COH Announces Trans Awareness Month Events
November 3, 2009
A whole month of events over at the Center on Halsted for Transgender Awareness month, head over to the calendar for more information.
TRANcinema Film Festival–Tuesdays (Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24) 7:00 PM screenings 18yrs +, $5 Donation
Partners in Transition–Thursdays (November 5, 12, 19 and December 3, 10, 17th) 6:00 PM – 7:30PM
This 6-week group is open to women whose partners are transitioning and identify along a male spectrum. The group will offer support for those who are coping with the changing identity of their partner and their relationship. Topics will include identity, communication, gender, sexuality, culture and social support systems. This group is offered in conjunction with Chicago Women’s Health Center and Center on Halsted. Registration is through the Center. Contact 773.472.6469, ext. 279 for more information or to register.
An Evening with Diane Schroer–Sunday, November 15, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
The Center welcomes ACLU-Illinois and Diane Schroer (transgender activist) a woman, who lost a job offer because of her sexual status, and won a groundbreaking federal sex discrimination lawsuit. In 2008 a federal district court judge in Washington, D.C., ruled that the Library of Congress discriminated against Diane Schroer when it offered her a job and then rescinded it after learning she was transgendered. The American Civil Liberties Union, which represented Schroer, said Judge James Robertson’s ruling is the first to hold that the federal sex discrimination statute, Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, applies to transgendered people.
Fifth Annual Night of Fallen Stars – (A Day of Remembrance) Saturday, November 21, 2009, 5:30-9:00 PM
5:30 PM Reception (with Trans groups and vendors)
7:00 PM Performance
$5 suggested donation at the door
Transgender performers that will include poets, artists, musicians, comedians, dancers and other theatrical performers of all ages. Special appearance by Jaila Simms, the first Transgendered artist to win a reality series MTV/P. Diddy’s “Making His Band” Official member of Bad Boy’s “Dirty Money Crew.
Hosted by Broadway Youth Center, Center on Halsted, Howard Brown Health Center, Illinois Gender Advocates and Equality IL.
