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#179 From: michael munson - FORGE <tgwarrior@...>
Date: Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:23 pm
Subject: Unique Training on Transgender Aging
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
CONTACT INFORMATION:        
         Transgender Aging Network
        c/o FORGE
        PO Box 1272
        Milwaukee, WI 53201
         414-559-2123
         www.forge-forward.org/tan
         tan@...
                                     
March 13, 2009
 
If you work with transgender people or with elders, there’s a CEU-granting training in Chicago on April 17, 2009 that you can't afford to miss.
 
For the past ten years, FORGE’s Transgender Aging Network (TAN) has been the only organization in the world devoted solely to researching, supporting, advocating for, and providing services to transgender elders.  In conjunction with SAGE-Chicago and The Center on Halsted, on April 17th we are going to condense all that expertise into an aptly-named, all-day Transgender Aging Intensive designed specifically for people like you.  We'll start with a transgender 101 to give us all common language and concepts, go on to what TAN has discovered about trans elder-specific needs and concerns, and end with concrete advice about designing or adapting aging or transgender services for transgender elders.  Along the way we'll review data, use case studies, and spend plenty of time sharing experiences and problem-solving.
 
The Intensive will be led by TAN’s founding Executive Director, Loree Cook-Daniels.  Cook-Daniels has 30 years’ experience both as an aging policy analyst and as an advocate for and educator about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues.  She has been a featured trainer on transgender aging issues at conferences hosted by the American Psychological Association, AARP, the American Society on Aging, SAGE-New York, and many others.  Her articles and chapters on transgender aging issues have appeared in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Aging: Research and Clinical Perspectives, The Journal of GLBT Family Studies, Victimization of the Elderly and Disabled, and OutWord, among others.  Many of her transgender aging articles are available online at no cost, at http://www.forge-forward.org/tan/publications.php
   
The Intensive costs $100 and includes  lunch and snacks, a take-home reference binder, and a CEU certificate.  If you’re traveling from out of state, a discounted rate at a nearby hotel is available; email tan@... for details.  Pre-registration is required; register online at http://www.forge-forward.org/tan/intensive.php
 
Questions?  Email tan@... or call 414-559-2123.
 
Want to keep up with the field of transgender aging, ask questions, or share your program?  Sign up for the Transgender Aging Network’s listserv, which links both transgender elders and the professionals, researchers, and advocates who serve them.  Are you yourself over age 50 and transgender (or the close Significant Other, Friend, Family or Ally of a transgender elder)?  Then you may want to check out ElderTG, TAN’s peer support listserv.  For more information or to sign up for either, go to www.forge-forward.org/tan
 
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#178 From: michael munson - FORGE <tgwarrior@...>
Date: Mon Nov 24, 2008 6:43 pm
Subject: Transgender Aging training - 12/5/08 in Chicago (geared for providers)
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Many of us spend hours of time training our providers -- therapists, physicians, medical staff, and many others. FORGE is offering a unique training opportunity for providers, focused on transgender aging.  Please forward this email or print the flyer link below and share with any providers you know who would benefit from additional training.

[For a printable flyer, please click here: http://www.forge-forward.org/docs/TAN_intensive_flyer_2008.pdf ]

For the past ten years, FORGE’s Transgender Aging Network (TAN) has been the only organization in the world devoted solely to researching, supporting, advocating for, and providing services to transgender elders and the providers who serve them.  On December 5, 2008, in conjunction with SAGE-Chicago and The Center on Halsted, TAN is going to condense all that expertise into an aptly-named, all-day Transgender Aging Intensive designed specifically for providers. 

We will start with a transgender 101 to give us all common language and concepts before diving into trans elder-specific needs and concerns, and end with concrete advice about designing or adapting aging or transgender services for transgender elders.  Along the way we will review data, use case studies, problem-solve around concerns participants bring in, and spend plenty of time sharing experiences.  ( Additional information is available at http://www.forge-forward.org/tan/intensive.php )

The Intensive will be led by TAN’s founding Executive Director, Loree Cook-Daniels.  Cook-Daniels has 30 years’ experience both as an aging policy analyst and as an advocate for and educator about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues.  She has been a featured trainer on transgender aging issues at conferences hosted by the American Psychological Association, AARP, the American Society on Aging, SAGE-New York, and many others.  Her articles and chapters on transgender aging issues have appeared in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Aging: Research and Clinical Perspectives, The Journal of GLBT Family Studies, Victimization of the Elderly and Disabled, and OutWord, among others.  Many of her transgender aging articles are available online at no cost, at http://www.forge-forward.org/tan/publications.php
   
The Intensive fee of $100 includes lunch and snacks, a take-home reference binder, a CEU certificate, and tools and concepts providers can use in their day-to-day work.  If traveling from out of state, a discounted rate at a nearby hotel is available; email tan@... for details.  Pre-registration is required; register online at http://www.regonline.com/tan_intensive2008

For more information, please contact:

Transgender Aging Network
c/o FORGE
PO Box 1272
Milwaukee, WI 53201
www.forge-forward.org/tan
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414-559-2123


#177 From: "David Mariner" <people@...>
Date: Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:06 am
Subject: Mitchell Gold Tackles an American Crisis
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Mitchell Gold has made a name for himself as part of the powerful team Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams. In 1989, Gold and Williams created their namesake furniture company in Taylorsville, North Carolina. Just nine years later, Inc. magazine positioned the company at number 57 on its list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies. In April 2005, Inc. named Gold one of its "26 Entrepreneurs We Love."
 
A long time supporter of  our community, Mitchell Gold is increasingly becoming known not just for amazing furniture, but also for his work as an advocate for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender equality.  Gold founded the non-profit advocay organization Faith in America; and has edited a new book, Crisis: 40 Stories Revealing the Personal Social, and Religious Pain and Trauma of Growing up Gay in America, which will surely become a must-read for all LGBT advocates, and has the potential to impact the future of our movement.
 

 

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#176 From: "David Mariner" <people@...>
Date: Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:19 am
Subject: Transgender Women of Color Hit Reality Television
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transwomenofcolor.gifTransgender Women of Color are rarely seen on reality television, as are LGBT People of Color.  But two African-American transgender women are changing that and making history and breaking barriers on reality television this season. 
When America's Next Top Model starts in September, Isis will be competing along with the other women.  Isis is the first ever transgender contestant on the popular reality show.  And even though the show has yet to begin, Fox News has already started with the inappropriate and ill-informed commentary
 

 

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#175 From: "David Mariner" <people@...>
Date: Thu Aug 14, 2008 5:04 am
Subject: New Documentary Movie Looks at LGBT Aging
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In the latter part of the 1960's the Civil Rights Movement made its way into the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Community. Across the country LGBT persons defiantly stood up and fought for the right to be out, proud, and equal. Today, the LGBT Community is out and definitely proud; however, they are far from equal. Those who fought for our equalityare older now and are facing an onslaught of discrimination from their government, social service networks, and even from their own Community.
 
Ten More Good Years introduces remarkable LGBT Elders who share inspiring stories of their lives and Queer History. It is through these stories that the governmental and social injustices quietly reveal themselves, shedding light on what it is now, and what it will be to grow old and Gay in America.
 

 

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#174 From: "David Mariner" <people@...>
Date: Fri Aug 8, 2008 7:20 am
Subject: Obama for America Announces Expansion of LGBT Leadership Team
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obamapride.gifChicago, IL -- The Obama for America campaign today announced a significant expansion of its National LGBT Steering and Policy Committee, as well as its grassroots infrastructure (Obama Pride). Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), who was the Chair of Hillary Clinton's National LGBT Steering Committee, has joined Tobias Barrington Wolff, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania and a civil rights lawyer who chaired Obama's LGBT Policy Committee during the primary, as co-chairs of the new National LGBT Steering and Policy Committee. Over the last few weeks, dozens of members of Clinton's committee have joined the Steering and Policy Committee, and the committee will continue to grow between now and Election Day.

"I am proud to support Barack Obama for President and work hard for his election because we share a commitment to equality for all Americans. This is our quest and our common goal," said Congresswoman Baldwin. "From now through November, we will reach out aggressively to our fellow LGBT Americans to ensure that they know there is only one candidate in this race who will stand up for equal rights and build a coalition that can deliver the change that we desperately need," Baldwin said.

