Ingersoll Gender Center

A Very Queer Health Fair
2020-02-22 10:00 - 16:00 UTC | Mitchell Activity Center, 1718 Broadway, Seattle, WA, 98122
What can I find at this health and wellness fair?
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Comprehensive dental care appointments (limited spots available)
Dental screenings and referrals
Fluoride treatments to help prevent cavities
Head and neck exams
TMJ (jaw pain) resources and information
Contraceptive options: education and information
Safe injection techniques
Blood pressure screening
Heart & lung exams with stethoscopes
LGBTQTSIA+ friendly provider referral list
Routine health screenings: education around what exams you need and when
Information about PrEP, anti-depressants and other medications
Safe syringe/needle disposal site information
Sleep hygiene counseling
Sex ed
Pain and work ergonomics
Safe-binding information for your shoulders, chest, and breathing
Pre-surgery preparation and post-surgical recovery
Pelvic floor therapy information which is treatment for healthy, pain free urinary, bowel, and sexual function
Dental, nursing, and PT students available to answer other health related questions you might have!
Haircuts
Flash tattoos
Pop up market w art and other creations from local and student LGBTQTSIA+ artists
and more!

TPOC Brunch
2020-02-15 11:00 - 13:30
TPOC Brunch is a free brunch hosted by Ingersoll for trans people of color. Brunch is free, but we ask that you RSVP so that we can have an accurate count and ensure that everyone has enough to eat!
Chuminh Tofu and Vegan Deli – 1043 S Jackson St, Seattle WA – 11:00-1:30pm
Carpool available – please RSVP: https://ingersoll.typeform.com/to/oVsKQP
This brunch is for Trans People of Color only, if you do not identify as such – we ask that you do not attend. If you would like to support Ingersoll in hosting events like this in the future, please consider joining our monthly donor club or making a one time donation here.

Fight for Our Lives
2020-01-23 19:00 - 22:00 | Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
A Night of Performances Benefiting the Trans and Queer Community | Suggested Tix: $10 | Raffle Tix: 1 for $4 / 3 for $10
Fight for Our Lives is a performance series advocating for communities targeted by divisive politics and systemic oppression (queer, trans*, incarcerated, migrants, women, people of color). By showcasing local artists, writers, and performers, our series also benefits mission-driven nonprofit organizations. Our goal is to connect nonprofit organizations to audiences and artists across the Puget Sound area. Fight for Our Lives is grassroots-led and time-limited to January 20, 2021 (Inauguration Day).
All proceeds from ticket sales will be donated. Each ticket sold is automatically entered into a raffle for a grand prize basket featuring work from local writers and artists. Additional raffle tickets can be purchased separately, 1 for $4 / 3 for $10.
Performances will be accompanied by an art sale with a portion of all sales benefiting Ingersoll and Lambert House. We believe in supporting local queer artists!
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ABOUT THE PERFORMERS
NAA AKUA is a queer liberator of sound and word, an actor, performance arts teacher, and a continuous student at being present. Naa has been a cast member of Book-it Repertory Theater’s adaptation of T. Geronimo Johnson’s Welcome to Braggsville; a part of last year season’s Late Night Revue Dear White People, a Boom Boom L’Roux production; Theater Schmeater’s debut of Welcome to Arroyo’s; and Tailfeather, an Earthpearl Collective production.
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CALLUM ANGUS is a writer, editor, and gay trans man living in Portland, OR. He’s received fellowships from Lambda Literary, Signal Fire Foundation for the Arts, and the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, and is the editor of smoke and mold, a journal of nature writing by trans and Two-Spirit people.
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ADÉ A CÔNNÉRE is a multi-talented artist and local drag icon. She is an actress, singer, and musician.
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AMBER FLAME is a writer, composer and performer, whose work has garnered residencies with Hedgebrook, The Watering Hole, Vermont Studio Center, and YEFE NOF. Flame’s original work has been published in diverse arenas, including Def Jam Poetry, Winter Tangerine, the Dialogist, Split This Rock, Black Heart Magazine, Sundress Publications, FreezeRay, Redivider Journal and more. A Jack Straw Writer and recipient of the CityArtist grant from Seattle’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, Amber Flame’s first full-length poetry collection, Ordinary Cruelty, was published through Write Bloody Press. Amber Flame is a queer Black single mama just one magic trick away from growing her unicorn horn.
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CALVIN GIMPELEVICH is an author and organizer based in the Pacific Northwest. He is the recipient of awards from Artist Trust, Jack Straw Cultural Center, and 4Culture. A founding member of the Lion’s Main Art Collective for Queer and Trans Artists, Calvin has organized shows at venues and institutions throughout Seattle.
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JUAN MIGUEL JOCOM is a 24-year-old Filipino writer, who immigrated to the United States of America when he was eighteen. He is currently enrolled at Seattle Central Community College, trying to pursue his passion for creative writing. When his hands are not penning out words, you can find them climbing rocks. He recently released Juanita Banana, a collection of poetry exploring the trouble of learning what self-love is.
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RAY STOEVE is a queer & trans writer from Seattle, Washington. They received a 2016-2017 Made at Hugo House Fellowship for their young adult fiction, and their first novel, Between Perfect and Real, will be published by Amulet Books in Spring 2021, with a second standalone novel to follow.
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MATTILDA BERNSTEIN SYCAMORE is the author of three novels and a memoir and the editor of five nonfiction anthologies. Her latest title is the novel Sketchtasy (Arsenal Pulp Press 2018), which was one of NPR’s Best Books of 2018.

End of the Year Community Pool Party
2019-12-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Rainier Beach Community Center and Pool, 8825 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118
End of Year Pool Party (for TGNC folks)

Saturday, December 14th
6:15p – 7:45pm
Rainier Beach Pool (8825 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118)

This event is FREE!

Bring a cute swimsuit, or whatever makes you feel most comfortable!
Gender Non-Specific Locker Rooms
Access to Leisure Pool which includes a lazy river and slide

1ft deep area with spray features for toddlers
Hot Tub!!

2019 Snowball - Community Celebration and Fundraiser
2019-12-07 18:00 - 20:30 | Seattle City Hall
Come celebrate our biggest year yet at our annual community celebration, Snowball!
Join us for our yearly celebration of our trans and gender diverse communities and learn what we have in store for 2020.
Saturday, December 7th, 6:00pm – 8:30pm @ City Hall
Information about a potential after party to follow.
There will be a robust program, free food, drinks, and community awards!!
Tickets are available at the link down below. Tickets at the door will be available at $25-50/person, if capacity allows.
Ticket price levels:
– Community Member: $25.00 each
– Ally Ticket: $50.00 each
– Table: $500.00 for 8 seats
Click here to buy tickets!
Questions?
Contact us via email at info@ingersollgendercenter.org.
If you are a community member who cannot afford a ticket, please reach out to us at alphonse@ingersollgendercenter.org

Thank you to our sponsors:

UTOPIA, Unite Here Local 8, Companis, Seattle Counseling Services, Legal Voice, Pride Foundation and Advocate accounting

Trans Veteran Snacks & Chat
2019-11-16 08:00 - 14:00 | Hillman City Collaboratory, 5623 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118
Saturday, November 16th
11am to 2pm
Hillman City Collaboratory-”Incubator” Room
5623 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98118
FREE Lot and Off Street Parking Available
Transgender Veterans Snack & Chat
A Social and Resource Share
Join Ingersoll Gender Center and Minority Veterans of America to Celebrate Trans Vets and Learn about NEW Programs and Resources to Support Transgender Veterans of King County
FREE Food
FREE Transit Passes
Income Assistance
Paid Stipend Opportunities
Trans Health Support and Navigation
And More!
Brought to you by Ingersoll Gender Center, Minority Veterans of America, and King County VSHSL

Peer Support Group Dinner!
2019-11-13 19:00 - 21:00
In celebration of Trans Week of Awareness, there will be dinner provided at this weeks’s Peer Support Group! We’re excited to share space and food with you.

Roommate Mixer and Trans Tenant's Rights Guide Launch Party!
2019-11-11 18:00 - 20:00 | The Riveter, 1517 12th Ave Suite 101, Seattle, WA
Are you living in Seattle or wanting to live in Seattle? Are you looking for a roommate or not sure where to start in trying to find the right match for a roommate? Join us for an evening of beer, wine, and snacks as we launch our new trans specific tenant rights guide as well as a round of roommate bingo, where the prize will hopefully be finding the roommate of your dreams!
Beer, wine, and snacks will be provided. RSVP required – please RSVP via the link attached (https://ingersoll.typeform.com/to/rnnC43). All of those who RSVP by November 8th will be given a one day pass to access The Riveter a co working space created by women for everyone. If you know someone who may be interested and doesn’t have facebook/ or email, have them call Ingersoll’s office today to be put on the RSVP list.

This training is a part of our programming for Trans Awareness Week 2019. Please take a look at our event calendar for details on other events we’re hosting.

Ballots and Boos!
2019-10-28 18:00 - 21:00 | Ingersoll Gender Center Office, 911 E Pike St #221, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Come out on Monday, October 28th to our Halloween themed ballot party! Bring your ballots to fill out (our trans voter guide will be there to help you!) or bring your ID to register to vote and print your ballot on site!
We’ll be eating snacks, watching spooooky movies, and all around just enjoying each others company!

Last Day to Register to Vote (online)
2019-10-28
Today is the last day to register to vote online! If you miss this deadline, you can still go to the Elections Office to register for the General Election until Nov. 5th.
Check out our 2019 Trans Voter Guide below! *link to register to vote is on the page as well!
https://ingersollgendercenter.org/trans-justice-voter-project/

Trans People of Color Brunch
2019-10-19 11:30 - 13:00 | TBA
Join us for our Trans People of Color Brunch ✨✨ We’d love to see you there.
Brunch is on us, but space is limited!

If you do not identify as trans or gender diverse person of color, we ask that you respect this critical space needed for trans and gender diverse folks of color in our communities by not attending.
If you have any questions about this event, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via email at Alphonse@ingersollgendercenter.org.

SQFF: I Am Anastasia
2019-10-17 17:00 - 19:00 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98122
When Lieutenant Colonel Anastasia Biefang came out as transgender at the height of her military career, she became the first trans female commander in the history of Germany’s armed forces. In I AM ANASTASIA, director Thomas Ladenburger follows her personal and professional journey, including her physical transition, increasing demands on her as a military leader, and the stress of planning a wedding before being deployed to Afghanistan. With unprecedented support from top military officials, Anastasia leads her family, friends, colleagues, and more than 700 soldiers to a place of love, acceptance, and respect.

Seattle Municipal Court & Partners Clinic
2019-10-17 09:00 - 16:30 | Rainier Community Center, 4600 38th Ave S, Seattle
Seattle Municipal Court and it’s partners will assist you with:

Unpaid tickets and relicensing
Warrant Quash/Recall and Set a Future Court Date Without Arrest
Access to an Attorney About Vacating a Felony or Misdemeanor Conviction and Outstanding LFOs
Bus Tickets and Fare Violation Resolutions
Library Classes, Card Services, Resources for Job Seekers and Entrepreneurs
Child Support Debt, License Suspension, and Application for DCS Services
Direct On-Site Social Services

King County Ballot Drop Boxes Open!
2019-10-17
Check out our Trans Voter Guide for this years General Election!
https://ingersollgendercenter.org/trans-justice-voter-project/

Thurston County TGNC Resource Guide Launch Party
2019-09-26 17:00 - 19:00 | Pizza Klatch, 312 4th Ave E, Olympia, WA
They’re here! We’ve spent the last 6 months working with community partners like Stonewall Youth and Pizza Klatch to build resource guides for tgnc communities in Thurston County. Join us for an evening of light refreshments, get a print copy of the guide, and get access to some of Ingersoll’s and our partner’s programming. Highlights include: community financial assistance and support for updating ID documents, free make-up kits, resource & referrals, and much more!

Snohomish County TGNC Resource Guide Launch Party
2019-09-19 16:00 - 18:00 | Edmonds Library, 650 Main St, Edmonds, WA
They’re here! We’ve spent the last 6 months building resource guides for tgnc communities in Snohomish County. Join us for an evening of light refreshments, get a print copy of the guide, and get access to some of Ingersoll’s and our partner’s programming. Highlights include: community financial assistance and support for updating ID documents, free make-up kits, resource & referrals, and much more!

