Understanding Gender: Bilingual Summit for Parents, Educators, and Adult Allies

A free bilingual conference for parents, guardians, adult allies, and educators who want a deeper understanding of gender and youth in Monterey, San Benito, & Santa Cruz Counties.

Understandings of gender are changing rapidly and it can be challenging to keep up! All children are limited by traditional gender roles and stereotypes, whether they are transgender, gender expansive, or not. Parents and adult allies play a crucial role in creating a safe and supportive environment for all young people around their gender.

We hope you’ll join us for a day of learning, conversation, and reflection about youth and gender, including such topics as:

• Understanding the dimensions of gender
• Learning common terms and concepts
• Affirmative parenting practices around gender
• How your own experiences with gender may affect your parenting
• The personal experiences of transgender and non-binary youth
• Suggestions for talking with children and teens about gender
• Making schools more gender inclusive and safer for gender expansive youth
• Strategies for navigating the school system with transgender or gender nonconforming students
• Understanding puberty blockers and hormones