Karen Marder, LCSW
Pronouns: she/her
Jessica Byars
Pronouns: she/her
Kishi Oyagi
Pronouns: they/them
James Rubinstein
Pronouns: he/him
HVTF Workshop Breakout 1 | Friday, November 11th | 10:40-11:55am
How to Support Trans Youth
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Jessica Byars |
James Rubinstein (he/him) |
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Karen Marder, LCSW |
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Workshop Description: In this workshop, participants will learn how to best support trans youth today. We will hear from trans youth themselves so workshop participants will get to hear first hand how to support and empower trans youth. This workshop is intended for any adult who works with trans youth, or has trans youth in their lives.
Workshop Format: This workshop will be an informal panel with the trans youth, followed by questions from the participants.
Bios:
Karen Marder, LCSW (she/her) is the Executive Director and one of the co-founders of Dutchess County Pride Center. In her role as Executive Director, Karen supervises all of Dutchess County Pride Center’s programs and operations. She is actively involved in the day to day running of Dutchess Pride, including running numerous groups, overseeing the Youth Board and working directly with program facilitators and volunteers. She is also the Co-Chair of PKGO Pride.
Jessica Byars (she/her) is a transgender girl and an active member of Dutchess Pride, being involved in all of their teen-friendly events, as well as being a member of their Youth Board. As a member, she helps to create fun youth events for other LGBT teens and works hard to support all her LGBT peers. She also enjoys fencing, chess, and art, and wishes to be a language interpreter after college.
Kishi Oyagi (they/them), President of the Dutchess County Pride Center Youth Board. At the Center, Kishi helps keep Youth Board meetings focused and productive. Outside of DCPC, Kishi enjoys playing board games and being unapologetically queer.
James Rubinstein (he/him) is a 19 year old nonbinary trans man, who's been on testosterone for 3 years and is almost one year post top surgery. James has been involved with the Dutchess County Pride Center since it's inception, being the son of it's founders, and has always been very active and vocal about LGBTQIA+ rights. James is a student at Dutchess Community College and plans to work as a sex educator, focusing on queer sex education, and is a creative writer.
About Dutchess County Pride Center:
Dutchess County Pride Center is a safe space for LGBTQ+ youth, young adults, families, and allies in Dutchess County, NY where they can feel comfortable and free to express themselves. Our goal is to Advocate, Educate, and Support the Dutchess County LGBTQ+ community through community outreach, monthly support groups, and monthly meetings and social events.