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Town Hall on Facing the Trans Health Crisis

A flyer with bold blue and yellow colors. The flyer reads A Town Hall on Facing the Trans Health Crisis. We invite you to join us for this intergenerational and intersectional Town Hall on Facing the Trans Health Crisis. We are bringing together key stakeholders to discuss the legal, medical, emotional, and policy implications of the new proposed legislation in NC and nationally with a particular focus on marginalized communities. Closed Captioning Provided. Freedom Center for Social Justice, NAACP, PFLAG, Trans Lifeline, Equality NC, Transgender Law Center, Duke University Sexual and Gender Minority Health Program, Duke Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University Office for Institutional Equity, and the Duke University Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity. Includes pictures of the various panelists.
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Join us for this intergenerational and intersectional Town Hall on Facing the Trans Health Crisis. We are bringing together key stakeholders to discuss the legal, medical, emotional, and policy implications of the new proposed legislation in NC and nationally with a particular focus on marginalized communities.

Speakers include:
Elena Rose Vera (she/her)
Executive Director, Trans Lifeline

Dr. Kameryn Lee
MD, MSPH, FACOG, Trans Seminarian Cohort

Shelby Chestnut (they/them)
Director of Community Organizing and Public Advocacy, The Transgender Law Center

Diego Sanchez (he/him/his)
Director of Advocacy, Policy & Partnerships, PFLAG National

Rebby Kern (they/them)
Director of Education Policy, Equality NC

Dr. Kate Whetten (they/ze)
Associate Director for Community and Culture, Duke Global Health Institute
Professor, Public Policy, Nursing, Community and Family Medicine and Global Health
Director, Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research

Moderator:
Bishop Tonyia Rawls (she/her)
Founding Executive Director, Freedom Center for Social Justice

Sponsored by: Freedom Center for Social Justice, NAACP, PFLAG, Trans Lifeline, Equality NC, Transgender Law Center, Duke University Sexual and Gender Minority Health Program, Duke Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University Office for Institutional Equity, and the Duke University Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity.