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SUMMARY:January [Monthly Community Meeting] - Tooling Up for 2019: Mindfulness\, Meditation\, Music\, and More!
DESCRIPTION: \n\n2018 was a rocky road\, and at least politically\, and many of us are concerned about what might happen as we move into 2019.  So let’s tool up! FORGE is devoting its first meeting of 2019 to sharing practical skills for getting through the day – even the hard days. We’ll help participants experience and learn to repeat calming coping skills using music\, art\, meditation\, movement\, and other modalities.  All of us can use more ways to restore a sense of calmness amidst the chaos and challenges of our lives. Come join us for a participatory and revelatory experience!\n  \nNew Meeting Location!\nThe January 2019 FORGE meeting will not be held in our usual place. Instead\, we will be meeting at: \nIndependence First \n540 S 1st Street \nMilwaukee\, WI \nOur new location is one result of an emerging partnership with IndependenceFirst.\nPlenty of free parking is available\, and we hope the new site will be more accessible to those who bus in.\nFor the safety and comfort of those with chemical and environmental sensitivities\, IndependenceFirst requests that people refrain from using any perfumed grooming products such as scented soaps\, deodorants\, perfumes\, and heavily scented fabric softeners. It is also important that the space remain a smoke-free environment; therefore in addition to not smoking in the building\, we ask that you refrain from smoking in paths of travel and doorways.\nJoin us for a relaxing first event of 2019!\n \n 
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/01-2019-mo/
LOCATION:IndependenceFirst\, 540 S 1st Street\, Milwaukee\, WI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20181216T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20181216T153000
DTSTAMP:20180116T225716Z
CREATED:20180116T225716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T225716Z
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SUMMARY:Parents of trans kids support group
DESCRIPTION:MKE Parents of Trans Kids is a group of parents and caregivers supporting each other on our individual journeys of love\, acceptance\, and advocacy for our school-aged gender non-binary\, transgender and non-conforming children.\nWe meet monthly on the 3rd Sunday from 2:00pm to 3:30pm. Supportive\, gently facilitated meetings offer parents and adult family members the opportunity to share their successes\, concerns\, and stories of challenges and resilience. This space also provides a forum to learn from others\, ask questions\, seek feedback\, or just listen.\nChildcare can be provided upon request. Please contact us 10 days prior to the meeting so we can arrange for a sitter.\nFor additional information\, email us at parents@forge-forward.org.
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/parents-12-2018/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181215T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181215T160000
DTSTAMP:20180116T231123Z
CREATED:20180116T231123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T231123Z
UID:7993-1544882400-1544889600@forge-wi.org
SUMMARY:December [Monthly Community Meeting] - Happy/Helpful/Healing Party
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited! Please join FORGE at our last meeting of the year for a community gathering to connect\, network\, socialize\, and just be you. Transgender and non-binary individuals\, friends and family\, and supportive community members are welcome to join in creating a reflective and restorative space for our community to close out 2018 – a year of notable challenges and remarkable highs (like recent court decisions in Wisconsin making trans-specific healthcare accessible to state employees and BadgerCare enrollees!).\nWe’ll also reserve time to hear from you. What would you like to see from FORGE in 2019 for support\, connection\, community events\, or in response to social/political developments? What ideas do you have to help FORGE reach more people to strengthen our rich and diverse communities?\nWe’ll bring games and music – you bring yourself\, your family\, your friends\, and\, if you’re able\, a treat to share!
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/12-2018-mo/
LOCATION:FORGE / MKE LGBT CC\, 1110 N Market Street\, 2nd Floor\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181207T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181207T230000
DTSTAMP:20181208T002802Z
CREATED:20181208T002802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181208T002802Z
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SUMMARY:Karaoke For the Cause - BOUNCE!
