BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Henrico County, Virginia - ECPv6.3.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://henrico.us X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Henrico County, Virginia REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221018T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221018T190000 DTSTAMP:20240328T151207 CREATED:20220823T182118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220823T182245Z UID:10058702-1666116000-1666119600@henrico.us SUMMARY:Youth Empowerment Series DESCRIPTION:Henrico County Mental Health and Developmental Services is proud to announce the launch of a new community-building and empowerment group for gender diverse youth and their families.  \nStarting on September 13th\, we will bring in guest speakers of diverse backgrounds to share about their journeys\, their careers\, their communities\, and their passions. The speakers are all trans and queer adults who live and work locally\, and who have found or created strong communities for themselves and their families. \nListen to their stories\, learn about the possibilities\, and ask questions! Participants may ask out loud\, or you will have the option to submit questions or comments via an anonymous Google form right from your phone. \nWe also hope to help our gender diverse youth build community with one another and are inviting teens from many different areas of Henrico County. You may even meet someone that you didn’t even know went to your school\, church\, or rec club! \nEach event is free and if you are interested in attending\, we ask that you please RSVP. Feel free to use your chosen name and whatever information you are comfortable sharing – this is more for space planning purposes! Families and older children are welcome to attend along with their teens\, but we ask that much younger children stay in the children’s area of the library with a parent or caregiver to reduce interruptions to the speakers. \nThe schedule of presenters is as follows: \n9/13: Dexter Davis\, Men In Transition. Dexter (he/him) is a motivational speaker\, advocate\, and artist currently living in Hampton\, VA. He currently works as a Community Health Navigator at the LGBT Life Center and serves in multiple capacities with organizations such as The Men In Transition\, the National Transgender Sports Association\, and Black Transmen Can Cook. An empathetic and inspiring storyteller\, Dexter is dedicated to creating spaces of connection\, education\, and empowerment. \n9/20: KJ Spata\, Barber and Stylist. KJ (they/he) is a recent transplant to RVA from Northern Virginia\, and has been amazed at the community they have found and built here in the River City. They work as an independent barber and stylist out of Body Politic Studios and their favorite part of the job is being able to help transform someone’s look into an affirming and empowering style. KJ especially loves to work with trans youth and their families and has been an advocate and educator to many in the community. \n9/27: Ted Heck\, VDH. Ted (any pronouns) works in HIV prevention at the Virginia Dept. of Health\, where he serves as Transgender Health Services Specialist\, maintaining the Virginia Transgender Resource and Referral List and offering provider trainings and technical assistance on transgender issues. He often facilitates the Richmond Transformers transmasculine support group as a peer member. \n10/4: Yusuf Ansari\, Richmond Social Services. Yusuf (they/he) is a first generation graduate student in VCU’s MSW program and currently works in social services. As a biracial and Muslim young person\, they suffered a lack of representation both in mainstream media and within the queer community\, and they hope to provide hope for the future as well as an accessible example to gender diverse teenagers in the Richmond area. \n10/11: Zakia McKensey\, Nationz Foundation. Ms. McKensey (she/her) is the founder and Executive Director of the Nationz Foundation\, established to provide education related to HIV prevention and overall health and wellness while working towards a more inclusive Central Virginia for LGBTQIA+ identified individuals. She implemented the Transgender Clinic program at the Fan Free Clinic and has been instrumental in linking the queer community in Richmond with supports\, education\, and acceptance. \n10/18: Vincent Webb\, Seven Hills Family Medicine. Vincent (he/they) is the operational and clinical services director for Seven Hills Family Medicine\, a new clinic aiming to expand access to high-quality inclusive primary care which includes treating sneezes and sniffles as well as gender-affirming therapy and abortion services. As a queer man of trans experience\, bodily autonomy is foundational to his understanding of a life of happiness and freedom\, and his work over the years has been in service of this principle. He is the proud gestating parent of two amazing children. \nPlease RSVP individually to each day so we have an approximate head count for setup. Thank you and we look forward to meeting you and building community together! URL:https://henrico.us/calendar/youth-empowerment-series/2022-10-18/ LOCATION:Gayton Branch Library\, 10600 Gayton Rd.