 

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#173 From: "David Mariner" <people@...>
Date: Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:31 am
Subject: David Mariner in Metro Weekly
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metroweekly1.gifFriends and Colleagues.  I was recently featured in a Metro Weekly article and I would like to share it with you.  While I would normally shy away from such shameless self-promotion, I think this is a great opportunity to share with you my new work at the DC GLBT Community Center, which we call The Center for short.
I'm really excited to be at The Center, and looking forward to seeing the organization grow in the months and years ahead.  I hope you'll take a moment to follow this link and read the article abot me in Metro Weekly.
 
And please feel free to drop me a line and let me know what you think.  I don't want to broadcast my e-mail address on the web, but you can always connect with me on Facebook, Friendster, MySpace, Connexion, Linked In, or Plaxo.  You can also find me on the web at www.davidmariner.com.
 
Finally, let me express my appreciation for all the kind words I've received since this article come out, and my deep appreciation for all the folks who have taught me so much along the way about the movement for LGBT equality and the larger social justice movement that we are all a part of.
Sincerely - David Mariner.

 

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#172 From: "David Mariner" <people@...>
Date: Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:34 am
Subject: DC Transgender Coalition Protests DC Department of Corrections
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dctranscoalition1.pngOn Saturday July 19th the DC Trans Coalition held their first protest outside the DC Department of Corrections. (Additional pictures from the protest are available here).
Over the past four months, the DC Trans Coalition has been working with the DC Department of Corrections to encourage them to enforce current DC human rights law within DC prisons. Rather than working to enforce current human rights law in the District, the Department of Corrections is working with the Office of Human Rights to try and exempt themselves from the law.

 

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#171 From: "David Mariner" <people@...>
Date: Mon Jul 14, 2008 5:30 am
Subject: Obama Supporters Say No to Nunn
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Check out this article and be sure to join the facebook group:
OBAMA SUPPORTERS SAY NO TO SAM NUNN
 
notonunn1.gifAs the list of potential vice-presidential candidates narrows, supporters of Barack Obama are sending a clear message that former Georgia Senator Sam Nunn is an unacceptable choice.
 
Political Strategist David Mixner writes on Huffington Post: "There are some situations so obvious that you almost feel you don't have to comment upon them. Then you wake up one morning and realize not only should you have expressed your opinion but you should have done it loudly and resoundingly and repeatedly. The odious concept of former Georgia Senator Sam Nunn serving on a ticket with Senator Obama is one of those situations."
 
Nunn once fired two employees simply because they were gay and voted against the employment non-discrimination act.  This places Nunn far outside of mainstream America which overwhelmingly believes such discrimination is unacceptable.  a May 2006 poll conducted by Gallup found that 89% of Americans believe gay men and lesbians should have equal rights in the workplace, and public support for workplace equality continues to grow.

 

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#170 From: "David Mariner" <people@...>
Date: Sat Jul 5, 2008 5:45 pm
Subject: Trans Advocates Rally for Obama
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This year we have an opportunity to elect a President who will be the most transgender-supportive in history.
But electing a candidate isn't enough just by itself.  Unless we're visibly and vocally involved with campaigns and giving our time, energy, money, and ideas we will miss out on an opportunity to create a relationship with a President who has already said he's willing to stand with us. That is why we are asking you to join with us in supporting Barack Obama.

 

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#169 From: "David Mariner" <people@...>
Date: Fri Jun 20, 2008 6:03 pm
Subject: OLOC National Conference
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oloc.gifOld Lesbians Organizing for Change (OLOC) invites you to:
“California Dreaming: Building A Better World For Every Old Lesbian”
2008 NATIONAL GATHERING
JULY 30th - AUGUST 3rd
Los Angeles - Hacienda Hotel (LAX)
 
The Gathering features dynamic keynote speakers: award-winning author Jewelle Gomez, former California State Assemblymember Jackie Goldberg, and Blues singer Gaye Adegbalola.
 
Other entertainment: singer, writer, and raconteur Alix Dobkin, comedian and activist Robin Tyler, Mothertongue Feminist Readers Theater, the Los Angeles Women’s Community Chorus Reunion, and the OLOC Chorus, conducted by Sue Fink.
 
 
 
 
 

 

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#168 From: "temenos_people" <people@...>
Date: Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:44 am
Subject: Primetimers Day Trip to Winterthur
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  • Primetimers of DC Day Trip to Winterthur
    http://bp3.blogger.com/_6Bi2UEE8PEw/SBebDV2ZhdI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/bG0_blJGQL0/s320/winterthur1.gifPrimetimers of DC is planning a day trip to Winterthur Museum & Country Estate on Saturday, July 19th, 2008.

    Primetimers of DC is a social organization for older gay and bisexual men and their admirers. It is a catalyst for bringing together men for social and recreational activities.

    Winterthur is the former home of Henry Francis du Pont (1880-1969), an avid antiques collector and horticulturist. A visit to Winterthur will immerse you in another time and place. Rediscover America's heritage through its unparalleled collections of antiques and Americana. Wander through the breathtaking beauty of the 60-acre naturalistic gardens.

    The day-trip features a private group tour of Winterthur, cocktails at Quest Sports Bar, and Dinner at Eastern House Restaurant. For additional information, visit the Primetimers website.


  • #167 From: "temenos_people" <people@...>
    Date: Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:18 pm
    Subject: DC Center Update: Training on GLBT Senior Issues
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    The DC Center The DC Center Update
    In This Issue: April 29th, 2008 
    •   Day Training on GLBT Senior Issues
    •   Capital Pride 2008
    •   Pride and Heritage 2008
    •   DC Leather Pride June 6th - 8th
    •   Gay Lawyers Unite
    •   Still Singing for Peace and Justice
    Day Training on GLBT Senior Issues
    The DC Center Elder Think Tanks will host a training on GLBT Senior Issues on Thursday May 8th from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Our featured presenter will be Karen Taylor, Director of Advocacy and Training for SAGE. Karen will help prepare us to do our own trainings on GLBT Senior issues here in Washington, DC, and to think strategically about how we can best support GLBT Seniors in our community.

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    Senior Training
    Pride and Heritage 2008
    Local organizations serving and supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Asian/Pacific Islander (A/PI) communities will honor Trang Duong, Joseph Truong, South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) and Metro Weekly for their work to empower the community during their ninth annual Pride & Heritage celebration, taking place at Club Apex, 1415 22nd Street NW, in Washington D.C. on Saturday, May 10, 2008, at 6:30 PM.

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    Pride and Heritage 2008
    Gay Lawyers Unite
    GayLaw will hold their next social on May 8th at Poste Modern Brasserie, 555-8th Street, NW from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Founded in 1990, GayLaw is an independent, non-partisan bar association serving gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender lawyers, law students, and legal professionals.

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    GayLaw
    Capital Pride 2008
    The DC Center is proud to be a community sponsor of Capital Pride, taking place June 6th-15th 2008. The Capital Pride Parade begins at 6:30 PM on June 14th and goes through Dupont Circle and Logan Circle Neighborhoods. The Capital Pride Festival place on June 15 from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Pennsylvania Avenue, between 4th and 7th Streets, NW.

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    Capital Pride
    DC Leather Pride June 6th - 8th
    Now in it's third year, DCLeatherPRIDE's mission is to celebrate the rich leather history of the Metropolitan Washington DC region, to provide education of the leather lifestyle in a safe and healthy setting, and to create a welcoming environment into the leather community and leather clubs for those interested or new to leather and the leather lifestyle.

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    Leather Pride
    Still Singing for Peace and Justice
    The Bread and Roses Feminist Singers will mark their 30th anniversary with a performance at the Capital Hill Arts Workshop on Saturday May 3rd at 3:00 PM. The performance is titled After All These Years: Still Singing for Peace and Justice.

