as a restorative specialist with both adults and youth. Her passion is relationships with family, friends, furry critters and nature.

Main Auditorium

Partners/Spouses Affinity Group

Open to adult partners/spouses.

This will be a time to connect with peers in an open-dialogue, sharing format.

Willis Smith (he, they) is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner working in Sonoma County, CA transplanted from Nashville, TN.  He cares for a wide range of individuals with a wide range of mental health struggles.  When not working, Willis enjoys spending time with his husband finding places to enjoy along the California coast.

Room 5

Non-Binary/2-Spirit Affinity Group

Open to transgender/gender-expansive adults.

This group is for those who identify as non-binary, 2-spirit, genderqueer, genderfluid, agender, androgynous, or similar, those questioning, and those who would feel most comfortable in this group. Your identity not listed? Not a problem! Choose the group that feels right to you!

This will be a time to connect with peers in an open-dialogue, sharing format.

Joy Anderson (they, them) is proudly queer, nonbinary, and disabled, all identities which shape how they see the world and advocate for those around them. Born and raised in Sonoma County, Joy has lived in Santa Rosa for most of their life, and has had the immense pleasure of being immersed in and supporting the area’s LGBTQIA+ community for the last seven years, both individually and as an employee of Positive Images.

Joy is honored to share their dedication, passion, and warmth with their community. They prioritize the voices of disabled and neurodivergent people in their work, and strive to be a good accomplice to QTBIPOC folks, who have been the foundation of queer liberation. Joy feels proud to be fighting for a world, both personally and professionally, which uplifts the experiences of LGBTQIA+ people of all walks of life.

In their free time, Joy loves to relax with their partner, cat Esther, and frogs Soup and Pudding, and values connecting with nature and spending time with loved ones.

Kodak Alcantra-Rodriguez (they, them) is a 2Spirit/queer, Native American, and Mexican photographer born and raised in Santa Rosa, California. With 10 years of photography knowledge under their belt, they established their own business, QT with a Camera, in 2023 so that they could pursue and cultivate their creative passion with an emphasis on highlighting and celebrating QTBIPOC folks (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color). 

Room 20

Trans Charla Affinity Group

Open to Latine/Spanish-speaking transgender/gender-expansive adults.

Presented in Spanish.

This space is for Latines who identify as trans*, nonbinary or GNC to share their experiences growing up with these intersecting identities. We’ll talk about the beauty and hardships navigating these spaces while also grounding ourselves in community and creating a safe space for us to be authentic together.  Please come with an open mind and be prepared to share. Anonymous disclosures are also welcomed and encouraged.

With Guatemalan and Mexican roots, Elliot Carmona-Rodriguez (he, they) grew up on the unceded land of the Tongva, Tataviam, Serrano, Kizh, and Chumash Peoples, also known as Los Angeles County. He graduated from Sonoma State University with a degree in Women’s and Gender Studies and a minor in Queer Studies. They are now the Youth Advocate and only bilingual speaker at LGBTQ+ Connection in Sonoma County working to bridge the gaps for the needs of Queer and Trans People of Color.

A love-driven gender-variant radical person, Ronimar Lopez-Bazan (they, them) is the Bilingual Community Navigator for Positive Images, a local LGTBQIA+ Community Center. Growing up on unceded Southern Pomo, Coast Miwok and Wappo lands, which is commonly known as Sonoma County, the lacking intersectional support needed for all LGBTQIA+ people inspires them to build community to foster a more inclusive and welcoming home.

After migrating from Guadalajara, Mexico at a young age, Alex Alcantra-Rodriguez (they, them), a Trans Non binary and Neurodivergent person, was raised in Calistoga, CA. They work as the Intern for the Bilingual and Bicultural Programs at Positive Images and are on a journey of learning how to cultivate community for themselves and others.

Room 22

Latine/Spanish-language Families Affinity Group

Open to Latine/Spanish-speaking adults.

Presented in Spanish.

This will be a time to connect with peers in an open-dialogue, sharing format.

Dr. Daniela Domínguez (she, her) is an Associate Professor at the University of San Francisco and the Chief Executive Officer at On the Margins, LLC. She is a licensed psychologist and professional clinical counselor with a special interest in liberation psychology, anti-racism, migrant justice, and gender and sexuality matters. Her program of research has focused on understanding how Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) cope with stress and use specific strategies to draw upon resiliencies to achieve positive health.

