Trans Surgery 101 seminar

The Trans Surgery 101 seminar will be held during the Big Gay Pride Market on Saturday, June 20 at 3pm

Location: Alliant Energy Center

Experienced community members from Trans Medical Mutual Aid will lead you through a presentation on surgical gender-affirming care. This class is friendly to folks who are questioning their gender, transitioning / trans, and folks who want to support or understand their trans loved ones or clients better. Medical providers also welcome.

We will provide an overview of medical options specific to the area and in general, how to navigate the medical system, how to maximize financial aid / benefits / insurance, and how to prepare for recovery. Our information, results photos, wait times information, and personal experience with the process is exclusive to this seminar.

If you have any interest in or questions about the surgical procedures sometimes involved in gender-affirming care, this is the seminar for you.

18+ age requirement, please send a contact request to schedule for a family seminar

A note about privacy: we will not retain your sign up info beyond the event. Registration is used to help us keep the event limited only to safe individuals in the community.

First name

NOT your deadname, just a first name, please.

Last name

We ask in the event that age verification is needed, your information will not be retained or shared

We will send you one confirmation email and one reminder email

I will be 18 years old or older on 6/20/2026

Do you have any concerns about transition or gender-affirming care?

What are you most interested in learning about gender-affirming care / transition?

List up to four questions you have: (these can be general or highly specific to an upcoming healthcare need, etc)

This seminar features information and some images related to gender transition / gender-affirming care, including information about the process of qualifying for, getting, and recovering from various gender-affirming surgical procedures. Some of this sensitive information and/or images may be disturbing/distressing for some attendees. You will be warned before any images are shown. Gender-affirming care has been repeatedly targeted by politicians and other organizations / individuals. Process and results images are rarely shown due to their intimate nature and the political climate around this healthcare. If you come to this program, you must agree to some basic rules:

No recording of any kind (audio, video, pictures)
Respect people’s privacy. After the program, do not talk about
1. Who you saw in the program
2. Questions or comments others shared in the program
3. Information about medical facilities or providers
4. Information about any images (medical procedure pictures, before/after pictures)
Keep your opinions to yourself
1. People have different aesthetic goals for transition
2. People have different functional goals for transition

These rules are to maintain the safety and privacy of all attendees and all providers and individuals who have provided information or photos to the presentation.

Event attendance will be limited due to room constraints. Signing up for this seminar does not ensure your acceptance. Please wait for an email confirmation, which will indicate that a seat in the class will be held for you. Bring a form of identification with you (last name match) to the Big Gay Market on the day of the seminar.

I have read and agree to these terms. I have completed the survey accurately to the best of my knowledge.

Notice: there is an $10 charge for parking if you plan to park at the market venue.

Questions? Need financial assistance for parking? Please contact us at with the Contact Us button after scrolling down and clicking SUBMIT to complete your sign up.

Interested in seeing a qualified mental health provider for a readiness assessment during the Big Gay Market on this date? Please provide the following information here: Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy). Watch your email for instructions!