DESCRIPTION:The first Friday of every month\, Bounce Milwaukee\, Milwaukee’s premiere place for bounce castles\, laser tag\, indoor rock climbing\, and arcade fun\, hosts karaoke to benefit a different local\, progressive charity. For December they’ve chosen FORGE!\nThere’s no cover to enter\, and kids (and those under 21) are welcome from 8-9. After 9pm\, things switch into 21+ mode. At least $1 from every drink (including mocktails!) sold at the bar from 8pm until the music stops will benefit the FORGE! FORGE staff will be on hand to let you know how you can assist or volunteer to support their work.\nFORGE is a national transgender anti-violence organization\, founded in 1994. Since 2009\, we have been federally funded to provide direct services to transgender\, gender non-conforming and gender non-binary survivors of sexual assault. Since 2011\, FORGE has served as the only transgender-focused organization federally funded to provide training and technical assistance to providers around the country who work with transgender survivors of sexual assault\, domestic and dating violence\, and stalking. Our role as a technical assistance provider has allowed us to directly see key continued and emerging challenges many agencies are experiencing in serving sexual assault survivors of all genders.\nPlease\, no Hotel California. We know it seems like a good idea\, but it’s really long.
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/karaoke-for-the-cause-bounce/
LOCATION:Bounce\, 2801 S 5th Ct\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53207\, United States
CATEGORIES:Social,Wisconsin
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181118T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181118T203000
DTSTAMP:20181104T103820Z
CREATED:20181104T103820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181104T103820Z
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SUMMARY:Transgender Day of Remembrance 2018
DESCRIPTION:Please join FORGE and our community partners in an evening of remembering\, honoring\, connecting & healing with special guest speaker Monica Roberts.\nMonica 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.\n \nSun\, November 18\, 2018 • 7:00 PM\nUniversity of Wisconsin – Milwaukee | Bolton Hall | Room 150\n3210 N Maryland Ave | Milwaukee\, WI 53211\n \nRSVP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/185368462348096/\n \nCommunity Partners\n• ACLU – Wisconsin\n• Alverno College\n• City of Milwaukee Equal Rights Commission\n• Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division – Community Access to Recovery Services\n• Diverse and Resilient / SHEBA\n• Gemini Gender Group\n• Center for Behavioral Medicine\n• Milwaukee LGBT Community Center\n• Milwaukee Metropolitan Community Church\n• Milwaukee Pride\n• Pathfinders\n• Unitarian Universalist Church West\n• UWM-Milwaukee LGBT Resource Center\n• Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault\n• Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce\n• Zao Milwaukee Church
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/transgender-day-of-remembrance-2018/
LOCATION:UWM-Bolton Hall\, 3210 N Maryland Ave\, Bolton Hall Room 150\, Milwuakee\, WI\, 53211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Parents,Professionals,Support,Wisconsin
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20181118T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20181118T153000
DTSTAMP:20180116T225647Z
CREATED:20180116T225647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T225647Z
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SUMMARY:Parents of trans kids support group
DESCRIPTION:MKE Parents of Trans Kids is a group of parents and caregivers supporting each other on our individual journeys of love\, acceptance\, and advocacy for our school-aged gender non-binary\, transgender and non-conforming children.\nWe meet monthly on the 3rd Sunday from 2:00pm to 3:30pm. Supportive\, gently facilitated meetings offer parents and adult family members the opportunity to share their successes\, concerns\, and stories of challenges and resilience. This space also provides a forum to learn from others\, ask questions\, seek feedback\, or just listen.\nChildcare can be provided upon request. Please contact us 10 days prior to the meeting so we can arrange for a sitter.\nFor additional information\, email us at parents@forge-forward.org.
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/parents-11-2018/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181117T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181117T160000
DTSTAMP:20180116T231043Z
CREATED:20180116T231043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T231043Z
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SUMMARY:November [Monthly Community Meeting]
DESCRIPTION:Save the date!  More information posted soon!\nPartnering with Milwaukee Pride\, November 17\, 2018’s event will be a Stonewall Stage Talk\, featuring conversations with Monica Roberts.\nMonica Ris an African-American blogger\, writer\, and transgender rights advocate. She is the founding editor of TransGriot\, a blog focusing on issues pertaining to transgender women of color.
