This will be a landmark case. We face a long legal battle which will likely reach the U.S. Supreme Court and will define future law on transgender recognition and same-sex marriage. If we are going to win and protect Nikki from the deplorable actions of her in-laws we will need the funds to stage a first rate legal defense. This is a rare opportunity for each of us to influence the arc of history by donating to the TG Center Nikki Araguz Fund.
The Transgender Center is happy to announce a new TG Self-Defense class! Beginning Sunday, June 13th (3 – 5 PM) the TG Center will host a monthly defense class designed to meet the needs of the transgender population, lead by professional self-defense teacher, Dakao Do.
About the Class:
This 2-hour class will address 3 key topics of [...]
At the end of 2009, TFA moved the TG Center from it’s location at 713 Fargo to a temporary location at the Havens Center. The TFA Board is about to make a decision about the future of a Transgender Center in Houston. The TFA Board is looking at several options. Some [...]
Radio interview of TFA Board member, Lou Weaver from the IndyMedia Radio program on 90.1 KPFT Houston from Friday, January 29, 2010. The interview is about the murder of Myra Ical, a Houston transgender woman who was initially slandered by local media. Lou talks about Myra’s life and death, the media response and the unprecedented reaction by the community.
Download the Press Kit for Myra’s Memorial Vigil HERE.
The TG Archive has acquired rare original matchbooks from two establishments significant to transgender history.
Matchbook from Compton’s Cafeteria: The Compton’s Cafeteria Riot occurred in August 1966 in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco. This incident was the first recorded transgender riot in United States history, preceding the more famous 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York [...]
The Transgender Foundation of America’s (TFA) Transgender Archive in Houston, Texas is pleased to add to it’s rare book collection a 1948, first edition, book titled, “Manuscripts of Loenardo Da Vinci” as well as an exceedingly rare autograph by Elmer Belt:
Signature of Elmer Belt
(1893 – 1980) – Sex Reassignment Doctor
Belt did a masters and M.D. degrees at University of [...]
Last week, the TG Center sent out invitations to all four City of Houston mayoral candidates. Tonight, the City of Houston Controller and mayoral frontrunner Annise Parker stopped by the Houston Transgender Center.
Annise took the time to meet, talk and laugh with the attendees of the Transgender Center’s monthly Social.
In 2003, Parker was elected [...]
Click Here for a Printer Friendly Graphic – Current Tropical Depression #2
On July 27th, the TG Center hosted the Houston TG Hurricane Preparedness Committee. The Committee identified several issues affecting the Houston transgender population during storms and among the most pronounced are safe access to emergency shelters, communication and lack of a central point of [...]
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