Room 23

BIPOC Affinity Group

Open to BIPOC transgender/gender-expansive adults.

This will be a time to connect with peers in an open-dialogue, sharing format.

Fresh “Lev” White (he, they) is a love and compassion activist. He offers mindfulness, mediation, and diversity trainings as tools for shifting towards more authentic, conscious, and passionate living. He teaches and writes about how unconditional love and self-compassion are the ultimate gateways to honoring and understanding others; thus, healing our communities and our planet.

As certified coach and Founder of Affirmative Acts Consulting, Lev has supported executives, entrepreneurs, artists, other coaches and teams with achieving their goals. Through value alignment, offering accountability and helping to create individual practices of self-care, and self-compassion, his clients have successfully improved their management skills, founded organizations, and taken leadership roles in new executive and director positions. Through the practice of mindfulness, Lev helps clients see clearly through their fears, and improve their emotional responses to challenging situations, which supports strengthening their efficiency and expanding their creativity, in all areas of their life.

Lev has offered over 200 trainings in the Bay Area and Beyond. He earned facilitation skills through his coaching certification, and an extensive leadership training program, each through the Co-Active Training Institute (formally known as The Coaches Training Institute) in 2011.  He was trained on delivering LGBTQIA+ Ally trainings by CUAV in 2002, and in 2005 became a Certified Trainer through Out and Equal Workplace Advocates.

Lev is mindfully grounded at the East Bay Meditation Center, and a graduate of Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leadership program. Lev also offers secular mindfulness and non-secular meditation and talks on Compassion in both corporate and private settings. He credits his ability to reach and connect with diverse audiences to his years growing up in and around various communities in New York, D.C. and San Francisco.

Room 25

Transmasculine/2-Spirit Affinity Group

Open to transgender/gender-expansive adults.

This group is for those who identify as transmasculine, 2-spirit, trans male, male, or similar, those questioning, and those who would feel most comfortable in this group. Your identity not listed? Not a problem! Choose the group that feels right to you!

This will be a time to connect with peers in an open-dialogue, sharing format.

Holy Old Man Bull, aka Marcus Arana, is a retired Gender Identity Discrimination Investigator and Policy Analyst for the City and County of San Francisco, where he worked on creating health insurance coverage for transgender employees, retirees, and their dependents. He is an expert witness on gender identity policies for law enforcement. Holy Old Man Bull is a Amah Mutsun Ohlone/Blackfeet bisexual transgender Two Spirit elder who spends his retirement puttering in his veggie garden and spending quality time with his beloved spouse, Nancy, and yellow Lab, Frankie. Born in the Territory of Alaska and raised in California, Marcus lives in Sonoma County.

Room 26

Transfeminine/2-Spirit Affinity Group

Open to transgender/gender-expansive adults.

This group is for those who identify as transfeminine, 2-spirit, trans female, female, or similar, those questioning, and those who would feel most comfortable in this group. Your identity not listed? Not a problem! Choose the group that feels right to you!

This will be a time to connect with peers in an open-dialogue, sharing format.

Imogen Wormwood (she, her) is a published author of some forgotten smut. Most of her art has been lost to time or carelessness. She has taken the shapes of a student, a clown, an activist, a wretch, and a mother. She, like her accomplishments, is ephemeral, scraps and shavings in the wind.

Main Auditorium

Lunch

Open to all.

Room 5

Drag Story Time FOR ADULTS with the Russian River Sisters

Open to all adults.

The Russian River Sisters (also known as the Russian River Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence) are a 21st Century order of nuns based in Guerneville, CA. Their mission is to spread joy and goodwill through community events, charitable acts, and fundraising, with focus on the special needs of the Russian River area. They are known for an outrageous Bingo fundraiser held monthly, as well as many other events which promulgate universal joy and expiate stigmatic guilt.

Room 22

Mastering the Art of Gender Affirming Styling for Feminization with Monica Prata

Open to transgender/gender-expansive adults.

Explore your aesthetic and curate your ideal style! Open to all trans and non-binary folx interested in learning the art of feminizing wardrobe and hair styling. This interactive presentation will rely on audience participation so get ready to ask questions and feel free to bring an outfit change- or two! Audience members who participate may request live gender affirming wardrobe styling.