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    Bread and Roses
    UPCOMING EVENTS

    4/30: Learn about the Fight Against HIV with Magic Johnson
    5/1: Max Robinson Center Open House
    5/3 YOUTH PRIDE DAY
    5/3: Potomac Fever Concert
    5/8: Day Training on GLBT Senior Issues
    5/8: DCCMWG Presents 'Tweakers' at E-Street Theater (free)
    5/8: Gay Law Social Event at Poste
    5/10: Pride and Heritage 2008
    5/12: Taking the Last Drag
    5/15: Workplace Equality Forum
    5/29: OutWrite Presents Honky Tonk Diva

    See the full calendar here


    The Center's mission is to celebrate, strengthen, and support community among the GLBT residents and organizations of Metropolitan Washington, DC.

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    #166 From: michael munson - FORGE <tgwarrior@...>
    Date: Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:28 pm
    Subject: TDOR: I remember...
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    In recognition of Transgender Day or Remembrance, the FORGE website
    goes "black" on November 20, 2007.  http://www.forge-forward.org
    
    The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those
    who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice.  Day of
    Remembrance publicly mourns and honors the lives of those who might
    otherwise be forgotten.  Many cities and communities have expanded
    the original intent of the Transgender Day of Remembrance to also
    include non-fatal victims of hate crimes related to gender identity,
    expression or affiliation; those who have died as a result of lack of
    access to health care, housing, or other basic survival needs; and
    transgender and SOFFA individuals who have committed suicide.
    
    The majority of victims of anti-trans violence remain unidentified,
    unrecorded, and often not-remembered.  Please take a moment today to
    remember that hate and violence against transgender, gender
    non-conforming, and individuals who love trans+ people happens every
    day -- in "small" and profound ways.
    
    Perhaps more important than only remembering, "Be the change you want
    to see in the world." (Mahatma Gandhi)   Although it's difficult to
    disarm external violence, part of what we _can_ change is how we
    treat the people in our lives.  Show the people in your life how much
    you love and appreciate them.  Take 10 minutes to call your parents,
    grandchild, minister.  Hug your child, partner, or sibling.  Send an
    email to an old friend or lover.  Or reach out to someone you don't
    even know and offer your kindness, warmth and love.  As trite as it
    may sound, practicing "random acts of kindness and senseless acts of
    beauty" may actually change the world and reduce the amount of
    violence and suffering we collectively experience.
    
    Remember the living, as well as the dead.
    
    michael munson
    
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    PO Box 1272
    Milwaukee, WI 53201
    www.forge-forward.org
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    #165 From: michael munson - FORGE <tgwarrior@...>
    Date: Fri Nov 16, 2007 5:45 pm
    Subject: FORGE Transgender Day of Remembrance Handouts
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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    
    In honor of the 2007 Transgender Day of Remembrance (November 20,
    2007), FORGE is pleased to announce the release of two new handouts
    individuals and organizations are invited to download and
    distribute:  "Keeping Yourself Safe: Anti-trans Violence Awareness
    and Prevention," and "SOFFA Victims of Anti-Trans Violence."
    
    "Keeping Yourself Safe" acknowledges that while victims are never to
    be blamed for violence against them, there are tactics transgender
    and SOFFA (Significant Others, Friends, Family and Allies)
    individuals can use to keep themselves safer.  The handout lists 12
    safety tips, such as carrying a whistle and wearing clothes you can
    breathe and move easily in.  "Keeping Yourself Safe" is available in
    .pdf (Adobe Acrobat) format at
    http://www.forge-forward.org/docs/KeepingYourselfSafe.pdf, or in web
    format at http://www.forge-forward.org/transviolence/safety.php
    
    
    SOFFA Victims of Anti-Trans Violence" gives vignettes of eleven
    SOFFAs who were killed or seriously injured in anti-trans
    violence.  All too often, Transgender Day of Remembrance events have
    acknowledged only trans victims of transphobia, even though many
    SOFFAs have also lost their lives due to transphobia.  In some cases,
    SOFFAs were killed along with their trans loved ones but are no
    longer remembered nearly as well as their trans co-victim, such as
    Lisa Lambert and Philip DeVine, who were killed along with Brandon
    Teena.  Other SOFFAs, like Pvt. Barry L. Winchell, were targeted
    specifically because of their connection with a trans person.  Still
    other SOFFAs, like Willie Houston, were attacked because they were
    (erroneously) believed to be trans.  "It's important that we
    recognize transphobia is dangerous to everyone, not just trans
    people," FORGE director michael munson said, "And this handout is
    designed to raise that awareness."  The SOFFA Victims handout is
    available in PDF format at
    http://www.forge-forward.org/docs/SOFFAVictims.pdf or in web format
    at http://www.forge-forward.org/transviolence/SOFFAvictims.php
    
    The new handouts can also be accessed by clicking on the links at the
    upper right-hand side of the FORGE homepage, at www.forge-forward.org
    
    FORGE
    PO Box 1272
    Milwaukee, WI  53201
    www.forge-forward.org
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    #164 From: michael munson - FORGE <tgwarrior@...>
    Date: Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:52 pm
    Subject: FORGE - COG-nition (what's happening in Milwaukee, WI - November 2007)
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    COG-nition:
    Getting into Gear for FORGE Events
    November 2007 Reminders

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    November / 2007
    Monthly Social Support Meeting: November 3, 2007

     
    Third Wave and Transfeminism
     
    Time: 6:00 - 9:30pm
     
    Place: Milwaukee's LGBT Community Center
              315 West Court Street
              Milwaukee, Wisconsin
     
     
    Topic description:  Many members of the FTM+/SOFFA community have been lesbian separatists and/or have a strong feminist background. How has our experiences with changing or transcending gender affected our worldviews and politics? How has a feminist history affected our own gender and sexual orientation choices? What do transfeminism and Third Wave feminism have to offer us, and what does the FTM+/SOFFA community have to offer traditional feminists?  
     
    General information about FORGE support meetings:
    FORGE meetings provide a friendly, facilitated setting for transmasculine folks (FTM+s)/SOFFAs to network, share their personal experiences, become more informed, and gather resources.
     
    Join us between 6:00 and 6:45pm if you are new to the exploration of gender, new to the Midwest, early in gender transition or have a pressing issue that won't fit into this month's topic (or just want to hang out with others and listen). In this smaller meeting, we can better address individual concerns and help connect people to appropriate resources.
     
    The "regular"/topic portion of the meeting will begin at 7:00pm.  Following brief introductions and an icebreaker question, we will delve into that evening's topic. Discussion is free-flowing and loosely facilitated. Attendees can participate as much or as little as they feel comfortable
     
    FORGE support group meetings are open to ALL people interested in FTM+/SOFFA issues. We support and honor the plethora of ways there are to be FTM+/masculine/butch/trans+ and the wide variety of people who fall under the broad category of SOFFA. FORGE tries to offer a little something for everyone. Join us if you are new to gender issues and want a supportive place to explore. If you are well-versed in trans issues, you are invited to share your experiences and help elevate discussion to a more complex, philosophical level. Partners, allies, friends and professionals are always encouraged to attend on their own, or with a trans loved one (or client).
     
    Future FORGE Social Support Meetings:
    December 1, 2007 -- Home for the Holidays
    January 5, 2008 -- Masculinizing Chest Recontouring (Dr. Paul Steinwald)
    February 2, 2008 -- Sexuality, Negotiation, and Staying Safe(r)
     


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    Wanna be our friend?
     
     
     
    Live Journal, My Space and Facebook!
     

    FORGE now has an account at Myspace, Facebook, and Livejournal.  Please check out our pages, "Friend" us, meet new members of the FORGE community, and stay up to date with FORGE events and happenings!
     
    Find us at:
     
    Live Journal: http://forge-forward.livejournal.com/
     
    My Space: http://www.myspace.com/forge_forward
     
    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=613912916


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    Sexuality Survey
     
     
    We need your help!  If you haven't already, please take our survey on sexuality online at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=mYuMJuTQuNxOyZFzEfwGOA_3d_3d     (If you'd like us to mail you a paper copy, please contact us at the address below.)
     
    Sexuality is an important part of many adults' (and teens') lives.  Because trans people's relationships with their bodies and, especially, the body parts many people associate with sexual activity, are often different from non-trans people's, sexuality for trans people and sexual partners can present new issues, challenges, and joys.
     
