TGI Network

SAVE THE DATE - The Rhode Island Trans Health Conference 2018 will be happening on April 28, 2018 at Rhode Island College! Deadline for workshop proposals and feedback is coming up on January 13, 2018. This year's theme? #ResilienceAndResistance

Tickets are available NOW - visit eventbrite.com/e/1st-annual-e…

We hope you'll join us on #TransDayofVisibility - March 31, 2018 - for our first-annual Empowerment Breakfast. Come recognize dedicated community members and steadfast allies, and help TGI Network recognize the work that's happening in our communities to further trans rights.

While the oral comment session has passed, RIDE is accepting written comments through February 16th - visit their website at ride.ri.gov for more information.

On Wednesday, we joined with @PflagProvRI, @RIACLU, and many other organizations, community members, and parents to stand in support of RIDE's proposed regulation mandating that schools adopt policies to protect LGBTQ students. upriseri.com/news/lgbtq/201…

The time has come to register for the RI Trans Health Conference Community Track! Registration opens at noon on Monday. Spots will fill up quickly! Don't miss out! Stay tuned to find out how you can get your LIMITED EDITION conference T-Shirt!

We're working to determine how much this will impact Rhode Island's trans/gender non-conforming community, given strong protections in state law. In the meantime, we echo @GLADLaw's concerns. twitter.com/GLADLaw/status…

Hope to see you at the Women's March - many of the TGI Network crew will be there right alongside you. If you're not out Marching, remember - support groups are still meeting this afternoon. #WomensMarch2018

Support groups are coming up next week! Tuesday, January 16th, and Saturday, January 20th, at the usual times and locations.

If you or someone you know is a victim of abuse from an intimate partner, please remember that resources are available - contact @sojournerri at 401-765-3232 or @ricadv at 1-800-494-8100.

Christa's death has been ruled a homicide by police, and is suspected to be the result of domestic violence. She is the first transgender person to be murdered in 2018.

We stand alongside @MassTPC, @mstransamerica, and many, many community members in mourning the loss of Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien, a beloved activist and advocate. masstpc.org/christa/

Stay safe and warm today, everybody! Remember to BUNDLE UP if you're taking advantage of our support group on Saturday.

Barring late legal twist, U.S. military to accept transgender recruits: "Justice Department spokeswoman Lauren Ehrsam said on Friday there was no update on whether the administration would file an emergency application at the Supreme Court." buff.ly/2BRI6qZ - via @Reuters

We hope everyone has a #HappyNewYear! Our first support group meetings of 2018 will be on Tuesday, 1/2/18, and Saturday, 1/6/18, both at their regular times and locations.

Trans-led dance musical ‘Pose’ gets series order at FX buff.ly/2ldu8cB via @DEADLINE

TGI Network offers no-cost peer support groups several times every month, where you can discuss concerns, thoughts, questions, and issues in an open and welcoming environment. If you're interested in taking part, please send us a private message for more information.

If you are feeling depressed or anxious today, please know that there are people you can speak with - and that it's OK to not be OK. Pick up the phone and call Trans Lifeline, at (877) 565-8860, or the Trevor Project Lifeline at (866) 488-7386.

At least, not here in Rhode Island. It is still allowed in many others, however, and the fight continues.

A group of community members, activists, parents, educators, and political leaders won a tremendous victory this year. Conversion therapy - the practice of attempting to change a child's sexual orientation or gender identity, like what happened to Leelah - is no longer legal.

Leelah Alcorn's light left this world three years ago today. TGI Network stands alongside other trans advocacy organizations in remembering her life and heeding her call - to "Fix society. Please." #LeelahAlcorn #RestInPower #TGINetwork facebook.com/TGINetwork/pos…