Monica Prata (she, her), Gender Expression Specialist, is an internationally known expert in the field of Gender Expression Care.   Over the past 15 years she has accumulated more than 10,000 hours of direct patient experience in supporting transgender and non-binary people express their authentic gender identity in their real-world environments.  In 2019 she received the Gay City News Impact Award recognizing allies to the LGBTQ+ community and has also been featured in numerous publications lauding her contributions to the transgender and non-binary community.  She designed and leads the Gender Expression Care Program at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Redwood City, California

Room 23

Medical Q&A – Transmasculine Focus with Medical Panel

Open to transgender/gender-expansive adults.

A medical Q&A discussing medical interventions and resources for those interested in masculinization (testosterone, top surgery, bottom surgery, etc.), lead by a panel of local medical and surgical experts in gender-affirming care.

Dr. Jen Devries, MD, MPH (she/her) is a queer, cisgender family physician. She practices primary care and gender affirming care at Santa Rosa Community Health and hospital care at Sutter Santa Rosa. As a community physician, she grounds her work in harm reduction, anti-racism, and abolition to further advance social justice and liberation, especially for her queer and gender-diverse community. 

Dr. Alexander Facque (he, him) is a board-certified plastic surgeon with over 5 years of experience in gender-affirming care and is proud to bring his skills in gender-affirming facial surgery, top surgery, and gender-focused body contouring. He is a member of the queer community devoted to improving the quality of care for trans, nonbinary, and gender diverse communities.

Dr. Breanna Jedrzejewski’s (she, her) lifelong commitment to social justice and dream of becoming a doctor led her to become an integrated plastic surgeon specializing in the full array of gender-affirming procedures. As the daughter of a Polish immigrant and a Mexican-American, and the first in her family to graduate from college, Dr. Jedrzejewski carries a deep compassion for patients who may have experienced trauma or have had challenges accessing the healthcare they need. Her family’s international background inspired her decision to pursue a master’s degree in public health focused on global health as well as her desire to understand more deeply the challenges marginalized communities experience accessing healthcare. Dr. Jedrzejewski was also deeply inspired by the portrait photography she studied as an undergraduate to think about how subjects saw themselves and how artists chose to portray them. These questions have shaped how Dr. Jedrzejewski approaches patient care – closely collaborating with each of her patients to understand how they view themselves and how they wish to be seen in the world.

Dr. Brooke Vezino (she/her) is a full spectrum family doctor in Sebastopol, CA at West County Community Health Centers. She espouses healthcare as a human right and that all deserve access to quality, individualized, holistic medical care. Dr. Vezino is the Lead Physician for West County Community Health Center’s Gender Expansive Services, a multidisciplinary, integrated care model prioritizing medical, psychosocial-emotional, and legal support, as well as a monthly group medical visit each 1st Wednesday of the month.

Room 25

Gender Affirming Voice Therapy with Tracey J. Baldwin

Open to all adults.

A presentation designed to inform participants about the various aspects of voice therapy and provide them with resources for obtaining services. Topics covered during the presentation include:

• Who receives therapy?
• What does therapy entail?
• How is therapy provided?
• Why is therapy important?
• Where are services provided?

Upon completion of the presentation, participants will be able to:

• State the goal of gender affirming voice therapy
• Understand the basics of voice therapy
• Describe the various levels of individual and group therapy
• State the vocal parameters targeted in therapy
• Utilize therapy resources to obtain services

Tracey J Baldwin (she, her), MA, CCC-SLP is a Voice Specialist in Speech Pathology and Clinical Instructor at the University of the Pacific. She developed and implemented the transgender voice clinic at University of Vermont and Kaiser Permanente, developed and managed the regional voice clinic at Kaiser Permanente Northern California, and served as Graduate Professor of Voice at University of Vermont, San Francisco State University, California State University Fullerton, and University of Oregon.

Room 26

Transformation through Meditation with JD Doyle

Open to all adults.

Learn meditation that fosters well-being, including mindfulness and guided compassion practice. All experience levels welcome!

