By the GHTI Team
There are moments in the work of building a more inclusive world that ask us to pause — not to slow down, but to fully take in what has been accomplished, and what it signals for what is possible ahead.
May 21, 2026, was one of those moments.
On the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, our colleague Juliette Greenham — CFO of the Gender Health Training Institute and facilitator with TransFamily Alliance’s Navegando el Viaje de Género program — was invited to speak at the Grupo Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (Grupo BMV) “Ring the Bell for LGBTIQ+ Equality 2026” in Mexico City.
We are proud of her, and we believe this moment matters far beyond our organization.
What Is Ring the Bell for LGBTIQ+ Equality?
The Ring the Bell initiative is a coordinated global effort, now in its second consecutive year, bringing together more than 15 stock exchanges around the world to advance LGBTIQ+ inclusion in financial markets and workplaces. Participating exchanges ring their opening or closing bells as a public act of solidarity — making visible the connection between economic systems, human rights, and dignity.
This year’s Ring the Bell focused specifically on the visibility of the trans community. Speakers were invited to address the intersection of trans identity, economic participation, and systemic inclusion — a conversation that is urgent in every professional sector, including our own.
In Mexico, the stakes of this conversation are concrete. Survey data from INEGI’s 2022 National Discrimination Survey indicates that one in five people in Mexico reported having been denied at least one right in the previous five years, and data from the 2021 National Survey on Sexual and Gender Diversity found that one in three LGBTIQ+ individuals reported experiencing some form of discrimination, with over a quarter reporting unequal treatment in workplace benefits or advancement. These are not abstract statistics — they describe the lived reality of many of the clients, families, and colleagues we serve and work alongside.
A Trans Woman. At the Mexican Stock Exchange. As an Expert.
Juliette Greenham brought to that stage exactly what she brings to every room she enters: financial expertise, a commitment to dignified systems, and the full weight of her experience as a trans woman navigating professional life.
In her remarks, she offered this: that just as a resilient investment portfolio depends on integrating diversity, so too do the systems we build — in finance, in healthcare, in education, and in the communities we serve. Resilience is not uniformity. It is the capacity to hold difference, and to grow stronger because of it.
For those of us in the field of gender-affirming care, this framing is not new — but hearing it spoken on a global financial platform, by a trans Latina professional, in Mexico City, on a day dedicated to opposing homophobia and transphobia, carries a weight worth naming.
This is what representation in positions of expertise looks like. And it matters.
Why This Moment Matters for Our Field
Clinicians, therapists, social workers, educators, and other professionals working with LGBTIQ+ individuals and their families do not operate in isolation from the broader social and economic systems their clients navigate. When trans people are visible as professionals, leaders, and public voices — and when the institutions of finance, law, and commerce acknowledge the humanity and economic participation of trans communities — it changes the conditions in which our clients live, and in which our field operates.
At GHTI, we have always understood the training of gender-affirming providers not only as a clinical endeavor, but as part of a wider project of building systems worthy of the people they serve. Juliette’s presence at Ring the Bell is a reminder that this project extends well beyond the therapy room — and that our colleagues, in their own lives and roles, are part of shaping it.
We are grateful to Grupo BMV for creating a platform that made this moment possible, and proud to stand alongside Juliette as she continues to carry this work forward.
What’s Next: Navegando el Viaje de Género — A New Pilot for Spanish-Speaking Families
This recognition comes at a particularly meaningful time, because Juliette is preparing to launch something new.
TransFamily Alliance — our sister organization — is piloting Navegando el Viaje de Género (Navigating the Gender Journey), a Spanish-language parent coaching program designed specifically for families of transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse youth. It is the first program of its kind offered by TransFamily Alliance, and Juliette is one of its lead facilitators.
Navegando is grounded in the same evidence-informed TransFamily Gender Journey framework that has guided TFA’s family support work for years — now offered in Spanish, with content and facilitation thoughtfully adapted for the cultural contexts, lived experiences, and specific questions that Spanish-speaking families bring to this journey.
The pilot cohort is free of charge for accepted applicants.
If you work with Spanish-speaking families who are supporting a gender-diverse child or family member, or if you know of community members who might benefit, we encourage you to share this opportunity widely.
Follow this link to learn more and apply now.
Click this link to download a shareable PDF.
Stay Connected
The work of building affirming systems — in clinical practice, in professional communities, and in the world — is ongoing. We are grateful to do it alongside colleagues like Juliette, and alongside you.
If you found this post meaningful, we’d be honored to stay in touch:
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Together, we keep building.
The Gender Health Training Institute provides continuing education, training, and professional development resources for clinicians and providers committed to gender-affirming care. Explore our catalog of APA-approved CE trainings here.