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Bodies of Dissent: Trans Access conference is now over.

Conference organizers will be putting together a report on the conference that will review workshops, highlight talks, and report on discussions that took place.

Thank you for your interest.

FRIDAY EVENING
Bodies of Dissent: Poetry and Social Night

8.00pm
Location: The Sapphire Room (137 Hunter St.)

Cost: $5 or PWYC

Appetizers & Snacks Provided
Also features poetry reading by Colin Kennedy Donovan

SATURDAY EVENING
Gender Waves: Performances & Dance Party

Doors Open 9pm, Show Starts 9.30pm
Location: The Red Dog (182 Hunter St.)
Cost: $7 or PWYC

Featuring Sheesha, Athens Boys Choir, Kay Pettigrew, People You Know ,… and more

A variety show with drag performances, poetry readings, spoken word, music and more by queer and trans identified folks followed by a dance party with DJ Sheena.

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We regret that the locations of evening events are not wheelchair accessible. Organizers of the conference have made arrangements for implementing temporary ramps for wheelchair use and access. Please contact us for any questions or concerns.

Bodies of Dissent: Trans Access – a trans conference on the topic of access, barriers and accessibility - is focused on decolonization of the racial and gender norms present in our society, as well as from institutional practices of psychiatry and prison systems. It is a call for the rebuilding of “trans access.”

The term “trans” is an umbrella term for transgendered, transsexual and intersexed people, crossdressers, genderqueer people and people who are gender variant or non-conforming. While the term “trans” may incorporate these identities in the Western world, the term “trans” does not necessarily address the way people identify gender-related identities in other cultural communities.

The conference, being hosted in Peterborough from Friday November 7 to Sunday November 9, features workshops, presentations, talks, discussions, film screenings, performances and dancing. Topics include barriers to access, youth, mental health, psychiatry, prison system, disability and more in relation to trans identities.

The first of its kind in recent memory in Ontario and Canada, Bodies of Dissent is being organized by the Trans Events Committee, made up of Trent and community groups that are dedicated to serving Peterborough’s trans communities by raising awareness about trans issues as well as creating safe spaces for trans people.

Trans Events Committee started in 2007 as a loose coalition of representatives from Rainbow Service Organization (RSO), Trent Queer Collective (TQC), Transmission, Peterborough AIDS Resource Network (PARN) and Trent Women’s Centre, as well as other members, in coordinating events for Trans Day of Remembrance in Peterborough.