Workshop | What it Means to be Transgender

In a recent Gallup survey, only 31% of respondents said they knew a transgender person compared to 87% of respondents who said they knew someone who is gay or lesbian. There are many misrepresentations of who transgender people are and what their lives are about.

This workshop aims to educate participants of who transgender people actually are, the issues and disparities that this community faces, and how participants can be more supportive of transgender people especially in the workplace.

Stacey Rice is a transgender woman who found her way to Portland and the beautiful Pacific Northwest from the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina mountains over ten years ago. She is the former Executive Co-Director of Q Center, the largest LGBTQ community center in the Pacific NW. Stacey was recognized by the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest as a Queer Hero for her work at Q Center and in the greater Portland, Oregon community.

Stacey is a leader in advocating for the transgender community in Portland and beyond by using her gift of storytelling and by providing transgender diversity and inclusion trainings and consulting for organizations, businesses, and government entities. She is also one of the stars of the documentary, “Who’s On Top? LGBTQs Summit Mt. Hood” which profiles four LGBTQ community members sharing stories of overcoming the mountains they have encountered literally and physically on their journeys.

Learn more about Stacey at www.staceyrice.com