Title: Introduction to Legal Allyship for Transgender and Gender Diverse Communities
Date: Monday, March 26th 1:30pm - 3pm
Duration: 90 minutes
Location: Seattle, Washington
Cost: Free!
Credits: 1.5 Ethic CLE credits, pending approval by the Bar

Introduction to Legal Allyship for Transgender and Gender Diverse Communities

Even with progressive anti-discrimination policies in place, transgender people continue to encounter regular barriers when trying to amend their identity documents, accessing housing, and receiving adequate healthcare. In the constant changing climate of election season, protections and policies are continually being updated and challenged, making it even harder for the transgender community to get accurate representation and assistance. Please join Ingersoll staff as we provide an introduction to trans cultural humility concepts, an overview of common legal barriers encountered by our communities, and how attorneys can better represent and support gender diverse clients and co-workers. There will be a Q&A session to conclude the presentation.

This training is open to those in the legal profession who are interested in learning how they can better serve their trans and gender diverse clients.

We know that this situation is stressful. Guidance seems to change day by day and the news is overwhelming right now. Starting this weekend we will be hosting a weekly video call (that you can call in to if you don’t have video call access) to share resources, talk about the impact of physical distancing and generally connect with other transgender and gender diverse people.

Sundays 5-7pm PST - RSVP for link!

Real Talk Support Group for Queer & Trans Black Indigenous People of Color will now be offered virtually. We understand that during this time people are restricted to their homes and not able to attend in group gatherings including support/social groups that benefit them, so U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle will begin providing this space virtually for the QTBIPOC community. if you are interested in attending, we ask that you register with an email so we can send you the link to join the support group on Tuesday April 14th from 6pm to 8pm. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to our Community Engagement Manager Tepa Vaina @206-653-1941 or by email @ tepa@utopiaseattle.org.

Please register here if you are interested in joining us:
https://bit.ly/2Va5E5g

We are going through an extremely stressful situation and for some of us the stress of insecure finances, food, housing, and even just distance from those we love and care about can be a trigger for addictive behaviors, but there is help!

For Zoom. info, please email mattie@ingersollgendercenter.org with what meeting you are trying to attend and they will get back to you with login information!

Normally, we’d have our Trans People of Color Brunch on the 3rd Saturday where we’d get to enjoy each other’s presence with some great food, but this time we will be taking it online! Please join us Saturday, April 18th from 11:30a - 1p to continue making meaningful connections during these isolating times. Enjoy a snack from the pantry or make some food while we chat!

Please RSVP at https://bit.ly/tpocbrunch and we'll be in touch with Zoom. link details! <3

If you do not identify as a trans person of color, we ask that you do not RSVP or attend this event.

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We are going through an extremely stressful situation and for some of us the stress of insecure finances, food, housing, and even just distance from those we love and care about can be a trigger for addictive behaviors, but there is help!

For Zoom. info, please email mattie@ingersollgendercenter.org with what meeting you are trying to attend and they will get back to you with login information!

We are going through an extremely stressful situation and for some of us the stress of insecure finances, food, housing, and even just distance from those we love and care about can be a trigger for addictive behaviors, but there is help!

For Zoom. info, please email mattie@ingersollgendercenter.org with what meeting you are trying to attend and they will get back to you with login information!

As the COVID-19 pandemic impacts all of our day-to-day lives, it's important we all understand how the changing policies impact us as well.

RSVP here.

Governor Inslee has extended and *expanded* the eviction moratorium to ban late fees, ban rent increases, and more! In addition, many other localities have passed other local protections.

Sign up here, and submit questions, to learn about what protects we, as renters, have from our state, county, and city governments.

What: Tenants Rights Q&A session with Edmund Witter, KCBA lawyer
When: 11AM, Tuesday, April 21
How: We will send you a zoom link on Monday!
RSVP here.

RSVP here.

On Thursday 4/23/20 from 6pm-8pm, U.T.O.P.I.A. Seattle is hosting an online screening of the 1999 film Paradise Bent: Gender Diversity in Samoa followed by Talanoa (dialogue).

If you are interested in joining us that evening, please register using the following link: https://bit.ly/3bcEGkr

When you register, you will receive an invite via email with a Teams link that you will be using to join us that evening.

Microsoft Teams can be accessed by downloading the application when you receive the invitation to join. Or it can be accessed via the web through the link provided in your invitation to join.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact us on here or by email at tepa@utopiaseattle.org.

GLAAD will host “Together in Pride: You are Not Alone,” a livestream event on Sunday, April 26 at 5pm PT on GLAAD’s YouTube channel and Facebook Live. The event will highlight the LGBTQ response to COVID-19 and amplify messages of acceptance and affirmation to the LGBTQ community and people living with HIV during this unprecedented time. The livestream will raise funds for LGBTQ community centers that are members of CenterLink.

Presented by: Seattle Trans & Nonbinary Community
Online video meetup using Zoom, for the Seattle Trans & Nonbinary Community! Check-in with your fellow trans/nonbinary community members, say hi, hang out.

In this stay-at-home world, video meetups are becoming a wonderful way for many to combat social isolation, meet others, and build social support.

Please join if at all interested! This is new for all of us, so most of us will not know each other. If you are socially anxious, this is a good opportunity to see others in the community, and you can always drop off if it becomes too much. ☺️