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Pens of Pride: Trans* Week Announcement

By STEPHANIE SANTIAGO
Identity

PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 15, 2011

With Trans* Awareness Week fast approaching (November 14-November 20th), Identity would like to dedicate this week to help educate the St. Rose community about transgender community and pressing issues facing trans* people.  This week will feature events and educational opportunities. The events that will be held on campus this week for Trans* Awareness Week are:

Monday- We watched Bullied, a documentary (Identity, staff members of St. Rose and UAlbany Pride, spoke on the panel)

Tuesday- GLSEN Ally & Trans* Workshop in Moran Hall @ 9-10:30 p.m.

Wednesday- Skype live with comedian and writer Avery Edison in Moran Hall @ 9-10:30 p.m.

Thursday- Come meet us outside Lima @ 7:45 p.m. to head down to the UAlbany Fountain for a Trans* Remembrance Visual

Friday- Safe Zone Training being run by Identity (Only 25 spots sign-up through the OIL office located in Avila Hall) in Standish @ 2-4 p.m.

Sunday- Meet outside Lima at 5:00 p.m. to go to First Unitarian Universalist Society for the Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil

What does ‘transgender’ mean? ‘Transgender’ is a term used to describe people whose gender identity differs from their assigned sex at birth. Transgender people may or may not decide to alter their bodies hormonally and/or surgically.

How is sexual orientation different from gender identity? Sexual orientation describes an individual’s enduring physical, romantic, emotional, and/or spiritual attraction to another person.  Gender identity is one’s personal sense of being a man or a woman. For transgender people, their birth-assigned sex and their own internal sense of gender identity do not match. Transgender people may be heterosexual, lesbian, gay, or bisexual. For example, a biological male who transitions to female and is attracted to other women would be identified as a lesbian. When referring to a transgender person, you should always use the person’s preferred pronoun (he/she/his/hers) and name. If you are uncertain how an individual identifies, it is okay to respectfully ask the person which pronoun is preferred.

What terminology is offensive to transgender people? The following terms are usually considered offensive and/or defamatory to transgender people: Transvestite, She-male, He-she, It, Tranny, Shim, etc.

We hope that all of the students and faculty will be able to help us celebrate this amazing week.

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