This program is subject to change.
Stories from the Front: Trans Youth Panel
Workshop Description
What are the real-life experiences of older transgender and gender-diverse youth? During this powerful session, transgender adolescents, friends, and relatives tell their stories from the heart. Honest, emotional, and inspiring stories can help other parents and youth to believe in a better and happier future. The goal of this session is to provide parents hope by seeing that transgender youth thrive once their gender issues are addressed.
Conference Track
Family
Topic
General Interest
Primary Contact
Gil Rich
Workshop Presenters
Gil Rich
Pronouns
Presenter Bio
Gil Rich (he) is the Gender Odyssey Teen & Young Adult Program Coordinator and runs the youth groups for the Gender Diversity family support meetings in Seattle. He has over 18 years’ experience developing leadership and community-building programs that help youth recognize their potential. His background includes teaching within the Seattle and Atlanta public schools and serving in leadership roles with Camp Ten Trees, Lambert House, the YMCA, and the WSU-4H Challenge Programs. Gil had the unique opportunity to grow up as a gender-nonconforming kid with an identical twin who was also gender-nonconforming. Growing up knowing there was someone else like him in the world provided a foundation of self-confidence and pride that he hopes to pass on to the youth that come into his life.