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

November 2nd Friday Meeting – Fri Nov 10

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, 10 November starting at 7 pm.

PRESS RELEASE: on Mr Trump’s tweet July 26, 2017

The president’s tweet today announcing a blanket prohibition on transgender Americans from serving the nation we love is needlessly discriminatory and dishonors the selfless service of the thousands of transgender people who have served with distinction for 242 years, including the countless number who serve here in the greater Washington DC area today.

The question is not whether transgender people can or will serve. They have, they are, and they will serve. The question is whether patriotic Americans who have volunteered to lay down their lives in defense of this great nation will be subject to pointless discrimination by the very government they serve.

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Transgender Lobby Day – 2017

Three TGEA board members, Randi Johnson, Chaiya Mohanty Ortiz, and Sarah Huggins (pictured above, from left to right) attended Transgender Lobby Day on June 8th and 9th, sponsored by the National Center for Transgender Equality. They met with the staff of their Congressmen and also of Senators Kaine and Warner. In addition to sharing their personal stories, they spoke on the importance of the Equality Act (H.R. 2282; S.1006), the End of Racial Profiling Act (H.R. 1498), and concern and opposition over the American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628). We, in Northern Virginia, are fortunate to have legislators who support the LGBT community. In all, attendees came from 40 states and included many parents of transgender youth. The transgender community and allies are making sure our voices are heard on Capitol Hill!

Transgender Lobby Day 2017 – June 8 & 9

Thursday, June 8th
Training Session 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Opening Reception 7:30pm – 9:00pm

Friday, June 9th
Breakfast 8:00am
Training Sessions 8:30 – noon
Congressional Meetings noon – 5:30pm
Rally for Transgender Equality (optional) 5:30pm

The Rally for Transgender Equality will feature speakers who do different types of advocacy and will be open to the public.
Share your knowledge and experience with elected officials, as we continue to press Congress to pass life saving legislation at the national level.
Register for Transgender Lobby Day 2017!
http://www.transequality.org/TransLobbyDay
(Registration has been capped for residents of DC, VA and MD. We still encourage participants from all other states. )

TGEA Discusses Transgender Medical Issues with California Nursing Students and Providers

On a recent trip to California, TGEA Board Member Sarah Huggins had the opportunity to mix outreach with vacation time when she provided her insights of transgender medical issues to first-year medical students at Orange County’s Saddleback College, and also to the medical and administrative staff at the College Hospital of Costa Mesa.
The events were arranged by Sarah’s sister-in-law, Dr. Barbara Huggins, who is the Department Co-Chair of Nursing for Saddleback College. Sarah addressed questions from both groups as they sought to understand more deeply some of the medical issues many in the transgender community face, and how best to provide a more supportive environment for the transgender community they serve.
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TGEA presentation to class at Georgetown University

On April 7, 2017, TGEA was invited to make a presentation to a class at Georgetown University during a seminar series in Transgender Issues organized by Dr. Kathleen Guidroz. The course is based on a growing field of transgender/ transsexual (or “trans”) studies, starting with the ideas that individuals are born into a society whereby gender is socially constructed. The course discusses transgender identity and gender expression by challenging the gender binary. TGEA President and board member, Randi Johnson, attended the class in early April and presented her transition experience as they discussed emotional issues and resilience.
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