Transgender Day of Awareness (Norwalk CT)

Transgender Day of Awareness
May 8th 2010
Type: Education - Lecture
Date: Saturday, May 8, 2010
Time: 9:30am - 5:00pm

Location:
Norwalk City Hall
125 East Avenue
City/Town: Norwalk, CT

Description
The focus of the day will be relationships. To understand what it is to be transgender.

Come for any segment you like or stay for the whole DAY!!!

Venue change Norwalk town hall

Transgender Day of Awareness (Living in the Community or Relationships in the Community)

May 8th 9:30-5:00 Program
5:00-? Social Time
The vision of the day is to help family, friends, and the community understand some of the emotional experiences that a trans person goes through.

9:30 Doors open – coffee and breakfast items..
10:00-11:30 Spiritual Panel
Moderator: Bernie

Topics:
• Acceptance by your chosen religion on being trans
• Reconciling religion with who you are, your internal conflicts.
• What does scripture say?
• “Why did god do this to me?”

Participants:
Rev Salas – Parish Minister Unitarian Universalist
Patti Smith (M2F) - Catholic Apostolic Church in North America
Rev. Aaron Miller - Associate Minister of Pastoral Care at MCC
Joann Prinzivalli – scripture analyst

11:30-1:00 Relationships and transition Panel - how transitioning affects others
Moderator; Amy Rose

Topics
• Discuss your experience
• What was your first reaction and how does it differ from how you feel now?
• Has your relationship changed?
• What image did you have in your mind?
• Did you have any notion of your friend/loved one internal struggle?

Participants:
(Amy’s son)
(Spouse)
(Parent)


1:00-1:30 Lunch is on us (Bull’s head market)

Intro by Amy Rose

1:30-3:00 Donna Rose (Title unknown - her story & transition stages, medical, Sexual Vs Gender Identity, touch on the three panel discussions)

3:00-4:30 Workplace Panel – Office Relationships
Moderator Rachel or Chris

Topics:
• Transitioning at work, how to “come out”
• Keeping your job
• Relationships with other employees
• Transition steps

Participants:
Rachel Goldberg
Donna Rose
Tony Ferraiolo



Expo tables:
TCC Groups
• TCC Groups
o Triangle Transgendered Society
o Transmasculine
o TransPartners
• True Colors
• Unitarian Universalist
• Connecticut Transadvocacy
• Jim Collins


This event is for friends and family of transgendered individuals to help educate what their friend and loved one is experiencing.

So friends and family are encouraged to come.

Also, if you know of any transgendered friends please pass the word along about this event.

check out the event's facebook page