Current Events

Name & Gender Change Legal Clinic for Transgender Individuals in San Francisco

Time:
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 • 5:00pm – 8:00pm

Location:
Transgender Law Center – Flood Building Conference Room
870 Market Street, Room 975
San Francisco, CA 94102

Do you need help with filing for a court ordered name or gender change? Do you have questions about changing your gender on your identity documents such as your DMV ID, your Passport or with Social Security?

This legal clinic is an opportunity for you to ask questions and for us to help you complete your court forms and navigate the Name & Gender change process.

If you have questions or would like to set up an appointment contact Danny Kirchoff, Equal Justice Works Fellow at (415) 865-0176 x 306 or danny@transgenderlawcenter.org. Drop-Ins welcome, but if you have a tight schedule then I encourage you to make an appointment ahead of time.
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Danny Kirchoff
Equal Justice Works Fellow
Transgender Law Center
870 Market Street, STE 400
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 865-0176 x 306
Fax: (877) 847-1278
danny@transgenderlawcenter.org
www.transgenderlawcenter.org

If you missed the May meeting of the Lou Sullivan Society (or if you attended, and are ready for more), now is your chance to attend a singing workshop for FTMs with the fab Eli Conley!

The August 3rd meeting of the TRANS : THRIVE Transmasculine Group will feature a singing workshop lead by singer/songwriter and voice teacher Eli Conley. Come prepared to experiment with your voice and sing! This workshop welcomes all FtM spectrum people, whether you’ve sung professionally or never sung a note. It is appropriate both for people who are on hormones and those who are not.

TRANS : THRIVE Transmasculine Group
Tuesday, August 3rd, 6 – 7:30 pm
815 Hyde St. Suite 201, San Francisco, CA

Presenter:
Eli Conley is a transgender man who trained in jazz singing at Berklee College of Music and classical vocal performance at Oberlin Conservatory. Eli performs around the bay area as an indie folk singer/songwriter — see myspace.com/eliconley — and sings tenor with the Grammy award-winning San Francisco Symphony Chorus. Eli also teaches private voice lessons and community singing classes for trans and queer people. Contact him at 510-559-0301 or singwitheli@gmail.com for more information.

Trans people and trans-serving organizations will be the Lead Contingent of the 2010 Pride Parade on Sunday, June 27th! This will be a historic first for trans people and a wonderful opportunity to show we are proud, united and fierce.

We hope that you will join us on Sunday, June 27th! Every person who will march with the trans contingent is encouraged to bring an umbrella and to decorate that umbrella!

Line up is no later than 10:00 am on Sunday, June 27th on Spear Street between Market and Mission Street.

This community driven collaboration currently includes the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health, Community United Against Violence, El/La Program Para Trans Latinas, the Lou Sullivan Society, Lyon-Martin Health Services, Project HEALTH, River City Gems, SF TEAM, TGI Justice Project, TGSF, Transcendence Gospel Choir, the Transgender Law Center, the Trans March, TransPowerment y TransUnidas, and many more trans-serving organizations and community members. We look forward to seeing you at the 2010 San Francisco Pride Parade!

Several LSS members have said they would like to meet up at the Transmarch, so we will be there!

Come and hang out with us (or at least drop by and say hi) during the pre-march festivities.

Look for a red balloon to find the group!

-Logan

The mission of the San Francisco Trans March is to inspire all trans and gender non-conforming people to realize a world where we are safe, loved, and empowered. We strive to create a space for our diverse communities to unite and achieve the social justice and equality that each of us deserves.

Friday, June 25, 2010
Stage 3:30 – 7:00pm
Featuring: Transcendence Gospel Choir and Nori Herras
Dolores Park in San Francisco

March at 7:00pm
This year’s march route goes Dolores to Market to 7th Street, and ends at UN Plaza.

http://www.transmarch.org/

The San Francisco International GLBT Film Festival, Frameline, is back for its 34th year, with tons of films, live events, parties and more. Check the schedule at http://www.frameline.org/festival/calendar/ to see what’s happening.

Of special interest: Riot Acts: Flaunting Gender Deviance in Music Performance is playing on Monday, June 21st, 7:00pm, at the Victoria Theater. Ther will be an After Party featuring musicians from Riot Acts at supperclub. Admission with Ticket Stub!

The Fresh Meat Festival is outrageously popular for good reason: it showcases stellar transgender and queer talent on a huge scale, and is the only event of its kind in the nation. Due to audience demand, Fresh Meat returns again this year to big, beautiful Theater Artaud. Don’t miss this “Best of San Francisco” award-winning performance!

http://www.freshmeatproductions.org/calendar

Capitol T: Growing a Movement for Transgender Equality, the 5th Annual Transgender Leadership Summit, will be hosted at the University of California at Davis on Friday, May 14, 2010 through Sunday, May 16, 2010.

This year will be historic as we introduce the first ever California Transgender Advocacy Day on Monday, May 17, 2010 in Sacramento at the California State Capitol. Make sure to join us at this important event in California’s history as we reach out and educate legislators throughout California about the need for good jobs and health care for our community.

For more information: http://transgenderlawcenter.org

This is a one day event consisting of transgender healthcare services/ resources, as well as employers, and workshops for the transgender community.

Featured speakers will include Congresswoman Barbra Lee (D-Oakland), a founding member and Vice Chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus and Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large Rebecca Kaplan, and Vicky Kolakowski, Candidate for Alameda County Superior Court Judge.

The Alameda County Health and Resource Conference is primarily for trans-identified folks living in East Bay, or surrounding areas, who need services and are looking for resources within the East Bay. Service Providers currently serving trans community, or wanting to learn more about serving the trans community, are welcome to attend.

This event is FREE and RSVP’s/sign up is not necessary but is appreciated for purposes of planning.

Time, Date, Place:
Friday, May 14, 2010, 10 am – 4 pm
Preservation Park-Nile Hall
1233 Preservation Park Way
Oakland, CA 94612

For more information: http://transvisiontricity.org/events.html

Contact Information:
Tiffany Woods
Tri-City Health Center
510-713-6690 Ext.6121
twoods@tri-cityhealth.org

The Lou Sullivan Society’s May meeting will feature a mini-workshop on the singing voice with a focus on the issues of transmen, prefaced by a brief introduction to gendered aspects of voice and speech (including the effects of testosterone).

May 9th, 2010, 2:00-3:30pm
45 Castro St. @ Duboce, North Tower, Room B-2/3
(Please refer to Meetings page for directions)

Presenters:
Eli Conley is a white gay transgender man who grew up singing in the renowned Greater Richmond Children’s Choir in central Virginia. He has trained in jazz singing at Berklee College of Music in Boston and classical vocal performance at Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio. Currently, Eli sings tenor with the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, and performs as an indie folk singer/songwriter ( myspace.com/eliconley ). He teaches private voice lessons from his home in Oakland, and has a special interest in working with students through the vocal changes brought on by testosterone. Contact him at 510-559-0301 or singwitheli@gmail.com for more info.

Logan De Ley (our regular meeting facilitator) trained as a speech and language pathologist at San Francisco State University, and will draw on that background to explain vocal physiology and speech characteristics.