New
York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy
24 West 25th
Street, 9th floor
New York, NY 10010
mudang@ix.netcom.com
(212)
675-3288 ext. 266
fax: (212) 675-3466
NYAGRA's
mission is
to advocate for freedom of gender identity and expression for all.
WHAT'S NEW!
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TARA'S CROSSING A Benefit Performance for Queer Immigrant Rights Project A new play by Jeffrey Solomon Presented by Houses on the Moon Theater Company MONDAY APRIL 4, 2005 7:00 PM Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher Street (between Bleecker and Hudson Street) New York, NY 10014 Closest Subways: 1/9 to Christopher Street, A,B,C,D,E,F,Q to West 4th Street, PATH to Christopher Street. Tickets $45 (discount tickets available) Tel: 212.279.4200 www.ticketcentral.com Since 1994, gay, lesbian and transgender refugees have been eligible for asylum in the United States. This play recounts one such remarkable journey. From the confines of US Immigration detention, Tara, a transgender asylum seeker from Guyana, struggles to tell the story that could set her free. The performance will benefit Queer Immigrant Rights Project (www.QuIR.org), currently under the auspices of American Friends Service Committee (www.AFSC.org). Led by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and HIV positive asylees, asylum seekers and immigrants from more than 50 countries, QuIR provides a "safe space" for networking, peer support, sharing information and resources, and advocating on issues affecting queer immigrants. A portion of the ticket price is tax-deductible. Additional donations for QuIR can be sent to (and checks made payable to): AFSC, 15 Rutherford Place, New York, NY 10003 Co-sponsors (to date): ADODI NY, Amnesty International OUTfront, Curry Club, Hispanic AIDS Forum, Homan, Human Rights First, HX Magazine, Immigration Equality, International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, Latino Commission on AIDS, New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy, Queers for Economic Justice, Sylvia Rivera Law Project. |
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Program photos available at:
www.itl.tv/pressroom Local airdates will be available at: www.itl.tv IN THE LIFE's MARCH EXPLORES THE INTERSEX MOVEMENT AND THE CONCEPT OF GENDER IN AMERICA The TV Newsmagazine of Record on Gay and Lesbian America Untangles America's concept of gender identity New York, NY, February 2005: This March on In the Life, "American Gender." Hosted by performing icon, RuPaul, this month's episode of ITL tries to untangle the complicated web of gender in our nation. In a culture where most women take home only 75 cents for every male dollar earned, gender has a profound impact on how we live, particularly its intersection with race, ethnicity, class and ability. In "Binary Culture", ITL explores the push to broaden the views of gender identity in a nation that is not often so readily willing. In this Month's "Real to Reel," filmmaker Emily Goldberg discusses her film "Venus of Mars" revealing how attempts to define gender often overshadow the everyday stories of LGBT people that may not fit a binary gender mold. Drag performers have long played with the concept of gender, moving comfortably along a spectrum of possibilities that have entertained and enlightened the masses. For one Midwesterner, the art of old school drag has helped transcend the cultural divide between church and gays. "Miss Richfield" is a self-defined throwback to simpler times with a wit and style all her own. For decades, treating intersex children was a matter of surgically altering genitalia to "normalize" the child's gender. Today there is a growing movement to shift gender identity out of the hands of medical professionals and back to the individuals who will ultimately live with the choices being made in their name. Next, in "Size Matters," ITL visits with some of the people behind this movement. Finally, in "Out Takes," ITL regular commentator Harvey Fierstein discusses the revival of a classic Broadway Production in "We Are What We Are." For more information, visit In the Life's online pressroom at: http://www.itl.tv/pressroom About In the Life In the Life is America's only national television series by, for, and about the LGBT community. A three-time Emmy Award nominee, In the Life blends hard-hitting journalism, lively entertainment reports, and bold commentary for a no-holds-barred look at life within the LGBT community. Against senate protests, the show launched in 1992 and became the country's first regularly scheduled gay-themed program. Now in its 13th season, In the Life is broadcast on over 130 public television stations nationwide and is seen by more than a million people each month. Headquartered in New York City, In the Life is produced by In the Life Media, Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)(3), member-supported educational corporation. |
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On April 19, we'll be
sponsoring an important forum on the implementation guidelines for the NYC transgender rights law (Int. No. 24, Local Law 3 of 2002). A panel of experts -- including Deputy Commissioner Avery Mehlman (head of the Law Enforcement Bureau at the NYC Commission on Human Rights) -- will be on hand to help explain the new regulations (just adopted in December) and their implications for our community.
Tuesday, April
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On April 4, we'll be
co-sponsoring a special benefit performance of an important new play about a transgendered woman from Guyana and her journey to political asylum in the U.S.
Monday, April 4 |
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On April 6, we'll be holding
another meeting of the Transgender Health Initiative of New York.
Wednesday, April 6 |
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And on April 8, we'll be
joining a broad coalition of organizations, including the Urban Justice Center, for the first public hearing on Int. No. 512, the NYC Human Rights Initiative, which would mandate the City of New York's compliance with two important international treaties on the rights of women and people of color.
Friday, April 8 |
 THE
12TH ORIGINALGLBT EXPO JACOB JAVITS CENTER, NYC FEBRUARY 26-27TH, 2005 |
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Subject: Save the Date! Transgender Health Initiative of New York Monthly Meeting Schedule Date: Feb 17, 2005 4:55 PM Well, we've settled on a name. At our last meeting, Transgender Health Initiative of New York carried the day. I'll send out additional information next week both about our last meeting (including minutes) and about ongoing work to be done in between meetings, including the formation of committees to assume responsibility for certain tasks. For now, though, I'd just like to distribute the following information about our upcoming schedule. Despite our efforts to coordinate schedules at the last meeting, space limitations have had the last word. At least for the next few months, the only night that we can get a room to accommodate us is Wednesday. We've reserved a room on the first Wednesday of each month through June. Please mark your calendars and save the following dates for the Transgender Health Initiative of New York monthly membership meeting: Wednesday, March 2, 2005, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, 2005, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, 2005, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 1, 2005, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Meetings will be held at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, located at 208 West 13th Street. I'll send email reminders prior to each of these meetings. I've attached a flyer announcing the March 2 meeting and a second flyer describing the work of the Transgender Health Initiative of New York, including its goals/statement of purpose. Please distribute these far and wide. Please email transhealth@transgenderlegal.org with any questions or concerns. Otherwise, I'll be in touch again next week. Michael Silverman |
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NYC
transgender rights law: implementation guidelines (adopted December
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NYAGRA
is planning an Art Showcase for Spring
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NYAGRA
6th anniversary 3-5 p.m.
on Saturday, October 23 at GMHC (Tisch Building, 4th floor),
119 W. 24th St. in Manhattan. For more info., call Mike Borriello
at NYAGRA, the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) & the Gender Identity Project (GIP) of the LGBT Community Center in Manhattan Present the second in the series of meetings to discuss access to health care for transgendered and gender-variant people.
At the Center (Rm. 310) from
6:30-9 p.m. on Tuesday, October, 19, so do mark your
calendars & join us for this important discussion.
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Thursday, August 19th , 7pm
Transgender Health Care Town Meeting at the Center,
208 West 13th
Street.
Join NYAGRA ,the
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund and The Center
for the first in a
series of community meetings on transgender health care.
Share experiences
and help create a strategy to improve and insure this vital civil
right.
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