Trans-Partners forum at GLBT Center/NY

Tuesday, June 8, 2004
7 - 9 pm

The Center's Public Policy Committee, Center Kids, and the Gender Identity Project present a forum on the challenges facing individuals who are, or have been, or seek to be in relationships or partnerships with transgender, gender-different and gender questioning people. Experts and community members will explore some of the social, legal, medical and personal issues facing partners of trans, gender-different and gender question people, including:
Who are we? What do we call ourselves?

We are often in "community limbo" - where do we fit? Is there space for us in the "gay" community? Should there be? If not, where can we find or create community?

How does our hidden, and sometimes invisible, community gets its needs met?

Are our concerns sometimes overshadowed by the issues of our trans-identified partners?

How do we maintain our identity when our partners' identities may be in transition?

How can we create community in the face of these daunting matters?

How can we get our medical needs met by providers who often seem ignorant of our needs and identities?

Some of us are openly attracted to trans-people - why is it so difficult to find space for us too?

For more information, call 212 620 7310, or visit <a href=http://www.gaycenter.org>www.gaycenter.org

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
208 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011
Phone: 212.620.7310