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Trans-specific ACES: How culture, experiences, and trauma influence health disparities
Description: Many of us are familiar with ACEs – Adverse Childhood Experiences – and how they influence the health and wellness of both youth and adults. This webinar will explore and compare ACEs...

FORGE Applauds New Protections for Transgender, LGBQ Survivors of Violence
Tip sheet on the Department of Justice's Frequently Asked Questions guidance implementing new non-discrimination provisions in the Violence Against...

Huffington Post Article Focuses on Transgender Sexual Violence
Link to Huffington Post article on transgender sexual violence survivors FORGE’s Executive Director michael munson was published by the Huffington...

Annual Report
On its 20th anniversary, FORGE issued an annual report. Includes data, partnerships, and quotes. FORGE’s 2013 Annual Report… highlights how far...

New LGBT Elder Abuse Materials Available
Link to two articles on LGBT elder abuse. FORGE’s Transgender Aging Network, in partnership with the National Resource Center on LGBT Aging (NRCLA),...

T-shirt design winner
2013's t-shirt design winner: Do Your Hugs Come with Strings Attached? Congratulations to Chelsea O’Neil, the winner of the 2013 FORGE T-Shirt...

“Walk a Mile. . .”
Are "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" sexual assault awareness events transphobic? This FORGE essay explores the question. FORGE has received questions...

Trans Black History Month
2013 Trans Black History Month collection of organizations, blogs, videos, and films. February is Black History month. We honor and recognize the...

Visible Kindness
This 2006 essay was reprinted in 2012 after the Sandy Hooks school shooting. It weaves together earlier school shootings, a loved one's suicide and...

TDOR Speech – Annie
Speech by Annie, parent of a trans daughter, at the 2012 Milwaukee Transgender Day of Remembrance. First of all I wish to commend and tell all of...

TDOR closing comments
Speech by Loree Cook-Daniels at the 2012 Milwaukee Transgender Day of Remembrance. Theme: how trans people provoke fear in others because we show...