Next Tranz Guys Meeting Is Sunday May 20th
6pm to 8pm at the Q Center – 4115 N Mississippi Ave.
Topic: How to talk about being Trans. Let’s face it, talking about being Trans can be a scary task. We get asked questions that are serious and heartfelt, yet we can get absurd questions as well. We have heard sermons and lectures from family, friends, and co-workers. So how do we, as trans people, respond to these questions and lectures? What do we tell them regarding our experience? What do we tell them, if anything, about our sex lives? Talking about being Trans and coming out as Trans can be very distinct subjects, so we have decided to break it down and discuss this topic over two meetings:
How to talk about being Trans, Part 1: Coming out as trans (April 15)
How to talk about being Trans, Part 2: Language and self defense (May 20)
Take some time this week and think about what your coming out experience has been or what your questions are regarding this topic.
Further reading on this topic:
http://www.pflag.org/
http://www.dyssonance.com/?p=
http://www.lgbt.ucla.edu/
Tranz Guys has added a Q & A session to every meeting. Monthly, individuals will have the opportunity to ask the community a specific question.
Social time! After group, we head over to Amnesia Brewery (832 N Beech St) and Laughing Planet (3765 N. Mississippi) both are 4 blocks south of the Q Center.
Accessibility info:
Q Center: Single level, ramp to front door, armless chairs available. Two gender neutral bathrooms, one wheelchair accessible.
Amnesia: 21 and over. One small step up from outside seating area to inside. Picnic-style tables and benches, and captains chairs with arms. Two gender neutral bathrooms, one wheelchair accessible.
Laughing Planet: One level, no steps. Benches and armless chairs. Gendered multi-stall bathrooms, need to get key at counter.
WELCOME
This is the online home of the Tranz Guys group, a monthly social support/discussion group in Portland, Oregon for people who were assigned female at birth but who now identify otherwise or who are questioning their gender identity.
We meet on the third Sunday of the month at the Portland Q Center. For more information on the group and our meetings, see About Tranz Guys.
In order to create a safe space for all participants, our regular group meetings are open only to those who are exploring their own gender identity or who identify on the transmasculine spectrum. For resources for partners and family of trans-identified people, see our SOFFA section.
- Local and online trans groups and resources
- Legal & ID – Links to legal resources and info, plus how-tos and forms for changing many official documents
- Health & Medical – Lists of trans-friendly providers, links to testosterone and surgery info
- Media – Online trans videos and audiocasts, lists of books and films, and personal sites
Much of what you’ll find here is based on the excellent Resources PDX guide, as well as on personal experiences and information shared by individual members of the trans community. We hope you’ll feel free to actively contribute by giving us suggestions and feedback, sending us additional resources or information, and letting us know about events that are coming up.
If there is something you would like to see here, or you want us to post an announcement, contact us. We look forward to hearing from you.