BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GayOut//Event Export//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:393664@gayout.com DTSTAMP:20261106T001539Z DTSTART:20261119T160000Z DTEND:20261119T190000Z SUMMARY:Stronger Together Virtual Summit: Awareness\\, Allyship\\, and Ac tion DESCRIPTION:Stronger Together Virtual Summit — Awareness\\, Allyship\\, and Action\\nA Virtual Event Honoring Transgender Week of Awareness\\nNo vember 19\\, 2026\\, Virtual · 3-Hour Event\\nBring this event to your t eam. We handle everything.\\nBecome a Sponsor →\\nSummit Schedule\\nDow nload Schedule (PNG\\, CT)\\nNovember 19\\, 2026 · 10:00 AM–1:00 PM CT \\nAll session times are Central Time (CT)\\, UTC−6 on November 19.\\nT he downloadable schedule always uses Central Time (CT).\\n10:00 AM–10:1 8 AM CT\\nWhat is GenderCool?\\n10:18 AM–10:40 AM CT\\nFeature Session\ \nFeature Session: World Premiere of Letters to America - Nationwide Stor ytelling Campaign featuring special guest speakers\\n10:40 AM–10:58 AM CT\\nFeature Session\\nFeature Session: Raising LGBTQ+ Youth - Fireside C hats with Parents of GenderCool Champions\\n10:58 AM–11:10 AM CT\\nPres enting The Trans Youth Leadership Lab Capstone Projects\\n11:10 AM–11:2 0 AM CT\\nLeadership\\, Mentorship\\, and Advocacy as an LGBTQ+ Young Per son with GenderCool Board of Directors\\, Ashton Mota\\n11:20 AM–11:35 AM CT\\nFeature Session\\nIn Spanish\\nFeature Session: Transgender and N onbinary Inclusion Around The World (in Spanish)\\n11:35 AM–12:15 PM CT \\nFeature Session\\nFeature Session: How GenderCool is Changing Represen tation in Major Media featuring projects with Netflix\\, Hulu/ABC\\, and Pixar with special guest speakers\\n12:15 PM–12:21 PM CT\\nChampions of Change Awards\\nChampions of Change Awards - Visibility & Storytelling F inalists\\n12:21 PM–12:25 PM CT\\nChampions of Change Awards\\nChampion s of Change Awards - Families & Allies Finalists\\n12:25 PM–12:44 PM CT \\nChampions of Change Awards\\nChampions of Change Awards - Workplace of The Year Finalists\\n12:44 PM–1:00 PM CT\\nBringing GenderCool To Your Workplace\\nWhy Attend?\\nSponsoring a GenderCool virtual event connects your employees to powerful\\, authentic stories of transgender and nonbi nary youth in an accessible\\, impactful way.\\nAll your company needs to do is invite your employees\\; our team produces 3 hours of inspiring\\, turnkey programming structured as drop-in sessions\\, so employees can j oin the tracks that speak to them. Sponsors benefit from visible allyship \\, powerful employee engagement\\, and alignment with a movement that sp arks real culture change.\\nBecome a Sponsor →\\nHonoring Transgender W eek of Awareness\\nNovember 13–19 is Transgender Awareness Week\\nNovem ber 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance\\nThis event falls on the final day of Awareness Week\\nA powerful moment to stand with trans and nonbina ry youth\\n500+ Attended our virtual events in 2025\\n98% Of our attendee s loved our virtual events in 2025\\n45+ Companies participated in our vi rtual events in 2025\\n3 Hours of Impactful Content\\nChampion Storytelli ng: Our intersectional GenderCool Champions share their personal stories: honest\\, joyful\\, and humanizing.\\nFamilies & Allies: Champions' supp ortive families and corporate sponsors share their own stories of allyshi p and inclusion.\\nBreakout Rooms: Best practices and actionable takeaway s to support the next generation of leaders\\, who are more LGBTQ+ than e ver.\\nCurated Sessions for Every Leader\\nThis 3-hour event is built for flexibility. Sessions are designed as drop-ins\\, so employees can join the track designed for their role whenever works for them\\, and leave wi th the tools\\, language\\, and confidence to drive real inclusion in the ir sphere of influence.\\nERG / BRG Leaders: Make your resource group the most impactful program of the year. You champion inclusion every day\\; this track gives you the storytelling fuel and programmatic tools to do i t better. Bring authentic Champion voices directly to your members\\, bui ld deeper community\\, and leave with content your ERG will be talking ab out long after the event ends.\\nInternational Leaders & Allies: Inclusio n is a global commitment\\, not a regional policy. Trans and nonbinary yo uth exist in every country\\, every culture\\, every office. This track e quips global leaders with cross-cultural language\\, context\\, and frame works to show up as genuine allies\\, no matter where your people are loc ated or what stage your market is at.