Parents of trans kids support

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. We 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. Childcare can be provided upon request. Please contact us 10 days prior to the meeting so we can arrange for a sitter. For additional information, email us at  parents@forge-forward.org.

Monthly meeting: Trans and Queer Zines

Description: Trans and Queer Zines Workshop. Come explore trans* zines and DIY print media and learn to make your own. This hands-on workshop will focus on self-publishing our lives and experiences and making our own media as both artifact and resistance. Speaker/facilitator: Milo, co-founder of the Queer Zine Archive Project, PGP: ze/they/he

Parents of trans kids support group

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. We 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. Childcare can be provided upon request. Please contact us 10 days prior to the meeting so we can arrange for a sitter. For additional information, email us at  parents@forge-forward.org.

Monthly meeting: February POSTPONED

The February 28, 2015 monthly meeting has been postponed due to a room conflict at the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center.  Please join us the following week, on March 7, 2015 for a panel of Black Trans community members in honor of Black History Month (February). More details will be confirmed soon.  

Monthly meeting: Black Trans Panel (a trans-masculine perspective)

In honor of Black History Month, FORGE will host a panel discussion with Black Trans*/Gender Non-Conforming community leaders to speak on their experiences, activism and vision. Panelists come from a variety of experience, age, and organizations. Questions may include: What does Black TGNC activism look like and how have you experienced change over the course of your involvement? What does a Black TGNC just world look like? What is the one thing you would tell Black TGNC young people/peers? Elders? How do intersections of race and gender and age and other identities you hold impact your activist work and dreams? Panelists: Jesse White, Lee Jonathan Williams, and others TBA; moderated by FORGE Fellow Syd Robbie Let us know you are coming by joining the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/456721254476471  

Parents of trans kids support group

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. We 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. Childcare can be provided upon request. Please contact us 10 days prior to the meeting so we can arrange for a sitter. For additional information, email us at  parents@forge-forward.org.

We’ve Come A Long Way, Baby! Trans Policy Advances

Federal, state and local laws and policies affecting trans* people are changing nearly daily. This workshop will review a dozen areas where we’ve seen improvements in the past four years. Presenter: michael munson For SHEBA, a program of Diverse and Resilient in Milwaukee, WI

Monthly Meeting: Transgress Press / Trystan Cotten

Join us for a lively discussion with founder of Transgress Press, Trystan Cotten. Author and Publisher, Trystan Cotten, will talk about the origins of Transgress Press, its book productions and commitment to LGBT and feminist communities. A panel of authors will also read from books they've published with the press:  Brice Smith, Helen Boyd, Loree Cook-Daniels. Would you like a free copy of Manning Up?  Fill out the form and attend the March 28, 2015 meeting.   https://twitter.com/FORGEforward/status/581633132790677504  

Improving Aging Services for LGBT Older Adults

Improving Aging Services for LGBT Older Adults Level 1 (4 hours, Intermediate)   Learn about the culture, needs, and concerns of LGBT older adults Consider why LGBT older adults are less likely to access health and social services Learn practices for helping LGBT older adults to feel more included in aging network organizations   Facilitator: Loree Cook-Daniels, a National Resource Center on LGBT Aging training staff member For more information on LGBT Aging Trainings (in person and virtual), visit: http://www.lgbtagingcenter.org/training/index.cfm