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/11-2018-mo/
LOCATION:FORGE / MKE LGBT CC\, 1110 N Market Street\, 2nd Floor\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20181021T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20181021T153000
DTSTAMP:20180116T225617Z
CREATED:20180116T225617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T225617Z
UID:7985-1540130400-1540135800@forge-wi.org
SUMMARY:Parents of trans kids support group
DESCRIPTION:MKE Parents of Trans Kids is a group of parents and caregivers supporting each other on our individual journeys of love\, acceptance\, and advocacy for our school-aged gender non-binary\, transgender and non-conforming children.\nWe meet monthly on the 3rd Sunday from 2:00pm to 3:30pm. Supportive\, gently facilitated meetings offer parents and adult family members the opportunity to share their successes\, concerns\, and stories of challenges and resilience. This space also provides a forum to learn from others\, ask questions\, seek feedback\, or just listen.\nChildcare can be provided upon request. Please contact us 10 days prior to the meeting so we can arrange for a sitter.\nFor additional information\, email us at parents@forge-forward.org.
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/parents-10-2018/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181020T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181020T160000
DTSTAMP:20180116T231009Z
CREATED:20180116T231009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T231009Z
UID:7995-1540044000-1540051200@forge-wi.org
SUMMARY:October [Monthly Community Meeting] -- Inclusion Clinic
DESCRIPTION:Froedtert’s LGBTQ Inclusion Clinic Comes to FORGE\nYou’ve been asking for it\, and now it’s here! The Inclusion Health Clinic – an LGBTQ-specific health center through Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin – is now open. Three providers from the Inclusion Health Clinic will be the speakers at the FORGE monthly meeting on October 20\, 2018\, sharing the unique opportunities the Inclusion Health Clinic offers the LGBTQ community by providing LGBTQ-affirming and -knowledgeable health care. In addition to providing comprehensive primary and preventive care for the LGBTQ community\, the Inclusion Health Clinic offers OB/GYN care\, HIV services and prevention\, psychiatric care\, and transgender-specific services\, including hormone therapy. Attend and learn more about the Clinic\, as well as have ample opportunity to ask questions.\nOur guests will be:\n\nAndrew Petroll\, MS\, MD – Medical Director of the Inclusion Health Clinic. Dr. Petroll is an Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease specialist offering HIV care\, HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)\, treatment of sexually transmitted infections\, and gender-affirming hormone therapy.\n \n\nJessica Francis\, MD – Dr. Francis is an Obstetrician/Gynecologist who provides both gender-affirming hormone therapy\, general obstetric and gynecologic care\, including performing hysterectomies.\n \n\nJoann Woodbury is the clinic’s social services Program Manager.\nWant to learn more about the clinic before the meeting? Check out their website at https://www.froedtert.com/locations/clinic/inclusion-clinic-sargeant-health-center
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/10-2018-mo/
LOCATION:FORGE / MKE LGBT CC\, 1110 N Market Street\, 2nd Floor\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180916T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180916T153000
DTSTAMP:20180116T225548Z
CREATED:20180116T225548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T225548Z
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SUMMARY:Parents of trans kids support group
DESCRIPTION:MKE Parents of Trans Kids is a group of parents and caregivers supporting each other on our individual journeys of love\, acceptance\, and advocacy for our school-aged gender non-binary\, transgender and non-conforming children.\nWe meet monthly on the 3rd Sunday from 2:00pm to 3:30pm. Supportive\, gently facilitated meetings offer parents and adult family members the opportunity to share their successes\, concerns\, and stories of challenges and resilience. This space also provides a forum to learn from others\, ask questions\, seek feedback\, or just listen.\nChildcare can be provided upon request. Please contact us 10 days prior to the meeting so we can arrange for a sitter.\nFor additional information\, email us at parents@forge-forward.org.
