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Join Queer Haven Books and Yew Belong Community Services, Inc. for a Trans Visibility Day Event on Saturday, March 30th, from 2pm-4pm. The event will consist of a panel of trans professionals and activist to speak about trans visibility concerns within the community. Pre & post event there will be time to browse & shop the store, and mingle within our queer community. Find information below on the panelist:
Ms. Dayna Alane Smith, MA
Ms. Smith, MA, is originally from Brevard, NC; Dayna is a transwoman, advocate, and support group facilitator. She attended ASU & USC. With two decades of transgender advocacy experience, Dayna was the first trans woman to testify at the state house in 2015 publicly; advocated for BCBS-SC to remove trans health exclusions in 2016; ran for state Senate in 2018; and served on the Transaction Committee for S.C. Equality and board member of the HHC Foundation.
Josh Freeman, MA, NCC, LPC
Josh Freeman is a Licensed Professional Counselor. His passion is working with individuals who are struggling with issues related to depression, anxiety, relationships, love, bonding, LGBTQ+ identity and sexuality, gender identity, transgender transitions, and anything related to communication and love. He has worked in different environments, such as the Department of Social Services, the Department of Corrections, substance use clinics (IOP/MAT), and private practice.
Liam C. Hien, PhD. RN
Dr. Liam C. Hein is an educator, a nurse, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. Dr. Hein’s work focuses on improving LGBTQ health equity through education, advocacy/activism, and health policy. He is currently interested in transgender elders amidst current state-level political efforts. He completed a post-doc in Health Disparities in Underserved Populations at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He is a Senior Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity through George Washington Univ./the Atlantic Institute in Oxford, England.
Yew Belong Community Services, Inc. will be present to provide information about services and resources before, during, and after the discussion panel.
Danielle Blood will also be present to connect with folx about affirming vocal coaching services.
Holding her degrees in Music Education and Performance, Danielle has spent the last decade studying and teaching healthy vocal habits. Using her experience as a classically trained vocalist and her own struggles with voice dysphoria as motivation, she blends musical voice instruction with more familiar affirming vocal care techniques. This gives Danielle a unique approach to vocal coaching, and allows her to work with clients in a variety of different ways to
help them discover their own affirming voice.
When she isn’t doing vocal coachings, she is typically working diligently at any of her other three jobs. You can find her teaching music lessons on Brass, Voice, Bass Guitar, or Piano for
Freeway Music, managing the Freeway Music branch in Cayce, or performing around the Carolinas with any of the bands that she finds herself in.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Queer Haven Books, 1332 Main Street, Unit 120, Columbia, SC, United States