1 Nov

Are you trans, transgender, gender queer or questioning your gender identity?

Posted by Susan Luxford

Are you trans, transgender, gender queer or questioning your gender identity? There are now a number of groups in Brighton & Hove for you.

Last month was the launch of ’Transformers’, Brighton’s new Trans Youth Network by Allsorts Youth Project for those aged 16-25.  It meets the last Wednesday of each month from 5pm to 7.00pm. For more info, contact Allsorts at info@allsortsyouth.org.uk or go to www.allsortsyouth.org.uk

You can also read more here in this guest blog post by Andi Devine from Allsorts.

If you are aged over 18, there are two other groups in the city for you. FTM Brighton is a peer led support and social group for FTM trans people, including but not limited to; transgender men, gender queer people and those assigned female at birth who are questioning their gender identity. You are welcome regardless of surgery or hormone use. Meetings are held the 3^rd Saturday of every month. For more information, go to http://www.ftmbrighton.org.uk.

 

The Clare Project, is a support group for people questioning their gender identity; their partners and friends. They run a drop-in service every Tuesday, 4-7pm on the 1st Tuesday of the month and 2.30 – 5.30 for all other Tuesdays, at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church. At the drop-in there is a therapist who works on a one to one basis and peer-to-peer support with other members of the group. Find out more by going to www.clareproject.org.uk.

The LGBT Health Involvement Project (HIP) is a new initiative in Brighton funded by NHS Brighton and Hove. There are two exciting projects involving local trans people. ‘Clued Up!’ is a special session at the Claude Nicol Clinic to enable trans people to get informed about maintaining their sexual health and give feedback about making services more trans friendly. The session will be run when the clinic is closed to other users and will be a relaxed and non judgemental space to share some food and explore the issues with other trans people and staff. The session will run on Friday 2nd December, 18.30-20.30 at the Claude Nicol Clinic. All trans folk welcome! Please email nicolas.douglas@tht.org.uk to book your place.

LGBT HIP is also inviting trans people to a consultation about specialist gender identity services in Brighton & Hove. How could things be done differently? What more do trans folk need? To get involved in LGBT HIP, email the Coordinator, Nick Douglas (nicolas.douglas@tht.org.uk).

You can find out more about Brighton’s new Health Involvement Project (HIP) in this following blog post here

Sunday 20^th November marks Transgender Day of Remembrance, an annual memorial service remembering all those who were killed for being themselves. Plans are still to be finalised but it will be held at 3pm, Dorset Gardens Methodist Church with a social event after. There’s more general info about TDoR online at http://www.transgenderdor.org/

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