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/parents-09-2018/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180915T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180915T160000
DTSTAMP:20180116T230929Z
CREATED:20180116T230929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T230929Z
UID:7998-1537020000-1537027200@forge-wi.org
SUMMARY:Balancing Yin and Yang: Chinese Medicine for Trans People [Sept Monthly Community Meeting]
DESCRIPTION:This talk will focus on how the body is viewed through the lens of Chinese medicine. Kellen will explain the concepts of yin\, yang\, qi and blood\, and will describe how those aspects of the body change during different parts of the transition process. Acupuncture and herbal medicine help the body adjust more smoothly to hormones and surgeries\, and learning the basics of the foundational theories behind Chinese medicine can increase self-awareness and self-care.\nBio:\nKellen is a non-binary trans acupuncturist at North Node Clinic – a holistic health clinic they co-own with Ellice Plant. In addition to acupuncture and herbal medicine\, they use techniques including moxibustion\, cupping\, and gua sha. They are passionate about LGBTQI competent health care and are committed to maintaining a practice that is affordable and accessible with a mission of creating anti-racist and anti-classist space.
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/09-2018-mo/
LOCATION:FORGE / MKE LGBT CC\, 1110 N Market Street\, 2nd Floor\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180819T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180819T153000
DTSTAMP:20180116T225520Z
CREATED:20180116T225520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T225520Z
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SUMMARY:Parents of trans kids support group
DESCRIPTION:MKE Parents of Trans Kids is a group of parents and caregivers supporting each other on our individual journeys of love\, acceptance\, and advocacy for our school-aged gender non-binary\, transgender and non-conforming children.\nWe meet monthly on the 3rd Sunday from 2:00pm to 3:30pm. Supportive\, gently facilitated meetings offer parents and adult family members the opportunity to share their successes\, concerns\, and stories of challenges and resilience. This space also provides a forum to learn from others\, ask questions\, seek feedback\, or just listen.\nChildcare can be provided upon request. Please contact us 10 days prior to the meeting so we can arrange for a sitter.\nFor additional information\, email us at parents@forge-forward.org.
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/parents-08-2018/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180818T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180818T160000
DTSTAMP:20180116T230857Z
CREATED:20180116T230857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T230857Z
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SUMMARY:No August Meeting!  [Monthly Community Meeting]
DESCRIPTION:No meeting this August.  Please join us in September.
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/08-2018-mo/
LOCATION:FORGE / MKE LGBT CC\, 1110 N Market Street\, 2nd Floor\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180721T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180721T160000
DTSTAMP:20180116T230828Z
CREATED:20180116T230828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T230828Z
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SUMMARY:Trans Health & Wellness: Linda Wesp\, FNP-C [Monthly Community Meeting]
DESCRIPTION:…A Conversation with Linda Wesp\, FNP-C\, APNP\, AAHIVS\n \n\nPlease join us for a conversation with Linda Wesp\, family nurse practitioner from the Greater Milwaukee Center for Health and Wellness\, Inc (gmchealth.org) on Sat. July 21st from 2-4PM at the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center (1110 North Market Street\, Second Floor\, Milwaukee\, WI 53202).\nLinda will share some general info about health and wellness and the latest research about gender affirming hormones\, as well as talk about various national and international protocols and guidelines that currently inform trans health care.\nLinda Wesp FNP-C\, APNP is a family nurse practitioner who has worked in community-based health care settings with LGBTQ populations for over 15 years\, with a focus on trans health. She currently works at the Greater Milwaukee Center for Health and Wellness\, where she provides gender affirming hormones\, HIV management\, PrEP\, and general primary care.\nPrior to returning to Milwaukee in 2015\, she worked at Howard Brown Health Center in Chicago\, IL and Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx\, NY. While at Howard Brown\, she lead the development of the agency’s informed consent protocols for access to gender affirming hormones\, implemented in 2009.\nShe has published and lectured nationally and internationally on various aspects of evidence-based health care and quality of care for transgender populations. Linda is also currently a PhD Candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Nursing\, and her future goals include building ongoing partnerships with the trans community in Milwaukee through participatory action research that improves health and access to care.\nLet us know you are coming by RSVPing on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/217463885573599/
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/07-2018-mo/
LOCATION:FORGE / MKE LGBT CC\, 1110 N Market Street\, 2nd Floor\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180715T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180715T153000
DTSTAMP:20180116T225450Z
CREATED:20180116T225450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T225450Z
UID:7988-1531663200-1531668600@forge-wi.org
SUMMARY:Parents of trans kids support group
DESCRIPTION:MKE Parents of Trans Kids is a group of parents and caregivers supporting each other on our individual journeys of love\, acceptance\, and advocacy for our school-aged gender non-binary\, transgender and non-conforming children.\nWe meet monthly on the 3rd Sunday from 2:00pm to 3:30pm. Supportive\, gently facilitated meetings offer parents and adult family members the opportunity to share their successes\, concerns\, and stories of challenges and resilience. This space also provides a forum to learn from others\, ask questions\, seek feedback\, or just listen.\nChildcare can be provided upon request. Please contact us 10 days prior to the meeting so we can arrange for a sitter.\nFor additional information\, email us at parents@forge-forward.org.
