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WORKSHOPS
For the safety and privacy of participants, all attendees must register in advance.
Please call Lifelines at 401.369.9680 or email info@lifelinesri.org to register. All sexual orientations welcome. Kink-
aware, poly-friendly. Workshops run for two hours one Sunday each month at Miko Sexuality Learning Resource
Center, located in the back room of Miko. These workshops are brought to you by Lifelines Rhode Island/Cuerdas
de Salvamento, the only statewide non-profit organization focused on meeting the needs of transgender,
transsexual, Two Spirit, gender variant, & intersex people in RI and surrounding regions.
Please contact us for disability accommodations at any of our events.
All of our events are drug & alcohol-free, abuse & hate-free space.
People who violate this policy will be asked to leave.
SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2007
9/30/07 TransAm-orous: How to Have A More Satisfying & Safe Sexual Ride
A Lifelines Workshop for Trans Men & Our Sexual Partners
Are you a man (designated female at birth) OR identified as FTM, trans man, or on the transmasculine spectrum?
Want to make your sex life more pleasurable? Find it hard to ask for what you want in bed (or on the kitchen table
or…)? Have trouble asking your partners to use safer sex barriers? Not sure which safer sex barrier to use for
YOUR body? Want to explore how you can make your body work for YOU sexually, whether or not you have or plan
to get hormones or surgery?
Or do you have or want to have a trans guy or transmasculine stud in YOUR bed (or on your private deck or…)?
Want to learn ways to sexually satisfy that special guy?
Two sex-positive men of trans experience, Gavi and Jesse, will help you explore how to improve your sexual
communication, creativity, and options for safer sex. We will help you find ways to make your sex life fabulous!
Suggested donation: $15.00. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Sunday 3-5 p.m.
Class led by: Gavi Ansara & Jesse Pack
RESCHEDULED- TBA Get Your Rocks Off!: Sexual Communication & Empowerment for Trans, Gender
Variant, &
Intersex People
Do you have a transgender, transsexual, gender variant or intersex identity OR experience? Want to get better at
asking for what you want and need from your sexual partners? Having trouble telling your lover(s) which body parts
you want touched, ignored, or treated like different body parts? Have a hard time explaining what gets you off?
Learn how to improve your sexual communication and get YOUR rocks off in a safe, fun setting! Your fabulous, sex-
positive transamorous sexperts at Lifelines will help you to navigate your way through the “ins” and “outs” of getting
and enjoying your sextracurricular activities.
Suggested donation: $15.00. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Sunday 3-5 p.m.
Class led by: Gavi Ansara & Robin Peckham
11/11/07 What’s Up, Doc?: How to Get Your Health Care Needs Met & Respond to Medical Mistreatment
For Trans, Gender Variant, & Intersex People & Our Loved Ones
Do you have a transgender, transsexual, gender variant or intersex identity OR experience? Or is your partner,
parent, best friend, or child trans, gender variant or intersex? Need help figuring out how to advocate for yourself
or your loved one in medical situations? Worried about the next time you or your loved one wind up in the
emergency room? Want to get the most out of YOUR health care experiences? Gavi will help you develop skills
and techniques to improve your patient-provider relationships, get the most out of positive medical experiences
and respond to bad experiences. A medical provider will be present to answer questions.
Suggested donation: $15.00. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Sun. Nov. 11th, 2007 at 3:00
Class led by: Gavi Ansara & Medical Provider (TBA)
12/9/07 Path/ology: Don’t Let Your Therapist Drive You Crazy!
For TGI people seeking, experiencing, or undergoing transition and their supportive loved ones
Are you sick of dealing with provider insensitivity, office receptionists using incorrect pronouns, long service delays,
and/or your therapist’s failure to listen to and meet your needs? Have you been denied or delayed from medical
transition due to agency or provider discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or having a non-binary or non-
stereotypical gender expression? Been burned by self-described “gender specialists” or “gender experts” who had
no clue about your gender(s)? Did you know that most people who call themselves "gender therapists" have not
been through any accredited, board-certified training or certification program, and that many professionals
consider this term unethical and misleading? Want to find an ethical therapist who respects your gender(s) and
body concept ("hardwiring")? Do you know how to screen prospective therapists when preparing for gender
transition and which interview questions are crucial to ask at your consultation?
Are you aware that the Harry Benjamin (now called WPATH) Standards of Care are not law and that this standard
has been widely critiqued by medical experts for creating health inequities for youth, low income people,
immigrants, people of color and the uninsured? Are you aware that multiple other Standards of Care are used by
respected medical and mental health agencies and providers worldwide? Has your therapist discussed all of your
available options? Did you know that failure to provide you with choices violates the ethical principle of client
autonomy? Unable to find a therapist willing to help you transition who meets your cultural, linguistic, or disability
access needs? Do you know how to respond effectively to therapy abuse and mistreatment? This workshop will
provide participants with the knowledge, tools, and practical skills to be informed, empowered consumers of mental
health services who know their rights and the ethical and legal responsibilities of the client/therapist relationship.
Experienced patient advocate Gavi Ansara and licensed therapist Dr. Marie Sauro will provide you with safe, sane
and consensual (SSC) options for mental health care and help you to identify the path toward transition that works
best for you!
Suggested donation: $15.00. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Sunday 3-5 p.m.
Class led by: Gavi Ansara & Licensed Clinical Psychologist Dr. Marie Sauro, Ph.D.
Events Calendar coming soon!
Last Updated: 7/13/07
| LIFELINES RHODE ISLAND/ CUERDAS DE SALVAMENTO POST BOX ONLY: 11 South Angell St. # 314, Providence, RI 02906 401.369.9680 info@lifelinesri.org |
| 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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