Collective Blessings: A Storytelling Event of Transgender Lives & Journeys

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Collective Blessings: A Storytelling Event of Transgender Lives & Journeys

June 30, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Free

Currently, 30 state legislatures, including Wisconsin, are considering, or have passed, bills to prohibit transgender children from participating on sports teams aligning with the gender with which they identify.  Arkansas and Tennessee recently passed into law statutes that criminalize medical professionals who provide gender-affirming care for trans youths.

Two bills introduced in the Wisconsin Assembly by Rep. Dittrich of Oconomowoc have passed K-12 and college/university committees on party line votes and will move further through the process.   All this, despite virtually every professional medical organization world-wide supporting gender affirming treatment as necessary to treat those who suffer with gender dysphoria.

As many as 45,000 transgender children and their families may be struggling with their faith and in need of support.  The introduction of these discriminatory bills will further alienate this group of already marginalized individuals, increase anxiety, and hurt children.  Arkansas reported an increase in suicidal ideation/acts the week following the bill becoming law.

Holy Wisdom Monastery, its partners, and allies throughout the state, will provide an on-line forum event on  June 30th from 6:30 – 7:45 pm to let trans kids, their parents, and every transgender individual they are loved, respected, valid, and there are faith organizations, including Holy Wisdom Monastery that support and welcome them. Please join us as two women of trans history tell their stories, we hear from a parent of a trans child and from a behavioral health expert about the added stressors trans kids/families endure because of these hateful bills and how to cope with them.

Details

Date:
June 30, 2021
Time:
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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Website:
https://holywisdommonastery.org

Organizer

Holy Wisdom Monestary
Phone
608-836-1631
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Venue

Holy Wisdom Monestary
4200 County Road M
Middleton, WI 53562 United States
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Phone
608-836-1631
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