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/parents-07-2018/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180617T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180617T153000
DTSTAMP:20180116T225418Z
CREATED:20180116T225418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T225418Z
UID:7989-1529244000-1529249400@forge-wi.org
SUMMARY:Parents of trans kids support group
DESCRIPTION:MKE Parents of Trans Kids is a group of parents and caregivers supporting each other on our individual journeys of love\, acceptance\, and advocacy for our school-aged gender non-binary\, transgender and non-conforming children.\nWe meet monthly on the 3rd Sunday from 2:00pm to 3:30pm. Supportive\, gently facilitated meetings offer parents and adult family members the opportunity to share their successes\, concerns\, and stories of challenges and resilience. This space also provides a forum to learn from others\, ask questions\, seek feedback\, or just listen.\nChildcare can be provided upon request. Please contact us 10 days prior to the meeting so we can arrange for a sitter.\nFor additional information\, email us at parents@forge-forward.org.
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/parents-06-2018/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180616T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180616T160000
DTSTAMP:20180116T230747Z
CREATED:20180116T230747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T230747Z
UID:7997-1529157600-1529164800@forge-wi.org
SUMMARY:Sarah McBride's Book Discussion [June Monthly Community Meeting]
DESCRIPTION:Book discussion: Sarah McBride’s Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love\, Loss\, and the Fight for Trans Equality\nCan you be in your early 20s\, transgender\, in love\, in grief\, and still change the world? Sarah McBride’s answer is an emphatic YES! Read this inspirational memoir and then come join us to talk about whether and how it is inspiring you. We’ll even have a special surprise guest!  (Ok\, it’ll be a special short video Sarah is making just for us.)\n \nSarah McBride recorded a special reading and personal narrative prior to the in-person meeting on June 16\, 2018.
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/06-2018-mo-book-mcbride/
LOCATION:FORGE / MKE LGBT CC\, 1110 N Market Street\, 2nd Floor\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180520T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180520T153000
DTSTAMP:20180116T225351Z
CREATED:20180116T225351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T225351Z
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SUMMARY:Parents of trans kids support group
DESCRIPTION:MKE Parents of Trans Kids is a group of parents and caregivers supporting each other on our individual journeys of love\, acceptance\, and advocacy for our school-aged gender non-binary\, transgender and non-conforming children.\nWe meet monthly on the 3rd Sunday from 2:00pm to 3:30pm. Supportive\, gently facilitated meetings offer parents and adult family members the opportunity to share their successes\, concerns\, and stories of challenges and resilience. This space also provides a forum to learn from others\, ask questions\, seek feedback\, or just listen.\nChildcare can be provided upon request. Please contact us 10 days prior to the meeting so we can arrange for a sitter.\nFor additional information\, email us at parents@forge-forward.org.
