Current Events

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.

As part of the Living History Series, the GLBT Historical Society presents a panel reflecting on history of the first FTMI conference in 1995, and discussing the challenges transmen and their community face in organizing and building community. Panelists: Jamison Green, Sky Renfro, Shadow Morton, and Logan De Ley.

Sunday, May 2nd
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
GLBT Historical Society
657 Mission Street #300
San Francisco, CA 94105

http://www.glbthistory.org/

This panel is timed to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the first FTM International Conference.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to see the current exhibit: Man-i-fest: FTM Mentorship in San Francisco from 1976-2009, which features letters and photographs from Lou Sullivan as well as memorabilia from several Lou Sullivan Society members.

Building Bridges: Struggle, Solidarity, Equality
Mission Cultural Center, 2868 Mission Street
@ 25th — one block from 24th St BART

The mission of Building Bridges is to respond to the call for action by Equality Across America to build a grassroots network of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Ally & 2 Spirit activists & organizations in Northern California, as part of the broader struggle to win full federal equality. We believe that action in the streets and in our communities is necessary for social justice gains, & that each of us has an important role to play in building this movement. Saturday will feature a full day of workshops on issues from “LGBTQ Youth, Art, & Activism,” to “The History of Transgender Resistance: Lessons for Inclusive Activism Today,” to “Immigration Reform & its Relevance to the LGBTQ Fight for Full Federal Equality,” & will be capped off by a rally against the proposed Sit/Lie law in San Francisco. Sunday will feature a town hall meeting where we can take the community building that happened on Saturday, & work together to figure out how to put it into action in planning next steps for our movement. Help us build solidarity, connections, and momentum as move forward towards full federal equality!

Register today! http://www.lgbtbridges.org/register/

For more information, including the workshop schedule, check out the website: http://www.lgbtbridges.org or call 415 305 9480

Become a fan on Facebook to get updates!

http://www.facebook.com/buildingbridgessf

Hosted by:
One Struggle, One Fight

Co-sponsored by:
Alice B Toklas LGBT Democratic Club
Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club
International Socialist Organization
Katrina’s Dream
Marriage Equality USA
Out 4 Immigration

Endorsed by:
Butch Voices
Canvas For A Cause
GSA Network
Lou Sullivan Society
National Marriage Boycott

Man-i-fest: FTM Mentorship in San Francisco from 1976-2009

Man-i-fest follows the letters of Lou Sullivan to David, highlighting the topics and mentors that shape the FTM community in San Francisco from 1976-2009. The central items in the exhibit come from Gateway: the newsletter of Golden Gate Girls/Guys; FTM; the Lou Sullivan Society; and Lou Sullivan’s photos of his transition.

http://www.glbthistory.org/index.html

http://www.outhistory.org/wiki/Man-i-fest:_FTM_Mentorship_in_San_Francisco_from_1976_-_2009

A note from Kara Flynn (Ms. TGSF, 2009), Jan 22nd, 2010:
Last night, at a meeting of the TGSF Cotillion committee, several issues of significance were discussed. After much intense deliberation, and with much discomfort, the committee voted to cancel Cotillion 2010. None of us made this decision lightly, and we are very sorry for the impact this may have on all of our members, supporters, and allies.

Anyone who has purchased a ticket will get a refund, although the exact details are still being worked out.

Join us for a lively discussion with transgender parents and the founder of the Transgender Law Center, Dylan Vade. Parents, prospective parents and LGBTQ community members are invited to join us to hear from transgender parents, legal experts, and children of transgender parents who will share their knowledge and personal stories at this not-to-be-missed event! Light dinner and free childcare provided.

Register: http://transfamilyforum.eventbrite.com/
When: Tuesday, January 26, 6-8pm
Location: Trans THRIVE, 815 Hyde Street, San Francisco

Co-sponsored by TRANS:THRIVE, Transgender Law Center, COLAGE, and the Lou Sullivan Society.

Trans Holiday Networking Event
Thursday, December 17th, 2009 from 5:30pm to 7:00pm
At the Center, 1800 Market Street

Special Guest: Gayle Roberts, our local SF Networking Guru, will share her inspirational message.

Celebrate the holiday spirit with some fun networking games. Also learn how to leverage your existing network of contacts and gain new ones. Warm food and drinks provided.

Join us here http://us.atomeet.com/trans-holiday-networking-event-o1tr2e

Nov. 18th, 2009: Call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at: (202) 224-3121.
Give the operator your zip code and ask to be connected to your Representative. Ask them to support ENDA (H.R. 3017).

Learn more at http://www.transgenderlawcenter.org

Come bowling with the Lou Sullivan Society!
Saturday, Nov 21, 2009, 2:00-5:00pm

Please RSVP ASAP

http://crush3r.com/page/ftnzeqzesa?i=luhpatcatn

or
info@lousullivansociety.org

We will be hanging out from 2:00-5:00, and we have reserved three lanes between 2:30 and 4:30.

The venue is Serra Bowl, which is right next to the Colma BART station (go up the stairs and across the parking lot).
Address : 3301 Junipero Serra Blvd, Daly City, CA

If bowling is not enough of a draw, they also have an arcade, pool tables, air hockey, and a bar.

Friends, family, and allies welcome. Please include the number of bowlers, and number of non-bowlers in your response. Also, please let us know if any of the bowlers will be children.