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pro-Black, pro-Brown, pro-sex work, pro-LGBTQ+, pro-Trans, pro-choice, and pro-immigrant.

TERFs not welcome.

Headshot Credit: Alyssa Lentz

ABOUT ME

Hi! I’m Cedar Hayes, MPH (they/she), a queer, trauma-informed, pleasure-positive, full-spectrum birthworker on the ancestral and unceded lands of the Massachusett people, otherwise known as Boston. I am a survivor, a sex worker, a sex & sexuality educator and a community organizer.

My background is in public health (MPH) & gender studies (BA), health education, violence prevention, CSEC/violence prevention, serving people who are houseless, advocacy and support for LGBTQ+ communities and advocacy for young people.

I have spent my life dedicated to supporting survivors of sexual violence or those affected by trauma. Throughout my work, I have taught and organized classes and community events centered around LGBTQ+ health, reproductive health/rights, sex & sexuality, and more.

My identity as a queer, white, femme and my personal experiences with sex work, trauma, pregnancy & abortion fuel my passion for/dedication to inclusive care with a trauma-informed, anti-racist and social justice framework. My work in all areas centers community care, advocacy, destigmatization, and justice.

EDUCATION, TRAININGS, CERTIFICATION &CONTINUING EDUCATION

MASTERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH - Boston University

  • Certificates: Community Assessment, Program Design, Implementation & Evaluation;

    Sex, Sexuality & Gender

BA - GENDER & WOMEN’S STUDIES - Rhode Island College

  • Certificates: Violence & Trauma, LGBTQ+ Studies

BIRTHWORK/DOULA TRAININGS

RELEVANT TRAININGS/CERTIFICATIONS

RELEVANT WORKS & PROJECTS

TRAINING & EVENTS

Trainings Delivered:

  • CSEC 101 - developed for Roxbury Youthworks Inc., BUILD Program

  • LGBTQ+ 101 - developed for Roxbury Youthworks Inc., BUILD Program

  • Teen Dating Violence & LGBTQ+ Youth - developed for Roxbury Youthworks Inc., BUILD Program

  • Understanding Perpetrators of Partner Violence - developed for Roxbury Youthworks Inc., BUILD Program

  • Working with Cisgender Males & Transgender / Gender Nonconforming Youth on the CSEC Continuum - developed for Roxbury Youthworks Inc., BUILD Program

  • Reproductive Justice 101 - Developed for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin Advocacy Programs

  • Fighting for Reproductive Rights Pt. 1- Developed for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin Advocacy Programs

  • Fighting for Reproductive Rights Pt. 2: Abortion Access & COVID-19 - Developed for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin Advocacy Programs

  • Storytelling for Change: The Power of Abortion Stories - Developed for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin Advocacy Programs

  • Creating Effective Trainings - Developed for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin Advocacy Programs

  • Planned Parenthood 101 - Developed for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin Advocacy Programs

Past Events:

  • Engage. Organize. Amplify: Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin 2020 Advocacy Summit - Developed for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin Advocacy Programs

  • The Intersections of Environmental & Reproductive Justice - Developed for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin Advocacy Programs

  • History is Now: Wisconsin Activists & Leaders Webinar Series in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month - Developed for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin Advocacy Programs

  • Youth Organizing for Racial, Reproductive & Social Justice - Developed for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin Advocacy Programs

  • Voting for Change: Supporting Survivors & Reducing Barriers in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month - Developed for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin Advocacy Programs

PROJECTS

WRITING & NEWS