Come join us to talk about gender diversity and how to support your transgender and nonbinary friends and community members! This workshop will briefly review introductory gender information and recent trends in research. The latter half of the presentation will focus on story-sharing, presenting a first-person narrative of navigating gender and other identities. If there is time, Álvaro will discuss how we can all support transgender and nonbinary peers.

Álvaro Gamio Cuervo (he/they/él/elle) is a doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology Ph.D. program at UMass Boston. Álvaro received their MSW in Social Work and their clinical work focused on trauma/crisis services with LGBTQ, POC, and low-income young adult populations. Their research focuses on hope and resilience for trans folks of color, more specifically on how Latinx trans individuals make meaning of family rejection and the relationship between suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Álvaro enjoys cooking new recipes, crocheting, exercising, and watching copious amounts of reality television.

This program will take place on Zoom. Register HERE or by calling 978-465-4428 x242.

Attendees are expected to adhere to the Library's Programming and Patron Policies.

This program is funded by your donations to the Friends of the Newburyport Public Library.