In reaction to the enormous strides made by the trans liberation movement, a counter-campaign has grown exponentially in opposition, using transgender people as a political wedge issue. Having gone from invisibility to hypervisibility, trans people are thrust into the public landscape, their lives and bodies debated nightly on news programs and in legislatures. In the past several years, hundreds of bills have been proposed targeting transgender people, with an emphasis on pediatric gender-affirming care. With each enacted policy, politicians and their donors grow bolder in their efforts to drive transgender people out of public life.
This BUSSW Equity & Inclusion Speaker Series event will explore how the attack on trans lives is increasingly taking place within the fields of medicine and social work, with social workers in particular being forced to either participate in anti-trans actions or actively resist. Participants will gain insight into the world that trans people are living in, both in the present and through history, and learn ways to identify and decode anti-trans messaging, and challenge anti-trans policies and activities within their institutions.
1 CE credit will be available to social workers licensed in Massachusetts. If you wish to receive CEs, please provide your license number in the registration form.
Speaker: Jessica Kant
Jessica Kant is a Boston-based clinical social worker and researcher who specializes in working with transgender and nonbinary clients. She has been a practicing psychotherapist for twelve years and is currently part of a multidisciplinary team supporting transgender people through the surgical process, including identifying and accessing their embodiment goals. Outside of clinical practice, she is a part-time lecturer at the BU School of Social Work and an analyst on a mixed-methods study at Boston Children's Hospital examining the effects of the social and political climate on transgender youth and their families.
ACCESSIBILITY
Boston University strives to be accessible, inclusive and diverse in our facilities, programming and academic offerings. Your experience in this event is important to us. If you have a disability, require communication access services for the deaf or hard of hearing, or believe that you require a reasonable accommodation for another reason, please contact the BUSSW Equity & Inclusion Committee at swequity@bu.edu at least two weeks prior to the event date to discuss your needs.
The BUSSW Equity & Inclusion Speaker Series is hosted by the Equity & Inclusion Committee at Boston University School of Social Work. For more information, please visit bu.edu/ssw/eiss.
The webinar will be conducted using the online Zoom webinar platform. Access information and additional instructions on using the Zoom platform will be provided via email upon successful registration. This webinar is open to all members of the BU community including alumni, students, faculty, and staff.