Category: Announcements

A request for participants in two research projects for the Transgender Community is being presented to those who qualify. The research projects concurrently being conducted are: 1) Family relationships and their impact on life satisfaction and self esteem issues for transsexuals of color. 2) Grief, Loss, and Discrimination issues related to Transgenders within or aged out of the Foster Care System. If you would volunteer to participate please email Stephen "Arch" Erich, Ph.D., LCSW Director Bachelor Social Work Program at the University of Houston-Clear Lake erich@uhcl.edu

Check out our bookstore, tons of new titles have been added for your enjoyment! Newest additions are "WHIPPING GIRL: A transsexual woman on sexism and the scapegoating of femininity, by Julia Serano". And, "Nobody Passes: Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity, Edited by Matt Bernstein".

Alameda County, CA -- Access to quality health care is a vital issue within Alameda County's transgender community. In response to years of not being able to find or afford doctors knowledgeable about transgender health issues, community leaders and elected officials have called a Town Hall to explore county-wide solutions to this important issue. The July 25th (2007) meeting will be the first time that the County has come together in this kind of setting to talk about increasing the quality of life for transgender people.

A Special Opportunity for Transgender Marylanders and Health and Human Services Providers

Transgender Health Forums: A Meeting of the Minds

DATES:

Consumer Forum - July 28, 2007: 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Provider Forum - August 7, 2007: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Consumer/Provider Forum - August 24, 2007: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

LOCATION:

University of Baltimore
William H. Thumel Sr. Business Center
11 W. Mount Royal Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21201

On behalf of the 2007 GLMA Education Committee, we would like to invite you to participate in the 25th Annual Conference of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, which will take place September 26-29, 2007 at the Condado Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

New York, NY

The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) joins the TransJustice Initiative of the Audre Lorde Project (The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two-Spirit, Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People of Color Center for Community Organizing) to observe June 22, 2007 as the 3rd Annual Trans Day of Action for Social & Economic Justice in New York City.

The Sigma Nu Rho chapter of Tri-Ess will be hosting a Picnic on June 23, 2007 from 4:00PM to 9:00PM. The picnic will be held at:
The Unitarian-Universalist Church at Washington Crossing
268 Washington Crossing-Pennington Rd.
Titusville, NJ 08561-1511.
The cost is $10.00 per person.
ALL ARE WELCOME
SIGMA NU RHO

Indie-Queer Festival Announces Dates, Seeks to Diversify Performance Roster and Organization

April 2, 2007 -- Building on the anticipated energy and volume of the United States Social Forum (USSF), and designed to complement the progressive workshops and forums of the USSF, MondoHomo Dirty South is proud to announce the dates of their inaugural festival. MondoHomo Dirty South is slated for June 27 through July 1, 2007 in Atlanta, GA at multiple in-town venues.

According to festival Organizer Kiki Carr, "MondoHomo promises to be the most OUTRAGEOUS Queer gathering ever to take over Atlanta!"

The International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), is seeking writers for our quarterly journal, Transgender Tapestry, published since 1978. Our publication is geared towards a diverse population exploring gender issues. Submissions may include Research, Feature Articles, Reviews, Personal Narrative, Fiction, and more. We are not an erotic publication. For more information email: editor@ifge.org

The software used to run the ifge.org website, PostNuke CMS, was updated over the last week. We regret that this caused the site to be intermittantly unavailable during the process. IFGE.ORG gets upwards of three million visits a year, and the large numbers of visitors has put a strain on the existing server. Additional upgrades are scheduled to deal with the load. We apologize for any inconvenience while we complete this process.
Thank You,
The IFGE Web Development Team