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Feb 9, 2016 – Equality Virginia’s Day of Action

Equality Virginia’s Day of Action invites Virginians to join more than 200 members and activists from across the state to lobby legislators on bills important to the LGBT community. After morning meetings with legislators, participants have the opportunity to attend workshops hosted by some of the area’s leading advocates. In addition, this informative day allows LGBT and allied Virginians to learn about the 2016 Equality Virginia Legislative Priorities and feel inspired to stand up for equality in their own communities.

This year, Equality Virginia’s Day of Action will be held on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 from 8:30am to 5:00pm at the Library of Virginia, 800 E. Broad St. Richmond, VA 23219. EV’s Day of Action will be followed by the Legislative Reception from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.

Here’s a link to the page for people to go to that will allow them to register: http://www.equalityvirginia.org/dayofaction/

Nov 20th – Transgender Day of Remembrance Interfaith Service

The Transgender Day of Remembrance occurs annually on November 20, and is a day to memorialize those who have been killed over the previous year as a result of transphobia, or the hatred or fear of transgender and gender non-conforming people. This event also serves to bring attention to the continued violence endured by the trans* communities, especially those who exist on the margins. On average, there is one such murder in this country every month. Most of these murders go unsolved.

This year the 8th Annual Northern Virginia Interfaith
Trans* Day of Remembrance Service will be held:
Sunday, November 20, 7:30 PM
at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax
2709 Hunter Mill Road Oakton, VA

7th Annual Interfaith Flyer

Let’s Talk About It! A Transgender Survivor’s Guide to Accessing Therapy.

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, FORGE is proud to announce the online publication of Let’s Talk About It! A Transgender Survivor’s Guide to Accessing Therapy, available here:
Let’s Talk About It!.
This 107-page document is a groundbreaking guide aimed specifically at transgender survivors of sexual assault (50-66% of all trans people have experienced sexual assault) but that will be useful to non-survivors, as well (including victim service providers and therapists).

FORGE was founded in 1994 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to provide peer support primarily to those on the female-to-male (FTM) gender spectrum and local Significant Others, Friends, Family, and Allies (SOFFAs).