Pierce County TGNC Resource Guide Launch Party
2019-09-17 17:00 - 19:00 | Oasis Youth Center, 2215 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA
They’re here! We’ve spent the last 6 months working with community partners like PCAF, OASIS, GASS and the Rainbow Center to build resource guides for tgnc communities in Pierce County. Join us for an evening of light refreshments, get a print copy of the guide, and get access to some of Ingersoll’s and our partner’s programming. Highlights include: community financial assistance and support for updating ID documents, free make-up kits, resource & referrals, and much more!

Emerge! Gender Summit
2019-09-14 14:00 - 22:00 | Plaza Roberto Maestas – El Centro de la Raza, Seattle, WA, United States
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
Emerge! is an afternoon and evening of connection and camaraderie. Browse our vendor tables and contribute to our community art project while listening to open mic in the afternoon. Our keynote panel will be followed by a catered dinner, to be enjoyed with new friends in the Summit Center, the courtyard, or the community garden and playground.
Return to the Summit Center for evening entertainment and refreshment. Special guest artists will present music and spoken word!
Affinity caucuses will meet in the afternoon and during dinner, and a children’s activity area will be open throughout the event. Supervision by parent or caregiver is required at all times.
Emerge! tickets are offered on a sliding-scale basis, starting at $10. All are invited and all are welcome! REGISTER NOW!
www.tractionpnw.org/summit

T Time: A Night for Transgender Networking
2019-09-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Cafe Flora, 2901 E Madison St, Seattle, WA
For our second trans and gender diverse networking night of the year, we’ll be gathering at the garden-esque Madison Valley hot-spot, Cafe Flora. A plant-based space, Cafe Flora is one of the oldest vegetarian restaurants in the country and is a trans-owned business. Our T Time here will feature fresh locally-sourced bites and drinks, in a welcoming and warm environment for you to get to know fellow trans and gender diverse folks from around the area.
This is a FREE event. Please register above.
**What is T Time?**
T Time is a community networking night for transgender and gender diverse professionals and community members. We create intentional space for transgender and gender diverse folks to connect, learn, and grow as professionals and people. T Time is an excellent way to meet civic and community leaders, build relationships with other trans folks and take advantage of opportunities to increase personal and professional networks through social, educational, and philanthropic events.
A priority of our programming is to be inclusive of everyone’s professional experiences and to build bridges between all identities of the LGBTQ and allied communities. Our trans and gender diverse networking nights are open to all industries, from tech to corporate to the nonprofit sector to blue-collar, all are welcome!
**I don’t identify as trans or gender diverse. Can I still attend?**
Transgender and gender diverse networking events are tailored towards and exclusively for transgender and gender diverse folks. We use this as an umbrella term that extends to all of our trans community. We only ask for you to respect that this event is not intended for cisgender members or allies. If you are interested in supporting GSBA’s transgender and gender diverse programming, please email Eli Coffin (they, them / he, him) elic@thegsba.org.

Alki Beach Pride
2019-08-25 10:00 - 18:00 | Alki Beach, 2701 Alki Beach Park, Seattle, WA, United States
We’ll be tabling from 10-6pm and we’d love to have you come say hi. We’ll have resources as well as free makeup bags available!

PNW Black Pride
2019-08-23 - 2019-08-25 | Red Lion Hotel and Conference Center, 1 S Grady Way, Renton, 98057, United States
We’ll be tabling and we’d love to have you come say hi. We’ll have resources as well as free makeup bags available!
Friday: 5-8pm
Saturday: 8-5pm
Sunday: 11-6pm

Trans People of Color Brunch
2019-08-17 11:30 - 13:00
Join us for our Trans People of Color Brunch ✨✨ We’d love to see you there.
Brunch is on us, but space is limited!
RSVP here: https://ingersoll.typeform.com/to/c0xrC2
If you do not identify as trans or gender diverse person of color, we ask that you respect this critical space needed for trans and gender diverse folks of color in our communities by not attending.
If you have any questions about this event, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via email at Alphonse@ingersollgendercenter.org.

