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JULY 2009
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7/10/09 (F) 6:00 FTM+/SOFFA social support
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7/10/09 (F) 7:30pm Trans on the Street: Survival Sex, Silicone, and Street Pharmacies
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TBA LGBT Crime Victim training for providers
AUGUST 2009
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8/1/09 6:00 FTM+/SOFFA social support
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8/1/09 7:30pm Against a Trans Narrative (film - Jules Roskam)
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8/25/098:00pm Rope Sex with Lee Harrington - co-sponsored with ToolShed
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TBA LGBT Crime Victim training for providersAUGUST 2009
SEPTEMBER 2009
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9/5/09 6:00pm FTM+/SOFFA social support
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9/5/09 7:30pm Therapist Meet 'n' Greet (panel)
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TBA Hope for Healing programming
(more info:
www.forge-forward.org/calendar.php)
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7/18/09 Rainbow Community Potluck Picnic, noon to 4 p.m. Washington Park near the senior center building.
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9/12/09 Milwaukee LGBT Community Center - Big Night Out
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10/15-25/09 Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival
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| Remember, FORGE social support meetings aren't just for the boys! |
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The line up for the first Saturday of each month is:
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6:00 - 7:15 -- FTM+/SOFFA Support.
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7:30 - 9:00 -- Center Stage Main Event (Main topic - July = Trans on the Street: Survival Sex, Silicone, and Street Pharmacies)
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9:00 - 9:30pm -- Social Time
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| Trans on the Street: Survival Sex, Silicone, and Street Pharmacies |
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FRIDAY, July 10, 2009
7:30pm
Maybe you think only MTFs sell sex to survive. Maybe you believe silicone is only for those who cannot afford hormones or surgery. Maybe you are under the assumption that people who have insurance would never buy hormones on the street, from friends or off the internet.
You might be surprised to learn how many people in our community - people of all ages, races, gender vectors, sexual orientations, economic levels, backgrounds, employment status', and other demographic diversities - are finding ways to survive and create the body they want to live in.
Our discussion will not focus on "right" or "wrong" - but will delve into some of the reasons people take risks (calculated for some, unknown for others) and what, exactly, those risks are. What are some of the reasons people make the choices they do? How can we all make the most informed choices about our financial, emotional, physical, spiritual health? How can we, as a community, understand and support each, even though we may make different decisions.
Join FORGE on July 10, 2009 (-- yes, that's a Friday --), for a respectful discussion and engaging conversation.
Location: MilwaukeeLGBTCommunity Center, 315 W. Court Street, Milwaukee, WI
For more information, email tgwarrior@forge-forward.org or call 414-559-2123.
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Fundraiser - Thank you! |
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Thank you to all of you who came out to Bakers Square on Sunday, June 28, 2009. FORGE, Lesbian Alliance, Metropolitan Community Church, The Milwaukee LGBT Community Center, and SAGE appreciate the wonderful community feel created by so many of us "taking over" Baker's Square -- and, of course, we appreciate that by your eating, it raised funds for the work our organizations do every day to serve our community.
Thank you!
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Pridefest Report |
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Pridefest 2009 was an amazing success! Stay tuned for a report about FORGE's involvement.
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| Call for Submissions |
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GENDER OUTLAWS: THE NEXT GENERATION
 
Kate Bornstein & S Bear Bergman, eds
Deadline: 1 September 2009
"In the fifteen years since the release of Gender Outlaw, transgender narratives have made their way into cultural locations from the margins to the mainstream and back again. Today's trannies and other sex/gender radicals are writing a radically new world into being. GENDER OUTLAWS: THE NEXT GENERATION (Seal Press) will collect and contextualize the work of this generation's most forward-thinking trans/genderqueer voices-new voices from the stage, on the streets, in the workplace, in the bedroom, and on the pages and websites of the world's most respected mainstream news sources. Edited by that ol' original Gender Outlaw herself, Kate Bornstein and writer, raconteur, and theater artist S. Bear Bergman, GENDER OUTLAWS: THE NEXT GENERATION will include essays, commentary, comic art and conversation from a diverse a group of trans-spectrum people who live and believe in barrier-breaking lives." For more information go to: http://www.genderoutlawstng.com/ |
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Contribute to Gearbits! |
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Have you attended a FORGE event that you'd like to share with others? FORGE is looking for contributors to briefly share highlights or reflections on FORGE events so others who were unable to attend can get a flavor for the experience.
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| What do the symbols mean?? |
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Although everyone is welcome at any FORGE meeting, some meetings are designed with particular audiences in mind. These symbols indicate the focus of particular events and meetings.
Geared towards the entire transgender/gender non-conforming community and SOFFAs
Geared towards trans-masculine folks and SOFFAs
Reverse Inclusion: A trans+/SOFFA organization is hosting an event that welcomes the broader LGBTQIA (and straight) community. | |
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About FORGE
FORGE is a progressive organization whose mission is to support, educate and advocate for the rights and lives of transgender individuals and SOFFAs (Significant Others, Friends, Family, and Allies). FORGE is dedicated to helping move fragmented communities beyond identity politics and forge a movement that embraces and empowers our diverse complexities. FORGE PO Box 1272 Milwaukee, WI 53201 www.forge-forward.orginfo@forge-forward.org414-559-2123 |
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