Heading into the holiday season, it’s an emotional time. Some people feel the grief of loss and find themselves very lonely this season. We are here to tell you that you’re not alone! And we hold our monthly meet-ups in spite of the holidays to make sure you have a place to go and people here for you. November is a busy month, and December will surely be even busier! We’re so excited for 2024, there is so much in store for the network!
Check out our LGBTQ Network ‘friendship bracelets” tree at the Northfield Square Mall in the Christmas Tree Wonderland all holiday season! The tree features pride-colored friendship bracelets to signify our mission of connection and community! Friendship bracelets were a big hit at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour this year!
We’re often encouraged to hear people share how meaningful it is to see LGBTQ/Pride displays at local events, and it means the world to us! It’s exactly what we hope to achieve! As your people who grew up in this community with little to no representation, we’re honored to provide it
This month, we celebrated Transgender Awareness Week! Though so much progress has been made for LGBTQ Americans, transgender and gender-nonconforming people still face marginalization and discrimination, even by some in the LGBTQ community. Check out of list of helpful definitions this month!
Sex– refers to physiological traits (hormones, chromosomes, internal and external sex organs, secondary sex traits) commonly associated at birth.
Gender – socially constructed ideals that typically stereotype men and women.
Gender Identity – an individual’s self-conceptualization as male, female, both, neither, or something else.
Gender Expression – how a person chooses to express their gender identity outwardly, like clothing, hairstyle, makeup, body hair, etc.
Transgender– a person whose gender identity does not align with their sex assigned at birth.
Cisgender– a person whose gender identity matches their sex assigned at birth.
Non-binary- a person who does not identify along a binary conceptualization of solely male or female identities.
Happy Holidays!
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