2013 Transgender Lives Conference

The Intersection of Health and Law Conference

April 27th, 2013

The seventh annual Transgender Lives: The Intersection of Health and Law Conference being held on Saturday, April 27 at the UConn Health Center from 8:00 AM till 5 PM. This all day conference is geared towards Service Providers, Medical and Legal Professionals, Trans and Gender non-conforming community, allies and all those interested in the Health and Law issues facing the Trans and gender non-conforming communities.

General Registration price is $25 per person (including lunch), $50 for anyone seeking CEU credits from the National Association of Social Workers of CT (NASW/CT).  There are also a limited number of Scholarships available for those needing assistance with the registration cost.

High Level Conference Timeline

• 08:00 - 08:30 AM : Registration and Continental Breakfast
• 08:30 - 09:15 AM : Welcoming Remarks and Introductions
• 09:15 - 12:00 AM : Morning Workshops
• 12:00 - 01:00 PM : Lunch
• 01:00 - 03:30 PM : Afternoon Workshops
• 03:30 - 04:15 PM : Keynote
• 04:15 - 04:30 PM : Closing remarks and wrap up

2013 Conference Keynote Speaker

Mara Keisling, the Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality

Our Keynote speaker for the conference is Mara Keisling, the Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality.Mara Keisling is the founding Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality. Mara is a transgender-identified woman and a parent.  As one of the nation’s leading voices for transgender equality, Mara has appeared on news outlets such as CNN and CSPAN, and is regularly quoted in the New York Times, the Washington Post and hundreds of other national and local print and electronic media. 

Since NCTE was founded in 2003, the organization was part of coalition efforts that have won significant advances in transgender equality such as the passage of the first ever transgender-inclusive federal legislation, modification of the State Department rules for changing gender markers on passports, and the historic first Congressional Hearing on transgender issues.

Mara is a graduate of Penn State University and did her graduate work at Harvard University in American Government. She has served on the board of Directors of Common Roads, an LGBTQ Youth Group, and on the steering committee of the Statewide Pennsylvania Rights Coalition. Mara has almost twenty-five years of professional experience in social marketing and opinion research.

Sponsorship/Ads/Donations

If you are interested in Sponsoring the conference, placing an ad in our program book or making a donation for scholarships please contact us at conference2013@transadvocacy.org

See you all on April 27th!!