Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference
2011 marks the third year of TransFaith leadership being involved in planning spiritually-themed events in and around the Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference (PTHC).
- June 2-4, 2011 (Thursday to Saturday, plus pre- and post-events)
- Philadelphia, PA
- Registration is FREE
- PTHC is the largest transgender-specific conference in the world
- Yes! Family, friends, and allies are encouraged to join us!
- More at http://www.trans-health.org
TransFaith Caucuses (pre-event)
Gathering at Old First UCC on June 1, 2011 from 2pm-5pm, this pre-event will allow for transgender people of faith and our allies to gather and connect as we arrive in Philadelphia -- allowing for those relationships to deepen as the conference unfolds. Learn more!
Public Event Pre-Event
This free, public conference pre-event will begin at 7:30pm on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at Old First UCC and is co-sponsored by the Transgender People of Color Coalition. This panel presentation on gender diversity among indigenous people offers an exciting opportunity to consider how spirituality and identity intersect in some less visible cultural contexts. Learn more!
Spirituality Workshops
Spirituality content at PTHC 2011 (Thursday, June 2 - Saturday, June 4, 2011 will include offerings for transgender people, as well as for allied clergy, mental health professionals, family, and friends.
- Spirituality workshops: http://workshops-2011.trans-
health.org/public/list/21/ - Mental health professionals, clergy, and other counselors will also want to consider to review the full slate of mental health offerings
- Friends, family, and allies will also want to consider partner-oriented workshops, ally-oriented workshops, and family-oriented workshops
- Programming is also available for children and teens
Spiritual Opportunities
Workshops are great, but it's also healing and empowering to gather for spiritual or religious observances in an intentionally transgender-affirming space. Numerous opportunities will be available in 2011.
And so much more!
There are well over 200 activities planned. Please visit http://www.trans-health.org for full details, as well as travel details!
Why at PTHC 2011? There are few places in the world where people of faith can gather to learn about transgender communities in all of our diversity -- not simply to hear about diversity from one or a few presenters, but to walk among transgender people from a variety of races and life experiences. PTHC hosts gender non-conforming children with their familes, youth and young adults, as well as older trans men, trans women, and genderqueer community members. Presenters include national transgender leaders and grassroots organizers, as well as medical and mental health providers. By working within and around the largest, transgender-specific conference in the world, we are able to expose participants to leading experts from a variety of disciplines who can help conference participants to contextualize the role of faith and spirituality in the life of the transgender community.
General Summaryhttp://hub.transfaithonline.
2011 TransFaith Caucuses
http://hub.transfaithonline.
Gender Diversity and Indigenous Peoples in Dialogue (public pre-event)
http://hub.transfaithonline.
