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Happy Hour #197: Gender Affirming Events · Stuff Mom Never Told You

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  Speaker 1: Hey, this is Annie and Samantha.
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  Speaker 2: I welcome stuff I never told you Production by Heart.
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  Speaker 3: Radio, and welcome to another happy hour, which I am
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  Speaker 3: going to talk about happy things. So you're welcome.
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  Speaker 1: No, it's for me more than you guys, honestly.
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  Speaker 3: But Annie, before we start, are you doing anything happy hour?
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  Speaker 4: Ish?
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  Speaker 2: I am. I've got a little hot totty because I was.
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  Speaker 2: I was so chilled this morning. But I it's a
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  Speaker 2: run off election, so I went out in the cold,
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  Speaker 2: wet rain and voted, and then I've been trying to
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  Speaker 2: recover ever since.
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  Speaker 3: Atlanta's got a lot going on right now. Because I'm
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  Speaker 3: a decatur I'm not really a part of that anymore, right,
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  Speaker 3: And I'm like, wow, Well, we've had so many runoffs.
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  Speaker 3: There's so many things happening, obviously, and we are hyper aware.
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  Speaker 3: I hope we are. It seems like we are. Yeah,
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  Speaker 3: And so we were trying understanding that the local LIGs
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  Speaker 3: are important.
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  Speaker 1: So good on you.
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  Speaker 3: I'm proud of you for getting out there in that cold.
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  Speaker 3: You could have driven your car. I know it's not far,
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  Speaker 3: but you actually need to drop your car.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, one day, listeners, I will, I'll update you on
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  Speaker 2: the car drama, but also my polling place. I am
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  Speaker 2: so lucky it's only like three blocks from me.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, I mean I get it, like it's like
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  Speaker 3: environmental thing. But your car also my car keeping sing
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  Speaker 3: Yes it all.
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  Speaker 1: Have to say.
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  Speaker 3: That's lovely to hear. I love a good hot tatie.
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  Speaker 3: I had that some old wine the other day at
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  Speaker 3: an outing.
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  Speaker 1: It was really lovely nice.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, I know, I went out anyway. On that note,
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  Speaker 3: I am drinking at the bubbly water keeping it real,
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  Speaker 3: keeping it real, sober right here and Sadland. If you
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  Speaker 3: are doing happy hours things, keep it the way you
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  Speaker 3: need to. If you need to keep it sober, keep
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  Speaker 3: it sober. If you need a little bit of hot tiddy,
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  Speaker 3: go for that too, do so responsibly. We trust you
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  Speaker 3: and we believe in you and making the right choices.
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  Speaker 3: H yeah.
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  Speaker 2: Okay.
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  Speaker 3: Also, currently we are not sponsored by any of the
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  Speaker 3: people that we're talking about, which is okay because we
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  Speaker 3: love these people and we will talk about these people
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  Speaker 3: every day all day long. So today's hay are again
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  Speaker 3: it's some happy things that keeps us afloat for the
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  Speaker 3: dreary times that seems to be now when we're talking
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  Speaker 3: about this as a gender affirming care addition, because everybody
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  Speaker 3: needs care, and especially our queer and trans friends, they
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  Speaker 3: need lots of hooks because they've gone through too much.
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  Speaker 3: I'm sorry anyway, So shout out to one of our
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  Speaker 3: favorite local bookstores here, Indicator, Atlanta, if you know you know,
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  Speaker 3: because they were the inspiration to this episode. I received
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  Speaker 3: an email today for Gender and Clue siev brofiting with
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  Speaker 3: Madison Ann from Karris Bookstores. So again one of our favorites.
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  Speaker 3: They've been around for a long time, run by queer peoples.
