Holding Grief & Building Resilience Together
A Virtual Panel for Families & Allies of Transgender, Non-Binary, & Gender Expansive Youth in Honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance
Thursday, November 20th, 2025 from 7:00-8:30pm Eastern
Hosted by Ackerman Institute for the Family’s Gender & Family Project
Made possible in part by Partners Against The Hate (PATH)
Our community is under attack. How do we grieve? How do we protect our youth?
In honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance, the Ackerman Institute for the Family’s Gender & Family Project will host a virtual panel featuring individuals and organizations supporting transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive youth in the New York area. The panel will offer a virtual space for families of transgender and non-binary youth and allies to gather resources, ask questions, and be in community amid rising anti-transgender legislation and rhetoric.
Transgender Day of Remembrance is observed annually to memorialize members of the transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive community lost to transphobic violence, through murder or suicide. Such tragedy can feel overwhelming and terrifying, especially for young people in our community and the adults who support them. Join us in honoring those we’ve lost and learn how to show up and protect our transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive youth during these tumultuous times. In grief and resilience, we are stronger together.
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* To ensure a safe, virtual experience for our panelists and attendees, we kindly require an RSVP. A virtual link will be sent out to attendees shortly before the event. If you have any questions regarding this event or RSVP form, please email gfp@ackerman.org .
About Us
The Gender & Family Project (GFP) empowers youth, families and communities by providing gender affirmative services, training, and research. GFP promotes gender inclusivity as a form of social justice in all the systems involved in the life of the family.
Working directly with transgender and gender expansive young people, their families and their communities, GFP offers a variety of programs and services aimed to build community, decrease isolation, and foster hope and resiliency. Through clinical services and community groups (both virtual and in-person), research, training and education, GFP provides comprehensive and customized advocacy, regardless of a family’s financial situation or ability to pay.