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SEPTEMBER 2009
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9/5/09 6:00pm FTM+/SOFFA social support
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9/5/09 7:30pm Multiple Identities, Whole Selves
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9/18/09 (Fri) 7:00pm Therapist Panel
OCTOBER 2009
NOVEMBER 2009
(more info:
www.forge-forward.org/calendar.php)
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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 -- September 5 = Multiple Identities, Whole Selves)
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9:00 - 9:30pm -- Social Time
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Saturday, September 5, 2009
7:30pm
We all live with multiple identities--gender and race, religion and ability-- we are full and complex people. How do we experience our varied positions, and how can we support one another as we travel different paths?
Join guest facilitators Cary Gabriel Costello and Beta Schaefer for an interactive evening designed to create connections, spark insights, and encourage discussion.
Cary Gabriel Costello and Beta Schaefer
Cary and Beta are intersexed partners engaged in a do-si-do of gender transitions. Cary was female assigned at birth and is traveling maleward, while Beta was male assigned at birth and is moving to the female side of the street. Cary teaches sociology and does research on avatars in Second Life, while Beta runs an internet radio station and virtual dance club, and serves as a
techfae-at-large.
Location: Milwaukee LGBT Community Center, 315 W. Court Street, Milwaukee, WI.
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Therapists Meet 'n' Greet |
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September 18, 2009
Friday 7:00pm
Have you wanted to be able to learn more about a therapist before stepping through their door? Would you like the opportunity to ask questions of multiple therapists - their approach, philosophy, adherence to the Standards of Care, or any number of other issues? Maybe you are just curious to meet some of the key therapists everyone in our community is talking about - even if you aren't looking for a therapist.
Join FORGE and a panel of therapists from Milwaukee, Madison, and Chicago for an evening of questions, exploration, answers, and insight.
Confirmed therapists include:
Each therapist will make a brief introductory comment about their practice. Following introductions, FORGE facilitators will have a set of moderated questions for the panel, giving time for each therapist to respond. After gathering some initial information through introductions and FORGE-asked questions, attendees will have plenty of time to ask their own questions - which can be anonymous (via writing) or oral.
Location: Milwaukee LGBT Community Center, 315 W. Court Street, Milwaukee, WI.
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Coyote Grace |
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Coyote Grace, folk-singing duo, will perform in Milwaukee again on Friday, September 11, 2009 at 9:00pm. Join Joe Stevens and Ingrid Elizabeth at Hotch-A-Do (1813 E. Kenilworth Place, Milwaukee, WI) for an evening of rhythmic, sexy, engaging music and stories. Admission = $10. To learn more about Coyote Grace and their amazing music, go to http://www.coyotegrace.com |
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LGBT Cultural Competency Training for Professionals
FORGE hosted two all day trainings (August 22 and August 26, 2009) for professionals who serve victims of crime to increase their awareness of LGBT issues and needs in seeking services. We are pleased to report that both days were engaging, dynamic, and allowed providers to learn new concepts, network with new people, and experientially connect to everyday joys and challenges of LGBT individuals.
Meditation with Kara Luening
Kara Luening offered a beautiful guided meditation on August 10, 2009. Participants were moved by the simplicity that also contained amazing depth. If you missed this event, Kara is interested in scheduling another meditation later this fall. Stay tuned.
Remembering Gwen
Many of you attended the "Remembering Gwen" celebration on August 1, 2009. FORGE is grateful for all of you who came to support Gwen's surviving spouse, Greg, and to support each other through words, hugs, smiles and tears.
August's Social Support meeting
Against a Trans Narrative was the feature event for the August 1, 2009 social support meeting. Although we had some initial technical difficulties with low volume, it was wonderful to have Milwaukee's first screening of Jules Rosskam's latest film. The discussion that followed addressed some tough (and sometimes heated) issues around identity, including race, age, FTM connection (or disconnection) to the lesbian community, class, the usefulness (or not) of self- or other-defined labels, concepts surrounding privilege (male and other), partnership status and desire for trans bodies, and the intersection between personal and political choices.
Hope for Healing: A Guide for LGBT Victims of Crime
Have you gotten your copy? If not, do you want FORGE to send you a paper copy - for yourself, for a loved one, for a provider you are working with? Drop us a note ( tgwarrior@forge-forward.org) or call us (414-559-2123) to request your copy - or multiple copies! [You can also download it online from www.LGBTsurvivorsguide.org] |
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What you see is not all there is! FORGE is involved with many national projects (and local ones, too). Here's a quick summary of where we've been and where we're heading:
August
- Invitation to the Governor's mansion to celebrate passage of Wisconsin's domestic partner registry (Madison). http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/
- Continued involvement with the Community Health Workers workgroup (Milwaukee).
- Two workshops at the LGBTI Health Summit: 1) Special Topics in Transgender Aging: Sexuality, Sexual Violence, and Elder Abuse; 2) Radical Non-Violent Activism in the 21st Century (Chicago). http://www.2009lgbtihealth.org/
- Active involvement with the Milwaukee LGBT Center's community initiative on Breast (and chest) Health (Milwaukee). http://mkelgbt.org/
- Facilitated two all day LGBT Cultural Competency Trainings for Trauma Professionals (Milwaukee). http://www.lgbtsurvivorsguide.org/
- Leadership involvement with American Society on Aging's LAIN (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Aging Issues Network) Leadership Council and Chair of the Editorial Board (virtual). http://www.asaging.org/networks/index.cfm?cg=LAIN
September
- Participation in academic poster session at Gender Odyssey Conference (Seattle, WA). http://www.genderodyssey.org/
- Co-facilitation of the American Society on Aging's LAIN Leadership Council's retreat in New Mexico. http://www.asaging.org/networks/index.cfm?cg=LAIN
- Participation at the Association of Sexual Energy Professionals conference in Arizona. http://www.goasep.org/
- Continued involvement with the Milwaukee LGBT Executive Director's coalition (Milwaukee).
- Facilitation of the Therapists Meet 'n' Greet (Milwaukee). http://forge-forward.org/socialsupport/meetings.php
- Three workshop presentations at MCADSV (Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence) Professional Development Institute: I Am for Survivors. 1) Trans Sexual Violence, 2) Trans 101, 3) The Role of SOFFAs (related to trauma). (Mount Pleasant, Michigan) http://mcadsv.org/
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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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