Preliminary Conference Program

All Moving Trans History Forward conference events take place at the University of Victoria (lək̓ʷəŋən territory) and online. University of Victoria is in the Pacific time zone, UTC-7 (international time zone converter).

This program is preliminary and subject to change. It will be updated as further details are announced.

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PRESENTER INFORMATION

Thursday, March 30 (Pacific time / UTC-7)

Thursday, March 30

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM PT (UTC -7)

OPENING CEREMONY

6:30 PM - 7:00 PM: Light refreshments (Lobby: First Peoples House, UVic)

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM: Ceremony (Ceremonial Hall: First Peoples House, UVic)

Friday, March 31 (Pacific time / UTC-7)

Friday, March 31

Transgender Day of Visibility!!

All in-person conference events take place in rooms within the Student Union Building, unless otherwise noted.

All panels, speakers, and films will be streamed live online via Zoom Events, unless otherwise noted.

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM PT (UTC -7)

COFFEE & LIGHT BREAKFAST

Vertigo Room

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM PT (UTC -7)

WELCOME

Michèle Pujol Room A/B

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM PT (UTC -7)

TWO-SPIRIT TRANS+ PANEL

Michèle Pujol Room A/B (Please leave the Michèle Pujol Room A/B immediately after the panel at 11:00 AM to allow us to set up for the next session)

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT (UTC -7)

COFFEE BREAK

Vertigo Room

11:30 AM - 12:45 PM PT (UTC -7)

PRESENTER INFORMATION

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

After all speakers have completed their presentations, all concurrent sessions end with a 15 minute Q&A period.

SESSION 1

Michèle Pujol Room A

Jude Patton, John Otto, Zander Keig, Jamison Green, Maximilian E. Fuentes Fuhrmann: TRANS ELDERS Health Care and End-of-Life Concerns (60mins.)

SESSION 2

Michèle Pujol Room B

AC Panella: Remembering Trans: Trans space, trans memorial, and memory (15mins.)

Will Hansen: “The very first freedom fighters”: trans rebels and activists in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1967-1979 (15mins.)

El Chenier, Lukas Walther, Danilo Jose de Joya: Six Inch Cabaret: On Doing and Teaching Queer Oral History (30mins.)

SESSION 3

Upper Lounge

Sari van Anders: Biobehavioural Research and Gender/Sex/ual Diversity (15mins.)

Leo Rutherford, Lucas Wilson: Postoperative depression after phalloplasty or metoidioplasty: rates and what factors relate to it (15mins.)

Mattie Walker: Transforming Supports: A Community Consultation on Mental Health Support (15mins.)

Roz Queen: Sex and Gender in Digital Health Systems: Current Problems and Proposed Solutions (15mins.)

12:45 PM - 2:00 PM PT (UTC -7)

LUNCH

Vertigo Room (you can also take your lunch to Michèle Pujol Room A)

12:45 PM - 2:00 PM PT (UTC -7)

ONLINE NETWORKING SESSION #1

1:15 PM - 2:00 PM PT (UTC -7)

DIGITAL POSTER SESSION #1

2:15 PM - 3:30 PM PT (UTC -7)

PRESENTER INFORMATION

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

After all speakers have completed their presentations, all concurrent sessions end with a 15 minute Q&A period.

SESSION 4

Michèle Pujol Room A

Brenda Alegre: From Asog to Bakla to Transpinay Weaving a Complex History of Transness and Decolonizing the Future (15mins.)

Jillana Enteen: Transitioning in Thailand: Trans*-Related Surgeries for Non-Thais (15mins.)

Chanathip (Esther) Suwannanon, Atitaya Asa, Maisnam Arnapal: Decolonizing Transgender Studies in South/South-East Asia (30mins.)

SESSION 5

Michèle Pujol Room B

Tj Gundling: Christine Jorgensen: a nosological case study (15mins.)

Zavier Nunn: The Weimar Affect (15mins.)

Félix Pavlenko, Karl Ponthieux Stern: Gender Panic at the Olympic Games! Trans athletes sensationalized by the French Press (1936-2022) (15mins.)

Cheryl Morgan, Margarita Vaysman: Aleksandr Aleksandrov (Durova) (1783-1866) in popular culture, history and feminist historiography (15mins.)

SESSION 6

Upper Lounge

John Harvey O'Hara: Bridging Backward: Kinship and Trans Historical Methodologies (15mins.)

Francisco Fernández Romero, Andrés Mendieta: Trans* masculinity in South America across history (15mins.)

Noah Riseman, Eloise Brook: 40 Years of Sydney's Gender Centre (15mins.)

Suzanne Lenon, Katie DeLucia-Burk: Teaching Beyond the Gender Binary: Challenging Cisnormativity in a Post Secondary Institution (15mins.)

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM PT (UTC -7)

COFFEE BREAK

Vertigo Room

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM PT (UTC -7)

PRESENTER INFORMATION

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

After all speakers have completed their presentations, all concurrent sessions end with a 15 minute Q&A period.

