TENT Meet & Greet at the TG Center
TFA and the TG Center are proud to open our doors to the Transgender Education Network of Texas. Chair Woman Katy Stewart and her board will be in Houston on January 28th for a board retreat and are inviting everyone to come meet them and find out more about their organization. The Transgender Education Network of Texas is an organization dedicated to furthering the education of gender diversity...
Read MoreA Trans Youth Covenant House Shelter Refugee
This trans individual is a survivor of a hate crime attack. She was beaten until she was on the ground. When she was on the ground, they began kicking her. When she stopped moving, they ran her over with their car (and no, they were never brought to justice). During the attack, they kept yelling “faggot” and “you fucking punk” etc. She left her hometown to get away from...
Read MoreFor the Girls
Kristen Schilt is a professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago. She received her PhD from UCLA in 2006 and then spent two years at Rice University. She has just finished a book, coming out this winter, about the workplace experiences of transgender men. For this project, she interviewed transmen in Texas and California who were stealth at work and who had openly transitioned and stayed...
Read MoreLow-impact TG Aerobics Class
The Transgender Center is happy to announce a new low-impact TG aerobics class! Beginning June 9th (6:30 – 8 PM) the TG Center will host a weekly low-impact aerobics class designed to meet the needs of the transgender population, lead by professional aerobics trainer, Mandy T. from Mod Your Bod. An Introduction to Mandy: For two years, Mod Your Body has been making residents of the...
Read MoreHurricanes and the TG Community
Community Hurricane Preparedness Why It’s Needed - As many of you know, emergency shelters continue to refuse service to transgender people and the emergency shelter system has even jailed transgender hurricane evacuees 1. Some of us within the community do not have family that we can rely upon during a natural disaster. During Hurricane Ike, our community’s ability to get help or...
Read MoreHSYD Service Day
On Sunday, May 23, 2010 (Harvey Milk Day), Houston Stonewall Young Democrats (HSYD) worked with the Transgender Foundation of America to help with some projects at the new Transgender Center. A tremendous resource to the community, the center feels like stepping inside of a well-loved home and HSYD was so happy to be a part of helping with this project.” HSYD member Brad Pritchett. Thank...
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