2020 Gender Odyssey

Everyone has a beginning to their journey. Whether it was watching your 3-year-old son pick out the princess backpack or being completely blind-sided by your teenager who announces they want to change their name and pronouns, we all begin the never-ending hunt for useful information. What do you google? Who do you tell? How do you know what to say? This workshop will intertwine reflections of our own journeys as parents of trans kids with resources we used in the early days and continue to find invaluable. We will help you navigate online support groups (yay, Facebook!), highlight school materials to prepare you for the inevitable meeting, suggest positive role models for your child on social media, and show you where to find stories of other parents just like you. Whether it’s the beginning of your journey, or years into navigating the world with your transgender or gender questioning child, this workshop will help prioritize the most helpful resources available.