5th Wednesday Workshop: Sew'd Up!
2019-07-31 19:00 - 21:00 | Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine, Seattle, United States
Please join us for another 5th Wednesday Workshop on July 31st, 7-9pm at Seattle Counseling Services! Cecilie, one of our SOFFA facilitators, will be demoing how to properly sew on a button, hand-sew strong seams, and make minor adjustments. Come learn about different types of fabrics and discuss their uses and cleaning requirements – second-hand clothing is often missing the care instructions! We hope each participant will be provided with their own small sewing kit, so please RSVP here: http://bit.ly/FWWSewd. We encourage you to bring an item you want to learn how to repair (such as a hole-y sweater)!

Flights & Rights: Transgender Access to Healthcare
2019-07-30 18:00 - 20:00 | KEXP Studios, 472 1st Ave N, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Join us for Flights & Rights is our FREE community series featuring important civil rights issues and great beer in the KEXP Studio Gathering Space!
All people have a right to be who they are, be safe, and live free from discrimination. Yet many transgender people are unfairly targeted and excluded in many areas of everyday life, including access to healthcare.
Join us and Tobi Hill-Meyer of Gender Justice League, Mattie Mooney of Ingersoll Gender Center, Danny Waxwing, Equal Justice Works Fellow at Disability Rights Washington’s Trans in Prison Project, and Ari Robbins, an ACLU client who was refused medically necessary surgery from Swedish Health Services about healthcare access for trans communities.
Come hear from those on the frontlines and learn how you can help.
Doors open at 6 pm with presentation to follow. Must RSVP and be 21+. Seattle Cider Company will be pouring.
Event is FREE
*Accommodation requests can be sent to info@dr-wa.org

Latinx Pride
2019-07-20 17:00 - 22:00 | Plaza Roberto Maestas – El Centro de la Raza, Seattle, WA, United States
We’ll be tabling from 5-10pm and we’d love to have you come say hi. We’ll have resources as well as free makeup bags available!

Queer Wellness & Justice Fair
2019-07-14 12:00 - 18:00 | Alma Mater, 1322 Fawcett Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98402, United States
We’ll be tabling from 12-6pm and we’d love to have you come say hi. We’ll have resources as well as free makeup bags available!

Bellingham Pride
2019-07-14 10:00 - 18:00

Tacoma Pride
2019-07-13 12:00 - 20:00
We’ll be tabling from 12-8pm and we’d love to have you come say hi. We’ll have resources as well as free makeup bags available!

Artist Financial Sustainability Workshop
2019-07-13 10:00 - 17:00 | Gay City: Seattle’s LGBTQ Center, 517 E Pike St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
This FREE workshop is designed to help you move towards financial sustainability as a Trans and Gender Nonconforming Artist. It covers the elements of grantwriting (finding and pursuing opportunities, application strategies, writing artist statements and bios, and selection process), as well as promotional aspects of building an artistic career (networking tips & etiquette, writing an elevator speech, press releases, and online presence).
RSVP today for free at gaycity.org/Tickets.
For more information, contact us at info@gaycity.org or 206-860-6969.
Sponsored by Ingersoll Gender Center, 4Culture, Office of Arts & Culture Seattle, and Gay City: Seattle’s LGBTQ Center

Bearing Witness: The impact of hiv/aids on Black LGBTQ people
2019-07-11 - 2019-07-13 | Gay City: Seattle’s LGBTQ Center, 517 E Pike St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Bearing Witness: An evening of stories, spoken word and music exploring the impact of HIV/AIDS on Black and African American LGBTQ People
Developed by Chad Goller-Sojourner
Despite bearing the statistical brunt of this country’s HIV/AIDS epidemic, Black LGBTQ people and our stories have yet to secure our rightful seat at the collective HIV/AIDS narrative table. We are left with only two options – wait for an invitation that is never coming or answer the call of our ancestor Marlon Riggs, who said, “When nobody speaks your name or even knows it, you, knowing it, must be the first to speak it.”
Hear these accounts from Black voices in our LGBTQ communities July 11-13, 7-9pm.
RSVP for free at gaycity.org/Tickets.
For more information, contact us at info@gaycity.org or 206-860-6969.
Sponsored by Ingersoll Gender Center, 4Culture, Office of Arts & Culture Seattle, and Gay City: Seattle’s LGBTQ Center Arts.