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  Speaker 3: We love them, love love love, love, love love. And
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  Speaker 3: apparently Madison Anne is known as the TikTok braw lady
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  Speaker 3: profiting lady. I don't know her, but cool cool, cool, cool,
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  Speaker 3: or so the email says. And she is an educator
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  Speaker 3: of BRAS and Lingeride, which is awesome. We love good
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  Speaker 3: education for all the things, because don't get me started
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  Speaker 3: on the BRAS, no no things anyway. But I just
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  Speaker 3: love that they're doing something so amazing as a free
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  Speaker 3: event that is open to all. They do take donations
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  Speaker 3: and such, and I think it's happening this week and
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  Speaker 3: today is December second, twenty twenty five. This is being
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  Speaker 3: released on December fourth, twenty twenty five. So yeah, if
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  Speaker 3: it's past that year, too late. Although we are talking
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  Speaker 3: about a lot of passive events because I feel like
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  Speaker 3: it's important to know that it's been out there. Also
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  Speaker 3: that to know the organizations that they probably will have
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  Speaker 3: more events going forward, So it's good to know. Yeah,
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  Speaker 3: and this made me go down a whole rabbit hole
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  Speaker 3: of what else is happening out there that people should know?
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  Speaker 3: Like I said, we missed one that was hosted by
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  Speaker 3: the local Decab County Library here in Atlanta that is
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  Speaker 3: metro area that was for gender affirming at Name Change Clinic. Hello,
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  Speaker 3: it was at our public library and it was hosted
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  Speaker 3: with a Southern Legal Center for Youth here. They do
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  Speaker 3: a lot of these different programs and they help you
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  Speaker 3: go through the legal process and getting your name changed.
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  Speaker 3: So I love that.
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  Speaker 1: Love this at a library, Come on, libraries.
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  Speaker 3: When when we missed, like I said, a lot of
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  Speaker 3: other events from Southern Fried Queer Pride here that's based
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  Speaker 3: out of Atlanta. They had a lot of different things.
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  Speaker 3: They hosted a pop up called trans Threads, love that
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  Speaker 3: trans movie and chill Is bike ride and hang out.
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  Speaker 3: I mean I don't ride a bike, so I'm not
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  Speaker 3: gonna be there, but I would hang out.
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  Speaker 2: You don't ride a bike, you don't know.
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  Speaker 3: I don't know how to ride a bike.
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  Speaker 2: This you have talked about this.
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  Speaker 3: I wasn't an orphan until I was seven, and then
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  Speaker 3: I lived in a really backwoods area that had no
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  Speaker 3: sidewalks or paved roads outside of the roads that you
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  Speaker 3: get hit on.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah. I did get hit on our road, Oh my god,
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  Speaker 2: of course, but I lived to tail. Tell I and
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  Speaker 2: the people who hit me ask for directions. That is true.
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  Speaker 3: You have been hit so many times you hit as
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  Speaker 3: a pedestrian. Okay, yes, we laugh because we would fall apart. Anyway,
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  Speaker 3: that's a whole different story. And he has had all
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  Speaker 3: the diseases and all the accidents. Apparently she is death
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  Speaker 3: defying woman. She might be a cat, let's be honest. Yeah,
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  Speaker 3: I think you're on your life seven maybe six freakoding
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  Speaker 3: there anyway. So for again, this is for the Atlanta folks,
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  Speaker 3: y'all need to follow Southern Fried queer Pride.
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  Speaker 1: They do a lot of great events.
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  Speaker 3: They've done drag shows, all of these different things, so
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  Speaker 3: we love them.
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  Speaker 1: Again.
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  Speaker 3: Obviously, this is where the cool kids hang out. I
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  Speaker 3: don't go to these things anyway. Also, they have another
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  Speaker 3: event coming today if you're listening on the day that
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  Speaker 3: this is released, for the viewing of The Watermelon Woman Hello,
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  Speaker 3: which we talked about. Yeah, they're gonna have it's a
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  Speaker 3: whole like Lesbian Film Day and Q and A. That's
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  Speaker 3: what they say on there, not just saying that, but
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  Speaker 3: that's what it is. So you know, if you hear
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  Speaker 3: that today you're in Atlanta, you guys want something to do,
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  Speaker 3: go look up the Southern Fried queer events and then
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  Speaker 3: go look at that.
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  Speaker 4: Yes, yeah, good movie.
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  Speaker 3: We did want to bring in some specific areas like Texas,
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  Speaker 3: because we know a lot is happening there, much like Georgia.
