I just had a wonderful idea. First Event is happening January 16-20 in Peabody, Massachusetts. I'm thinking of proposing a workshop "Beyond the Binary", or similar title, that would give voice to gender variant, androgyne, bi-gender, etc people. I envision presenting this in a round table type format. I would love to find a couple of other people to help present this... any volunteers who live in the area??  I'm working on writing a proposal.

y2g

Quote from: y2gender on December 09, 2007, 10:20:13 AM
I just had a wonderful idea. First Event is happening January 16-20 in Peabody, Massachusetts. I'm thinking of proposing a workshop "Beyond the Binary", or similar title, that would give voice to gender variant, androgyne, bi-gender, etc people. I envision presenting this in a round table type format. I would love to find a couple of other people to help present this... any volunteers who live in the area??  I'm working on writing a proposal.

y2g

Great Zot!  Peabody is up by Salem, past Boston.  I'll look into getting there.

What do you mean by "present" this?  I'm not being silly.  I'm curious.


Rebis

Quote from: Rebis on December 09, 2007, 11:00:27 AM
Great Zot!  Peabody is up by Salem, past Boston.  I'll look into getting there.

What do you mean by "present" this?  I'm not being silly.  I'm curious.


Rebis

Well, I wouldn't want to be the only person talking for an hour. I'd rather have someone bi-gendered talking about being that, someone who is neutrois talking about their experience, etc. I don't feel qualified to talk about anyone else's gender except my own, and even that might be pushing it  If at all possible, I'd also hope to have someone who was female bodied, since I'm not.

zythyra

Quote from: y2gender on December 09, 2007, 11:27:10 AM

Quote from: Rebis on December 09, 2007, 11:00:27 AM
Great Zot!  Peabody is up by Salem, past Boston.  I'll look into getting there.

What do you mean by "present" this?  I'm not being silly.  I'm curious.


Rebis

Well, I wouldn't want to be the only person talking for an hour. I'd rather have someone bi-gendered talking about being that, someone who is neutrois talking about their experience, etc. I don't feel qualified to talk about anyone else's gender except my own, and even that might be pushing it  If at all possible, I'd also hope to have someone who was female bodied, since I'm not.

zythyra

I'm still having trouble pegging myself.  I think I am neutrois but my symptoms have subsided and I have this odd sensation of being afloat.
    I have a stupid male body.  i really would rather be genderless.  I guess I could recall my attempt to get HRT through the clinic when my self image did not match the image that the counselor had for me.  He thought I had to be female.  I decided to quit it.

   I checked and Peabody seems to be only a little further than Framingham which is where I have to haul myself for therapy.  I should be able to make it.  Even if you don't need me for anything, I can learn some things.  I would just need to make sure the SO is okay with it.  I do better when I have her on my side.


Rebis

Quote from: Rebis on December 09, 2007, 11:44:01 AM

    I'm still having trouble pegging myself.  I think I am neutrois but my symptoms have subsided and I have this odd sensation of being afloat.
    I have a stupid male body.  i really would rather be genderless.  I guess I could recall my attempt to get HRT through the clinic when my self image did not match the image that the counselor had for me.  He thought I had to be female.  I decided to quit it.

   I checked and Peabody seems to be only a little further than Framingham which is where I have to haul myself for therapy.  I should be able to make it.  Even if you don't need me for anything, I can learn some things.  I would just need to make sure the SO is okay with it.  I do better when I have her on my side.


Rebis

I generally think I'm androgyne, but my perception of gender changes daily  I also reside in a stupid male body  So it goes.

It would be wonderful having you tell your story.

z

Quote from: y2gender on December 09, 2007, 11:57:25 AM
I generally think I'm androgyne, but my perception of gender changes daily  I also reside in a stupid male body  So it goes.

It would be wonderful having you tell your story.

z

Okay.  Let me know what day. and or time.  I'll take it off from my silly job.

  that's so far away...

I was thinking that there should be some sort of convention or something for us.  We should plan one.  Even if it's small, it would be nice to actually meet you all.

I agree.  To be fair, there would have to be several that take place in various parts of the world.  Maybe some people would be lucky enough to live in places where they could hit 2 or more gatherings.

Quote from: Rebis on December 09, 2007, 12:02:40 PM
Okay.  Let me know what day. and or time.  I'll take it off from my silly job.

Wonderful! I'll put in a request for Saturday, that would be the best day for us to come down to MA.

Quote from: Jaimey on December 09, 2007, 12:22:58 PM
that's so far away...

I was thinking that there should be some sort of convention or something for us.  We should plan one.  Even if it's small, it would be nice to actually meet you all.

Yes, we'll have to have a traveling androgyne roadshow to meet everyone.  East Coast, west coast, Europe.... hmmmm, need to find a wealthy patron <z wishing for grant that would pay us all salaries for this sort of thing> 

zythyra

Let me know when you get close to Northern California  Washington or BC. 

Cindy

Bagsies for the London stop.

It would be really neat to have a sort of convention but due to certain complications I doubt I could come It's something to think about though.

When I win the lottery, I'll fly you all to Louisville. 

Quote from: Phate on December 09, 2007, 11:06:32 PM
It would be really neat to have a sort of convention but due to certain complications I doubt I could come It's something to think about though.

Don't you mean unconvention?           

Quote from: Jaimey on December 14, 2007, 06:13:38 PM
When I win the lottery, I'll fly you all to Louisville. 

That would be lovely!!

Do you think a big bunch of us would attract any attention? 

I have met afew androgyne's lately, we do seem to seek each other out.  And I am left guessing as well.  So this is what it feels like to meet me??   

What a wonderful, diverse world we live in!  (got to bottle this feeling, I'm on a high atm)

I think I might be bi-polar!!  I'm all over the place!!

hehe...we might, depending on what part of the city we're in.  >  Actually, have any of you seen the Amazing Race on CBS this season?  The goth couple are from Louisville and I can tell you that I have seen Kynt in everything from short skirts to corsets to jeans and he doesn't seem to get too much attention walking down the street.   I should ask him sometime if he identifies as androgyne or if he's familiar with it...