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trans2002-04-25 03:43 am
metromadness.livejournal.com) wrote in trans2002-04-25 03:43 am
Support Network
Hi I have a new project and it needs your help. (Apologies if you've already seen this in another community.)
Inspired by a Strap-on.org discussion (read all about it here), metromadness.com is gonna host a "trans-support network". In short, a place where trannies and allies can volunteer themselves as escorts to accompany transpeople to unsafe or intimidating spaces, since going alone to doctor's appointments, clothing stores, government offices, etc. can be really scary for transpeople. As a transperson using the tool, you could search for volunteers in your area, then initiate contact and move forward on your own.
In addition to the volunteer database, we'll have a recommendations area, where you can submit trans-friendly businesses, services, even the locations of unisex bathrooms in your area.
Ultimately, this could be a really strong resource for the trans community.
But it's also an ambitious project and will need a lot of input and support. Anyone who would like to contribute to the planning process should email transnetwork@metromadness.com with your comments, suggestions, and questions. It would be particularly helpful to know what all you would like to see in the recommendations area, what information you'd like to see in a volunteer's profile as well as what information you'd feel comfortable providing to a public web site.
While drafting the specifications (how the tool will be set-up and utilized), I'll come back with questions and updates. I can then post a draft of the spec, which everyone will be invited to review and make suggestions upon. Hopefully I can post the spec within the next two weeks. After which, the web producer for metromadness will give an ETA on when the site might launch.
Updates will appear here and on s-o. You can also go to metromadness.com and sign-up for the mailing list-- there's a email submit box in the right-hand column on the frontdoor, which will include the updates in addition to the usual link to new content on the site.
Okay, that's all for now. Thanks for your time.
Inspired by a Strap-on.org discussion (read all about it here), metromadness.com is gonna host a "trans-support network". In short, a place where trannies and allies can volunteer themselves as escorts to accompany transpeople to unsafe or intimidating spaces, since going alone to doctor's appointments, clothing stores, government offices, etc. can be really scary for transpeople. As a transperson using the tool, you could search for volunteers in your area, then initiate contact and move forward on your own.
In addition to the volunteer database, we'll have a recommendations area, where you can submit trans-friendly businesses, services, even the locations of unisex bathrooms in your area.
Ultimately, this could be a really strong resource for the trans community.
But it's also an ambitious project and will need a lot of input and support. Anyone who would like to contribute to the planning process should email transnetwork@metromadness.com with your comments, suggestions, and questions. It would be particularly helpful to know what all you would like to see in the recommendations area, what information you'd like to see in a volunteer's profile as well as what information you'd feel comfortable providing to a public web site.
While drafting the specifications (how the tool will be set-up and utilized), I'll come back with questions and updates. I can then post a draft of the spec, which everyone will be invited to review and make suggestions upon. Hopefully I can post the spec within the next two weeks. After which, the web producer for metromadness will give an ETA on when the site might launch.
Updates will appear here and on s-o. You can also go to metromadness.com and sign-up for the mailing list-- there's a email submit box in the right-hand column on the frontdoor, which will include the updates in addition to the usual link to new content on the site.
Okay, that's all for now. Thanks for your time.