JD Doyle (they, them) is a genderqueer and nonbinary teacher, mentor, and facilitator. They served as Core Teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center, where they co-founded the Alphabet(LGBTQIA+) Sangha, and as Guiding Teacher at Insight Santa Cruz. They graduated from Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Retreat Teacher Training in 2020. They teach at sanghas across the US and in Canada. JD began studying and practicing Buddhism in 1995, at Insight Meditation Society and at Spirit Rock and continued with extensive retreat practice in Thailand and Burma in the Theravadan lineage. For over twenty-three years, they worked as a public-school teacher. JD holds a BS in Environmental Studies from Cornell University, a bilingual multicultural teaching certificate from UC Santa Cruz, and a Masters in Language and Literacy and Sociocultural Studies from the University of New Mexico. They are committed to celebrating the diversity of our human sangha, transforming the impacts of racism on our communities, expanding concepts of gender, and living in ways that honor the sacredness of the Earth.

Room 5

How to Advocate and Foster Community for Your Child Who Is Trans, Nonbinary, or Gender Expansive – And Resources to Support You as a Caregiver with Emelina Minero

Open to all adults.

It can feel overwhelming when your child comes out as trans, nonbinary, or gender expansive. You want them to be safe and happy, but you may not know where to start to support them. When you don’t have anyone in your inner circle to talk with who can relate to you it can feel isolating and terrifying. 

This is the exact reason why Amor Para Todos was created. A mom needed resources to support her child who is trans as they entered and continued through the K-12 school system. There were barely any, so she created them. And at times, it felt like ALL she was doing was advocating for her child and always facing pushback or dead ends! If this sounds like where you’re at right now, this workshop can help you.

Emelina Minero from Amor Para Todos, a tía/aunt of a child who is trans (and the sister of the Amor Para Todos founder), will create a safe space where you will receive:

• Resources that can support your child’s K-12 school experience – including how to address accidental outings
• Tips on how to advocate for your child with the outcomes you want
• Year-round resources and support groups for your child (including adult children)
• Support groups and resources for you as a caregiver of a child who is trans, nonbinary, or gender expansive
• A space to share your experience and to hear from other caregivers who “get it”

You have a community among all of us, and you are not alone.

Emelina Minero (she, her, ella) is a freelance community manager, writer, editor, journalist, and social media marketer. She wrote for queer publications for 5 years, wrote about PreK-12 education for 6 years with education nonprofit Edutopia, and did community management and social media engagement for education technology clients like Meta, Remind, and Flinn Scientific.

A proud queer person and animal lover, Emelina is grateful to be supporting the next generation of queer youth as an APT board member, Rohnert Park Pride team member, and Petaluma River Park Community Designer representing the local queer community. Emelina is excited to be a co-lead of APT’s annual Give OUT Day fundraiser event (May 30 at The Block Petaluma) – one of the highlights of her year to be surrounded by an outpouring of love and witness queer people of all ages experience uninhibited joy.

Room 22

Mastering the Art of Gender Affirming Styling for Masculinization with Monica Prata

Open to transgender/gender-expansive adults.

Explore your aesthetic and curate your ideal style! Open to all trans and non-binary folx interested in learning the art of masculinizing wardrobe and hair styling. This interactive presentation will rely on audience participation so get ready to ask questions and feel free to bring an outfit change- or two! Audience members who participate may request live gender affirming wardrobe styling.

Monica Prata (she, her), Gender Expression Specialist, is an internationally known expert in the field of Gender Expression Care.   Over the past 15 years she has accumulated more than 10,000 hours of direct patient experience in supporting transgender and non-binary people express their authentic gender identity in their real-world environments.  In 2019 she received the Gay City News Impact Award recognizing allies to the LGBTQ+ community and has also been featured in numerous publications lauding her contributions to the transgender and non-binary community.  She designed and leads the Gender Expression Care Program at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Redwood City, California

Room 23

Medical Q&A – Transfeminine Focus with Medical Panel

Open to transgender/gender-expansive adults.

A medical Q&A discussing medical interventions and resources for those interested in feminization (estrogen, anti-androgens, vaginoplasty, facial feminization, etc.), lead by a panel of local medical and surgical experts in gender-affirming care.