\, Henrico\, VA\, 23238\, United States CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://henrico.us/assets/Youth-Empowerment-Series.jpg GEO:37.607806;-77.607379 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Gayton Branch Library 10600 Gayton Rd. Henrico VA 23238 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=10600 Gayton Rd.:geo:-77.607379,37.607806 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221011T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221011T190000 DTSTAMP:20240328T151207 CREATED:20220823T182118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220823T182245Z UID:10058701-1665511200-1665514800@henrico.us SUMMARY:Youth Empowerment Series DESCRIPTION:Henrico County Mental Health and Developmental Services is proud to announce the launch of a new community-building and empowerment group for gender diverse youth and their families.  \nStarting on September 13th\, we will bring in guest speakers of diverse backgrounds to share about their journeys\, their careers\, their communities\, and their passions. The speakers are all trans and queer adults who live and work locally\, and who have found or created strong communities for themselves and their families. \nListen to their stories\, learn about the possibilities\, and ask questions! Participants may ask out loud\, or you will have the option to submit questions or comments via an anonymous Google form right from your phone. \nWe also hope to help our gender diverse youth build community with one another and are inviting teens from many different areas of Henrico County. You may even meet someone that you didn’t even know went to your school\, church\, or rec club! \nEach event is free and if you are interested in attending\, we ask that you please RSVP. Feel free to use your chosen name and whatever information you are comfortable sharing – this is more for space planning purposes! Families and older children are welcome to attend along with their teens\, but we ask that much younger children stay in the children’s area of the library with a parent or caregiver to reduce interruptions to the speakers. \nThe schedule of presenters is as follows: \n9/13: Dexter Davis\, Men In Transition. Dexter (he/him) is a motivational speaker\, advocate\, and artist currently living in Hampton\, VA. He currently works as a Community Health Navigator at the LGBT Life Center and serves in multiple capacities with organizations such as The Men In Transition\, the National Transgender Sports Association\, and Black Transmen Can Cook. An empathetic and inspiring storyteller\, Dexter is dedicated to creating spaces of connection\, education\, and empowerment. \n9/20: KJ Spata\, Barber and Stylist. KJ (they/he) is a recent transplant to RVA from Northern Virginia\, and has been amazed at the community they have found and built here in the River City. They work as an independent barber and stylist out of Body Politic Studios and their favorite part of the job is being able to help transform someone’s look into an affirming and empowering style. KJ especially loves to work with trans youth and their families and has been an advocate and educator to many in the community. \n9/27: Ted Heck\, VDH. Ted (any pronouns) works in HIV prevention at the Virginia Dept. of Health\, where he serves as Transgender Health Services Specialist\, maintaining the Virginia Transgender Resource and Referral List and offering provider trainings and technical assistance on transgender issues. He often facilitates the Richmond Transformers transmasculine support group as a peer member. \n10/4: Yusuf Ansari\, Richmond Social Services. Yusuf (they/he) is a first generation graduate student in VCU’s MSW program and currently works in social services. As a biracial and Muslim young person\, they suffered a lack of representation both in mainstream media and within the queer community\, and they hope to provide hope for the future as well as an accessible example to gender diverse teenagers in the Richmond area. \n10/11: Zakia McKensey\, Nationz Foundation. Ms. McKensey (she/her) is the founder and Executive Director of the Nationz Foundation\, established to provide education related to HIV prevention and overall health and wellness while working towards a more inclusive Central Virginia for LGBTQIA+ identified individuals. She implemented the Transgender Clinic program at the Fan Free Clinic and has been instrumental in linking the queer community in Richmond with supports\, education\, and acceptance. \n10/18: Vincent Webb\, Seven Hills Family Medicine. Vincent (he/they) is the operational and clinical services director for Seven Hills Family Medicine\, a new clinic aiming to expand access to high-quality inclusive primary care which includes treating sneezes and sniffles as well as gender-affirming therapy and abortion services. As a queer man of trans experience\, bodily autonomy is foundational to his understanding of a life of happiness and freedom\, and his work over the years has been in service of this principle. He is the proud gestating parent of two amazing children. \nPlease RSVP individually to each day so we have an approximate head count for setup. Thank you and we look forward to meeting you and building community together! URL:https://henrico.us/calendar/youth-empowerment-series/2022-10-11/ LOCATION:Gayton Branch Library\, 10600 Gayton Rd.