Trans Sanctuary

This weekend is an opportunity for trans, nonbinary, and gender expansive people* to gather in community together. In these challenging times, we invite you into a space of sanctuary, refuge, and an honoring of our glorious gender diversity.

We will explore themes of:
Sanctuary: What kind of sanctuary do we need in this time? How we can provide sanctuary for ourselves and each other in this sacred gathering? How might we strengthen our webs of community now and in the days ahead

Grounding –  What supports us in grounding in our bodies, the earth, and that which is greater in our lives

Trans Joy – What brings us joy? What are the unique gifts we experience as trans people? How might we find this joy together?

Our time together will include gently facilitated conversations and sharing, invitations to reflect and journal, workshops, and spacious breaks. All program offerings are optional, and there will be ample time for music and art making, writing, reading, sleep, conversation, silence, contemplation, and connecting with the land.

Past attendees have included people from a range of spiritual and religious backgrounds, agnostics, atheists, people in their 20s to 70s, people who have been out as trans for decades, folks who are just coming into their trans identities, trans women, trans men, and non-binary folks, BIPOC folks, white folks, disabled folks, and people of varying class backgrounds.

In a spirit of radical inclusion and care, this retreat will be observing additional covid risk protocols. All attendees will be required to take a rapid covid test within 24 hours of attending, we will hold many activities outdoors (weather permitting,) and we will be observing indoor masking. Please reach out to us if you have questions about these protocols.

Scholarships are available. We are actively fundraising for this event, with the hopes that finances do not have to be a barrier for anyone who wishes to attend. Click here if you would like to sponsor part or all of a scholarship for this retreat, and put “Trans Sanctuary” in the “gift message” field.

*This retreat is for transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse people only. If you are one of our beloved cisgender allies and want to support this retreat, we invite you to contribute to the scholarship fund for this event.