Dr. Jen Devries, MD, MPH (she/her) is a queer, cisgender family physician. She practices primary care and gender affirming care at Santa Rosa Community Health and hospital care at Sutter Santa Rosa. As a community physician, she grounds her work in harm reduction, anti-racism, and abolition to further advance social justice and liberation, especially for her queer and gender-diverse community. 

Dr. Alexander Facque (he, him) is a board-certified plastic surgeon with over 5 years of experience in gender-affirming care and is proud to bring his skills in gender-affirming facial surgery, top surgery, and gender-focused body contouring. He is a member of the queer community devoted to improving the quality of care for trans, nonbinary, and gender diverse communities.

Dr. Breanna Jedrzejewski’s (she, her) lifelong commitment to social justice and dream of becoming a doctor led her to become an integrated plastic surgeon specializing in the full array of gender-affirming procedures. As the daughter of a Polish immigrant and a Mexican-American, and the first in her family to graduate from college, Dr. Jedrzejewski carries a deep compassion for patients who may have experienced trauma or have had challenges accessing the healthcare they need. Her family’s international background inspired her decision to pursue a master’s degree in public health focused on global health as well as her desire to understand more deeply the challenges marginalized communities experience accessing healthcare. Dr. Jedrzejewski was also deeply inspired by the portrait photography she studied as an undergraduate to think about how subjects saw themselves and how artists chose to portray them. These questions have shaped how Dr. Jedrzejewski approaches patient care – closely collaborating with each of her patients to understand how they view themselves and how they wish to be seen in the world.

Dr. Brooke Vezino (she/her) is a full spectrum family doctor in Sebastopol, CA at West County Community Health Centers. She espouses healthcare as a human right and that all deserve access to quality, individualized, holistic medical care. Dr. Vezino is the Lead Physician for West County Community Health Center’s Gender Expansive Services, a multidisciplinary, integrated care model prioritizing medical, psychosocial-emotional, and legal support, as well as a monthly group medical visit each 1st Wednesday of the month.

Room 25

Writing Toward Healing with Jennifer Espinoza

Open to all adults.

In this generative writing workshop, we will explore personal revelation and transformation through engagement with the written word. Participants will examine elements of craft from poets such as Ada Limón and Danez Smith in order to understand how the act of writing creatively can grant us space to address our wounds and begin the process of healing. This workshop will include writing prompts based on poems we read together, as well as time to share with the group and reflect upon the relationship between self-expression and healing.

Jennifer Espinoza (she, her) is a writer whose work has been featured in Poetry Magazine, The Paris Review, the American Poetry Review, The Rumpus, Poem-a-day @poets.org, and elsewhere. She is the author of I’m Alive / It Hurts / I Love It (Big Lucks 2019), THERE SHOULD BE FLOWERS (The Accomplices 2016), and I Don’t Want To Be Understood (Alice James Books 2024). She holds an MFA in creative writing from UC Riverside. Jennifer lives in California with her wife, poet/essayist Eileen Elizabeth, and their cat and dog.

Room 26

Taking the Sex Out of Sexuality with Remi Newman and Bobbi Rose

Open to adult partners/spouses.

Join us for a conversation about sex, dating, and relationships.

Remi Newman (she, her), MA, is a sex educator and writer with over 20 years experience working in the field of sexuality education. She is a passionate ally and advocate for the gender queer/creative community.

Bobbi Rose (they, she) is a Queer Trans Nonbinary identified Mental Health Therapist who loves working with other Queer, Gender Expansive and Trans folks in their private practice where they provide in-person and virtual safe space in order to help clients explore, heal, and grow. Other passions of Bobbi’s include performing and watching Drag shows, learning about new healing modalities, spending time in nature, and doing all things Gay!

Room 5

Medical Q&A

Open to all adults.

A medical Q&A discussing medical interventions and resources for transgender individuals of all ages and identities; lead by a panel of local medical and surgical experts in gender-affirming care.

Dr. Jen Devries, MD, MPH (she/her) is a queer, cisgender family physician. She practices primary care and gender affirming care at Santa Rosa Community Health and hospital care at Sutter Santa Rosa. As a community physician, she grounds her work in harm reduction, anti-racism, and abolition to further advance social justice and liberation, especially for her queer and gender-diverse community. 