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/parents-05-2018/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180519T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180519T160000
DTSTAMP:20180116T230708Z
CREATED:20180116T230708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T230708Z
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SUMMARY:Don’t Let Your Health Go Up in Smoke [May Monthly Community Meeting]
DESCRIPTION:Smokin’ Hot: Tobacco\, Pride\, McBride\nLet us know you’re attending! \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/1823029301333796/ \n1. Tobacco\nAfter finding his passion for community service in AmeriCorps\, Anthony Harris\, has worked on many different public health issues such as; Financial Awareness\, HIV prevention\, AODA prevention with Teens\, and Smoking Cessation within the LGBT Community.  He is committed to helping people make decisions that will help them live happy healthy lives\nAs one of the coordinators for the City of Milwaukee Tobacco-Free Alliance\, Anthony Harris will join us to talk about what smoking looks like in the LGBTQ+ community\, where we are as community to address it\, and the many projects the City of Milwaukee Tobacco-Free Alliance is doing to improve LGBTQ health.\n  \n2. PrideFest\nBut that’s not all!  We will also be discussing FORGE’s PrideFest Health and Wellness activities at this meeting.  Volunteers will be signed up and given t-shirts and passes (if they’re ready by then!). Come help build enthusiasm for FORGE’s largest annual community effort. \n3. Sarah McBride\nAnd that’s still not all!! We will also be distributing free copies of Sarah McBride’s new memoir\, Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love\, Loss\, and the Fight for Trans Equality. Come snag your copy!\n 
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/05-2018-mo-tobacco/
LOCATION:FORGE / MKE LGBT CC\, 1110 N Market Street\, 2nd Floor\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180421T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180421T160000
DTSTAMP:20180116T230645Z
CREATED:20180116T230645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T230645Z
UID:8001-1524319200-1524326400@forge-wi.org
SUMMARY:April [Monthly Community Meeting]
DESCRIPTION:NO FORGE MONTHLY MEETING!\nInstead\, we encourage everyone to consider attending the Victory Institute’s LGBTQ Leadership Summit. This day-long\, intensive training is designed to grow LGBTQ public service leaders. Summit trainees will participate in discussions on how LGBTQ leaders can successfully and effectively advocate for equality in today’s political climate. Speakers include Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa\, former Houston Mayor Annise Parker\, Sen. Timothy Carpenter\, and other local leaders.  FREE\, but RSVP deadline is April 20. Get more information and sign up here: https://victoryinstitute.org/event/milwaukee-lgbtq-leadership-summit/
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/04-2018-mo-victoryfund/
LOCATION:FORGE / MKE LGBT CC\, 1110 N Market Street\, 2nd Floor\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180415T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180415T153000
DTSTAMP:20180116T225255Z
CREATED:20180116T225255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T225255Z
UID:7981-1523800800-1523806200@forge-wi.org
SUMMARY:Parents of trans kids support group
DESCRIPTION:MKE Parents of Trans Kids is a group of parents and caregivers supporting each other on our individual journeys of love\, acceptance\, and advocacy for our school-aged gender non-binary\, transgender and non-conforming children.\nWe meet monthly on the 3rd Sunday from 2:00pm to 3:30pm. Supportive\, gently facilitated meetings offer parents and adult family members the opportunity to share their successes\, concerns\, and stories of challenges and resilience. This space also provides a forum to learn from others\, ask questions\, seek feedback\, or just listen.\nChildcare can be provided upon request. Please contact us 10 days prior to the meeting so we can arrange for a sitter.\nFor additional information\, email us at parents@forge-forward.org.
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/parents-04-2018/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180318T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180318T153000
DTSTAMP:20180116T225145Z
CREATED:20180116T225145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T225145Z
UID:7980-1521381600-1521387000@forge-wi.org
SUMMARY:Parents of trans kids support group
DESCRIPTION:MKE Parents of Trans Kids is a group of parents and caregivers supporting each other on our individual journeys of love\, acceptance\, and advocacy for our school-aged gender non-binary\, transgender and non-conforming children.\nWe meet monthly on the 3rd Sunday from 2:00pm to 3:30pm. Supportive\, gently facilitated meetings offer parents and adult family members the opportunity to share their successes\, concerns\, and stories of challenges and resilience. This space also provides a forum to learn from others\, ask questions\, seek feedback\, or just listen.\nChildcare can be provided upon request. Please contact us 10 days prior to the meeting so we can arrange for a sitter.\nFor additional information\, email us at parents@forge-forward.org.
