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Transgender Family Forum
11/01/2015 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM PT
Description
Sunday, November 1st, is Trans Parent Day! Celebrate with us at our Trans Family Forum, co-presented by Trans:Thrive.
Willy Wilkinson will facilitate a lively discussion among transgender parents, their families, and allies, sharing knowledge and personal stories.
Held at the the Women's Building (map). The Women's Building is wheelchair accessible. It is .3 miles from 16th St/Mission BART, .8 miles from the Castro Muni stop, 3 miles from the 22 bus stop at 16th St/Guerrero St, and .3 miles from the J bus stop at Dolores Park.
Service providers strongly encouraged to attend!
Pen and paper recommended for note-taking and/or writing down resources.
Dinner and child care provided with advance registration. If registering within 48 hours, please call 415-981-1960 to ensure receipt of your request.
Friendly OFC staffer: Polly Pagenhart. Please contact polly@ourfamily.org or 415-981-1960 with questions or comments.
We strive to make our programs accessible to all families. Please register for accommodations that would help your family participate to the fullest (e.g. ASL interpreter, translator, childcare providers experienced with kids with disabilities, large print materials, gluten-free food options, etc.). If registering within 48 hours of the event, please call 415-981-1960 to ensure receipt of your request.
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Listings must be:
Designed for or of particular value to LGBTQ families and children and/or prospective LGBTQ parents
Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, if in person, or available online/ virtually, if outside Northern California
Deadline:
Content submitted by the third Tuesday of the month will appear in in the following month’s newsletter.
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We’re looking for stories by or about LGBTQ+ parents/caregivers or prospective parents, as well as the grandparents or adult children of LGBTQ+ headed families.
Generally, we hope your story will not only inform other families on LGBTQ+ family topics, but also let others know that they are not alone in the journey of advocating for our families.
Whether you feel like you’ve arrived, or your story is not yet complete, know that we can keep one another company all along the way. And it always helps to feel a little less alone.