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Transgender Day of Remembrance 2018

UWM-Bolton Hall 3210 N Maryland Ave, Bolton Hall Room 150, Milwuakee, WI, United States

Please join FORGE and our community partners in an evening of remembering, honoring, connecting & healing with special guest speaker Monica Roberts. Monica Roberts, AKA the TransGriot (Gree-oh), is a native Houstonian, GLAAD award winning blogger, writer, and award winning trans human rights advocate. She’s the founding editor of TransGriot, and her writing has appeared at the Bilerico Project, Ebony.com, The Hungton Post and the Advocate. She works to foster understanding and acceptance of trans people inside and outside communities of color. Among her many honors are the Virginia Prince Transgender Pioneer Award, and the Robert Coles Call of Service Award.   Sun, November 18, 2018 • 7:00 PM University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee | Bolton Hall | Room 150 3210 N Maryland Ave | Milwaukee, WI 53211   RSVP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/185368462348096/   Community Partners • ACLU - Wisconsin • Alverno College • City of Milwaukee Equal Rights Commission • Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division - Community Access to Recovery […]

Health, Trauma, and Resilience in Trans/Non-binary Communities (CCF)

Workshop at the Cream City Foundation's LGBTQ+ Health Families, Healthy Communities Conference Trans/non-binary individuals may experience higher rates of health disparities and victimization than their non-trans peers.  AND, trans/non-binary individuals may also demonstrate high rates of thriving and resilience!   Join FORGE staff for a fast-paced exploration of trans health and wellness, with a positive spin.  Participants will leave with a handful of resources, as well as a list of free and easy things any provider or agency can do to improve their service to trans/non-binary clients.  

Biden’s First Hundred Days: What is means for trans & non-binary communities

Much has changed dramatically for trans and non-binary rights since President Biden took office, including who’s representing our interests and how they’re discussed. Please join FORGE for conversation about what has changed in the first 100 days (and what’s stayed the same). We’ll review the administration’s commitments, explore roadblocks and what remains to be done, and hold space for discussion about how we as community members can contribute to making change. FORGE informational events are focused on people in the trans/non-binary community(ies). Everyone is welcome – friends, family, loved ones. Presenters: Shelley Gregory & Loree Cook-Daniels Shelley Gregory (they/them or any pronouns). Shelley is a trans human, activist, and advocate, and the Strategic Project Coordinator for FORGE. Shelley has worked actively in the LGBTQI+ community for over 25 years and began to focus their work on advocacy for transgender and non-binary folx nearly two decades ago. Their background is as a civil rights lawyer. Shelley […]

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Trans-Inclusive Therapy Practices, Part I

Join FORGE for the first of two panel discussions with experienced therapists whose practices include transgender and nonbinary clients. We’ll hear from a group of therapists about inclusive practices, gender-affirming therapy, and how individual therapists approach working with transgender and nonbinary clients. Bring your questions for our panel about therapy in general, or about their specific practices. Panelists: Jan Singer, LCSW Kim Skerven, Ph.D Travis Trott, LCSW

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Trans-Inclusive Therapy Practices, Part II

Join us for the second of two panel discussions with experienced therapists whose practices include transgender and nonbinary clients. We’ll hear from a group of therapists about inclusive practices, gender-affirming therapy, and how individual therapists approach working with transgender and nonbinary clients. Bring your questions for our panel about therapy in general, or about their specific practices. Panelists: Jasmine Lammers, MA, LPC finn phoenix, MSW, CAPSW Ellice Plant, LCSW, CHT, HHC Caitlin Myles Weber, LMFT, CST

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#MKE TDOR 2022

MKE TDOR 2022: Our voices. Our community. Our TDOR. The greater Milwaukee community will be honoring those who have lost their lives due to anti-transgender bias or violence on Friday, November 18, 2022. Guest speaker Dee Dee Watters will focus on “This is why we’re here!” Description: We stand and fight in the trenches because we deserve to exist!  We say HER name HIS name THEIR name because we will not be erased!  We honor our siblings that were taken from us far too soon and celebrate all of our existence for we will not be erased! Everyone is welcome.  Together, we build and strengthen our large community, supporting each other through loss and remembering our joy.   Agenda: Welcome. Political leaders acknowledge TDOR. Honoring those who died in MKE. Candle light vigil. Music. Dee Dee Waters. Connection. Sharing a meal together. Accessibility: ASL and childcare provided. Bathrooms: All gender, sit, stand. COVID safety: Masks […]