2024 RI Trans Health Conference - COMMUNITY TRACK
Join us on the first day of pride month to learn, connect, and celebrate the trans, non-binary, and gender diverse community!
Date and time
Location
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Avenue Providence, RI 02908Refund Policy
About this event
- 8 hours 30 minutes
**If you are a medical or behavioral health provider looking to attend continuing education sessions, or if you are a licensed provider who is not trans, nonbinary, gender diverse, and/or intersex, please register here.**
Welcome to the 2024 Rhode Island Trans Health Conference - Community Track! Gender diverse people, their loved ones, and allies are invited to this day-long gathering to learn, explore, and shape new perspectives. This space is intentionally designed by the community, for the community. We are excited to welcome everyone on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at Rhode Island College!
A complete schedule is available at this link.
All sessions in the Community Track are provided free of charge. If you are able and willing to make a donation to support the conference, please select the sliding scale donations option when registering for the event.
Light refreshments in the morning and hot lunch is provided for all attendees. Gluten free, vegan, and vegetarian options will be available.
Quiet rooms and community spaces will also be provided throughout the conference and volunteers will be available for questions or support.
If you have questions not answered in the FAQ's below, have a specific additional accessibility question or need, or have difficulty registering, please email queer.rhode.island@gmail.com.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this conference, attendees will be able to:
- Identify everyday issues faced by transgender, nonbinary, gender diverse, and intersex people, and ways to address them.
- Explore and navigate gender from a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives.
- Identify legal, behavioral health, medical, and community needs, available resources and ways to fill in the gaps.
- Build affirming space for all community members at any stage in their journeys to intentionally connect, learn, and embrace joy.
Important Information:
To help the day run smoothly:
- This conference is about education and community. Please ignore any outside noise, whether it is from media, protestors, or people who are ‘just curious’.
- Sessions may not be recorded. Room monitors will be present in every session.
- Volunteers and Conference Staff will be available and visible throughout the day should you need any support.
- Ask for consent from all involved before sharing photos, personal stories, etc.
Thank you to this year's Communtiy Track sponsors!
- GLAD Legal Advocates & Defenders
- The Womxn Project
- TGI Network of RI
Frequently asked questions
The provider track costs money, is for providers, and provides CEUs, while the community track is geared towards gender diverse community members & their loved ones. Full answer on www.QueerRI.com/RITHC.
If you have registered for both tracks, you can attend parts of both tracks. However, the community track does have a maximum number of attendees. Therefore, you may not be able to do a walk-in registration on the day of as the Community Track may be full.
NO. We ask providers who are not gender diverse to spend their day at the Provider Track, where you will have ample opportunity to learn from presenters with lived experience as gender diverse community members. Full answer on www.QueerRI.com/RITHC.
YES, if you have registered and paid for a ticket (walk-ins welcome).
YES. Both the Provider Track and the Community Track will center presenters who have lived experience as gender diverse community members. It is up to the presenters if they want to disclose that information or not.
YES. There will be programming specifically for gender diverse youth ages 12-18. Teens under 16 must attend the conference with a supportive adult. If the youth prefers, supportive adults can join youth programming or can attend other informational sessions.
We understand that obtaining childcare can be difficult. If bringing your child is the only way you are able to attend, we encourage you to make that choice for yourself. Presentation content is designed for adults unless specified as a family friendly session. Full answer on www.QueerRI.com/RITHC.
Yes, please! We are likely to sell out rather quickly and will have a full waiting list. Returning your ticket will ensure that the space does not go unfilled and other community members get access to empowering resources. Please cancel your EventBrite order or email queer.rhode.island@gmail.com.
The conference is held on a College campus, which can be rather spread out. Campus maps can be found on www.QueerRI.com/RITHC, and will be printed in the brochure you receive at the conference. Walking between each session can take 2 to 5 minutes.
Conference Volunteers and Rhode Island College Security will be available to assist at all times. We will also have an accessibility coordinator on site who you can call/text any time at the conference information provided in your registration packet.
All bathrooms will be labeled as “All Gender Restrooms.” There are both single stall and multi stall bathrooms across the campus. Many restrooms are accessible to those who use mobility supports such as wheelchairs and walkers; however, there are no adult-sized hygiene tables at RIC.
There are elevators wherever stairs are required to get between locations.
Rhode Island College has water-bottle filling stations across the campus. There will also be water bottles available throughout the day.
There will be coffee and snacks in the morning, a hot lunch, and cookies in the afternoon. Lunch will include gluten free, vegan, and vegetarian options.
Rhode Island College has ample free parking and is accessible via RIPTA bus. The conference is able to provide RIPTA bus passes for Community Track attendees who are unable to obtain their own transportation. Please complete the questions on registration about this and we will contact you.
ASL interpretation will be available. Any conference participants who will need ASL interpretation are encouraged to arrive at the beginning of registration to facilitate easy creation of a plan for the day with the interpretation team. Full answer on www.QueerRI.com/RITHC.
Printed versions of presentation slides are available upon request, in notes-format, large print, high-contrast, or any combination of those options. Please indicate this need by emailing queer.rhode.island@gmail.com.
Electronic copies of presentation slides can be made available via shareable link and thumb drive for participants who use screen readers. It is vital this need is communicated at sign-up in order to ensure we have the correct number of copies of the format you need.
Service animals are welcome at the conference. Service animals are expected to follow all commands of their handlers while on Rhode Island College property. Service animals may be relieved in grassy areas and should be cleaned up after.
This year we will have two separate self-care spaces participants may use at their convenience, a quiet space and a decompression space.
It is our goal to ensure a safe and comfortable place for people who are lactating to pump. While we are not yet sure where this space will be located, there will be a pre-identified lactation room.