Topic: IFGE Conference

In keeping with its theme "Toward a Greater Diversity", the IFGE Annual conference has successfully engaged many leaders and champions for the FTM community to take part in its 23rd Annual Conference. The conference, which runs from Monday, March 31, 2008, to Saturday, April 5, 2008, is being held in Tucson, Arizona at the Doubletree Reid Park Hotel. Wingspan's Southern Arizona Gender Alliance (SAGA) is the local host committee. Past conferences have been decidedly transfeminine-oriented, but organizers made concerted outreach efforts for 2008 to transgender men, as well as people of color and allies of all ages, to ensure a broad range of issues, identities, and dialogues are represented in Tucson.

The full text of the speech delivered by the third African-American winner of the Trinity Award at the IFGE Conference in Philadelphia, PA on April 7.

By Joann Prinzivalli

CDI members at the IFGE Convention netted over a thousand dollars for charity by running a carnival after the Friday evening convention dinner at the Philadelphia Airport Hilton on March 21, 2003.

A year of planning and sometimes panic came together on Wednesday, March 19 at the Philadelphia Airport Hilton Hotel as Transgender 2003, the 17th annual IFGE Convention registration opened at 10:00 A.M. As co-chairwomen Kristine James and Alison Laing herded the attendees, vendors, and hotel the premier event of the Transgender Community got underway.

Originally appeared in Transgender Tapestry #102, Summer 2003.

The 17th annual IFGE convention was held at the Philadelphia Airport Hilton Hotel, March 19-23, with more than 170s attendees from around the world.The event kicked off with Ben Franklin (you?ve seen him on television) presenting a letter of greeting from Philadelphia?s Mayor John Street. The first plenary session was led by Bernard and Terry Reed from the Gender Identity Research & Education Society (GIRES) located in London, England. Dr. Milton (?Please call me Mickey?) Diamond was the featured speaker. Dr. Diamond was brought to us by Ms. Rikki Swin and the Rikki Swin Institute. Dr. Diamond spoke several times to packed conference rooms. When not delivering presentations, Mickey could be found in discussions with individuals and groups. More than 40 other presenters offered education and personal help programs to the attendees. Special awards were presented for outstanding community service. On Thursday, Julie Johnson (now past chair of IFGE) presented the Diversity Award to Glaxo-Smith-Kline for their open employment policies, which provide for transition on the job.

Originally appeared in Transgender Tapestry #102, Summer 2003.

At the recent Transgender 2003, IFGE?s Board of Directors
named Moonhawk River Stone to the position of Chair.
Mr. Stone replaces Julie Ann Johnson, who served as
Board Chair from March 2000 until March 2003.
At the Virginia Prince Awards Ceremony on Saturday,
Mr. Stone gave the following speech.
At his request, we are running it unedited?Ed.