Category Archives: Community

Sunday Nov 20, 2022 – Northern Virginia Interfaith Transgender Day of Remembrance Service


This will be the 14th year that TGEA has sponsored the Northern Virginia Interfaith Transgender Day of Remembrance Service.

This is the day we remember our dead.
This year there are currently 41 Names
of those who were killed while living their life
as their authentic self.

November 20, 2022 7:00 PM

This year the service will be hosted at
Unity of Fairfax
2854 Hunter Mill Rd,
Oakton, VA 22124

The service was hybrid:
In-Person On Site (masks required),
and was Livestreamed at https://www.unityoffairfax.org/live
Edit Nov21: The Archive of the event may be viewed at https://www.unityoffairfax.org/live

November 14, 2022 – Second Friday Virtual Meeting

Due to the Omicron variant of the COVID pandemic, TGEA will host the Second Friday meeting virtually via ZOOM.
We’ll talk about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, as well as some of the challenges we are facing as a community, in our lives, locality, state, and nation. We’ll begin at 7 PM and go until 8:30-ish. We hope to see you online then.

Second Friday gathers on the Second Friday of each month for community connection and support. We welcome Trans, Gender Non-Binary, Gender Queer folk, as well as Significant Others, Friends, Family, and Allies to this circle. During COVID, we gather online via ZOOM.

BREAKOUT GROUP
TGEA also sponsors a group providing support and community connection for Parents of Trans, Gender Non-Binary, and Gender Queer children, tweens, teens, and adults. During COVID, we gather online via ZOOM. These groups exist and works only by grace of your presence.

(Use the “TGEA Newsletter – Sign Up Now” link to sign up for TGEA newsletter and get the Zoom link for the various groups).
If you have needs or concerns, you may contact our Executive Director, Rev. Emma Chattin, via email.
Be Safe, Stay Safe.

October 14, 2022 – Second Friday Virtual Meeting

Due to the Omicron variant of the COVID pandemic, TGEA will host the Second Friday meeting virtually via ZOOM.
We’ll talk about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, as well as some of the challenges we are facing as a community, in our lives, locality, state, and nation. We’ll begin at 7 PM and go until 8:30-ish. We hope to see you online then.

Second Friday gathers on the Second Friday of each month for community connection and support. We welcome Trans, Gender Non-Binary, Gender Queer folk, as well as Significant Others, Friends, Family, and Allies to this circle. During COVID, we gather online via ZOOM.

BREAKOUT GROUP
TGEA also sponsors a group providing support and community connection for Parents of Trans, Gender Non-Binary, and Gender Queer children, tweens, teens, and adults. During COVID, we gather online via ZOOM. These groups exist and works only by grace of your presence.

(Use the “TGEA Newsletter – Sign Up Now” link to sign up for TGEA newsletter and get the Zoom link for the various groups).
If you have needs or concerns, you may contact our Executive Director, Rev. Emma Chattin, via email.
Be Safe, Stay Safe.

FCPS PRIDE BBQ MOVES INDOORS
Fairfax County Public School Pride needed a place to hold their October 2 gathering since rain knocked them out of the park. So they moved inside to the Metropolitan Community Church of Northern Virginia. The organizer was expecting 25 people. At least 80 people showed up ~ including Dr. Michelle Reid, FCPS Superintendent. It was a good day, and people needed people ~ especially given all that is happening with LGBTIQA+ staff and students in Virginia schools. TGEA helped to sponsor this event. Finding, forming, and creating safe spaces for community is our mission, and part of what we’re all about!
Additional Photos HERE

September 9, 2022 – Second Friday Virtual Meeting

Due to the Omicron variant of the COVID pandemic, TGEA will host the Second Friday meeting virtually via ZOOM.
We’ll talk about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, as well as some of the challenges we are facing as a community, in our lives, locality, state, and nation. We’ll begin at 7 PM and go until 8:30-ish. We hope to see you online then.

Second Friday gathers on the Second Friday of each month for community connection and support. We welcome Trans, Gender Non-Binary, Gender Queer folk, as well as Significant Others, Friends, Family, and Allies to this circle. During COVID, we gather online via ZOOM.

BREAKOUT GROUP
TGEA also sponsors a group providing support and community connection for Parents of Trans, Gender Non-Binary, and Gender Queer children, tweens, teens, and adults. During COVID, we gather online via ZOOM. These groups exist and works only by grace of your presence.

(Use the “TGEA Newsletter – Sign Up Now” link to sign up for TGEA newsletter and get the Zoom link for the various groups).
If you have needs or concerns, you may contact our Executive Director, Rev. Emma Chattin, via email.

Be Safe, Stay Safe.

August 12, 2022 – Second Friday Virtual Meeting

Due to the Omicron variant of the COVID pandemic, TGEA will host the Second Friday meeting virtually via ZOOM.
We’ll talk about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, as well as some of the challenges we are facing as a community, in our lives, locality, state, and nation. We’ll begin at 7 PM and go until 8:30-ish. We hope to see you online then.

