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THE GENDER-AFFIRMING
MENOPAUSE SYMPOSIUM!

Join us for World Menopause Day weekend! Help create the future of affirming and inclusive menopause care. This event will have a lasting impact in the menopause space. Care provider or community member, you will get immense value!

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Gender-Affirming Menopause Symposium: World Menopause Day!

The Gender-Affirming Menopause Symposium: World Menopause Day!

Centering Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender-Expansive Experiences of Menopause Care

The first annual Gender-Affirming Menopause Symposium, taking place on the weekend of World Menopause Day, 2025, is building the future of menopause care!

The Gender-Affirming Menopause Symposium centers trans and otherwise gender-expansive experiences of menopause.

‼️HIGH-IMPACT FACT:‼️

There are 1.5 to 2 million AFAB TGNC people in the U.S. in the age range where they may experience menopause—yet most medical systems remain unprepared to meet their needs.

Be part of the solution!
Join The Gender-Affirming Menopause Symposium
and Shape the Future of Inclusive and Affirming Care!

Join us for The Gender-Affirming Menopause Symposium—a two-day, live, virtual gathering over the weekend of World Menopause Day (October 18–19, 2025).

This World Menopause Day, help shape the future of affirming menopause care and the Gender-Affirming Menopause Symposium.

Overview:
Gender-Affirming Menopause Symposium takes place on the weekend of World Menopause Day!

Led by Lasara Firefox Allen, MSW — author of Genderqueer Menopause — and produced by Genderqueer Futures LLC, this event centers trauma-informed, inclusive, and liberatory approaches to menopause care for trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive individuals, and the providers who serve them.

Gender-Affirming Menopause Symposium
✨ Event Highlights✨

  • Two full days of virtual sessions
  • Community-focused lived experience panels, embodiment workshops, and storytelling (Day 1)
  • Clinical training, systemic change panels, and best practices for providers (Day 2)
  • Identity-centered affinity spaces
  • Live access, with optional evergreen replay upgrade

📅 Event Details

  • Dates: October 18–19, 2025
  • Location: Live, Virtual, Worldwide
  • Producer and Host: Genderqueer Futures LLC

Confirmed Speaker List

See bottom of page for Speakers’ Bios.

💫 Lasara Firefox Allen, MSW, Certified Menopause Doula and Coach, GLMA, Menopause Society, and WPATH Member

💫 Dr. Marie Benkley, NP, MSCP Provider

💫 Dr. Kristin Gianelis, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, WHNP-BC, MSCP, CNE

AND MANY MORE TO COME!

🎟️ Choose Your Access Pass for the Gender-Affirming Menopause Symposium Weekend-Long World Menopause Day Event!

We have a Community Pass option, and a Professional Practice option. Each option has sliding scale tiers. You decide where you fit, and how much you can afford to pay. This is an integrity-based offering, and one where we are trusting you, our community member, to contribute what you can, according to your levels of access.

For guidance on how to best decide which tier you fit in, please take a look at the Green Bottle image:

Alexis J. Cunningfolk at Worts and Cunning for the Green Bottle image.

REMEMBER THESE THINGS AS YOU DECIDE HOW MUCH TO PAY:

Sliding Scales are designed to make access equitable.
Your willingness to pay more makes it easier for Genderqueer Futures LLC to continue to offer sliding scales ongoingly.
Your payment, in the case of the Gender-Affirming Menopause Symposium, is making equity-based pay for our presenters possible.

Please take an quick inventory of your levels of access to resources, and pay accordingly.

🌿 Community Access Pass:
For trans, nonbinary, gender-diverse individuals and community leaders.

Access to all live sessions
Digital Symposium Guidebook
Private event access link

✅ Sliding Scale: $49 – $149: Scroll to find your tier.

🩺 Professional Practice Pass:
For healthcare providers, doulas, coaches, and educators.

Access to all live sessions
Digital Symposium Guidebook
Private event access link

✅ Sliding Scale: $199 – $399: Scroll to find your tier.

🌱Add Evergreen Replay Access for all Gender-Affirming Menopause Symposium Sessions!

Optional Upgrade at Checkout

  • Unlimited lifetime replay access to all workshops, panels, and trainings
  • Perfect for pacing your learning, professional reference, or revisiting community wisdom
  • + $199 at checkout

🎓 Add CEU/CME CREDITS!

Optional Upgrade at Checkout

  • We are in the process of applying for CEU/CME certification.
  • Fun, engaging way to get your continuing education covered!
  • 12+ units!
  • + sliding scale at checkout

📣 Sponsorship Opportunities Available📣

Partner with us to build a future where affirming menopause care is for every body.

SPONSOR EQUITY IN MENOPAUSE CARE!

Join us in building the future of inclusive and affirming menopause care. Pre-designed sponsorship packages are available, and we are also more than willing to design a custom package that fits your organization or practice.

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“Discussing menopause with Lasara was so reassuring and supportive. As someone who didn’t think they ‘needed’ menopause coaching, I gained so much insight and helpful guidance. I would recommend Lasara’s coaching support for anyone with a body that is in – or nearing – menopause.”
Ellen F., she/herATTY AND ACTIVIST
“Mx. Allen is a leader in the genderqueer menopause space! Their course for clinicians was fantastic, allowing for deep personal and professional growth, and interdisciplinary discussion. Lasara is also available for 1:1 consultations for complex situations and has been an invaluable resource to my practice!”
Dr. Kristin Gianelis (she/her)DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, WHNP-BC, MSCP, CNE
“My session with Lasara not only provided validation for a queer body experiencing a multitude of symptoms and lack of understanding, but they connected me with resources and suggestions that helped me manage some of those symptoms and the knowledge that I’m not alone. This session was one of the first times in the three-year journey to hell and back that I felt heard and understood. Thank you, Lasara, for seeing me and supporting me.”
Sandra D., she/theyNONPROFIT LEADER
Every Body Deserves Affirming Menopause Care.

Speaker Bios:

💫 Dr. Marie Benkley, NP, MSCP Provider

Dr. Marie Benkley is an evidence-based Naturopathic Doctor and Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP) practicing in Portland, Oregon. She provides comprehensive menopause healthcare, with a focus on both current and long term health – including mental health, sexual health, heart health and bone health – that can be impacted by this hormonal change. Dr. Marie is dedicated to supporting you in understanding your menopausal experience and the treatment options available (if needed) so you can make informed decisions about your health and navigate this time in life with greater ease and clarity. She has expertise in a variety of treatment options for menopausal symptoms, including menopausal hormone therapy (MHT, also known as HRT), non-hormonal medications and natural therapies.

Dr. Marie is passionate about LGBTQ+ inclusive menopause care and is committed to providing affirming care for all people experiencing menopause. She has additional training and clinical experience in gender-affirming care, including gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT).

When not seeing patients, Dr. Marie can often be found powerlifting, climbing, backpacking or riding motorcycles. She also loves long walks with her partner and German Sherpard pup.

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