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Transgender Day of Remembrance, which is Wednesday, Nov. 20, will be marked with a student-led discussion at University of Wisconsin-Stout.

The Trans and Nonbinary Student Panel will be from 11:15 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. in room 208 in Heritage Hall. It is free and open to the public.

The discussion, led by Coltan Schoenike, a graduate student in the marriage and family therapy program, will include:

• Ezra Brey, studio art
• Lex Redfern, human development and family studies
• Kimberia Sherya, marriage and family therapy
• Lauren Sollman, video production

Professor Markie Twist, director of the sex therapy certificate, teaches the Lifespan Sexuality course, which previously has held a similar discussion.

“We feel like the information in the class is invaluable to all, especially information about the experiences of people who are transgender and/or gender diverse identifying. In relation to this we are opening up the panel and the class to everyone,” Twist said.

�������� has an LGBTQ student resource center, the Qube, in Merle M. Price Commons. The university offers a women and gender studies minor and certificate, along with the human development and family studies major and minor.

Sex Speak Session Dec. 4

The sex therapy program also is sponsoring a Sex Speak Session from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4, on the first floor of the Memorial Student Center.

The session, free and open to the public, is a one-on-one confidential, frank and nonjudgmental conversion with trained educators, including Twist and graduate students.

“No one should be without a safe space to honestly discuss sex and relationships. The purpose of Sex Speak Sessions are to offer a place to discuss these important topics,” Twist said.

Participants must be 18 years old, or if a minor be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Twist is a Certified Sexuality Educator and supervisor for the American Association for Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists. Twist has a doctorate in human development and family studies from Iowa State University.

The sex therapy certificate program is part of the university ��������. master ��������. program in marriage and family therapy, which marked its 50th anniversary in 2016.

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