Educational Forum- The Reality for Transgender Students

A Free Event for Educators* Presented by GALA North Texas

• ?  Who are transgender and other gender-expansive students?

• ?  What are transgender youth experiencing in school?

• ?  How can educators positively impact these vulnerable students?

• ?  What are the laws and statutes that protect transgender students and affect

educators?

Tuesday, August 30th 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Location

Collin College
Preston Ridge Campus 9700 Wade Blvd. Frisco, TX 75035 Conference Center Building C, C-105E

Panel of Experts

Ximena Lopez, MD - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics -Pediatric Endocrinology Division, UT Southwestern Medical Center & Children’s Health, Dallas, Texas
Founder & Medical Director of GENECIS

Ryan Smith - Parent of Transgender student Paul Castillo - Staff Attorney at Lambda Legal

Steve Rudner - Founder and Managing Partner of The Rudner Law Offices, President Equality Texas

Oliver Blumer, DC - Educator, Speaker, Trainer, Consultant, Transgender Education Network of Texas

Finn Jones – Vice President and Co-Founder of Trans- Cendence International, Inc.

Moderator, Leslie McMurray - Columnist, Public Speaker, Resource for broadcast media on issues relating to the Transgender community

Co-sponsors: Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT), Trans-cendence, GALA Youth, Equality Texas

Additional Information: info@galantx.org
Media Contact: Jeanne Rubin GALA 469-682-2198