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Read MoreTG Self Defense Class
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 self-defense: confidence, awareness, and physical...
Read MoreTG Center Survey Results
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 of the options the TFA Board is reviewing with regard the TG Center are: A.) Houston should do away with the whole idea...
Read MoreTFA Board Member Radio Interview: Myra Ical
This is an 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...
Read MorePress Kit for Myra’s Vigil
Download the Press Kit for Myra’s Memorial Vigil HERE.
Read MoreCompton’s Cafeteria and Dewey’s Protest
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...
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