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MEETINGS & EVENTS CALENDAR
Last Updated 06/30/08
Borderlands TGI Peer Support Group
2008 Summer Schedule: 1st and 3rd Tuesday nights
6:45-9:00 p.m. **WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE LOCATION.**
Location withheld online for participant privacy. Contact us for details.
**Please note that we will no longer admit participants who arrive after 7 p.m. or more than 15 minutes
late. This new rule was approved by participants to ensure comfort and reduce disruption.
We recommend that participants plan extra driving time in case of traffic delays.**
All of our events are alcohol-free, drug-free, hate-free & abuse-free space. We have a strict No Bullying rule.
People who violate this policy or the Ground Rules will be asked to leave and banned permanently if necessary.
Please avoid wearing strong colognes or perfumes, so that people with chemical sensitivities are able to attend.
The peer facilitator will arrive by 6:30 p.m. for participants who need to change prior to the meeting.
Two gender neutral, single stall bathrooms with mirrors are available on the premises.
Summer Meetings
07/01/08
07/15/08
08/05/08
08/19/08
Transverse Friends & Family Social
July Event
Date and Time TBA
RSVP for details and location.
Supportive friends, partners, and family members welcome.
Please contact us for disability accommodations at any of our events.
Health & Sexuality Workshops
Stay tuned for details of future workshops!
PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS
3/30/08 Sunday 3-5 p.m.
Path/ology: Don’t Let Your Therapist Drive You Crazy!
Facilitators: Gavi Ansara, executive director of Lifelines RI and licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Marie Sauro,
Wayland Wellness Associates, Providence, RI
**THIS WORKSHOP IS ONLY FOR PEOPLE OF TRANS, GENDER VARIANT, OR QUESTIONING EXPERIENCE:**
Sick of provider insensitivity, mispronouning, transition delays, and/or failure to meet your needs? Been burned by
self-described “gender specialists” who had no clue about *your* gender(s)? Want help finding an ethical therapist
who respects your gender(s) and body concept ("hardwiring”)? Know how to respond to therapist abuse? We will
help you identify a safe, sane and consensual (SSC) mental health care path (not path/ology!) that works for YOU!
Advance registration required. $15 suggested donation to Lifelines. No one turned away for lack of funds.
5/2508 Sunday 3-5 p.m.
What’s Up, Doc? Meeting Your Health Care Needs
Facilitators: Gavi Ansara, executive director of Lifelines RI and Dr. Tim Cavanaugh, physician at CCAP Clinic
Family Health Services, Cranston, RI and Volunteer Medical Director of the Megaplex Clinic
This workshop is open to trans, gender variant, and intersex people and our supportive loved ones and allies.
Feeling disrespected or uncomfortable in medical situations? Worried about emergency room visits? Getting
mispronounced by receptionists or denied hormones? Feeling trapped or misunderstood by your doctor? Want to
know how to respond to medical abuse? Want to build healthy relationships with your medical providers? Gavi and
Dr. Tim will share strategies to make your health care experiences safer and more affirming and answer your
health care questions.
Advance registration required. $15 suggested donation to Lifelines. No one turned away for lack of funds.
For descriptions of past workshops, please click here.
Last Updated: 6/30/08
| Seahorse Panel Image ©2005 Molly Cliff-Hilts Lifelines Rhode Island/ Cuerdas de Salvamento is the only statewide, multi-service nonprofit organization focused on identifying and meeting the needs of transgender, transsexual, Two Spirit, gender variant, & intersex people in Rhode Island and surrounding regions. This effort has been made possible in part by a grant from The Rhode Island Foundation, a charitable community trust serving the people of Rhode Island. Your contribution to Lifelines Rhode Island is tax-deductible thanks to 501(c)3 fiscal sponsor Keshet, http://www.boston-keshet.org. ©2007 Lifelines Rhode Island info@lifelinesri.org |
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| LIFELINES RHODE ISLAND/ CUERDAS DE SALVAMENTO POST BOX ONLY: 11 South Angell St. # 314, Providence, RI 02906 401.369.9680 or 401.455.7322 info@lifelinesri.org |
