Welcome to Gender Odyssey

Gender Odyssey is an international conference focused on the thoughtful exploration of gender. We strive to create an empowering environment where people of all genders can share their experiences and learn from the experiences of others.

Through dialogue, peer-led presentations, and sharing skills and expertise, we work to create broader and evolving language, social support, and life pathways that support all gender identities. By doing so, we hope to strengthen ourselves and develop communities that celebrate all expressions of gender at any age.

Gender Odyssey is open to all. We embrace the presence and participation of traditionally gendered and gender variant people: transmen, transwomen, genderqueers, intersex people, our families, partners, and allies. It is a place for us and those we love to gather together, share our lives, and learn from one another. It is also a great place for those who serve this community to expand their knowledge and understanding of transgender and gender variant issues.

Thanks to all who made our 2008 conference such a success! We had more workshops than ever before, and attendees from as far away as Cape Town, South Africa, and Stockholm, Sweden.

2009 will be Gender Odyssey's 7th conference. Our conference takes place each year in Seattle over Labor Day weekend, and features:

• More than 75 workshops and facilitated discussions
• Social events, entertainment, receptions and BBQ
• Programming for families, partners, and youth

To learn more about Gender Odyssey and keep up to date with conference news, please join our mailing list. We send email about twice a month, and will carefully safeguard your privacy.

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