    The results will be published in a Connectivity newsletter later this year.  FORGE took a small break from compiling our topic-centered, survey-driven Connectivity newsletters.  Connectivity is a publication of FORGE which illuminates the dynamic, multifaceted, challenging, and interrelated process by which personal, interpersonal, and community growth and development occurs. It is dedicated to helping move the fragmented trans+/SOFFA communities beyond identity politics and forge a movement that embraces and empowers our diverse complexities.
     
    We are thrilled to announce that we have three newsletters that will be available within the next six months: 1) sexuality, 2) sexual violence, and 3) the role of T in LGBT.
     
    Take the FORGE sexuality survey by going to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=mYuMJuTQuNxOyZFzEfwGOA_3d_3d  


    # # # # #

    Transgender Awareness week and Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil
     
     
    November 12, 2007
    Transgender Awareness week kick off event (TBA)

     
    November 13, 2007
    SAGE: Let's Talk About It! (Transgender)
     
    November 14, 2007
    Call Me Malcolm (film)
    Plymouth Church
     
    November 15, 2007
    Soldier's Girl (film)
    LGBT Community Center
    6:00pm
     
    November 19, 2007
    Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil
    (time and place TBD)

    FORGE will be present at ALL events, with fact sheets and fun interactive activities!

    #163 From: michael munson - FORGE <tgwarrior@...>
    Date: Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:13 pm
    Subject: Sexuality Survey!
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    FORGE* needs your help!  Please take our survey on sexuality online
    at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=mYuMJuTQuNxOyZFzEfwGOA_3d_3d
    
    (If you'd like us to mail you a paper copy, please contact us at the
    address below.)
    
    Sexuality is an important part of many adults' (and teens')
    lives.  Because trans people's relationships with their bodies and,
    especially, the body parts many people associate with sexual
    activity, are often different from non-trans people's, sexuality for
    trans people and sexual partners can present new issues, challenges,
    and joys.
    
    FORGE aims to provide valuable information to a wide spectrum of
    individuals, including those who are transgender, significant others,
    friends, family, allies, professionals, and many more. Although our
    focus is typically geared towards FTM+/SOFFA experiences, we welcome
    and encourage all to respond to our surveys. This survey, for
    example, has many body-specific questions that were written with a
    transmasculine/partner focus. People who identify as MTF+ or another
    gender identity should feel free note differences in the numerous
    comments fields, as appropriate.
    
    We have tried to write one survey that can be answered by both trans
    and non-trans people, by individuals who are and aren't in a
    relationship, by people who are partnered with trans and non-trans
    partners, and by people who have one or more partners. Ultimately, we
    need you to help us. Skip questions and/or add comments to your
    answers to make them fit your situation. Because some questions seem
    to presume you are part of a couple that has one trans and one
    non-trans partner, we particularly ask those in trans-trans
    relationships and/or polyamorous relationships to help us accurately
    reflect your experience by commenting on your answers.
    
    Take the FORGE sexuality survey by going to
    http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=mYuMJuTQuNxOyZFzEfwGOA_3d_3d
    
    The results will be published in a Connectivity newsletter later this
    year.  FORGE took a small break from compiling our topic-centered,
    survey-driven Connectivity newsletters.  Connectivity is a
    publication of FORGE which illuminates the dynamic, multifaceted,
    challenging, and interrelated process by which personal,
    interpersonal, and community growth and development occurs. It is
    dedicated to helping move the fragmented trans+/SOFFA communities
    beyond identity politics and forge a movement that embraces and
    empowers our diverse complexities.
    
    We are thrilled to announce that we have three newsletters that will
    be available within the next six months: 1) sexuality, 2) sexual
    violence, and 3) the role of T in LGBT.
    
    If you would like to be notified by email about survey results, calls
    for submissions for future Connectivity issues, or would like
    information about advertising in Connectivity, please send your email
    address to the contact information below.
    
    Thanks for your participation!
    
    michael munson
    
    
    FORGE
    PO Box 1272
    Milwaukee, WI53201
    info@...
    www.forge-forward.org
    
    
    *  FORGE is a progressive organization whose mission is to support,
    educate and advocate for the rights and lives of female-to-male
    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.

    #162 From: michael munson - FORGE <tgwarrior@...>
    Date: Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:25 pm
    Subject: Elder Violence and Abuse: Survey Responses and Stories Requested
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    Elder Violence and Abuse: Survey Responses and Stories Requested
     

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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    CONTACT INFORMATION:
        Loree Cook-Daniels, Executive Director
        Transgender Aging Network
        FORGE
        PO Box 1272
        Milwaukee, WI 53201
        www.forge-forward.org/tan
        tan@...
     
     

    September 14, 2007
     

    Transgender individuals age 50+ and those who love or work with them are encouraged to take a few moments to help the Transgender Aging Network (TAN) of FORGE document the extent of violence and abuse against trans elders, and the level of fear of abuse trans and SOFFA elders feel, for its ongoing training and technical assistance work.
     
    The online survey, available at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=I9T85nQICQPzN92d5isx8g_3d_3d, can be answered either by someone reporting their own experiences, or by someone reporting the experiences of someone they know.  Stories of violence, abuse, neglect, sexual or emotional abuse, financial exploitation, abandonment, health care discrimination, and elder housing discrimination of transgender people age 50 and older or of SOFFAs (Significant Others, Friends, Family, or Allies) of trans people who were targeted because of their ties to one or more transgender elders can be documented there.  We use the broadest possible definition of "trans," and especially encourage responses from butch women and feminine men.
     
    TAN, an international, 9-year-old organization, provides education and training on transgender aging issues; supports trans elders through a free, online peer support email list (ElderTG); and networks professionals and researchers through its Transgender Aging Network email listserve.  Many articles written by TAN are available for free download at www.forge-forward.org/tan.
     

    Survey responses will be taken until October 15, 2007.
     

    For more information or to subscribe to either listserve, email TAN Executive Director Loree Cook-Daniels at LoreeCD@....  Paper copies of the survey form can also be sent upon request; please email the request or call it into 414-540-6456, leaving your name, address, and how many survey forms you want.

     
     
    About FORGE / TAN

    The Transgender Aging Network (TAN) is a project of FORGE.  FORGE was founded in 1994 to support, educate and advocate for the rights and lives of female-to-male (FTM) transgender individuals and SOFFAs (Significant Others, Friends, Family, and Allies).  FORGE is dedicated to helping move our fragmented communities beyond identity politics and forge a movement that embraces and empowers our diverse complexities.

    FORGE
    PO Box 1272
    Milwaukee, WI  53201
    414-559-2123
    www.forge-forward.org/tan
    tan@...

    #161 From: "David Mariner" <people@...>
    Date: Tue Jun 19, 2007 8:30 pm
    Subject: Transgender Community & HIV Research
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    Transgender Community Involvement in HIV/AIDS Research

    If you have trouble reading this post you can also view it at:

    http://www.fighthivindc.org/2007/06/last-thursdays-action-lunch.html

    Last Thursday's ACTION Lunch

    We had one of the biggest turn-outs ever for last Thursday's ACTION lunch, where the topic was Transgender Community Involvement in HIV/AIDS Research. As many of you know, the DC Area HIV/AIDS Community Advisory has been working on changing the way the NIH collects data on sex and gender, and I think the lunch took us one-step closer (in a very long process) towards that goal.

    There were great presentations by Ben Singer, Karin Klingman, and Jessica Xavier (pictured left). To see more pictures from the event, click here.

    Jessica Xavier is a transgender health researcher who has worked in the HIV/AIDS epidemic since 1984. She earned her Master of Public Health degree at the University of Maryland, and her current interests are transgender epidemiology methods and program evaluation of interventions targeting transgender persons at risk.

    From 1998 to 2000, she was Principal Investigator for the bilingual Washington, DC Transgender Needs Assessment Survey. Currently she is a co-investigator of the Virginia Transgender Health Initiative Study, a statewide qualitative/quantitative survey of the transgender population of Virginia, implemented by the Community Health Research Initiative of Virginia Commonwealth University for the Virginia Department of Health and the Virginia HIV Community Planning Committee.

    click here to download Jessica's presentation

    Ben Singer is a PhD Candidate in English at Rutgers University working on an ethnographic dissertation: “On the Medical Margins: Transgender Risk Reduction in Public Health.” Since 1993, he has worked as a consultant and trainer in the public health sector, specializing in reducing health disparities through improving access to culturally competent care.