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/parents-03-2018/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180317T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180317T160000
DTSTAMP:20221118T181757Z
CREATED:20180116T230611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221118T181757Z
UID:8002-1521295200-1521302400@forge-wi.org
SUMMARY:Affirmation or Conversion Therapy? [Monthly Community Meeting]
DESCRIPTION:Join FORGE on Saturday\, March 17\, 2018 @ 2:00pm for a panel discussion on the emotional and physical health risks associated with conversion therapy. Nearly all medical and mental health professional associations have deemed conversion therapy as both ineffective and an attempt to “cure” something — gender identity or sexual orientation — that is NOT a disorder. Wisconsin is one of 41 states that do not have laws banning conversion therapy. An ordinance is before the Milwaukee Common Council on March 27\, 2018 to ban conversion therapy. Come learn more and leave with some action steps to help ensure the ordinance passes. \n \n[Milwaukee background: The Milwaukee Common Council held a preliminary hearing on March 8\, 2018 to introduce an ordinance prohibiting conversion therapy in the City of Milwaukee. Alderperson Johnson\, staff of the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center\, and private practice therapists shared testimony asserting the overwhelming evidence that conversion therapies pose substantial health risks to LGBTQ youth and adults. The Committee did approve the measure and it is headed to the full Council on March 27\, 2018.] \nPanelists:\nKim Skerven\, Ph.D.\nTony Snell Rodriguez\nShelley Gregory
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/03-2018-mo-conversion/
LOCATION:FORGE / MKE LGBT CC\, 1110 N Market Street\, 2nd Floor\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180218T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180218T203000
DTSTAMP:20180118T003407Z
CREATED:20180118T003407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180118T003407Z
UID:8004-1518978600-1518985800@forge-wi.org
SUMMARY:Aidan Key [Monthly Community Meeting]
DESCRIPTION:Aidan Key\, Guest Speaker — Hold the date!\nSunday\, February 18\, 2018\n6:30-8:30 pm\nAidan Key is the founder and director of Gender Diversity\, an organization that provides education and support for families who are raising transgender or gender diverse children. After a parent’s realization that their child is transgender — but often before they have had a chance to catch their breath — the question of how to navigate schools looms large and immediate.\nThis session will provide parents\, families\, community members\, advocates\, and allies with important information on countering bullying\, navigating school/community conversations\, and creating safe and nurturing educational environments for trans and gender diverse youth.\nBring your questions to guide the discussion!\n \n(Note: there will be no regular FORGE or parents’ support group meetings that weekend so that everyone can come to this special event.)\n \n 
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/02-2018-aidan-key/
LOCATION:FORGE / MKE LGBT CC\, 1110 N Market Street\, 2nd Floor\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180218T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180218T153000
DTSTAMP:20180116T225123Z
CREATED:20180116T225123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T225123Z
UID:7979-1518962400-1518967800@forge-wi.org
SUMMARY:Parents of trans kids support group
DESCRIPTION:MKE Parents of Trans Kids is a group of parents and caregivers supporting each other on our individual journeys of love\, acceptance\, and advocacy for our school-aged gender non-binary\, transgender and non-conforming children.\nWe meet monthly on the 3rd Sunday from 2:00pm to 3:30pm. Supportive\, gently facilitated meetings offer parents and adult family members the opportunity to share their successes\, concerns\, and stories of challenges and resilience. This space also provides a forum to learn from others\, ask questions\, seek feedback\, or just listen.\nChildcare can be provided upon request. Please contact us 10 days prior to the meeting so we can arrange for a sitter.\nFor additional information\, email us at parents@forge-forward.org.
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/parents-02-2018/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180217T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180217T160000
DTSTAMP:20180116T230538Z
CREATED:20180116T230538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T230538Z
UID:7992-1518876000-1518883200@forge-wi.org
SUMMARY:February [Monthly Community Meeting]
DESCRIPTION:Note we will also be hosting a special event in February\, so no meeting will be held on February 17\, 2018. (See info on guest speaker Aidan Key.)
