StL Reports From 3rd Annual TransOhio Transgender & Ally Symposium
By vital - Posted on August 16th, 2010
BY: ROBYN CAROLYN MONTAGUE
http://thevitalvoice.com/node/8360Saturday, August 14, 2010
Shane introduced the keynote speaker Bear Bergman, the well-known queer writer, activist, theatrical actor, who brought humor to his keynote of the serious business of being Trans*. His address 'Sing If You Are Glad To Be Trans' brought the message of be proud to be Trans as an important aspect of transgender life as far too often only the aspect of all the negative is what one hears. As Mr Bergman pointed out, we are a society best known for being raped and murdered, otherwise best known for exploitation films and discrimination.
After the keynote address, we attended a variety of the wide offering of seminars and workshops. As ever, I chose those that tended to be along the lines of advocacy or subject matters that I otherwise wished to become better knowledgeable for myself. Of these, "Intersex 101: Similarities and Differences Between Intersex and Trans People" and "Creating Positive Media Experiences for Families of Transgender Children" were quite informative in their content.
