Beyond the Gender Binary Course
An online 4-day series on gender diversity.
**Class Dates: Saturdays, November 7, 14, 21 & December 4, 2026 (9-10:30 AM EST)**
This course is held online only!
An online 4-day series on gender diversity.
**Class Dates: Saturdays, November 7, 14, 21 & December 4, 2026 (9-10:30 AM EST)**
This course is held online only!
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Beyond the Gender Binary
Have you ever wondered what impact gender has had on your life? Are you curious about gender diversity and fluidity, for your own understanding and as a friend and ally to trans and queer loved ones? Cat and forrest invite you to discover ways to support trans loved ones through these difficult times. We will share our gender stories and explore yours. We will discuss the impact of the gender binary and offer an exercise to see the world with more fluidity, movement and spaciousness. Together, we will consider ways that gender and sexuality intersect and diverge, reflecting on gender diversity's place within the past and present of LGBTQ communities. In our last class, we will discuss ways to celebrate and embrace all of our gender identities. Class Dates: - Saturday, November 7, 2026 (9-10:30 AM EST) - Saturday, November 14, 2026 (9-10:30 AM EST) - Saturday, November 21, 2026 (9-10:30 AM EST) - Saturday, December 4, 2026 (9-10:30 AM EST) Meet Your Class Facilitators:forrest Mainville (they/them) is an educator, writer and storyteller. They live on land stolen from the Dakota and Anishinaabe people, currently known as Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a retired Minnesota Child Welfare trainer and Hennepin County Social Worker. forrest teaches classes and offers retreats about aging and gender through a queer and gender expansive lens. They work to expand compassion for the LGBTQ
Catherine Charles Hammond (any pronouns) is a Minneapolis-based artist, educator, and performer whose work aims to help heal our collective relationship to gender and sexuality. She has participated in theatre making at venues throughout the Twin Cities, and has worked as a sex educator at The Smitten Kitten, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, and Catholic Charities Twin Cities. She has spoken and taught about gender diversity for spiritual communities, medical professionals, theatre practitioners, and more, and she believes that each of us has the ability to participate in a more just gender future. |
Pricing:
(Price includes the entire series, all 4 days of classes) $50+ donation / per person Once you register a meeting link will be emailed to you. |
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We work by creating programing and events in the areas of Arts & Culture, Education, Spirituality, Sustainability, Personal Growth and Justice & Action.
We work by creating programing and events in the areas of Arts & Culture, Education, Spirituality, Sustainability, Personal Growth and Justice & Action.