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/02-2018-mo/
LOCATION:FORGE / MKE LGBT CC\, 1110 N Market Street\, 2nd Floor\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180121T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180121T153000
DTSTAMP:20180116T225020Z
CREATED:20180116T225020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T225020Z
UID:7978-1516543200-1516548600@forge-wi.org
SUMMARY:Parents of trans kids support group
DESCRIPTION:MKE Parents of Trans Kids is a group of parents and caregivers supporting each other on our individual journeys of love\, acceptance\, and advocacy for our school-aged gender non-binary\, transgender and non-conforming children.\nWe meet monthly on the 3rd Sunday from 2:00pm to 3:30pm. Supportive\, gently facilitated meetings offer parents and adult family members the opportunity to share their successes\, concerns\, and stories of challenges and resilience. This space also provides a forum to learn from others\, ask questions\, seek feedback\, or just listen.\nChildcare can be provided upon request. Please contact us 10 days prior to the meeting so we can arrange for a sitter.\nFor additional information\, email us at parents@forge-forward.org.
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/parents-01-2018/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180120T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180120T160000
DTSTAMP:20180116T225934Z
CREATED:20180116T225934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180116T225934Z
UID:7991-1516456800-1516464000@forge-wi.org
SUMMARY:NO January meeting [Monthly Community Meeting]
DESCRIPTION:There will be no monthly meeting in January 2018.  Instead\, we encourage you to take part in the HIGHLY inclusive Milwaukee Women’s March and Rally event (see below).\nNote we will also be hosting a special event in February\, so no meeting will be held on February 17\, 2018. (See below for info on guest speaker Aidan Key.)
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/01-2018-mo-canceled/
LOCATION:FORGE / MKE LGBT CC\, 1110 N Market Street\, 2nd Floor\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180120T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180120T150000
DTSTAMP:20180118T003805Z
CREATED:20180118T003805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180118T003805Z
UID:8007-1516442400-1516460400@forge-wi.org
SUMMARY:Milwaukee Women's March
DESCRIPTION:10-11:00am Rally at Milwaukee County Courthouse (901 N 9th Street)\n11-12:00pm March to Wisconsin Center (400 W Wisconsin Ave)\n12-3:00pm Afternoon of action\, fundraising\, food\, fellowship (400 W Wisconsin Ave)\nThe Women’s March is not just for women! The event is HIGHLY trans-inclusive and intersectional\, with a focus on making the event accessible to all people who want to participate\, including: \n\ntrans people (trans issues and gender neutral bathrooms throughout);\npeople with disabilities (live streaming for those who can’t be in the cold or stand for the rally\, rides from rally site to Wisconsin Center);\n\nFORGE will have a table\, so please stop by and say hello.\nThe March is also looking for individuals to serve as anti-harassment liaisons\, especially to prevent harassment against trans people and people of color. Connect with the march if you are interested in volunteering.\nStay up to date by connecting on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/183431972243489/\nWear Red!
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/mke-womens-march2018/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Social,Wisconsin
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171217T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171217T153000
DTSTAMP:20170126T041945Z
CREATED:20170126T041945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170126T041945Z
UID:7610-1513519200-1513524600@forge-wi.org
SUMMARY:Parents of trans kids support group
DESCRIPTION:MKE Parents of Trans Kids is a group of parents and caregivers supporting each other on our individual journeys of love\, acceptance\, and advocacy for our school-aged gender non-binary\, transgender and non-conforming children.\nWe meet monthly on the 3rd Sunday from 2:00pm to 3:30pm. Supportive\, gently facilitated meetings offer parents and adult family members the opportunity to share their successes\, concerns\, and stories of challenges and resilience. This space also provides a forum to learn from others\, ask questions\, seek feedback\, or just listen.\nChildcare can be provided upon request. Please contact us 10 days prior to the meeting so we can arrange for a sitter.\nFor additional information\, email us at parents@forge-forward.org.
URL:https://forge-wi.org/event/parents-12-2017/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Support,Wisconsin
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