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Subject: Columbus transgender events

Author:
Brett Beemyn

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Date Posted: 05:31:23 10/08/04 Fri
Author Host/IP: ou159-163.rdh.ohio-state.edu/128.146.159.163

Transgender Days of Remembrance and Action to Be
Held in Columbus in November

The transgender Day of Remembrance is an
international event held every November 20 to
commemorate the lives of individuals who have been
murdered in the past year because of their gender
identity or expression. In Columbus, the Day of
Remembrance will be observed on November 17 with a
candlelight vigil at the shelter house in Goodale
Park at 7 p.m.

In addition to honoring the lives of transgender
people who have been killed, the Columbus Day of
Remembrance planning committee will be holding a
series of events to educate people about transgender
issues and to get them involved.

The largest event of the month is the Days of
Remembrance and Action conference, Ohio's annual
transgender and trans allies conference, which will
be held from 8:30-4:30 on November 6 at King Avenue
United Methodist Church (299 King Ave.). The keynote
speakers are Shannon Minter, legal director of the
National Center for Lesbian Rights, and Paisley
Currah, executive director of the Center for Lesbian
and Gay Studies (CLAGS). They have written
Transgender Equality: A Handbook for Activists and
Policymakers and edited Transgender Rights: History,
Politics, and Law. The conference is free, but
people are asked to pre-register, so we know the
number of people to expect for breakfast and lunch
(both of which are provided for free!). The
registration form is available at

<a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://multiculturalcenter.osu.edu/glbtss/Articles.asp?ID=226">http://multiculturalcenter.osu.edu/glbtss/Articles.asp?ID=226</a>

Days of Remembrance and Action events will also
include two films that address the experiences of
transsexuals who decide to transition: The Opposite
Sex: Rene's Story (November 1) and The Opposite Sex:
Jamie's Story (November 8). Both films will be shown
at 7 p.m. at Hillel (46 East 16th St).

Other events include an open house hosted by the
Crystal Club and the Gender Identity Focus Team at
Stonewall Columbus (1160 North High St.) from 6-8
p.m. on November 15 and a lobby day on November 10.
The lobby day will begin with a lunch and
legislative briefing at 11:30 in the Statehouse's
lower level cafeteria. At 1 p.m., Columbus politico
Chad Foust will lead a tour of the Statehouse,
before attendees meet with state senators.

For more information, please contact GLBT Student
Services: 614-688-8449; glbtss@osu.edu.

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