Dr. Alexander Facque (he, him) is a board-certified plastic surgeon with over 5 years of experience in gender-affirming care and is proud to bring his skills in gender-affirming facial surgery, top surgery, and gender-focused body contouring. He is a member of the queer community devoted to improving the quality of care for trans, nonbinary, and gender diverse communities.

Dr. Breanna Jedrzejewski’s (she, her) lifelong commitment to social justice and dream of becoming a doctor led her to become an integrated plastic surgeon specializing in the full array of gender-affirming procedures. As the daughter of a Polish immigrant and a Mexican-American, and the first in her family to graduate from college, Dr. Jedrzejewski carries a deep compassion for patients who may have experienced trauma or have had challenges accessing the healthcare they need. Her family’s international background inspired her decision to pursue a master’s degree in public health focused on global health as well as her desire to understand more deeply the challenges marginalized communities experience accessing healthcare. Dr. Jedrzejewski was also deeply inspired by the portrait photography she studied as an undergraduate to think about how subjects saw themselves and how artists chose to portray them. These questions have shaped how Dr. Jedrzejewski approaches patient care – closely collaborating with each of her patients to understand how they view themselves and how they wish to be seen in the world.

Dr. Brooke Vezino (she/her) is a full spectrum family doctor in Sebastopol, CA at West County Community Health Centers. She espouses healthcare as a human right and that all deserve access to quality, individualized, holistic medical care. Dr. Vezino is the Lead Physician for West County Community Health Center’s Gender Expansive Services, a multidisciplinary, integrated care model prioritizing medical, psychosocial-emotional, and legal support, as well as a monthly group medical visit each 1st Wednesday of the month.

Room 22

Reclaiming Queer Spirituality & Healing Religious Trauma with Rev. Lindsey Bell-Kerr

Open to transgender/gender-expansive adults.

Trans/nonbinary and other queer folks often carry the burden of old religious trauma. Whether we were harmed by colonizing institutions or repression within our family system, the trauma can impact our mental and spiritual health for years to come. This workshop will focus on processing religious trauma, reclaiming the place of trans/nonbinary folks in faith traditions, and accessing our own uniquely queer sense of spirituality.

Rev. Lindsey Bell-Kerr (they, them) is the nonbinary pastor at Christ Church in Santa Rosa. They provide LGBTQAI+ affirming spiritual care to folks in the wider community, and teach community organizing at Sonoma State University. Lindsey is a graduate of Pacific School of Religion, where they studied a variety of faith traditions. They have a lived experience of religious trauma.

Room 23

Taking the Sex Out of Sexuality with Remi Newman and Dr. Archie Grimley

Open to transgender/gender-expansive adults.

Join us for a conversation about sex, dating, and relationships.

Remi Newman (she, her), MA, is a sex educator and writer with over 20 years experience working in the field of sexuality education. She is a passionate ally and advocate for the gender queer/creative community.

Archie Grimley, MD, AAHIVS (they, them) is a non-binary, queer, neurodivergent, polyamorous, kink-experienced family medicine resident physician about to complete their residency training this summer.

Room 25

ADHD: What it is, What it isn’t, and What to Do About it

Open to all adults.

A look into ADHD, its involvements with the gender diverse community, and how to locate and access resources.

Willis Smith (he, they) is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner working in Sonoma County, CA transplanted from Nashville, TN.  He cares for a wide range of individuals with a wide range of mental health struggles.  When not working, Willis enjoys spending time with his husband finding places to enjoy along the California coast.

Room 26

Skills for Supporting Your Loved One’s Gender Expression with Monica Prata

Open to all adults.

Learn techniques to support your transgender or non-binary loved one’s evolving gender expression through this interactive presentation. Come prepared with questions as this presentation will be audience driven and will cover an array of topics, including gender affirming wardrobe, hair styling and cosmetics.

Monica Prata (she, her), Gender Expression Specialist, is an internationally known expert in the field of Gender Expression Care.   Over the past 15 years she has accumulated more than 10,000 hours of direct patient experience in supporting transgender and non-binary people express their authentic gender identity in their real-world environments.  In 2019 she received the Gay City News Impact Award recognizing allies to the LGBTQ+ community and has also been featured in numerous publications lauding her contributions to the transgender and non-binary community.  She designed and leads the Gender Expression Care Program at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Redwood City, California

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