\, Henrico\, VA\, 23238\, United States CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://henrico.us/assets/Youth-Empowerment-Series.jpg GEO:37.607806;-77.607379 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Gayton Branch Library 10600 Gayton Rd. Henrico VA 23238 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=10600 Gayton Rd.:geo:-77.607379,37.607806 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T190000 DTSTAMP:20240328T151207 CREATED:20220823T182118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220823T182245Z UID:10058700-1664906400-1664910000@henrico.us SUMMARY:Youth Empowerment Series DESCRIPTION:Henrico County Mental Health and Developmental Services is proud to announce the launch of a new community-building and empowerment group for gender diverse youth and their families.  \nStarting on September 13th\, we will bring in guest speakers of diverse backgrounds to share about their journeys\, their careers\, their communities\, and their passions. The speakers are all trans and queer adults who live and work locally\, and who have found or created strong communities for themselves and their families. \nListen to their stories\, learn about the possibilities\, and ask questions! Participants may ask out loud\, or you will have the option to submit questions or comments via an anonymous Google form right from your phone. \nWe also hope to help our gender diverse youth build community with one another and are inviting teens from many different areas of Henrico County. You may even meet someone that you didn’t even know went to your school\, church\, or rec club! \nEach event is free and if you are interested in attending\, we ask that you please RSVP. Feel free to use your chosen name and whatever information you are comfortable sharing – this is more for space planning purposes! Families and older children are welcome to attend along with their teens\, but we ask that much younger children stay in the children’s area of the library with a parent or caregiver to reduce interruptions to the speakers. \nThe schedule of presenters is as follows: \n9/13: Dexter Davis\, Men In Transition. Dexter (he/him) is a motivational speaker\, advocate\, and artist currently living in Hampton\, VA. He currently works as a Community Health Navigator at the LGBT Life Center and serves in multiple capacities with organizations such as The Men In Transition\, the National Transgender Sports Association\, and Black Transmen Can Cook. An empathetic and inspiring storyteller\, Dexter is dedicated to creating spaces of connection\, education\, and empowerment. \n9/20: KJ Spata\, Barber and Stylist. KJ (they/he) is a recent transplant to RVA from Northern Virginia\, and has been amazed at the community they have found and built here in the River City. They work as an independent barber and stylist out of Body Politic Studios and their favorite part of the job is being able to help transform someone’s look into an affirming and empowering style. KJ especially loves to work with trans youth and their families and has been an advocate and educator to many in the community. \n9/27: Ted Heck\, VDH. Ted (any pronouns) works in HIV prevention at the Virginia Dept. of Health\, where he serves as Transgender Health Services Specialist\, maintaining the Virginia Transgender Resource and Referral List and offering provider trainings and technical assistance on transgender issues. He often facilitates the Richmond Transformers transmasculine support group as a peer member. \n10/4: Yusuf Ansari\, Richmond Social Services. Yusuf (they/he) is a first generation graduate student in VCU’s MSW program and currently works in social services. As a biracial and Muslim young person\, they suffered a lack of representation both in mainstream media and within the queer community\, and they hope to provide hope for the future as well as an accessible example to gender diverse teenagers in the Richmond area. \n10/11: Zakia McKensey\, Nationz Foundation. Ms. McKensey (she/her) is the founder and Executive Director of the Nationz Foundation\, established to provide education related to HIV prevention and overall health and wellness while working towards a more inclusive Central Virginia for LGBTQIA+ identified individuals. She implemented the Transgender Clinic program at the Fan Free Clinic and has been instrumental in linking the queer community in Richmond with supports\, education\, and acceptance. \n10/18: Vincent Webb\, Seven Hills Family Medicine. Vincent (he/they) is the operational and clinical services director for Seven Hills Family Medicine\, a new clinic aiming to expand access to high-quality inclusive primary care which includes treating sneezes and sniffles as well as gender-affirming therapy and abortion services. As a queer man of trans experience\, bodily autonomy is foundational to his understanding of a life of happiness and freedom\, and his work over the years has been in service of this principle. He is the proud gestating parent of two amazing children. \nPlease RSVP individually to each day so we have an approximate head count for setup. Thank you and we look forward to meeting you and building community together! URL:https://henrico.us/calendar/youth-empowerment-series/2022-10-04/ LOCATION:Gayton Branch Library\, 10600 Gayton Rd.