The Power of Community: Building Support Networks for Trans Well-Being

Cameron Wein (he/him)

Cameron Wein is a dynamic speaker, educator, and advocate passionate about building inclusive communities. A trans man with a background in collegiate athletics, he uses storytelling and interactive workshops to inspire connection, allyship, and action. Cameron travels nationwide, empowering others to create affirming spaces where everyone can thrive.

Trans Voice Training with Vocal Team

Altamira (she/her) & Sean Halladay (he/him)

Altamira is a trans voice coach and co-founder of Vocal Team. With a background in music education and music production, Altamira has spent years working with other trans folks to help them achieve their desired voice. Altamira has 60,000 followers across all platforms, where she posts voice education content.

Sean Halladay is a trans voice coach and cofounder of Vocal Team. With a background in music and audio engineering, Sean has worked for years within the community guiding students to a voice they love.

Reclaiming the Body: Finding Gender Euphoria Without Access to Gender-Affirming Care

Dameien Sykes Bidwell (they/them)

Dameien is a trans, queer, autistic poet, artist, and resource coordinator with a focus on empowering the queer community to survive through hardship. They have designed and led trainings on LGBTQ 101 as well as Safe Zone certifications for educators to be empowered to support queer students on college campuses.

Gender Affirming Methods: A Risk & Harm Reduction Approach

L Austin-Spooner (he/they)

L Austin-Spooner is an advocate for trans health equity through workshops, resource distribution and peer support, utilizing a risk and harm-reduction approach. He presents at local and national conferences and events, including the Philly Trans Wellness Conference, and previously advocated for trans youth rights via the U.S. v. Skrmetti case.

Back to the Basics

Ms. Jesse LaTonya Andrews, CPRS, CHW (she/her) & E Corry Kole (they/them)

Ms. Jesse LaTonya Andrews is currently the Basic Needs Coordinator at Project Weber Renew Pawtucket. She serves Black and Pink as the Re-Entry Specialist, sit on the Coalition to End Homelessness, a supportive member of DARE, and connected to Beyond Transgender Support Group.

E is a parent, full spectrum birth, death and rebirth doula, community organizer in the reproductive health space, writer and artist. They midwife change in all of its forms: from families, to organizations, to movements, believing in the restoration of all things.

Ask a Doctor

Jules Chyten-Brennan, DO, MS (they/he)

Jules Chyten-Brennan, DO MS is a primary care physician, the Medical Director of Trans Health at Thundermist Health Center, and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at Brown University. Dr. Chyten-Brennan has been engaged with trans health for over decade and has provided this care in a diverse range of settings, including an academic, public, and community health centers.

Sensory Exploration, Kink, & Embodiment: Reclaiming Pleasure as a Trans/Nonbinary Person

Sid Sarah Treaster, LCSW, MSW, MEd (they/them)

Sid (they/them) is a queer, nonbinary Sex Therapist at the Center for Growth in Providence, RI. They were born and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and received their bachelor’s degree in Gender and Women’s Studies at Connecticut College. Following graduation, they worked at a crisis center in Lynn, MA as a Sexual Assault Counselor and Educator for a few years before enrolling in graduate school, where they acquired a MSW and an MEd in Human Sexuality. Sid has worked with a multitude of mental and behavioral health issues with their most extensive experience in gender identity, couples therapy, depression, and sexual trauma. They strongly believe that all people have a right to pleasure and deserve a healthy, fulfilling, satisfying relationship to their bodies. As a Sex Therapist, Sid works with clients on issues of sexual function and helping clients get to the root of their issues to promote change as opposed to just sticking a band-aid on the symptoms.

Keeping Each Other Safer: Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Safety Training

Jesse Pack (he/him)

Jesse Pack is a trans man with 20 years of experience in the fields of substance use harm reduction and lgbtq+ health and social services. Over the years, Mr. Pack has been instrumental in the creation of six unique harm reduction and trans and nonbinary health and support organizations in Southern New England.

Navigating Gender Affirming Surgery

Nate DerHagopian (he/him) & Jordan McWhite (he/him)

Jordan was employed at Thundermist Health Care Center as a Trans Health Peer Navigator for a few years. He provided patients with peer support to gain access to name changes, medical treatments, and community resources. Currently, Jordan is employed at Brown Health where he is a social worker. He is also a lead case manager at YPI.

Nate is employed as a Trans Health Peer Navigator at Thundermist. He collaborates with patients at any age to help them receive equitable and safe access to gender affirming care. I provide support with name changes, medical treatments, community resources, patient advocacy, and peer support. I provide support to families of transgender youth. I help navigate insurance denials and provide support with submitting appeals.

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