Speakers from our support Meetings
2022
December
General Meeting: Ben Freeman (he/him) - “Coming Out as a Spiritual Process”
Gender Expansive Meeting: Open Support Group
November
General Meeting: Graham Lockett (he/him) - “LGBTQ+ Studies in Schools: A Not-so-Queer Idea”
Gender Expansive Meeting: Aydin Olson-Kennedy (he/him), MSW, LSCW - “Ambiguous Loss - learn what it is and how it differs from grief”
October
General Meeting: Christine MacInnis (she/her), MA, PPS, LMFT - “How to Advocate for your LGBTIA+ Child in School”
Gender Expansive Meeting: Robert Powers (he/him), founder of College Torch - “Navigating the College Search process for LGBTQIA+ teens and young adults”
September
General Meeting: Dr. Dontá Morrison (he/him) - “A Conversation About HIV and Sexual Health”
Gender Expansive Meeting: Elise Schuster (they/them), MPH, co-founder of OkaySo - “OkaySo, a free online support platform available to LGBTQIA+ youth nationwide”
August
General Meeting: Kevin McCloskey (he/him) - “Youth Resources at the LA LGBT Center”
Gender Expansive Meeting: Finley Walker (he/him) - “Creating Your Own LGBTQIA+ Center and Community”
July
General Meeting: Court Young (they/them) - “Host Homes Program at the LA LGBT Center”
Gender Expansive Meeting: Open Support Group
June
General Meeting: Christine Vara (she, her + he, him), LCSW-C, LICSW, M.Div. - “Eating Disorders within the LGBTQ+ Community”
Gender Expansive Meeting: Open Support Group
May
General Meeting: Beck Gee-Cohen (he/him), MA CADC-II - “Pandemic Mental Health for LGBTQ Teens: Where do we go from here?”
Gender Expansive Meeting: Linda K. Reeves (she/her), MA, LMFT WPATH GEI Certified Gender Specialist - “Support for All During a Gender Expansive Journey”
April
General Meeting: Open Support Group
Gender Expansive Meeting: Daniel Markus Sanchez (he/him) - “One Family’s Expierience Through Transition and Title IX”
March
General Meeting: Charmy Marras (they/them), AMFT - “Brave Trails: Where LGBTQ+ Youth Find Their People, Place & Passion”
Gender Expansive Meeting: Tyler C. Wilde (he/they) - “Finding and Nurturing Your Chosen Family”
February
General Meeting: Open Support Group
Gender Expansive Meeting: Tyler C. Wilde (he/they) - “Joys, Trials, and Tribulations of Coming Out as Transgender/Non-Binary as an Adult”
January
General Meeting: Open Support Group - Debriefing After the Holidays
Gender Expansive Meeting: Daniel Kozieja, Esq. (he/him) - “A Guide to Using Neopronouns”
2021
December
General Meeting: Open Support Group
Gender Expansive Meeting: Bridget Sampson (she/her) - “Transgender Support: How to Communicate as a True Ally”
November
General Meeting: Lesley Silverstone (she/her), LMFT - “ Navigating the Holidays: Perspectives of LGBTQ+ Families and Friends”
Gender Expansive Meeting: S. Hulquist (they/them) - Interactive workshop to explore, confront, and adjust our biases to be best equipped to support our trans and gender expansive loved ones
October
General Meeting: Alison Woods (she/her), LMFT, ATR-BC - “PFLAG Parenting: Disrupting Gender Bias”
Gender Expansive Meeting: Joel Baum (they/them) with Gender Spectrum - “Tools to Create Safe Schools for Gender Diverse Students”
September
General Meeting: Chris Records (he/him) with Equality California - “Policies for Safe and Supportive Schools for LGBTQ+ Students”
Gender Expansive Meeting: Abdullah “Abby” Hall (they/them) - “To be Young, Gifted and Black: A casual conversation about day to day life”
August
General Meeting: Open Support Group
Gender Expansive Meeting: Open Support Group
July
General Meeting: Open Support Group
Gender Expansive Meeting: Open Support Group
June
General Meeting: Liz Owen (she/her) with PFLAG National - “LGBTQ+ PRIDE!”
Gender Expansive Meeting: Open Support Group
May
General Meeting: Open Support Group
Gender Expansive Meeting: Open Support Group
April
General Meeting: Open Support Group
Gender Expansive Meeting: Shoshana Goldberg (she/her) - “The Rise of Transgender Sports Bans”
March
General Meeting: Open Support Group
Gender Expansive Meeting: Open Support Group
February
General Meeting: Adam D. Blum, MFT (he/him) - “How do I support my LGBTQ+ Child?”
Gender Expansive Meeting: Jessica Herthel (she/her) - “Accidental Advocacy: Turning Passion into Progress”
January
General Meeting: Curtis Galloway (he/him) - “Healing from the Trauma Inflicted by Conversion Therapy”
Gender Expansive Meeting: Lindsey Clark (they/them) with the Human Rights Campaign - “Transgender Justice & Policy in the Biden Era”
2020
December
General Meeting: Antón Castellanos Usigli, MPH - “LGBTQ+ Sex Education: Health, Rights, and Pleasure”
Gender Expansive Meeting: Christine MacInnis, MA, PPS, LMFT - “Surviving Our New Normal: Holiday Style”
November
General Meeting: Isabelle Royer - “Support, Self Care, and Community”
Gender Expansive Meeting: Dr. Amy Weimer, Director of UCLA Gender Health Program
October
General Meeting: David Crowley, GSA advisor San Pedro High, creator of LGBTQ+ library - “Why We Need GSAs!”
Gender Expansive Meeting: Dr. Paria Hassouri, peditrician + author - “Found in Transition: A Mother’s Evolution During Her Child’s Gender Change”
September
General Meeting: Sal Navarro, Counselor El Camino College - “El Camino College LGBTQIA+ Safe Zone Project Initiative: Working Together Towards Justice for All”
Gender Expansive Meeting: Rebby Kern, activist, yoga instructor - “Race, Gender & Bias; A Community Conversation”
August
General Meeting: Kathie Moehlig, Founder of TransFamily Support Services
Gender Expansive Meeting: Vaughn Darst - “Body Image and Eating Concerns in Gender Diverse Youth”
July
General Meeting: Reverend Megan Rohrer, Pastor Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, San Francisco - “Religious Acceptance in the LGBTQ+ community”
June
General Meeting: Jamie Curtis, Director of Chapter Engagement for PFLAG National
Gender Expansive Meeting: Beck Gee-Cohen, MA, CADC-II, “Mentorship and the Importance of Connection on the Journey of Gender”
May
General Meeting: Drew Droege, actor, comedian, writer, director - “Telling Our Stories”
Gender Expansive Meeting: Bridget Sampson, Certified Life Coach - “Communicating and Coaching Through Transition”
April
General Meeting: Sophia Hastings, “Camp Brave Trails; Summer Camp for LGBTQ+ Youth”
Gender Expansive Meeting: Christine MacInnis, MA, PPS, LMFT - “Social Distancing: Supporting Your Gender Expansive Child Through Changing Times”
March
General Meeting: Christine Chastain - “Love Thy Neighbor: LGBTQIA+ Individuals and Religion”
February
General Meeting: Huang Lam, LAMBDA Legal - “Legal rights for LGBTQ people”
Gender Expansive Meeting: S. Hultquist, MS - “Navigating Our Children’s Queerness: A Workshop for Parents of LGBTQIA folks”
January
General Meeting: Justin Tindall, It Gets Better Project
Gender Expansive Meeting: Linda K. Reeves, LMFT - “What You May Not Know About Your Child's Gender Journey”
2019
December
General Meeting: Beck Gee-Cohen - “The Impact of Technology for LGBTQ+ Young People”
Gender Expansive Meeting: Ko Wills, professional make up artist + Billie Lee, LGBTQ+ activist, blogger, and transgender woman - “Beauty for All with The Aphrodite Project”
November
General Meeting: Lesley Silverstone - “Coming Out Activity”
Gender Expansive Meeting: Dr. Paria Hassouri, pediatrician and author - “Advice on being a physician and the parent of a transgender adolescent”
October
General Meeting: Sandy Bass from the Human Rights Campaign
Gender Expansive Meeting: Dr. Elise Turen, Clinical Sexologist - “Talking about Sexuality with your Transgender & Non-Binary Child”
September
General Meeting: Cynthia Ruffin, Colors Counseling Center - “How to Support your LGBTQ+ Child in School”
Gender Expansive Meeting: Sage Mendez-McLeish, M.Sp.Ed.,Therapeutic Education Consultant - “How to navigate the school system for your gender expansive loved one”
August
General Meeting: Robert Petersen - “PrEP”
July
General Meeting: Laura Cazares - “Transforming Your Challenges into Power”
June
General Meeting: Christine MacInnis, MA, PPS, LMFT - “How to Advocate for your LGBTQ+ Child in School”
May
General Meeting: Michael C. Oliveira from the One Archives
Gender Expansive Meeting: Dr. Elise Turen, PhD, ACS - Associate Director of the LA Gender Center “The nuances and complexities of sexuality in a child who is on a gender journey”
April
General Meeting: Dr. Mimi Hoang - “Why the “B” in LGBT Matters: Understanding the Bisexual, Pansexual and Fluid Community”
March
General Meeting: Panel of LGBTQ+ Parents - Isabelle Royer, Carol Kole, Cindy Byrne
February
General Meeting: Laurie Angress - “Meditation and Mindfulness”
January
General Meeting: Panel of Young Adults Dealing with Discrimination as an LGBTQ Person
2018
December
General Meeting: Linda K. Reeves, LMFT - “The Changing Landscape of Gender and Sexual Identity”
November
General Meeting: Panel Discussion - “How to Cope with the Holiday Season”
October
General Meeting: PFLAG Video - “What is PFLAG?”