\, Henrico\, VA\, 23238\, United States CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://henrico.us/assets/Youth-Empowerment-Series.jpg GEO:37.607806;-77.607379 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Gayton Branch Library 10600 Gayton Rd. Henrico VA 23238 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=10600 Gayton Rd.:geo:-77.607379,37.607806 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220927T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220927T190000 DTSTAMP:20240328T151207 CREATED:20220823T182118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220823T182245Z UID:10058699-1664301600-1664305200@henrico.us SUMMARY:Youth Empowerment Series DESCRIPTION:Henrico County Mental Health and Developmental Services is proud to announce the launch of a new community-building and empowerment group for gender diverse youth and their families.  \nStarting on September 13th\, we will bring in guest speakers of diverse backgrounds to share about their journeys\, their careers\, their communities\, and their passions. The speakers are all trans and queer adults who live and work locally\, and who have found or created strong communities for themselves and their families. \nListen to their stories\, learn about the possibilities\, and ask questions! Participants may ask out loud\, or you will have the option to submit questions or comments via an anonymous Google form right from your phone. \nWe also hope to help our gender diverse youth build community with one another and are inviting teens from many different areas of Henrico County. You may even meet someone that you didn’t even know went to your school\, church\, or rec club! \nEach event is free and if you are interested in attending\, we ask that you please RSVP. Feel free to use your chosen name and whatever information you are comfortable sharing – this is more for space planning purposes! Families and older children are welcome to attend along with their teens\, but we ask that much younger children stay in the children’s area of the library with a parent or caregiver to reduce interruptions to the speakers. \nThe schedule of presenters is as follows: \n9/13: Dexter Davis\, Men In Transition. Dexter (he/him) is a motivational speaker\, advocate\, and artist currently living in Hampton\, VA. He currently works as a Community Health Navigator at the LGBT Life Center and serves in multiple capacities with organizations such as The Men In Transition\, the National Transgender Sports Association\, and Black Transmen Can Cook. An empathetic and inspiring storyteller\, Dexter is dedicated to creating spaces of connection\, education\, and empowerment. \n9/20: KJ Spata\, Barber and Stylist. KJ (they/he) is a recent transplant to RVA from Northern Virginia\, and has been amazed at the community they have found and built here in the River City. They work as an independent barber and stylist out of Body Politic Studios and their favorite part of the job is being able to help transform someone’s look into an affirming and empowering style. KJ especially loves to work with trans youth and their families and has been an advocate and educator to many in the community. \n9/27: Ted Heck\, VDH. Ted (any pronouns) works in HIV prevention at the Virginia Dept. of Health\, where he serves as Transgender Health Services Specialist\, maintaining the Virginia Transgender Resource and Referral List and offering provider trainings and technical assistance on transgender issues. He often facilitates the Richmond Transformers transmasculine support group as a peer member. \n10/4: Yusuf Ansari\, Richmond Social Services. Yusuf (they/he) is a first generation graduate student in VCU’s MSW program and currently works in social services. As a biracial and Muslim young person\, they suffered a lack of representation both in mainstream media and within the queer community\, and they hope to provide hope for the future as well as an accessible example to gender diverse teenagers in the Richmond area. \n10/11: Zakia McKensey\, Nationz Foundation. Ms. McKensey (she/her) is the founder and Executive Director of the Nationz Foundation\, established to provide education related to HIV prevention and overall health and wellness while working towards a more inclusive Central Virginia for LGBTQIA+ identified individuals. She implemented the Transgender Clinic program at the Fan Free Clinic and has been instrumental in linking the queer community in Richmond with supports\, education\, and acceptance. \n10/18: Vincent Webb\, Seven Hills Family Medicine. Vincent (he/they) is the operational and clinical services director for Seven Hills Family Medicine\, a new clinic aiming to expand access to high-quality inclusive primary care which includes treating sneezes and sniffles as well as gender-affirming therapy and abortion services. As a queer man of trans experience\, bodily autonomy is foundational to his understanding of a life of happiness and freedom\, and his work over the years has been in service of this principle. He is the proud gestating parent of two amazing children. \nPlease RSVP individually to each day so we have an approximate head count for setup. Thank you and we look forward to meeting you and building community together! URL:https://henrico.us/calendar/youth-empowerment-series/2022-09-27/ LOCATION:Gayton Branch Library\, 10600 Gayton Rd.