by FORGE Intern | Nov 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
This presidential election will have major implications for transgender and non-binary people. The current Administration has enacted and proposed many policy changes designed to make life harder and less protected for trans and non-binary children, youth, adults, and...
by FORGE Intern | Nov 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Bostock case was a major victory for trans+ rights nationwide this summer. Serious gaps still exist in trans legal protections, but many trans people also live in communities where state or local laws protect their rights...
by FORGE Intern | Nov 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
On the first day of November we begin our 30 Days of Action, where we offer suggestions every day for ways to get involved in your own community, take action, and show up. While police misconduct and racial inequity have existed for hundreds of years, 2020 has cast...
by FORGE Intern | Jun 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
FORGE joins with many others across the country and world to express our deep pain about continued violence and other systemic injustices directed at Black and Brown people. George Floyd is one of too many Black and Brown individuals who have lost their lives,...
by FORGE Intern | Nov 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
According to the U.S. Transgender Survey (http://www.ustranssurvey.org/), 30% of employed trans people report being fired, denied a promotion, or experiencing some other form of mistreatment in the workplace each year. Did you know there may be a legal remedy for...
by FORGE Intern | Nov 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
The last three years have been very hard on trans and non-binary people, who have watched as right after right has been taken away and government official after government official has been quoted as making very anti-trans remarks. As a result of the worsening social...
by FORGE Intern | Nov 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
People who have been the victims of a crime are more likely to experience more crimes. That fact makes healing trauma a prevention measure: healing can help people learn about safer behaviors and environments. FORGE has many free online tools to help survivors...
by FORGE Intern | Nov 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
Sometimes we need a little help from our friends (or a stranger) in order to share our emotions (and feel 100 times better). Ten years ago, Kleenex tissues launched a campaign called “Let it Out.” They placed blue couches in very public areas – on a busy...
by FORGE Intern | Mar 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
In order to ensure that everyone who attended the Cream City Foundation’s 2019 LGBTQ+ Health Conference had the opportunity to attend FORGE and CARS’ “Trauma Informed Care in the Transgender Community” workshop, it was held twice during the January 25th event. Nearly...
by FORGE Intern | Aug 14, 2018 | Providers, Trans Community / Survivors, Uncategorized
Historical: 2016 news release about new Time’s Up grant CONTACT: Kendra Barkoff, kbarkoff [at] skdknick [dot] com, 202-464-9531 michael munson, tgwarrior [at] forge-forward [dot] org, 414-559-2123 FORGE Awarded Grant from TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund to...
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