Trans Health Fair Oct. 16 in Seattle

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http://www.verbenahealth.org



Transgender Health Fair, October 16th 11 AM – 5 PM

Lifelong AIDS Alliance’s Transgender Resource Center, 1002 Seneca Street and the LGBT Community Center,

1115 E. Pike Street, Seattle



FREE Pap tests, chest/breast exams for FTMs, MTFs, gender queers, and their partners

Have you been thinking about getting an exam, but keep putting it off?

No trans-friendly health care in your area?

Uninsured?

Now is the time to take advantage of a free Pap, chest/breast exam for ALL trans people and their partners!

Call 1.888.651.8931 to make an appointment or 206.323.6540 for more info.



Check out all the screenings:

HIV testing

Smoking cessation

Blood pressure

Glucose (diabetes screening)

Drug and alcohol use

Depression

Blood clot risks

Nutrition

Plus visit with the naturopath, acupuncturist, and massage therapists!



Come and enjoy workshops and discussions that include:



Financial Planning 11:15 am-12:15 pm: For those interested in improving the management of their daily finances, long term planning, and strategies to plan for surgeries and other methods to achieve financial security. This workshop will be lead by Lonnie Wall, who is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Financial Planner, and was educated at UC Berkeley in accounting.



Trans People of Color Caucus 1 pm -3 pm: Join other members of communities of color for this closed discussion on gender identity. Maybe you participated recently in the people of color retreat or maybe you wanted to go, but were unable to attend. Here is another chance to connect with folks. Topics may include, but are not limited to safe space, the spectrum of gender, and community dialogue around the unique issues faced by trans and gender queer individuals of color. Darius Morrison and dean jackson, two amazing organizers who recently lead discussions on gender identity and the politics of relationships will facilitate



Trans White Ally Caucus 1– 3 pm: Participate in a supportive discussion about privilege and power in our trans communities. How can white transgender, transsexual and gender queer individuals support each other, be strong allies to communities of color and challenge racism? If you were unable to participate in the recent anti-racism training for white folks, please use this opportunity to build existing skills and acquire new tools. This discussion will be facilitated by Roxanne Skelly and Ezra Goetzen.



Educating Providers 3- 4pm: Many of us have taken on the responsibility of showing our doctors and other health care providers how to support us through our transitions. Have you grappled when to fire your provider? Come and share your positive and negative experiences, learn from others, and start discussion of how to create long-term change and support.



Safe Fucking for Genderfuckers 4:15- 5:15 pm: A guided discussion with Philipe Lonestar. We will get down and dirty with the issues of being a genderfucker of any kind and negotiating and eroticizing safer sex. Bring ideas, concerns and creative ways you have been (or not been) a safe genderfucker. Respectful Allies welcome.



Philipe Lonestar is a femme boy living in Olympia. Philipe is a filmmaker, photographer, seamstress, graphic designer & sex educator. His films have screened internationally. Currently, Philipe works as an advocate for Survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence and does artistic and theatrical sexual assault prevention work with college students at the Evergreen State College. He loves orange, clothespins and his cats Tumbleweed & Sassy.



Roundtable on Hormones 4:15- 5:15 pm: Some of us take a standard hormone dose, others of us have altered our doses depending upon a variety of issues and ideas, still others choose not to use hormones or eventually stop taking them. Discuss with each other the different perspectives on hormone use. Several members from the transgender, transsexual, and gender queer communities will begin the conversation by sharing their experiences. You are invited to participate in this lively and provocative dialogue.

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I HATE living in a society where everyone is presumed straight and lumped into the categories of boy and girl. I fucking hate it. Beyond all imagination.

Hi.

I'm new here.

I'm coming here because I've lately begun to realize that I do not fit the gender roles persecribed to me by society. I find wearing skirts to be fun and I like the way I feel in them, and I am beginning to wonder if I might be trans (not just because of the skirt thing). I already have a semi-feminine appearance, and people who don't know me have called me ma'am, and at my mom's work people see the picture of me on her desk and say "you're daughter is so beautiful!"

I used to be ashamed of this but lately I've begun to feel proud of my androgyny. I like the fact that I can be both a handsome man and a pretty woman. As of right now, I identify myself (in terms of gender and sexuality) as a gay man, but hey, that's liable to change. I've recently begun to abandon strictly masculine pronouns, and when someone slips and says "she" by accident and then apoligizes, I say, "don't apoligize, either works for me."

I suppose I'm joining because I want a place where I can feel accepted as a gender-ambiguous person. School is all right; I've worn skirts a few times and mostly my friends are like "you look hot!" but apparently other people get "upset" by it. Why anyone would get upset by a guy wearing a skirt needs to get a life and find something worthwhile to get upset about.

Anyway, that's my spiel. I'm going to try to find some more gender-ambiguous-friendly communities.