\, Henrico\, VA\, 23238\, United States CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://henrico.us/assets/Youth-Empowerment-Series.jpg GEO:37.607806;-77.607379 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Gayton Branch Library 10600 Gayton Rd. Henrico VA 23238 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=10600 Gayton Rd.:geo:-77.607379,37.607806 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220920T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220920T190000 DTSTAMP:20240328T151207 CREATED:20220823T182118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220823T182245Z UID:10058698-1663696800-1663700400@henrico.us SUMMARY:Youth Empowerment Series DESCRIPTION:Henrico County Mental Health and Developmental Services is proud to announce the launch of a new community-building and empowerment group for gender diverse youth and their families.  \nStarting on September 13th\, we will bring in guest speakers of diverse backgrounds to share about their journeys\, their careers\, their communities\, and their passions. The speakers are all trans and queer adults who live and work locally\, and who have found or created strong communities for themselves and their families. \nListen to their stories\, learn about the possibilities\, and ask questions! Participants may ask out loud\, or you will have the option to submit questions or comments via an anonymous Google form right from your phone. \nWe also hope to help our gender diverse youth build community with one another and are inviting teens from many different areas of Henrico County. You may even meet someone that you didn’t even know went to your school\, church\, or rec club! \nEach event is free and if you are interested in attending\, we ask that you please RSVP. Feel free to use your chosen name and whatever information you are comfortable sharing – this is more for space planning purposes! Families and older children are welcome to attend along with their teens\, but we ask that much younger children stay in the children’s area of the library with a parent or caregiver to reduce interruptions to the speakers. \nThe schedule of presenters is as follows: \n9/13: Dexter Davis\, Men In Transition. Dexter (he/him) is a motivational speaker\, advocate\, and artist currently living in Hampton\, VA. He currently works as a Community Health Navigator at the LGBT Life Center and serves in multiple capacities with organizations such as The Men In Transition\, the National Transgender Sports Association\, and Black Transmen Can Cook. An empathetic and inspiring storyteller\, Dexter is dedicated to creating spaces of connection\, education\, and empowerment. \n9/20: KJ Spata\, Barber and Stylist. KJ (they/he) is a recent transplant to RVA from Northern Virginia\, and has been amazed at the community they have found and built here in the River City. They work as an independent barber and stylist out of Body Politic Studios and their favorite part of the job is being able to help transform someone’s look into an affirming and empowering style. KJ especially loves to work with trans youth and their families and has been an advocate and educator to many in the community. \n9/27: Ted Heck\, VDH. Ted (any pronouns) works in HIV prevention at the Virginia Dept. of Health\, where he serves as Transgender Health Services Specialist\, maintaining the Virginia Transgender Resource and Referral List and offering provider trainings and technical assistance on transgender issues. He often facilitates the Richmond Transformers transmasculine support group as a peer member. \n10/4: Yusuf Ansari\, Richmond Social Services. Yusuf (they/he) is a first generation graduate student in VCU’s MSW program and currently works in social services. As a biracial and Muslim young person\, they suffered a lack of representation both in mainstream media and within the queer community\, and they hope to provide hope for the future as well as an accessible example to gender diverse teenagers in the Richmond area. \n10/11: Zakia McKensey\, Nationz Foundation. Ms. McKensey (she/her) is the founder and Executive Director of the Nationz Foundation\, established to provide education related to HIV prevention and overall health and wellness while working towards a more inclusive Central Virginia for LGBTQIA+ identified individuals. She implemented the Transgender Clinic program at the Fan Free Clinic and has been instrumental in linking the queer community in Richmond with supports\, education\, and acceptance. \n10/18: Vincent Webb\, Seven Hills Family Medicine. Vincent (he/they) is the operational and clinical services director for Seven Hills Family Medicine\, a new clinic aiming to expand access to high-quality inclusive primary care which includes treating sneezes and sniffles as well as gender-affirming therapy and abortion services. As a queer man of trans experience\, bodily autonomy is foundational to his understanding of a life of happiness and freedom\, and his work over the years has been in service of this principle. He is the proud gestating parent of two amazing children. \nPlease RSVP individually to each day so we have an approximate head count for setup. Thank you and we look forward to meeting you and building community together! URL:https://henrico.us/calendar/youth-empowerment-series/2022-09-20/ LOCATION:Gayton Branch Library\, 10600 Gayton Rd.