LGBT Stories: Reflections and Voices from Within
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Friday, August 21, 2009
9:30 am to 1:00 pm
Genesee Grande Hotel
1060 East Genesee St.
Syracuse, NY
This program is designed to promote information-sharing among the LGBT community and service providers using a format of storytelling & open discussion.
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Morning Reflection Afternoon Reflection About the Facilitator
SPEAKERS
Kim Watson is the co-founder of Community Kinship Life (CK Life) which is an up and coming organization working to help connect Trans individuals to resources within their community. Kim works as a care specialist to ensure that trans/gender variant individuals receive adequate medical care. Kim is on several boards including the NYSDOH AIDS Institute’s Prevention Planning Group and NYC Prevention Planning Group as the co-chair of the Transgender Advisory Committee. Kim aims to make the world a safe place for people of Trans experience. Kim is also committed in helping in the fight against HIV/AIDS through education and community empowerment.
Mona Rae Mason served as Project Director & Field Coordinator of 'The Transgender Project', an NIH funded, five year, longitudinal study of the male to female population of the greater New York City metro area. She has co-authored six papers for professional journal publication. Mona serves on the Board of Directors of Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., is active on various committees of The Transgender Health Initiative of NY, and was invited by the New York Police Dept. to help re-write the training manual for the NY Police Academy with regards to transgender diversity. Mason has presented and participated in several transgender research forums. She has also organized and promoted several food and clothing drives to benefit homeless transgender youth in the NYC area.
Deb Coolhart is an Assistant Professor in Community and Human Services at Empire State College and adjunct faculty in Syracuse University’s Marriage and Family Therapy Department. She is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and has a private practice. Deb’s clinical work generally serves the queer community and more specifically, she works with transgender individuals and their loved ones. Deb's academic and research interests cluster around issues of diversity and oppression, including transgender issues, particularly with regard gender transition, and sexual identity, particularly as it relates to youth and families.
PROGRAM
| 9:30 am | Welcome | 11:15 am | Q & A Session |
| 9:35 am | Morning Reflection | 12:15 pm | Afternoon Reflection |
| 10:00 am | Local Stories | 12:45 pm | Assessment/Next Steps |
| 10:45 am | Brunch | 1:00 pm | Acknowledgements/Closing |
HOW CAN I ATTEND?
Registration is required and space is limited. This event is offered at no cost. (Note: we reserve the right to limit the number of participants from a single group or agency)
To register or for more information, please call 315.472.8099 or email your request to cmurray@cnyhsa.com
Brought to you by the Syracuse Area HIV/AIDS Technical Assistance Program & the Central New York HIV Care Network, programs of CNYHSA.