    He has consulted on local, state and national levels with the CDC, HRSA, Philadelphia Department of Health, AIDS Activities Coordinating Office, and other health and human service organizations. Ben has applied his knowledge to the successful design and implementation of government-funded projects that includes co-founding the Trans-health Information Project (TIP), a program of Prevention Point Philadelphia and the Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative, with funding by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From 2002-2004 he served as Director of TIP. In addition to presenting on transgender issues to government and community-based organizations across the country, Ben most recently taught “Transgender Queries in Medicine, Law, Politics and Culture” at Barnard College in New York City.

    click here to download Ben's presentation.

    Karin Klingman has been a Medical Officer in the Therapeutics Research Program in the Division of AIDS since 2000. Karin’s work includes protocol development and oversight. Her work has been primarily with the AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), but has also included the CPCRA, the HPTN, and the PACTG which is now known as IMPAACT.

    This topic will be addressed at an upcoming Community Partners meeting, and I hope the Community Partners will submit a recommendation to the NIH so that we can continue to move forward.

    Labels: ACTION, transgender

    posted by David Mariner at 3:02 PM Monday, June 18, 2007

     


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    #160 From: michael munson - FORGE <tgwarrior@...>
    Date: Tue Jun 5, 2007 7:30 pm
    Subject: Transgender Aging Network ED Featured on NGLTF podcase
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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

    Transgender Aging Network ED Featured on NGLTF podcase
     

    An interview with the Transgender Aging Network's founding executive director, Loree Cook-Daniels, leads off the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's (NGLTF) new series of podcasts, "From the Long View: LGBT Elders and Experts Speak." 

    The 16-minute audio interview starts slowly with personal reflections, but builds up steam as it goes and ends up addressing issues such as:
    • Why trans elders may be less healthy than non-trans elders due to fear of transphobia from physicians and home health care providers.
    • How "mainstream" elders would benefit if the aging network better met the needs of LGBT elders, based on the concept of universal design.
    • Why the LGBT movement needs to pay more attention to SOFFAs (Significant Others, Friends, Family, and Allies) in order to improve life for LGBT elders.
    • How and why we should be re-thinking retirement.
     
    The Cook-Daniels interview is the first of five interviews of members of the NGLTF Aging Roundtable.  Additional interviews will be released on June 12 (Robert Spellman of Griot Circle and Gay Men of African Descent), June 19 (Barbara Satin of the United Church of Christ and the Institute for Welcoming Resources), June 26 (Bill Serpe of SAGE/Milwaukee), and July 3 (John Otto, a Seattle-based transgender activist, educator, and student). 
     
    Audio interviews, written transcripts, and photographs can be accessed at http://www.thetaskforce.org/podcast
     
     
    About FORGE / TAN

    The Transgender Aging Network (TAN) is a project of FORGE.  FORGE was founded in 1994 to support, educate and advocate for the rights and lives of female-to-male (FTM) transgender individuals and SOFFAs (Significant Others, Friends, Family, and Allies).  FORGE is dedicated to helping move our fragmented communities beyond identity politics and forge a movement that embraces and empowers our diverse complexities.

    FORGE
    PO Box 1272
    Milwaukee, WI  53201
    414-559-2123
    www.forge-forward.org/tan
    tan@...

    #159 From: "David Mariner" <people@...>
    Date: Fri Jun 1, 2007 5:03 pm
    Subject: Alert: Hitchcock Sues Howard Dean & the DNC
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    OFD Update: Donald Hitchcock Sues DNC
    
    * Press Release: Hitchcock Sues DNC
    * The Merits of the Lawsuit
    * Paul Yandura Weighs in.
    
    PRESS RELEASE: HITCHCOCK SUES HOWARD DEAN & DNC
    http://outfordemocracy.org/arch/000626.html
    - - - - - - - - - -
    Donald Hitchcock, former employee of the Democratic
    National Committee (DNC), filed a lawsuit charging
    the DNC with violating his rights as an openly gay
    man, and Governor Howard Dean, DNC Treasurer Andy
    Tobias and DNC Deputy Finance Director Julie Tagen
    with defamation.
    
    THE MERITS OF THE LAWSUIT
    http://outfordemocracy.org/arch/000625.html
    - - - - - - - - - -
    Hitchcock makes three very specific claims in his suit
    First, that by firing him for comments made by his
    domestic partner he was treated differently than
    heterosexual staff members who have not been fired
    for public comments made by a husband or wife.
    Second, he cites specific examples of where LGBT
    employees at the DNC are paid less money than
    heterosexual employees for equal jobs with equal
    responsibilities.  Third, Hitchcock claims that
    in an attempt to justisfy is firing to fellow DNC
    staffers, DNC leadership made false and malicious
    statements about his character and job performance.
    
    PAUL YANDURA WEIGHS IN
    http://outfordemocracy.org/arch/000627.html
    - - - - - - - - - -
    "I know that this may sound strange, but as a loyal
    Democrat for over 20 years I believe that the Party
    belongs to all of us and it is our obligation to
    make it better and more inclusive for all."
    
    _____________________________________________________________
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    #158 From: michael munson - FORGE <tgwarrior@...>
    Date: Mon May 28, 2007 5:03 pm
    Subject: June 2, 2007 - FORGE social support meeting
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    FORGE Announces
    Next Social Support Meeting: Saturday, June 2, 2007
     
    Time: 6:00 - 9:30pm
     
    Place: Milwaukee's LGBT Community Center
              315 West Court Street
              Milwaukee, Wisconsin


    June's Topic: Rites of Passage and Other Spiritual Quests
     
    Topic description:  Everyone's life is unique and peppered with significant events, changes, or important milestones. How do we mark those pieces of our lives? Do we want to quietly reflect or loudly celebrate with our friends and family(ies)? At this meeting, we may talk about naming rituals, post-surgical rites of passage, weddings or unions, family acceptance gatherings, spiritual retreats, or any number of meaningful life events and how we've chosen to capture them and fix them in our memories. If you have marked an event or time in your life with a ritual, rite of passage or spiritual ceremony, please bring photos or stories to share.


    General information about FORGE support meetings
     
    FORGE meetings provide a friendly, facilitated setting for transmasculine folks (FTM+s)/SOFFAs to network, share their personal experiences, become more informed, and gather resources.

    Join us between 6:00 and 6:45pm if you are new to the exploration of gender, new to the Midwest, early in gender transition or have a pressing issue that won't fit into this month's topic (or just want to hang out with others and listen). In this smaller meeting, we can better address individual concerns and help connect people to appropriate resources.

    The "regular"/topic portion of the meeting will begin at 7:00pm.  Following brief introductions and an icebreaker question, we will delve into that evening's topic. Discussion is free-flowing and loosely facilitated. Attendees can participate as much or as little as they feel comfortable.
     
    FORGE support group meetings are open to ALL people interested in FTM+/SOFFA issues. We support and honor the plethora of ways there are to be FTM+/masculine/butch/trans+ and the wide variety of people who fall under the broad category of SOFFA. FORGE tries to offer a little something for everyone. Join us if you are new to gender issues and want a supportive place to explore. If you are well-versed in trans issues, you are invited to share your experiences and help elevate discussion to a more complex, philosophical level. Partners, allies, friends and professionals are always encouraged to attend on their own, or with a trans loved one (or client).
     

    Future FORGE Social Support Meetings:
     
    July 7, 2007 -- Indigo is Not in the Grey Scale: Metrosexuals, Genderqueers, and Bois, oh my!
    August 4, 2007 -- Snip, poke, tuck: Hormones, surgery, and other body modification techniques.
    September 1, 2007 -- Whose body is it anyway? Working with Medical Professionals and the Harry Benjamin Standards of Care.
    October 6, 2007 -- Stealth missiles or Out in this World.
    November 3, 2007 -- Third-wave and trans-feminism.
    December 1, 2007 -- Home for the Holidays
     

    About FORGE
    FORGE is a progressive organization whose mission is to support, educate and advocate for the rights and lives of female-to-male 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
    info@...
    414-559-2123
    www.forge-forward.org

    If you have received this in error or no longer wish to receive email about FORGE and FORGE resources, no problem, just email FORGE at info@... and ask to be removed.

