FORGE welcomes Caleb Weinhardt to our Team
To develop new programming for the transgender/non-binary community and assist with organization, FORGE is pleased to announce the addition of Caleb Weinhardt to our staff. Weinhardt (he/him/his) will organize and lead events through a new program called FORGE Outdoors. This program will offer free and inclusive summer activities for trans/non-binary people and their friends, family,…
Join FORGE at PrideFest 2019
Want to attend PrideFest 2019? Volunteering with FORGE for a short 3 hour shift will get you in for free, as well as supply you with a fantastic, uniquely designed T-shirt for this year’s event. Our theme this year: Our Community is Built on #RadicalResilience Fill out the form below to sign-up. (Learn more, below…
FORGE welcomes Anole Halper to our Team
FORGE welcomes Anole Halper to our Team May 21, 2019 FORGE is pleased to announce the addition of Anole Halper, MSW, MPH to our staff as Creative Content Coordinator, increasing our capacity to educate and engage the public. Anole (pronouns: they/them/theirs) will fill the newly created position of Creative Content Coordinator. Their responsibilities include innovating…
Seeking Recovery Services in Milwaukee?
Trans and non-binary people who are uninsured or low income and who are seeking assistance with substance use and/or mental health issues can now do so with more confidence, due to a two-year joint project between FORGE and the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division’s Community Access to Recovery Services (CARS). <learn more> CARS provides a…
Transgender & Trauma in the Age of Trump @ D&R’s Wisconsin LGBTQ Health Summit
We were proud to join other presenters and community members at Diverse and Resilient’s Wisconsin LGBTQ Health Summit to present “Transgender & Trauma in the Age of Trump.” Shelley Gregory, Ashley Altadonna, and Devin Thomas shared information about cultural and legislative rollbacks that have impacted trans+ people, the impact of these actions and the trauma…
CARS and FORGE Present at Cream City Foundation Health Conference
In order to ensure that everyone who attended the Cream City Foundation’s 2019 LGBTQ+ Health Conference had the opportunity to attend FORGE and CARS’ “Trauma Informed Care in the Transgender Community” workshop, it was held twice during the January 25th event. Nearly 100 people attended, and reviews were excellent. The workshop also generated numerous follow…
Milwaukee Rallies for Trans Rights
On October 21, 2018, the New York Times released an article about a leaked memo detailing the Department of Health and Human Services efforts to establish a new legal definition of “sex” under Title IX of the federal civil rights law that bans discrimination on the basis of sex/gender. The memo, currently being pursued by…
FORGE Announces Hire of Shelley Gregory
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Milwaukee, WI – To increase FORGE’s capacity to provide services and supports to Wisconsin’s transgender and non-binary communities, FORGE is pleased to announce the addition of Shelley Gregory to our staff. Gregory (pronouns: any or they/them/theirs) will fill the newly created position of Strategic Project Coordinator. Working in partnership with Ashley Altadonna,…
It’s In Your Power: VOTE!
In the last two years we should all have learned elections have consequences! Lately those consequences have fallen hard on trans/non-binary people (and immigrants, Muslims, sexual assault survivors, and and and…) You, however, have one very powerful tool for helping shape your own and our collective future: your vote. Don’t surrender it! Use it! But…
Milwaukee Scores 100 on the 2018 Municipal Equality Index
They say the wheels of justice turn slowly, and often it feels as if that turn is nearly imperceptible. So how can we gauge whether our society and our communities are becoming more just? One way to measure this progress is through the Human Rights Campaign and the Equality Federation Institute’s Municipal Equality Index. The…