SESSION 7

Michèle Pujol Room A

Evie Ruddy, Kit Chokly, Jada Gannon-Day, Mel Racho, Orvis Starkweather, Laura Horak, Kate Higginson, Constance Crompton: Developing Values and Putting Them into Action: Building the Transgender Media Portal (60mins.)

SESSION 8

Michèle Pujol Room B

KJ Cerankowski: An Autobiography of a Bible (15mins.)

Ardel Haefele-Thomas: Dr. James Barry and His Peers: Trans Masculinity in the Victorian Era (15mins.)

Jeff Iovannone: Leslie Feinberg's Buffalo: Historic Sites in Stone Butch Blues (15mins.)

SESSION 9

Upper Lounge

Jade Pichette: Gender Identity and Expression within Workplace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (15mins.)

Adrienne S Smith: Trans and non-binary workplace rights - new case law (15mins.)

Kari Michaels, Tristen Wybou, Jove Nazatul, Adrienne Smith: Work It: Trans Rights Advocacy in the Labour Movement (30mins.)

5:15 PM - 6:30 PM PT (UTC -7)

TRANSGENDER ARCHIVES OPEN HOUSE

Hosted by Aaron Devor, Lara Wilson, and Christine Walde

The Transgender Archives is located on the University of Victoria campus, lower level of the William C. Mearns Centre - McPherson Library.

5:15 PM - 6:30 PM PT (UTC -7)

EVENING MEAL

Vertigo Room (you can also take your meal to Michèle Pujol Room A)

5:15 PM - 6:30 PM PT (UTC -7)

ONLINE NETWORKING SESSION #2

5:45 PM - 6:30 PM PT (UTC -7)

DIGITAL POSTER SESSION #2

6:30 PM - 9:15 PM PT (UTC -7)

KEYNOTE FILM SCREENING: "Framing Agnes"

Cinecenta Theatre

6:30 - 6:45 PM: Claim your Cinecenta seat (access to theatre via conference ID badge)

6:45 - 7:00 PM: Seating open to the public by donation

7:00 - 8:15 PM: "Framing Agnes" film screening

8:15 - 8:30 PM: Bio break

8:30 - 9:15 PM: Post-screening panel and Q&A with Chase Joynt, Jules Gill-Peterson, Morgan M. Page, Jen Richards

Saturday, April 1 (Pacific time / UTC-7)

Saturday, April 1

All in-person conference events take place in rooms within the Student Union Building, unless otherwise noted.

All panels, speakers, and films will be streamed live online via Zoom Events, unless otherwise noted.

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM PT (UTC -7)

COFFEE & LIGHT BREAKFAST

Vertigo Room

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PT (UTC -7)

DAILY WELCOME

Michèle Pujol Room A/B

9:15 AM - 10:45 AM PT (UTC -7)

ELDERS PANEL

Michèle Pujol Room A/B

Please leave the Michèle Pujol Room A/B immediately after the panel at 10:45 AM to allow us to set up for the next session.

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM PT (UTC -7)

COFFEE BREAK

Vertigo Room

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM PT (UTC -7)

INTERGENERATIONAL TRANS+ ART MAKING

Vertigo Room (in person only)

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM PT (UTC -7)

PRESENTER INFORMATION

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

After all speakers have completed their presentations, all concurrent sessions end with a 15 minute Q&A period.

SESSION 10

Michèle Pujol Room A

Jamey Jesperson, Chanathip (Esther) Suwannanon, Chris Aino Pihlak: Trans Feminine Histories at the Intersections (30mins.)

Abigail Romano: Transhistorical Black Trans Femininity (15mins.)

Dallas Denny: The Mother of All Transgender Events (15mins.)

SESSION 11

Michèle Pujol Room B

Margot Wilson, H.W. Coyle, Charley Burton, Veronica Zerrer, Ronnie Gordon, Nikita Carter: Writing and Telling Trans Stories (60mins.)

SESSION 12

Upper Lounge

Hannah K. Grabowski: A Phenomenological Engagement with the Newsletter “Gender Euphoria” (1987-1999) from San Antonio, TX (15mins.)

Evan Vipond: Expanding the Repertoire of Trans Masculinities: The Legacy of Original Plumbing (15mins.)

Christopher Wolff: International Trans Media Activism: Newsletter culture and community building before the Internet (15mins.)

Elio Colavito: A Little Help from my Friends: Trans-Masculine Mutual Aid and Resource Sharing, 1980-1995 (15mins.)

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM PT (UTC -7)

LUNCH

Vertigo Room (you can also take your lunch to Michèle Pujol Room A)

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM PT (UTC -7)

ONLINE NETWORKING SESSION #3

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM PT (UTC -7)

DIGITAL POSTER SESSION #3

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM PT (UTC -7)

PRESENTER INFORMATION

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

After all speakers have completed their presentations, all concurrent sessions end with a 15 minute Q&A period.