Second Friday gathers on the Second Friday of each month for community connection and support. We welcome Trans, Gender Non-Binary, Gender Queer folk, as well as Significant Others, Friends, Family, and Allies to this circle. During COVID, we gather online via ZOOM.

BREAKOUT GROUP
TGEA also sponsors a group providing support and community connection for Parents of Trans, Gender Non-Binary, and Gender Queer children, tweens, teens, and adults. During COVID, we gather online via ZOOM. These groups exist and works only by grace of your presence.

(Use the “TGEA Newsletter – Sign Up Now” link to sign up for TGEA newsletter and get the Zoom link for the various groups).
If you have needs or concerns, you may contact our Executive Director, Rev. Emma Chattin, via email.

Be Safe, Stay Safe.

U.Va’s TGNC Survey needs your input!

The University of Virginia’s This Great New Community (TGNC) Survey has been in the field for 18 months, and has hit a wall in their recruitment of participants. Right now they have about 420 participants – that’s well short of the number needed to fully represent the Trans and Non-binary population of the Commonwealth. UCLA’s Williams Institute (an LGBTQ think tank) recently revised its estimate of our population in VA from about 34,500 adults in 2016 to 31,400 adults this year. More survey participants are needed.
So, in an effort to help the University, TGEA is asking members of the TG community to help by participating in this survey.

They are reimbursing participants for their time with $50 gift cards from Target or Walmart. They are especially interested in Trans and Non-binary people of color, and older TGNC people. As you know, surveys like this are rare (the first survey of the Trans population of VA was 2004-2006) and thus we must make them count.

To start, please visit TGNCSURVEY.com and request an interest form.

Thank you for your help with this!

July 8, 2022 – Second Friday Virtual Meeting

Due to the Omicron variant of the COVID pandemic, TGEA will host the Second Friday meeting virtually via ZOOM.
We’ll talk about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, as well as some of the challenges we are facing as a community, in our lives, locality, state, and nation.
We’ll begin at 7 PM and go until 8:30-ish. We hope to see you online then.
Second Friday gathers on the Second Friday of each month for community connection and support. We welcome Trans, Gender Non-Binary, Gender Queer folk, as well as Significant Others, Friends, Family, and Allies to this circle. During COVID, we gather online via ZOOM.

PARENT GROUP
TGEA also sponsors a group providing support and community connection for Parents of Trans, Gender Non-Binary, and Gender Queer children, tweens, teens, and adults. During COVID, we gather online via ZOOM.

These groups exist and works only by grace of your presence.

(Use the “TGEA Newsletter – Sign Up Now” link to sign up for TGEA newsletter and get the Zoom link for the various groups).
If you have needs or concerns, you may contact our Executive Director, Rev. Emma Chattin, via email.

Be Safe, Stay Safe.

June 10, 2022 – Second Friday Virtual Meeting

Due to the Omicron variant of the COVID pandemic, TGEA will host the Second Friday meeting virtually via ZOOM.
We’ll talk about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, as well as some of the challenges we are facing as a community, in our lives, locality, state, and nation.
We’ll begin at 7 PM and go until 8:30-ish. We hope to see you online then.
Second Friday gathers on the Second Friday of each month for community connection and support. We welcome Trans, Gender Non-Binary, Gender Queer folk, as well as Significant Others, Friends, Family, and Allies to this circle. During COVID, we gather online via ZOOM.

PARENT GROUP
TGEA also sponsors a group providing support and community connection for Parents of Trans, Gender Non-Binary, and Gender Queer children, tweens, teens, and adults. During COVID, we gather online via ZOOM.

These groups exist and works only by grace of your presence.

(Use the “TGEA Newsletter – Sign Up Now” link to sign up for TGEA newsletter and get the Zoom link for the various groups).
If you have needs or concerns, you may contact our Executive Director, Rev. Emma Chattin, via email.

Be Safe, Stay Safe.

May 13, 2022 – Second Friday Virtual Meeting

Due to the Omicron variant of the COVID pandemic, TGEA will host the Second Friday meeting virtually via ZOOM.
We’ll talk about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, as well as some of the challenges we are facing as a community, in our lives, locality, state, and nation.
We’ll begin at 7 PM and go until 8:30-ish. We hope to see you online then.
Second Friday gathers on the Second Friday of each month for community connection and support. We welcome Trans, Gender Non-Binary, Gender Queer folk, as well as Significant Others, Friends, Family, and Allies to this circle. During COVID, we gather online via ZOOM.

PARENT GROUP
TGEA also sponsors a group providing support and community connection for Parents of Trans, Gender Non-Binary, and Gender Queer children, tweens, teens, and adults. During COVID, we gather online via ZOOM.

These groups exist and works only by grace of your presence.

(Use the “TGEA Newsletter – Sign Up Now” link to sign up for TGEA newsletter and get the Zoom link for the various groups).
If you have needs or concerns, you may contact our Executive Director, Rev. Emma Chattin, via email.”

Be Safe, Stay Safe.