The conference will consist of several panelists who will offer insight into the experiences of transgender and gender diverse individuals in rural areas in respect to their healthcare.
Scholarship application for free student registration open until Feb. 19
The Ohio University Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Center is co-hosting the one-day virtual conference “Rural Voices: Caring for Gender Diverse and Trans Communities in Rural America” on Friday, Feb. 26.
Open to the public, the conference is jointly organized with Equitas Health, TransOhio, the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, and the Southeastern Ohio Rainbow Alliance (SEORA). OhioHealth is a financial sponsor of the conference.
Rural Voices brings together healthcare and social service professionals, community members and activists to focus on the healthcare needs and experiences of gender diverse people in rural areas. Panels include patient perspectives, provider experiences and conversations around parenting and reproduction. Through lenses of intersectionality, allyship and advocacy, all sessions feature panelists from a range of backgrounds and lived experie