SESSION 13

Michèle Pujol Room A

Danny McLaren: Independent Video Games as Trans Worldmaking (15mins.)

J Overholser: Fan Experiences Outside the Binary: Exploring How Trans* Individuals Use Fanworks to Explore Gender (15mins.)

Sage Dunn-Krahn: TRANSFIC: The radically messy representation in fanfiction by, for and about trans+ people (15mins.)

Lotta Kähkönen: Engaging Anger: The Power of Negative Emotions in a Trans Girl’s Coming-of-Age-Story (15mins.)

SESSION 14

Michèle Pujol Room B

Kimberley Manning, Jennifer Davis, Annie Pullen Sansfaçon, Jennifer Dyer, Daze Jeffries: Using Qualitative Methodologies to Study Parent Advocacy of Gender-diverse Youth (60mins.)

SESSION 15

Upper Lounge

Charlie Davis: A Historical Analysis of Policy Changes and Trans Activism (15mins.)

Adrien McCrory: Housing Crisis: Trans and Gender Diverse Placement in Australian Prisons since the 1960s (15mins.)

barbara findlay: Getting it More Right? History of Trans Legal Cases (30mins.)

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM PT (UTC -7)

COFFEE BREAK

Vertigo Room

3:45 PM - 5:00 PM PT (UTC -7)

PRESENTER INFORMATION

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

After all speakers have completed their presentations, all concurrent sessions end with a 15 minute Q&A period.

SESSION 16

Michèle Pujol Room A

K.J. Rawson, Beck Schaefer, Sofia Arona, Jades Heron: Representing Trans People With Care: Updates from the DTA and the Trans Metadata Collective (60mins.)

SESSION 17

Michèle Pujol Room B

Jennie Haw, Ben Murray, Terrie Butler-Foster, Shauna Wilson, Rachel Thorpe: Moving donation policies forward for trans, nonbinary, Two-Spirit and other gender diverse donors (60mins.)

SESSION 18

Upper Lounge

Kyoko Takeuchi: Multiple interpretations of X-jendā (‘X-gender’) based on community knowledge in Japan (15mins.)

Julia Sinclair Palm: Names as a trans technology: The naming practices of trans youth in Australia, Ireland and Canada (15mins.)

Şansal Güngör Gümüşpala: Understanding Nonbinary Individuals in Turkey: A Focus on Language (15mins.)

5:00 PM - 6:45 PM PT (UTC -7)

TRANSGENDER ARCHIVES OPEN HOUSE

Hosted by Aaron Devor, Lara Wilson, and Christine Walde

The Transgender Archives is located on the University of Victoria campus, lower level of the William C. Mearns Centre - McPherson Library.

5:00 PM - 6:45 PM PT (UTC -7)

EVENING MEAL

Vertigo Room

5:00 PM - 6:45 PM PT (UTC -7)

ONLINE NETWORKING SESSION #4

5:30 PM - 6:15 PM PT (UTC -7)

DIGITAL POSTER SESSION #4

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM PT (UTC -7)

KEYNOTE EVENT: Julia Serano

Michèle Pujol Room A/B

Sunday, April 2 (Pacific time / UTC-7)

Sunday, April 2

All in-person conference events take place in rooms within the Student Union Building, unless otherwise noted.

All panels, speakers, and films will be streamed live online via Zoom Events, unless otherwise noted.

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM PT (UTC -7)

MORNING COFFEE & MUFFINS

Vertigo Room

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PT (UTC -7)

DAILY WELCOME

Michèle Pujol Room A/B

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT (UTC -7)

PRESENTER INFORMATION

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

After all speakers have completed their presentations, all concurrent sessions end with a 15 minute Q&A period.

SESSION 19

Michèle Pujol Room A/B

Matt Kennedy: Mapping Transnormativity: Body Mapping as Method (15mins.)

Cavyn Mitchell: Trans-disabled bodies and fashion choices – to conform or disrupt? (15mins.)

Ruth Ramsden-Karelse: “People Can't Say I'm a Man, They Can't Say I'm a Woman”: Reality Expansion in the Kewpie Collection (15mins.)

SESSION 20

Upper Lounge

Milo Ira: Two-Spirit Wisdom for Neurodiversity (15mins.)

Lydia Toorenburgh: Stages of Acceptance: Performing My Two-Spirit Identity Through Drag (15mins.)

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT (UTC -7)

LIGHT LUNCH

Vertigo Room

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT (UTC -7)

ONLINE NETWORKING SESSION #5

11:15 AM - 12:00 AM PT (UTC -7)

DIGITAL POSTER SESSION #5

12:15 PM - 1:45 PM PT (UTC -7)

YOUTH PANEL

Michèle Pujol Room A/B

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PT (UTC -7)

CLOSING REMARKS

Michèle Pujol Room A/B

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