    #157 From: "David Mariner" <people@...>
    Date: Fri May 25, 2007 10:00 pm
    Subject: DC Event: Transgender Community Involvement in HIV/AIDS Research
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    ACTION Lunch Series

     

    Transgender Community Involvement in HIV/AIDS Research

    Jessica Xavier

    Co-Investigator, Virginia Transgender Health Initiative Study

    Earline Budd

    Community Advocate

    Karin Klingman

    Medical Officer, NIH NIAID Division of AIDS

    Ben Singer

    Managing Director, Gender Works

     

     

    June 14th, 2007

    1:00 PM

    DC CARE Consortium

    1156 15th Street NW, Suite 500

    To register for this event, call 202 223-9550 ext 15 or e-mail dmariner@...

    What are the unique issues transgender trial participants face?  How do researchers collect information about sex and gender in clinical studies?  Join us for a panel presentation and discussion on transgender community involvement in HIV/AIDS research. 
     


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    #156 From: michael munson - FORGE <tgwarrior@...>
    Date: Tue May 22, 2007 3:33 pm
    Subject: Living Memory LGBT History Timeline Produced
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    ********* PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY *********
     
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
     
    CONTACT INFORMATION:  Loree Cook-Daniels, Executive Director
    Transgender Aging Network
    FORGE
    PO Box 1272
    Milwaukee, WI 53201
    www.forge-forward.org/conference
    tan@...
     
    May 22, 2007
     

    The Transgender Aging Network (TAN) of FORGE is pleased to announce the release of a new teaching tool, “Living Memory LGBT History Timeline,” available for download at www.forge-forward.org/handouts/LGBT_elder_timeline.pdf
     
    Lesbian, gay male, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) elders may approach “mainstream” aging, health, and other public and private services differently than their heterosexual and/or gender-normative peers.  Every person is shaped in part by the major public events that happen during their lifetime, whether these events are tragedies like 9/11 or struggles and triumphs like the Civil Rights Movement or passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.  Although each individual will draw different conclusions and make different life choices in reaction to such public events, knowing what was reported in the media and discussed at dinner during a person’s lifetime may help others understand how that individual’s worldview was shaped. 
     
    To offer those who work with, live with, or love LGBT elders insight into their concerns, lifestyles, and belief sets, the Transgender Aging Network (TAN) has constructed the “Living Memory LGBT History Timeline.”  Divided by decade (starting with the 1920s), the timeline cross-references how old those who are currently ages 50 to 100 would have been when critical LGBT events or changes took place.
     
    “Not all of us know our history well,” said TAN Executive Director Loree Cook-Daniels, “And even those of us who do can forget just how much change can take place during a lifetime.  We can also forget how often advances are accompanied by setbacks, and the level of fear and uncertainty this can cause people who are old enough to remember losing rights that had previously seemed secure.  We believe this new timeline can be an effective tool to increase the cultural competency of everyone who works with elders and who therefore may be working with LGBT people.” 
     
    The timeline may be copied and distributed in its entirety if it is used solely for educational purposes.  All other potential users should contact tan@... to discuss reprint permission.
     
    * * * * * *
    FORGE was founded in 1994 to support, educate and advocate for the rights and lives of female-to-male (FTM) transgender individuals and SOFFAs (Significant Others, Friends, Family, and Allies).  FORGE is dedicated to helping move our fragmented communities beyond identity politics and forge a movement that embraces and empowers our diverse complexities.
     
    For more information on FORGE, see our website at www.forge-forward.org.

    #155 From: michael munson - FORGE <tgwarrior@...>
    Date: Wed May 2, 2007 8:08 pm
    Subject: May 2007 Midwest Trans events / announcements
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    FORGE Announces
     
    • Community events Friday, May 4 and Saturday, May 5
    • Call for Milwaukee activists
    .
     
    Dance derived from FORGE Forward 2007 Confernece and Intensives
     
    At 10:00 a.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 4, Alverno University dance students will be presenting a performance that includes "ID," a dance based upon their experiences at the FORGE Forward 2007 Conference and Intensives.  Both performances are free and will be held at the Pittman Theatre on campus, which is at 3400 South 43rd Street, Milwaukee.  The morning presentation will be attended by students from four middle schools.
     
    UWM Conference on Gender
     
    Friday May 4 and Saturday May 5, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Center for 21st Century Studies is sponsoring, "In Terms of GENDER: Crosscultural and Interdisciplinary Perspectives," in Curtin Hall 175 (Friday) and Hefter Conference Center (3271 North Lake Drive) on Saturday.  Judith Butler will be giving the keynote speech at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, and the 1:30 - 2:45 p.m. plenary panel on Friday includes Gayle Salamon from Princeton University addressing "Transgenderism and the Liberal Subject."  The conference is free, but pre-registration is requested.  For the schedule and pre-registration information, go to http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/21st/conferences/intermsofgender.shtml
     
    Milwaukee Political Activists Wanted
     
    Center Advocates is partnering with Milwaukee-area transgender/SOFFA organizations and individuals to work on getting gender identity, expression, and affiliation non-discrimination legislation passed by the Milwaukee Common Council.  There will be multiple opportunities to learn more and/or get involved later on, but if you are prepared to roll up your sleeves and help with the nitty-gritty of planning strategy, meetings, educational materials and events, please send a private email to Loree Cook-Daniels at LoreeCD@....
     
     
    About FORGE
    FORGE is a progressive organization whose mission is to support, educate and advocate for the rights and lives of female-to-male 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
    info@...
    414-559-2123
     
    www.forge-forward.org

    #154 From: michael munson - FORGE <tgwarrior@...>
    Date: Wed May 2, 2007 7:37 pm
    Subject: May 5, 2007 - FORGE social support meeting
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    FORGE Announces
    Next Social Support Meeting: Saturday, May 5, 2007
     
    Time: 6:00 - 9:30pm
     
    Place: Milwaukee's LGBT Community Center
              315 West Court Street
              Milwaukee, Wisconsin


    May's Topic: Sexuality, body image and relationships
     
    Topic description:
    Relationships can be tough for anyone! Trans people and partners may have an extra layer of both challenge and excitement in their relationships. Come and discuss (or listen) to an intimate conversation about finding partners, getting (more) comfortable with and in your body, sharing how you feel about your body, and how it looks or works sexually. We may delve into specific areas of sexuality, including: sexual orientation, self love and body acceptance, cruising and flirting, trans erotica, libido changes, mixed orientation relationships, SM as a tool for expanding and exploring gender, sex clubs and segregated environments, using "hardware" to enhance sexual relationships, safer sex techniques, and negotiating with a partner.
     
    General information about FORGE support meetings
     
    FORGE meetings provide a friendly, facilitated setting for transmasculine folks (FTM+s)/SOFFAs to network, share their personal experiences, become more informed, and gather resources.

    Join us between 6:00 and 6:45pm if you are new to the exploration of gender, new to the Midwest, early in gender transition or have a pressing issue that won't fit into this month's topic (or just want to hang out with others and listen). In this smaller meeting, we can better address individual concerns and help connect people to appropriate resources.

    The "regular"/topic portion of the meeting will begin at 7:00pm.  Following brief introductions and an icebreaker question, we will delve into that evening's topic. Discussion is free-flowing and loosely facilitated. Attendees can participate as much or as little as they feel comfortable.
     
    FORGE support group meetings are open to ALL people interested in FTM+/SOFFA issues. We support and honor the plethora of ways there are to be FTM+/masculine/butch/trans+ and the wide variety of people who fall under the broad category of SOFFA. FORGE tries to offer a little something for everyone. Join us if you are new to gender issues and want a supportive place to explore. If you are well-versed in trans issues, you are invited to share your experiences and help elevate discussion to a more complex, philosophical level. Partners, allies, friends and professionals are always encouraged to attend on their own, or with a trans loved one (or client).
     
