True Colors: Sex Positivity for Trans Disabled Folx
Workshop Description
Learn about the intersection of sexuality, disability, and trans-ness from a panel of people who inhabit both the LGBTQIA community and the disability community. It is rare to see either LGBTQIA identities or disabilities represented in the context of sex positivity, let alone both. This presentation will be a unique insight into the intersectional experience of being trans and disabled. Panelists will share about the strength it takes to navigate an inaccessible society and maintain well-being in the face of chronic pain, and the happiness that comes from finding not just a community, but two communities.
Conference Track
Family
Primary Contact
Daniel Au Valencia, Southern California Resource Services for Independent Living and Trans Student Educational Resources
Workshop Presenters
Daniel Au Valencia, Southern California Resource Services for Independent Living
Presenter Bio
Daniel Au Valencia is an actor, activist, and #ActuallyAutistic. They self-identify as gendervague, as a member of both the transgender and neurodivergent communities. Daniel Au works as westside event coordinator for Trans Student Educational Resources (TSER), co-facilitator of True Colors LGBTQ with Disabilities at Southern California Resource Services for Independent Living (SCRS-IL), neurodiversity liaison of Southern California Against Forced Treatment (SCAFT), and founding director of Los Angeles Neurodiversity (LAND).
Maira Morales, Southern California Resource Services for Independent Living
Presenter Bio
Maira Morales holds a bachelor’s degree in human services from the California State University in Dominguez Hills. She is currently a youth transition specialist for Southern California Resource Services for Independent Living and is one of the facilitators for the organization’s group Youth Leaders Empowering Advocates with Disabilities (Youth LEAD)—an advocacy and empowering group for youth with disabilities.
Jose Gonzalez, Southern California Resource Services for Independent Living
Presenter Bio
Jose Gonzalez is an alumnus of the University of California in Santa Barbara and holds bachelor’s degrees in global studies, Spanish, and music. He is currently a youth transition specialist and short-term support coach with Southern California Resource Services for Independent Living (SCRS-IL), and the head facilitator for True Colors, an educational social peer-support group for individuals who identify as LGBTQIAP with Disabilities and their allies, hosted by SCRS-IL Downey every fourth Thursday of the month. Jose is also a facilitator for the SCRS-IL's Youth Leaders Empowering Advocates with Disabilities group (Youth LEAD) an advocacy and self-empowerment group for youth with disabilities.
Nikki Lillian, Southern California Resource Services for Independent Living
Presenter Bio
Nikki Lillian is an advocate for the disability and LGBTQIAP communities. She currently assists True Colors - Southern California Resource Services for Independent Living (SCRS-IL) with outreach and public affairs.
Eric Cabrera, Southern California Resource Services for Independent Living
Presenter Bio
Eric Cabrera is one of the founders of the True Colors LGBTQIAP with Disabilities group. He is a passionate advocate for the disability and LGBT communities.