🎙️ My Therapist is Out! Presents: The TGI TownHall – 100 Days In, Our Lives on the Line

What does safety, justice, and visibility look like for trans, gender-expansive, and intersex (TGI) communities under the current administration? We’re 100 days in—and it’s time to take stock.

In this special episode, My Therapist is Out! is proud to present the TGI TownHall, produced by the LA Queer Events Coalition and The Unique Woman’s Coalition. As a founding member of LA QEC, Open Space Therapy Collective is honored to uplift this urgent conversation centering TGI voices and leadership.

✨ The TownHall opens with a powerful letter from Queen Shannon of The Unique Woman’s Coalition—an emotional, truth-telling call to action addressed directly to the current administration.

Then, our dynamic panel dives into the realities TGI folks are facing across the country.

Panelists include:

🎤 Melissa Marquette – Gender Services Program Manager

🎤 Tracie Alexander – Founder, Unique Trans-ition, Inc.

🎤 Debin Smith – Trans retired principal, Daniel Pearl High School

🎤 Jenny Pizer – Chief Legal Officer, Lambda Legal

🎙️ Moderated by NiK Kacy of NiK Kacy Presents

They unpack how shifting policies are impacting trans lives in real time, highlight the urgency for trans-led solutions, and offer bold visions for collective care and community safety. From healthcare access to legal defense to the power of storytelling, this TownHall is both a reckoning and a rally cry.

📣 This episode is for everyone who believes in collective liberation and knows that trans justice is justice.

🎧 Listen now and stay in the fight.

Takeaways

• Why the first 100 days of any administration matter for TGI communities

• The role of direct action, advocacy, and visibility in protecting trans lives

• Legal insights from Lambda Legal on recent and upcoming policy changes

• The critical need for gender-affirming healthcare and access

• Intergenerational perspectives on surviving and thriving as trans folks

• The importance of community organizing and trans-led solutions

• How to show up for the TGI community beyond Pride Month

• What liberation could look like when TGI voices lead the way

Queer Moment of Joy Guests: PJ & Jackie

LA Queer Events Coalition: Unites the queer community to amplify our collective power, protect our rights, & create positive change for the LGBTQ+ community of LA.

Coalition members include: BabyGay, The Secret Circus, Girls Gays Theys, Gay DoLA, Equality Fashion Week, NiK Kacy Presents, Open Space Therapy Collective, The Unitē App, DTLA Proud, Kiso Los Angeles, DTLA Proud, The Black Cat, Empowerment in Heels, LA Civil Rights, WIth Love Projects, Strapped, Pony Gold

https://www.instagram.com/laqueereventscoalition/

https://www.theuwc.org/

Unique Woman’s Coalition: Rooted in community, we are dedicated to shaping the next generation of Black Trans leaders through transformative mentorship, meaningful engagement, and unwavering community care. Together, we honor our legacy while building a future of empowerment, equity, and resilience.

Connie Norman Transgender Empowerment Center: Transgender and Non-Binary individuals comprise two of the most marginalized groups in our society. The Center provides much-needed services in one convenient, safe, and welcoming place.

Named after Connie Norman, known as the ‘AIDS Diva,’ a fearless Transgender and AIDS activist who died in 1996, this center acts as a home to raise up and empower the next generation of activists and members of our community. We are home to several Trans-led organizations including FLUX powered by AHF, TransCanWork, the Unique Woman’s Coalition (UWC), Mirror Memoirs, ProjectQ, Unique Point of Refuge, and The Trans Chorus of Los Angeles.

https://connienorman.org/

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