    Future FORGE Social Support Meetings:
     
    July 7, 2007 -- Indigo is Not in the Grey Scale: Metrosexuals, Genderqueers, and Bois, oh my!
    August 4, 2007 -- Snip, poke, tuck: Hormones, surgery, and other body modification techniques.
    September 1, 2007 -- Whose body is it anyway? Working with Medical Professionals and the Harry Benjamin Standards of Care.
    October 6, 2007 -- Stealth missiles or Out in this World.
    November 3, 2007 -- Third-wave and trans-feminism.
    December 1, 2007 -- Home for the Holidays
     
    About FORGE
    FORGE is a progressive organization whose mission is to support, educate and advocate for the rights and lives of female-to-male 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
    info@...
    414-559-2123
    www.forge-forward.org



    #153 From: michael munson - FORGE <tgwarrior@...>
    Date: Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:28 pm
    Subject: It's not too late to come to the FORGE Conference!
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    MAKE HISTORY AND CHANGE YOUR LIFE
    
    It’s still not too late to come to Milwaukee,
    Wisconsin this week, make history, and probably
    change your life at the FORGE Forward 2007
    Conference and Intensives!  Join us at the Four
    Points Sheraton by General Mitchell Airport on
    Thursday, March 29, Friday, March 30, Saturday,
    March 31, Sunday, April 1, or even on all four days!
    
    * * * There’s Still Time * * *
    
    It’s not even too late to get in the fast-service
    line at registration!  Just register online at
    http://www.regonline.com/FORGEConference by
    Tuesday, and we’ll have everything ready for you
    when you walk into the Conference later on.  If
    you register online, we’ll even guarantee you the
    availability of meals of your choice: we are
    having dinner together to listen to two
    scintillating speakers on Thursday and Friday,
    and reserving Sunday’s boxed lunch will ensure
    you don’t miss a moment of Dean Spade’s inspiring
    call for a trans movement that doesn’t oppress or erase anyone.
    
    * * * Cutting Expenses * * *
    
    Need to cut down on expenses?  Connections for
    shared rides and shared housing are still being
    made at the Yahoo! listserve we set up for this
    purpose.  To subscribe, send a blank email to
    FORGEConference_share-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
    Free snacks will be available throughout the
    Conference in the Hospitality Suite, and Saturday
    night’s community-hosted reception is featuring
    both hot and cold hors d’oeuvres.  If you hook up
    with some roommates and stay in the Conference
    hotel, each room has a refrigerator to keep
    brought-in food fresh, and there are dozens of
    relatively inexpensive fast food venues close
    by.  There is even still time to cut down on the
    registration fees!  Email
    volunteer@... pre-Conference to set
    up your shifts, and we’ll give you registration
    discounts of $15 for each two-hour shift, up to a
    maximum discount of $45.  One-day Conference
    passes are also available, as are single-plenary
    tickets if you just one to come visit us one evening.
    
    * * * Finding a Buddy * * *
    
    Feeling a little daunted by the prospect of
    walking into a building filled with hundreds of
    trans and SOFFA individuals?  We have help for
    that, too!  Walk straight into
    Registration/Information Central (there will be
    signs directing you), and straight up to the
    Buddy-Buddy table.  That’s where you can get
    matched with someone more experienced to help you
    get oriented and figure out how to make the most
    of the incredible opportunities this Conference
    offers.  (This is also the place to go for the
    many community members who enjoy passing on
    hard-earned knowledge to those new to the
    community.) During most of the Conference we’ll
    also have our own private “lobby” space for
    hanging out, meeting people, and sharing
    thoughts, in the New Orleans Center room.
    
    * * * About the Conference * * *
    
    If by some miracle you haven’t heard about the
    FORGE Forward Conference and Intensives before
    now, it’s the first time a national transgender
    conference aimed at those on transmasculine
    spectrum* and SOFFAs is being held anywhere other
    than the East and West Coasts. It’s also going to
    be Wisconsin’s largest-ever gathering of
    trans/SOFFA people.  Four packed days of all-day
    Intensives, more than 90 workshops,
    thought-provoking keynote speakers, exciting
    performance artists and musicians, a film
    festival, authors’ readings, 17 vendors … there
    is something for everyone.  For more information,
    see our website at www.forge-forward.org/conference
    
    
    *If you are MTF or the SOFFA of an MTF, please
    check out the plenary speakers and workshop
    descriptions at our website!  We offer a LOT of
    programming that is relevant to trans/SOFFA people of any gender.
    
    
    
    FORGE Forward 2007 Conference
    PO Box 1272
    Milwaukee, WI 53201
    www.forge-forward.org/conference
    conference@...
    414-559-2123

    #152 From: "David Mariner" <people@...>
    Date: Fri Mar 23, 2007 4:12 pm
    Subject: Sign on! Open Letter on Sex & Gender in HIV/AIDS Research
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    Hi all - this comes from the DC Area HIV/AIDS Community Advisory Boards for
    HIV/AIDS Research.
    
    Read the whole letter on the website: http://www.aidsvaccine.org
    
    and PLEASE consider signing on to the letter by filling out the online form -
    THANKS!
    
    David Mariner
    
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    It has come to our attention that there are significant inconsistencies across
    the DAIDS funded HIV/AIDS Research networks, and across other NIH funded
    HIV/AIDS research, in how data is collected with regards to sex and gender.
    
    Three Washington DC area community advisory boards (CABs) have been discussing
    this issue and have written a joint letter on this issue which we plan to submit
    to the DAIDS Cross CAB working group for their consideration. The three CABs
    are: The Capital Area Vaccine Effort which serves as the community CAB for the
    NIH Vaccine Research Center, The Georgetown University Medical Center CAB which
    is part of the AIDS Clinical Trials Group, and the Washington VA Medical Center
    CAB, which is part of the International Network for Strategic Initiatives in
    Global HIV Trials.
    
    We realize that this is an issue that extends beyond the District of Columbia.
    To that end, we are placing the letter online and encouraging other individuals
    and community advisory boards to sign on to the letter before it is presented to
    the Cross CAB working Group. This letter will remain on the website until May
    11th. It will then be submitted on May 14th.
    
    We encourage you to print out the letter and related information from this
    website and discuss it with your local CAB. We encourage supportive individuals
    or community advisory boards to sign on to this letter on or before May 11th.  
    You can sign on to the letter by filling out the form at the bottom of this
    page.
    
    Joseph Hall, on behalf of the Washington VA Medical Center CAB
    Wayne Dicks, on behalf of Georgetown University Medical Center CAB
    Colin Gillespie, on behalf of the Capital Area Vaccine Effort
    Zenovia Wright, on behalf of the Capital Area Vaccine Effort
    Kofi Akomeah, on behalf of the Capital Area Vaccine Effort.
    
    Find out more at http://www.aidsvaccine.org
    
    
    _____________________________________________________________
    Get email for your site ---> http://www.everyone.net

    #151 From: michael munson - FORGE <tgwarrior@...>
    Date: Thu Mar 1, 2007 8:11 pm
    Subject: Additions to FORGE Forward 2007 Conference Line-up; Registration Discount Extended
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    Do you know that the FORGE Forward 2007 Conference is less than a
    month away?  It's not too late to take advantage of our extended
    regular registration rates before they go up on March 11, 2007.  If
    you register ONLINE for the FORGE Forward 2007 Conference and
    Intensives at http://www.regonline.com/FORGEConference by Sunday,
    March 11, you can still get the $140 conference registration rate or
    $130 Intensive rate!  If you were planning on coming to the
    Conference anyway, now's the time to sit down at the nearest computer
    and reserve your place!   (After March 11, rates go up to
    $155/Conference and $165/Intensives.)
    
    And if you weren't planning on coming, maybe the additions to our
    line-up will entice you to change your mind!  On Friday, March 30,
    just before the opening plenary, celebrated femme, fat, and sex
    activist Hanne Blank will give a rousing speech, "Just Who Do You
    Think You Are?  Outlaws, Rogues, Visionaries, and the Queer Next
    Door."  Publishers Weekly lauds this much-published author as
    "informative, funny and provocative," with a "pleasing, highly
    readable style that allows her to convey large amounts of information
    with wit and agility."  Extend your pleasure by joining other eager
    conference-goers for a plated dinner.  Dinners must be pre-reserved ($40).
    
