TAKE ACTION: Responses to Anti-Trans Rhetoric & Misinformation

Let’s come together to address and combat harmful anti-trans comments and stand up for trans rights! This 2-hour workshop will equip you with evidence-based and tested talking points to engage in conversations as an ally for transgender people and trans youth. Learn about the current status of the 2024 legislative session, understand how we got here, and prepare to challenge common myths and misconceptions. This workshop is designed for everyone, regardless of identity or prior understanding, to help create change in our communities. Hosted by Chris Mosier, a trailblazing athlete and advocate, this session promises to be informative and empowering.

TAKE ACTION: Responses to Anti-Trans Rhetoric & Misinformation

Over 500+ anti-trans bills have been seen across the country in 2024, primarily targeting transgender youth in everything from school curriculum, sports, and access to healthcare. In this election year, politicians are running on anti-trans, anti-queer platforms to score cheap political points. However: transgender identity is not political – it has been politicized and in this election year, it will likely only get worse.

Each of us has the power to create change. You don’t need to be a social media influencer or celebrity; each of us influences our own circles. By learning how to respond in ways that support transgender and nonbinary people, we create change with those around us, which ripples out to their other circles and beyond.

TAKE ACTION: How to Respond to Anti-Trans Rhetoric is a 2-hour workshop to arm you with talking points to engage in conversations as an ally for transgender people and trans youth.

In this session, we’ll discuss:

– Current status of the 2024 legislative session
– Context on how we got here & what is new this year
– Evidence-based & tested talking points to combat common myths & misconceptions about transgender and nonbinary people (sports, healthcare, school content, etc)
– Q&A

There will be one short break.

THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR EVERYONE, regardless of identity or prior understanding of the topic. Information provided will help cisgender allies better engage in conversations and help transgender individuals who wish to advocate for their community or themselves.

ACCESSIBILITY

Please mark the free accommodations add-on to your cart. ASL interpreters are guaranteed if requested by 6 pm Central time on the Sunday prior to the workshop.

REGISTRATION

Registration is $25.

If able to donate additional to provide free scholarship tickets for other attendees, please purchase a donation ticket.

In order to make this training accessible, we have a limited number of scholarship tickets. These tickets are limited, so we kindly request that you apply only if you have no alternative means of attending. This consideration allows us to extend support to others who may have even more limited opportunities to participate.

If you need to request a free scholarship ticket, please apply HERE.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Chris Mosier (he/him) is a trailblazing athlete, speaker, and founder of TransAthlete.com. In 2020 he made history by becoming the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympic Trials in the gender with which they identify. Prior to that, in 2015 he became the first openly trans man to make a Men’s US National Team. Following the national championship race, he was instrumental in getting the International Olympic Committee policy on transgender athletes changed. He has been called “the man who changed the Olympics” by the BBC and New York Magazine. Chris is an eight-time member of Team USA, representing the United States in the sprint triathlon and the short course and long course duathlon, a four-time Men’s National Champion, and a Men’s All-American.

Chris is an inductee into the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame. He is sponsored by Nike and has been featured in multiple global Nike campaigns. Chris prioritizes telling trans stories from trans people; he has worked on large scale campaigns highlighting the voices of the trans community and is an Executive Producer of the Emmy-Nominated documentary, “Changing the Game,” available on Hulu.

Chris’s website transathlete.com is the go-to source for information about transgender athletes in sport. Chris has written and advocated for change in policies from the high school level to national governing bodies and professional leagues. He is one of the leading grassroots organizers against the current wave of anti-trans legislation across the United States, and when not fighting the good fight, he mentors transgender and non-binary athletes around the world in hopes that he can live by his motto of “be who you needed when you were younger.”