INTERA ACCESS · GEAR ON THE GO
A portable gender-affirming gear education and access station.
Learn about gender gear, touch and compare real products, explore different options, and discover pathways to access gear in a supportive community setting.
Gender gear makes more sense when you can actually experience it. Gear On The Go creates opportunities to learn, touch, compare, ask questions, and explore what might work for you.
GEAR ON THE GO
Gear On The Go is INTERA’s portable gender-affirming gear education and access station.
It brings gender gear, practical education, and personalized support into community spaces so people can explore options without needing to begin with a store, appointment, or online search.
Visitors can learn about different kinds of gender-affirming gear, touch and compare real products, ask questions, and get a better sense of how different options might look, feel, and function.
Gear On The Go can appear as a pre-booked pop-up at conferences, community events, markets, workshops, and other gatherings throughout the Edmonton area.
You do not have to know exactly what you need before you visit. Gear On The Go is designed to make exploration part of the process.
BUILT FOR MORE BODIES
Gender-affirming gear should be easier to explore when you can see more than one body, one size, one colour, or one idea of who the gear is “for.”
GENDER COMPREHENSIVE
Gear On The Go includes options for people exploring a wide range of gender identities, expressions, bodies, and goals.
Rather than treating particular products as belonging to one gender, we help people think about what they want the gear to do and which approach may support that outcome.
SIZE COMPREHENSIVE
Our display collection includes adult and youth models across a broad range of sizes so people can better understand proportion, construction, fit, and how gear changes across different bodies.
Seeing multiple sizes can make it easier to compare options and imagine how a product may work beyond the single sample usually shown online.
BODY & COLOUR REPRESENTATION
Wherever product options allow, our demonstration gear reflects variation in body size, shape, and skin tone.
Seeing different bodies and colours represented can make comparison more useful and help people get a clearer sense of what might feel realistic or affirming for them.
More representation creates more useful choices. Gear On The Go is designed to help people compare possibilities across genders, ages, sizes, bodies, and different goals for using gear.
EXPLORE · EXPERIENCE · EMBODY
Gear On The Go is built around more than simply looking at products. It gives people opportunities to learn, compare, handle, try, ask questions, and think about how different options may work in real life.
EXPLORE
Learn about different kinds of gender-affirming gear, what they are designed to do, how different approaches compare, and which options may be relevant to your goals.
You can explore compression, enhancement, fit, function, materials, sizing, positioning, care, and everyday use without needing to know exactly what you are looking for before you arrive.
EXPERIENCE
Photos and product descriptions can only tell you so much. Gear On The Go lets you handle real products, compare materials, weights, textures, shapes, sizes, and features, and see how different options relate to one another.
Where appropriate, you may also be able to try or position demonstration gear and explore how different setups feel.
EMBODY
Think about how gear might work with your body, clothing, movement, comfort, sensory needs, and everyday life.
Gear On The Go can also help you understand the next steps available to you, including where to learn more, how to compare options, and what access pathways may be available.
Exploration is part of the process. You do not need to arrive knowing what product, size, style, or approach is right for you.
WHAT CAN YOU EXPLORE?
Gear On The Go includes a range of gender-affirming gear, educational resources, and practical guidance so you can compare options and learn what may work for your body, goals, and everyday life.
COMPRESSION
Explore chest, pelvic, and body compression approaches, including binders, compression garments, gaffs, and other options designed to reduce, redistribute, smooth, or support body contours.
Explore Compression 101ENHANCEMENT
Explore chest, pelvic, and body enhancement approaches, including forms, packers, STPs, prosthetics, padding, shapewear, and other options that add volume, contour, profile, or function.
Explore Enhancement 101FIT & EVERYDAY USE
Learn about sizing, positioning, securing, comfort, sensory considerations, movement, clothing, accessibility, care, and other factors that can shape how gear works in everyday life.
Explore Gear 101ACCESS
Learn about purchasing options, community access programs, reduced-cost pathways, consultations, and other ways of getting support once you have a better sense of what you need.
Explore Gear AccessYou can explore without committing to a product. Gear On The Go is an education and access experience first. Comparing options and learning what does not work for you can be just as useful as finding something that does.
BRINGING GEAR INTO COMMUNITY
Gear On The Go is a pre-booked pop-up that brings gender-affirming gear education and access into community spaces throughout the Edmonton area.
COMMUNITY EVENTS & MARKETS
Gear On The Go can appear at community events, markets, resource fairs, festivals, Pride events, and other public gatherings where people can explore gear in an approachable community setting.
CONFERENCES & ORGANIZATIONS
Conferences, service organizations, community agencies, schools, professional gatherings, and other hosted events can book Gear On The Go in advance when the setup fits the space, audience, and purpose of the event.
LEARNING EVENTS
Gear On The Go can also support structured learning by giving participants the opportunity to connect what they are learning with real products, materials, sizes, and gear options.
GEAR EDUCATION
Gear On The Go can stand on its own as a pop-up, or it can be paired with more structured education depending on what your organization or community needs.
In-person workshops introduce participants to different kinds of gender-affirming gear, how they work, what features matter, and practical considerations around fit, comfort, access, and everyday use.
Community trainings help organizations, service providers, caregivers, and other support people build practical knowledge about gender gear so they are better prepared to support the people they work with.
BRING GEAR ON THE GO TO YOUR COMMUNITY
Gear On The Go is booked in advance for conferences, community events, markets, workshops, trainings, and other gatherings in the Edmonton area.
Tell us a little about your organization, event, audience, and what you are hoping to offer. We can help you explore whether Gear On The Go, a Gender Gear 101 Workshop, a Gear 101 Community Training, or a combination might be the right fit.
intera.gov@traumainformedfitness.ca
WHERE WE'RE GOING
Gear On The Go is currently available in Edmonton and surrounding communities. Our longer-term goal is to expand this model so more people can access gender-affirming gear education, comparison, and support closer to home.
AVAILABLE NOW
Gear On The Go currently operates in the Edmonton area through pre-booked community events, markets, conferences, workshops, trainings, and other hosted opportunities.
SUPPORTED BY THE CITY OF EDMONTON
Gear On The Go is funded through the City of Edmonton's Beyond Belonging Grant Program.
Learn About the Beyond Belonging GrantAvailability depends on scheduling, event fit, staffing, space, and the kind of experience being requested.
OUR GOAL
Our goal is to grow Gear On The Go so more communities across Alberta can access gender-affirming gear education and support, with particular attention to youth, rural communities, and populations that face greater barriers to accessing gear in person.
We want to build ways for people to explore real products, ask informed questions, and understand their options without needing to travel long distances or rely entirely on online shopping.
Access should not depend on your postal code. Gear On The Go began as a local model, but the need for practical, affirming, hands-on gender gear education extends far beyond Edmonton.
NEED HELP NAVIGATING GEAR?
If you’re not sure which type of gear to explore, we can help you think through your goals, comfort, fit, and available options.
Your Body. Your Journey. Your Pace.