    Not every trans/SOFFA person has access to trans-inclusive film
    festivals where we can see ourselves on the screen.  With that in
    mind, the FORGE Forward 2007 Conference has added a "Best of the Film
    Festival" screening to its final, Sunday night plenary (April 1,
    2007).  Which ones will be picked to show again?  The Film Festival
    line-up (running concurrently with Conference workshops)
    includes:  Junk Box Warrior, Transparent, Female to Femme, Cubby
    Holes, Phallocracy, Enough Man, Screaming Queens, and much more!
    
    Is one of your loves music?  If so, you will be thrilled to know
    we've added more music to our plenaries.  "Michael and Sheila" are
    debuting their musical partnership at the FORGE Forward 2007
    Conference, but they're anything but newbies.  Michael Woodward is
    the lead singer of Tucson's notorious trans+allies band, Too Much
    Information, and Sheila is a Phoenix-based keyboard wiz who, over the
    past 20 years, has recorded, toured and performed with more
    well-known entertainers than we can name (but we'll drop Sister
    Sledge, Donna Summer, Teddy Pendergrass, The Shirelles, Bob Newhart,
    Paul Lennon, and Bobby Vinton, just to name a few).
    
    We are also pleased to announce that the Four Points Sheraton at
    Milwaukee's airport (where all FORGE Conference activities take
    place) has extended its FORGE Forward room block for us.  Make the
    most of your Conference experience by staying onsite around the
    clock!  Online registration is available at
    http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/forge or by calling 414 - 481-8000.
    
    If the room rates are beyond your budget, consider finding a roommate
    or two (or even three!).  We have set up a Yahoo! listserve to help
    link people who want to share housing and/or rides to the
    Conference.  To subscribe, send a blank email to
    FORGEConference_share-subscribe@yahoogroups.com .
    
    And if you are REALLY excited about the Conference, channel some of
    that excess energy!  We can still use volunteers, both at the
    Conference and in a few key pre-Conference organizing posts.  To
    start the conversation about what you can do, write volunteer@...
    
    
    michael munson & Loree Cook-Daniels
    conference co-chairs
    
    FORGE Forward 2007 Conference
    PO Box 1272
    Milwaukee, WI 53201
    www.forge-forward.org/conference
    conference@...
    414-559-2123

    #150 From: michael munson - FORGE <tgwarrior@...>
    Date: Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:02 pm
    Subject: Valentine’s Day Special for femmes of all genders (and those who love us)
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    As a special Valentine’s Day gift to femmes of all genders (and those who love us), the FORGE Forward 2007 Conference and Intensives is offering a 3-day-only special deal:
     
    * * * Register online for the “All This And Cute Shoes Too: Femme Beyond Binaries” Intensive (Friday, March 30, 2007), on February 13, 14, or 15, and we’ll throw in dinner with Minnie Bruce Pratt on Friday evening ($40 value)! (Offer valid for online registrations received on February 13, 14, of 15 or mailed registrations postmarked on those dates, as well) * * *
     
    [Register at www.regonline.com/FORGEConference.  Download a mail-in form at www.forge-forward.org/conference/participate/register.php]
     
    “All This and Cute Shoes Too: Femme Beyond Binaries” will spend a whole, glorious day exploring and celebrating femme as a gender identity that exists independently of (although it may be informed by!) sex, sex identification, or biology.  Leaders Hanne Blank, a writer whose latest book, _Virgin: The Untouched History_, will be released in March, and Jessica Eve Humphrey, a “fat, femme, feminist, generally loudmouthed activist from a working class Italian-American family,” promise participants will “come together to talk and learn about issues of community, partnership, and ally-ship, as well as individual identity and combating misogyny inside and outside of the queer community.”  (Friday, March 30, 2007)
     
    Register on February 13, 14, or 15 for the Femme, and we’ll give you a free meal ticket to have dinner Friday night with the famed lesbian activist and poet, Minnie Bruce Pratt.  Minnie Bruce, partner of transgender leader Leslie Feinberg, has spent decades building bridges between the various flavors of progressive movements, and promises a scintillating talk.  (Participants in any of the nine Intensives are invited to experience Ben Singer’s provocative “From the Medical Gaze to Sublime Mutations: The Ethics of Re-viewing Nonstandard Body Images” slideshow and talk on Thursday evening and/or Minnie Bruce Pratt’s presentation on Friday evening at no additional cost.  Plated dinners on both nights are available for $40.)
     
    Not interested enough in femme issues to spend a whole day discussing them?  What about spirituality, youth, violence, or disabilities?
     
    Shaman, farmer, and author (“of too many books to list!”) Raven Kaldera will lead participants in his Thursday, “Creative Spirituality for the Third Gender Tribe” Intensive.  This will be an exciting day exploring the crossroads between spirituality and creativity, using the tools of music, rhythm, dance, prose, poetry, and the historic and mythic stories of our transgendered ancestors and their loved ones.  Folks of all spiritual paths are welcome at this hands-on, heart-open event.  (Thursday, March 29).
     
    Or perhaps your passion is with what’s happening with transgender, lesbian, gay, or bisexual children and youth.  If that’s the case, you’ll want to join noted transgender therapist Reid Vanderburgh and educator and scholar Andrew S. Forshee for “Supporting Gender-Variant Children, Youth, and Their Families” on Thursday, March 29.  This Intensive is designed for parents, school and foster care officials, advocates, and anyone else interested in supporting children and youth who aren’t toeing traditional gender lines.  Presentations and experiential exercises will help attendees learn to differentiate between sexual orientation and gender identity; gender expression and gender identity; and gender and sexuality, including how to assess a child’s understanding of his or her gender and/or orientation.  Participants will leave with an individualized, action-oriented plan for providing “safe space” for gender dissonant children and youth in human service or school settings.
     
    “Survivor-Centered Advocacy for Trans Survivors of Violence” will be taught by Diana Courvant, who began working for intersex and trans survivors of violence in 1992 and is a leader in the field of domestic violence within the transgender community.  Her all-day Intensive is designed to help providers, advocates, survivors, and others who work with or have experienced sexual, domestic, or hate violence learn how to serve trans survivors in gender-segregated service agencies with the most effectiveness and integrity.  (Thursday, March 29, 2007)
     
    Deaf and disabled trans people and allies are invited to spend precious hours in deep conversation and connection about the unique experiences that stem from being both trans and having a physical, cognitive, learning or psychiatric disability.  Facilitated by noted activist, poet and essayist Eli Clare and Disability Rights Movement advocate and educator Sebastian Margaret, this Friday “Breaking Isolation, Building Community: A Gathering for Disabled and Deaf Trans People and Our Allies” event promises to be a highlight of many conference attendees’ memories.
     
    Have we still not captured your heart?  What about the topics of our other pre-conference Intensives?
     
                “HIV Prevention/Safer Sex for FTMs+ and Mental Health Providers” (Thursday, March 29)
                “Building Multi-Racial, Multi-Gender, Anti-Racist, Anti-Capitalist Trans Organizations, Coalitions and Movements” (Friday, March 30)
                “Beyond the Binary: Language, Longing, and Legitimacy” (Friday, March 30)
                “Understanding the FTM Experience: 101 for Providers” (Friday, March 30)
     
    And if your heart still hasn’t found its match, we guarantee it will find what it wants in one or more of the 90 workshops and hundreds of participants in the FORGE Forward 2007 Conference itself.  If you register quickly for the Conference (before March 1st), you can join us for all activities from our evening plenary on Friday, March 30 through our wind-down concert and reception Sunday night, April 1, for the low price of $140.  For more information, to register online, or to download a mail-in registration form, please see our website at www.forge-forward.org/conference
     
     
    FORGE Forward 2007 Conference
    PO Box 1272
    Milwaukee, WI 53201
    www.forge-forward.org/conference
    conference@...
    414-559-2123

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