2016 Transgender Lives Conference

The Intersection of Health and Law Conference

April 30th, 2016

The Tenth Annual Transgender Lives: The Intersection of Health and Law Conference being held on Saturday, April 30 at the UConn Health Center from 8:00 AM till 5 PM. This all day conference is geared towards Service Providers, Medical and Legal Professionals, Trans and Gender non-conforming community, allies and all those interested in the Health and Law issues facing the Trans and gender non-conforming communities.

General Registration price is $25 per person (including lunch), $50 for anyone seeking CEC credits from the National Association of Social Workers of CT (NASW/CT).  Can't afford it? We will have scholarships available the day of the event. The first 25 walk-ins will receive a free lunch.

High Level Conference Timeline

• 08:00 - 08:30 AM : Registration and Continental Breakfast
• 08:30 - 09:15 AM : Welcoming Remarks and Introductions
• 09:15 - 12:00 AM : Morning Workshops
• 12:00 - 01:00 PM : Lunch
• 01:00 - 03:30 PM : Afternoon Workshops
• 03:30 - 04:45 PM : Keynote
• 04:45 - 05:00 PM : Closing remarks and wrap up

Walk-ins welcome Scholarships are available at the door 

(The first 25 walk-ins or scholarships will include lunch)

If you require a sign interpreter please contact us at conference@transadvocacy.org by April 15th 

2016 Conference Keynote Speakers

Kate Bornstein 

The Connecticut TransAdvocacy Coalition is proud to announce Kate Bornstein as our keynote speaker for our tenth annual Transgender Health and Law Conference on April 30, 2016.

Kate Bornstein is an author, playwright and performance artist whose latest book is "Hello, Cruel World: 101 Alternatives To Suicide For Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws."

Other published works include the books "Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us"; "My Gender Workbook"; and the cyber-romance-action novel, "Nearly Roadkill," with co-author Caitlin Sullivan. Kate's plays and performance pieces include Strangers in Paradox, Hidden: A Gender, The Opposite Sex Is Neither, Virtually Yours, y2kate: gender virus 2000.

Kate's books are taught in over 120 colleges and universities around the world; and ze has performed hir work live on college campuses, and in theaters and performance spaces across the USA, as well as in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Austria. She is currently touring colleges, youth conferences and high schools, speaking and leading workshops on the subjects of sex, gender, and alternatives to teen suicide.

Sponsorship/Ads/Donations

If you are interested in sponsoring the conference, placing an ad in our program book or making a donation for scholarships please visit our sponship-advertisment-vendor table  webpage or contact us at conference@transadvocacy.org

See you all on April 30th!!