\\nAllies: Move from intention to ac tion. You believe in inclusion. Now learn what it actually looks\\, sound s\\, and feels like from the people who live it. Hear directly from Gende rCool Champions and their families about what real allyship means\\, and leave with the everyday language and confidence to practice it at work an d at home.\\nExecutive Sponsors: The data\\, the stories\\, and the strat egy to lead from the top. Culture change starts with you. This track give s executive leaders the business case\\, the lived-experience stories\\, and the strategic framing to champion transgender and nonbinary inclusion from the boardroom down\\, and signal to every employee that belonging i s a company priority.\\nParents: You don't have to figure this out alone. Parenting a transgender or nonbinary child can feel like uncharted terri tory\\, but thousands of families are walking this path with joy\\, resil ience\\, and unwavering love. Connect with Champion families\\, find comm unity\\, and discover the resources and conversations that can make all t he difference.\\nWe've Always Been Here\\nWatch our theme video from our Pride Month virtual event\\, a glimpse of the storytelling that powers ev ery GenderCool program.\\nWe've Always Been Here\\nOur Virtual Events Get Rave Testimonials\\n"That was amazing!"\\n"Really great ideas and conver sations!"\\n"Thank you so much to everyone at GenderCool\\, we're so prou d to support all the incredible continuous work that you do!"\\n"Really i mpactful event."\\n"I'm so happy to be here today. As a parent of a Trans man I am so hopeful by all the love here"\\n"This event is deeply educati onal and inspiring\\, led by transgender youth. Hearing their experiences is truly powerful and always warms my heart."\\n"You are doing amazing w ork and I love being a witness to it."\\n"It is inspiring to see this org anization - created for\\, and led by the community directly impacted in such a way that provides accessibility."\\n"I cry every time I attend an event! The ability that GC has to share stories is beyond anything I've e xperienced. Thank you for all you do\\, and the joy\\, hope and inspirati on you bring to people within our community\\, allies and the community a t large. I feel so grateful to be associated in any way with such an amaz ing organization."\\n"What an authentic and inspiring discussion!"\\n"The program today gave me incredible tools to take with me and incorporate i nto my allyship."\\n"The variety of speakers\\, stories and messages were really impactful."\\n"In a time where the immediate future is uncertain or troubling\\, it's a breath of fresh air that we can share a space that lifts each other up and lets us know we are supported."\\n"The confidenc e and braveness of the young people on the panel. I wish I had half as mu ch when I was that age. Bravo!"\\n"The best part was hearing personal sto ries from transgender young adults about how they are thriving and prepar ing to take on the future\\, change hearts and minds."\\n"Love the messag es of positivity. Needed more now than ever."\\n"This was a wonderful eve nt and the video had me in tears at my desk. Thank you for doing this wor k."\\n"What an authentic and inspiring discussion! It was so lovely to he ar from trans youth and learn about their experience and perspectives."\\ n"I love that you are finding ways to bring people together across compan ies and sharing information. Thank you!"\\n"Getting to see and hear the t rue\\, authentic stories and experiences in a safe\\, supportive environm ent."\\nElevate Your D&I Impact\\nAll sponsorship levels come with co-bra nding\\, employee connection\\, and alignment with a movement that matter s.\\nQuestions? Reach out directly to Vincent: vincent@gendercool.org\\nV isible allyship with your employees and the broader community\\nPowerful\ \, turnkey employee engagement: we do all the work\\nAlignment with a mov ement driving real culture change\\nBrand recognition across GenderCool's national network\\nCustomizable programming to fit your team's needs\\nV iew 2026 Supporter Opportunities\\nCorporate Support\\nBe Stronger Togeth er\\nStand with trans and nonbinary youth during Transgender Week of Awar eness. Let's make this the most impactful event yet.\\nBecome a Sponsor â †’\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/chicago/events/stron ger-together-virtual-summit-awareness-allyship-and-action-2026-11-19-17 LOCATION: URL:https://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/chicago/events/stronger-together-virtual-summit-awareness-allyship-and-action-2026-11-19-17 STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR