Join Sage Trail (he/him) and Debra Koutnik, MD (she/her) for this virtual professional development opportunity.

Transgender and gender nonconforming youth often feel unsafe in the school setting where they experience rejection, exclusion, and struggle to find a sense of belonging. We all experience gender. Understanding this concept, as well as understanding gender identity development in children and how gender roles and identity impact us all is foundational for every educator. This workshop will increase your comfort level discussing concepts related to gender expansive youth and provide tools and strategies to create a safe, nurturing, gender inclusive environment for all students. The creation of welcoming, gender affirming spaces beginning at an early age will help minimize peer rejection and strengthen gender nonconforming students’ sense of belonging and emotional well-being.
Zoom Link: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83994594264?pwd=bGJvaUJnSW8wL3pMMGVscG10ckpiZz09

About the Presenters:

Sage Trail (he/him) is a transgender man working as a tattoo artist in Portland, OR. He is a fierce activist and advocate for the queer community, serves as a youth mentor to LGBTQIA+ youth, and educates middle schoolers around issues of inclusion and gender identity. Sage strives to foster an open and safe environment when discussing these topics with educators and students, and is committed to promoting inclusion and acceptance both in and out of the classroom.

Debra Koutnik, MD is a Board Certified Pediatrician who specializes in behavioral pediatrics and has been providing psychological and medical gender-affirming health care to gender diverse children and adolescents in southern Oregon and northern California for 15 years.

(Content may shift slightly depending on registrants/audince. Stay tuned for updates!)