\, Henrico\, VA\, 23238\, United States CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://henrico.us/assets/Youth-Empowerment-Series.jpg GEO:37.607806;-77.607379 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Gayton Branch Library 10600 Gayton Rd. Henrico VA 23238 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=10600 Gayton Rd.:geo:-77.607379,37.607806 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220913T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220913T190000 DTSTAMP:20240328T151207 CREATED:20220823T182118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220823T182245Z UID:10058697-1663092000-1663095600@henrico.us SUMMARY:Youth Empowerment Series DESCRIPTION:Henrico County Mental Health and Developmental Services is proud to announce the launch of a new community-building and empowerment group for gender diverse youth and their families.  \nStarting on September 13th\, we will bring in guest speakers of diverse backgrounds to share about their journeys\, their careers\, their communities\, and their passions. The speakers are all trans and queer adults who live and work locally\, and who have found or created strong communities for themselves and their families. \nListen to their stories\, learn about the possibilities\, and ask questions! Participants may ask out loud\, or you will have the option to submit questions or comments via an anonymous Google form right from your phone. \nWe also hope to help our gender diverse youth build community with one another and are inviting teens from many different areas of Henrico County. You may even meet someone that you didn’t even know went to your school\, church\, or rec club! \nEach event is free and if you are interested in attending\, we ask that you please RSVP. Feel free to use your chosen name and whatever information you are comfortable sharing – this is more for space planning purposes! Families and older children are welcome to attend along with their teens\, but we ask that much younger children stay in the children’s area of the library with a parent or caregiver to reduce interruptions to the speakers. \nThe schedule of presenters is as follows: \n9/13: Dexter Davis\, Men In Transition. Dexter (he/him) is a motivational speaker\, advocate\, and artist currently living in Hampton\, VA. He currently works as a Community Health Navigator at the LGBT Life Center and serves in multiple capacities with organizations such as The Men In Transition\, the National Transgender Sports Association\, and Black Transmen Can Cook. An empathetic and inspiring storyteller\, Dexter is dedicated to creating spaces of connection\, education\, and empowerment. \n9/20: KJ Spata\, Barber and Stylist. KJ (they/he) is a recent transplant to RVA from Northern Virginia\, and has been amazed at the community they have found and built here in the River City. They work as an independent barber and stylist out of Body Politic Studios and their favorite part of the job is being able to help transform someone’s look into an affirming and empowering style. KJ especially loves to work with trans youth and their families and has been an advocate and educator to many in the community. \n9/27: Ted Heck\, VDH. Ted (any pronouns) works in HIV prevention at the Virginia Dept. of Health\, where he serves as Transgender Health Services Specialist\, maintaining the Virginia Transgender Resource and Referral List and offering provider trainings and technical assistance on transgender issues. He often facilitates the Richmond Transformers transmasculine support group as a peer member. \n10/4: Yusuf Ansari\, Richmond Social Services. Yusuf (they/he) is a first generation graduate student in VCU’s MSW program and currently works in social services. As a biracial and Muslim young person\, they suffered a lack of representation both in mainstream media and within the queer community\, and they hope to provide hope for the future as well as an accessible example to gender diverse teenagers in the Richmond area. \n10/11: Zakia McKensey\, Nationz Foundation. Ms. McKensey (she/her) is the founder and Executive Director of the Nationz Foundation\, established to provide education related to HIV prevention and overall health and wellness while working towards a more inclusive Central Virginia for LGBTQIA+ identified individuals. She implemented the Transgender Clinic program at the Fan Free Clinic and has been instrumental in linking the queer community in Richmond with supports\, education\, and acceptance. \n10/18: Vincent Webb\, Seven Hills Family Medicine. Vincent (he/they) is the operational and clinical services director for Seven Hills Family Medicine\, a new clinic aiming to expand access to high-quality inclusive primary care which includes treating sneezes and sniffles as well as gender-affirming therapy and abortion services. As a queer man of trans experience\, bodily autonomy is foundational to his understanding of a life of happiness and freedom\, and his work over the years has been in service of this principle. He is the proud gestating parent of two amazing children. \nPlease RSVP individually to each day so we have an approximate head count for setup. Thank you and we look forward to meeting you and building community together! URL:https://henrico.us/calendar/youth-empowerment-series/2022-09-13/ LOCATION:Gayton Branch Library\, 10600 Gayton Rd.\, Henrico\, VA\, 23238\, United States CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://henrico.us/assets/Youth-Empowerment-Series.jpg GEO:37.607806;-77.607379 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Gayton Branch Library 10600 Gayton Rd. Henrico VA 23238 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=10600 Gayton Rd.:geo:-77.607379,37.607806 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR