Category Archives: Education

TGEA 2nd Friday Community Building Groups

TGEA will host the September 11th Second Friday meeting via ZOOM. We hope to see you online then.

“As a general note, for the foreseeable future, for the safety of our community, TGEA will be holding the Second Friday meeting online via ZOOM. (Use the “TGEA Newsletter – Sign Up Now” link to sign up for TGEA newsletter and get the Zoom link). If you have needs or concerns, you may contact our Executive Director, Rev. Emma Chattin, via email.”

Cancellation Policy

In the event inclement weather or other significant events occur which may affect a TGEA event such as Second Friday, Play Group, or our Final Friday Gatherings, information regarding cancellation also will be posted to the TGEA webpage and to the TGEA Facebook page as soon as possible.

Be Safe, Stay Safe.

TGEA Framework

The Transgender Education Association stands behind its promise of support for transgender individuals and the continuing education of the greater community to increase acceptance of transgender and non- binary people. Its many initiatives have improved life for those in the trans community and those who care for them.

In recent years, the TGEA has undergone a significant evolution, thanks to the initiatives of the volunteer members who have seen needs in the community and, through their ingenuity, found ways to fill many of those needs.

But, as it has become an indispensable leader for transgender guidance and rights in the Metropolitan DC area, the Board has realized that long-term planning has become critical for an organization with unique responsibilities to the transgender community, especially as resources and our management of programs grow. We owe that to the community and to future boards of the TGEA.

In an effort to baseline our efforts, the board has developed a Framework which captures our Mission Statement, Goals, Objectives, and the projects we take on to meet those objectives. As this is a work in progress, the Board will continue to update the Framework to match our focus and our resource requirements.

Click to Read or Download "TGEA-Framework.pdf"

2ND FRIDAY MEETING – FRI SEPT 14

This gathering provides a safe space of connection, peer-facilitated trans support and community building. We are open to those in gender transition, considering the possibility (even remotely), or those who have completed transition (however the individual may define that), and to anyone anywhere along the gender spectrum, whether static or dynamic. Significant Others, Friends, Family, and Allies are welcome to attend.
Second Friday is composed of three sub-groups: Main, Parents, Tweens & Teens. All groups gather in the main Sanctuary at 7 PM on the second Friday of each month. Please join us on Friday, 14 September starting at 7 pm.

TIES Event Sat, July 14 in Winchester, VA

TGEA is pleased to co-host an Equality VIrginia (EV) Transgender Information and Empowerment Summit on Saturday, 14 July from 4-9 pm at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia. These Pop Up summits provide the best of what EV TIES has to offer each year in Richmond, including…
– trans-affirming mental health & medical consultations
– name & gender marker change clinic
– employment readiness training
– how-to-tell-your-story advocacy workshops
– get to know community organizations & resources.
Members of TGEA will be there sharing information on our programs in the Northern Virginia and greater DMV.
The address for the summit is;
Shenandoah University — Brandt Student Center
703 University Drive, Winchester, VA 22601

TGEA receives Brother Help Thyself Award

The LGBT charitable group Brother Help Thyself on Jan. 20 presented grants totaling $75,000 to 34 non-profit organizations serving the LGBT and HIV/AIDS communities in the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore region.

BHT presented the grant awards in a ceremony held at the Baltimore Eagle, a gay bar in Baltimore, in which Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh and Maryland Department of Health official Jeffrey Hitt attended.

“The story isn’t that BHT gave out $75,000 today,” said BHT’s grant reception chairman. “The story here is that in the era we find ourselves in today, where our freedoms and rights, and healthcare choices are being threatened, these 34 non-profits, without our help, are out there each day and every day fighting to preserve and defend those rights and freedoms in support of our community,” he said.

Among the other awardees, Transgender Education Association of Greater Washington received a $1,460 award.

Link to the washingtonblade.com/ story

February 2nd Friday Meeting – Fri Feb 9

This gathering provides a safe space of connection, peer-facilitated trans support and community building. We are open to those in gender transition, considering the possibility (even remotely), or those who have completed transition (however the individual may define that), and to anyone anywhere along the gender spectrum, whether static or dynamic. Significant Others, Friends, Family, and Allies are welcome to attend.
Second Friday is composed of three sub-groups: Main, Parents, Tweens & Teens. All groups gather in the main Sanctuary at 7 PM on the second Friday of each month. Please join us on Friday, 9 February starting at 7 pm.

January 2nd Friday Meeting – Fri Jan 12

This gathering provides a safe space of connection, peer-facilitated trans support and community building. We are open to those in gender transition, considering the possibility (even remotely), or those who have completed transition (however the individual may define that), and to anyone anywhere along the gender spectrum, whether static or dynamic. Significant Others, Friends, Family, and Allies are welcome to attend.
Second Friday is composed of three sub-groups: Main, Parents, Tweens & Teens. All groups gather in the main Sanctuary at 7 PM on the second Friday of each month. Please join us on Friday, 12 January starting at 7 pm.

December 2ND FRIDAY MEETING – FRI Dec 8

This gathering provides a safe space of connection, peer-facilitated trans support and community building. We are open to those in gender transition, considering the possibility (even remotely), or those who have completed transition (however the individual may define that), and to anyone anywhere along the gender spectrum, whether static or dynamic. Significant Others, Friends, Family, and Allies are welcome to attend.
Second Friday is composed of three sub-groups: Main, Parents, Tweens & Teens. All groups gather in the main Sanctuary at 7 PM on the second Friday of each month. Please join us on Friday, Dec 8th starting at 7 pm. It is also the annual Pot Luck – bring a small dish or desert to share

TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE 2017


The MCC NoVA TransFormation Ministry, in partnership with TGEA, and the UUCF, is organizing and co-sponsoring the 9th Annual Northern Virginia Interfaith Trans Day of Remembrance Service on 20 November at 7 pm at the UU Congregation of Fairfax. 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, for the past few years, there have been two such murders in this country every month. Nearly half of these murders go unsolved. If you would like to help support or participate in this service in any way, please contact:
RevEmmaChattin@gmail.com
*Embraces a continuum of gender variation and expression.

The 9th Annual Northern Virginia Interfaith
Trans* Day of Remembrance Service will be held:
Monday, November 20, 7:00 PM
at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax
2709 Hunter Mill Road Oakton, VA