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  Speaker 3: We feel you, we see you, and I will say,
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  Speaker 3: trying to look up these events just as like an
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  Speaker 3: overall catch all was not very helpful. So I did
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  Speaker 3: hone in on some states. If you have I'm going
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  Speaker 3: to put this at the end too, some that you
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  Speaker 3: want to talk about in your area, please let us know,
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  Speaker 3: because it's hard to like gauge. All of mine was
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  Speaker 3: very local, so I was trying to spread it out.
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  Speaker 3: So there is a gender affirming support group that meets
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  Speaker 3: virtually on Wednesdays with Myresource Center dot org, which is
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  Speaker 3: a Dallas Fort Worth group. They do great things and
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  Speaker 3: have great resources for queer people around the area. Again
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  Speaker 3: from their site, Welcome to the adult gender affirming support
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  Speaker 3: group Virtual Join us every Wednesday from six to seven
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  Speaker 3: fifteen pm via zoom for a safe space to share experiences,
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  Speaker 3: offer advice, and connect with others on similar journeys. Whether
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  Speaker 3: you're exploring your gender itentity or looking for support, this
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  Speaker 3: group is here for you. Let's come together and let's
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  Speaker 3: want to know in a supportive community. We can't wait
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  Speaker 3: to see you there. And I didn't find any recent events,
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  Speaker 3: but my Transnetwork dot org has had some amazing events
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  Speaker 3: in the past, including recently a magic Show fundraiser.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, come on, come on. I feel like that should
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  Speaker 1: go hand in hand.
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  Speaker 3: And they are a Saint Petersburg, Florida organization and I'm
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  Speaker 3: sure needs all of the support if you're around that area.
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  Speaker 3: And of course they also had a gender forming Resource
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  Speaker 3: affair in the past June, so I feel like that
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  Speaker 3: might be something that probably was a pretty big hit
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  Speaker 3: and they'll bring back, so look at their site for that.
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  Speaker 3: Then we have patrans equity dot org, which has a lot.
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  Speaker 4: On their calendar.
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  Speaker 1: And by the way, apparently I can't spell calendar. I
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  Speaker 1: kept misspelling it.
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  Speaker 2: Another doing this job, you find the words you can't
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  Speaker 2: spell calendar.
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  Speaker 3: I forgot the A at the end.
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  Speaker 1: I just just no vowel no. But like I put
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  Speaker 1: an e.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, okay, you see that makes sense to me.
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  Speaker 3: See that's what I'm saying. Like, okay, anyway, my blunders aside.
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  Speaker 3: All but they have a lot on their calendar, including
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  Speaker 3: Pocono Renaissance, which is a quote drop in discussion and
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  Speaker 3: social group that is open to all transgender and gender
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  Speaker 3: non conforming people, their allies and families. And they have
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  Speaker 3: so many other groups that allow for different communities and
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  Speaker 3: their allies to come together, which we love. If you
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  Speaker 3: are in Houston, Texas, the Montrose Center is having a
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  Speaker 3: game Night on December eighteenth. I feel like I'm giving
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  Speaker 3: off like.
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  Speaker 2: That you're doing a community calendar.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, I love it.
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  Speaker 3: And this is what they write. Join Transmasculine Alliance Houston
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  Speaker 3: and Trans and Gender Queer Houston for our monthly game Night.
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  Speaker 3: This event is open to transgender individuals and their friends, families,
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  Speaker 3: had significant others, everyone is encouraged to bring snacks, non
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  Speaker 3: alcoholic drinks, and board games.
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  Speaker 1: I love a good board game.
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  Speaker 3: I miss those days.
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  Speaker 2: We used to have regular game nights. I was thinking
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  Speaker 2: about that because one of my potential New Year's resolutions
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  Speaker 2: it's going to be to organize more organize my apartment.
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  Speaker 1: Oh that's what I meant.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, But also I mean if I can get into
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  Speaker 2: that, that would be great too. But I have a lot
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  Speaker 2: of board games I purchased for that game night. I
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  Speaker 2: know that we've never played because pandemic happens.
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  Speaker 3: It did, And that's what I'm trying to all Right,
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  Speaker 3: I got to get together at our house. Our parking
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  Speaker 3: situation is not wonderful. That's the other part to our stuff.
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  Speaker 3: And then cleaning is a thing. But anyway back to this.
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  Speaker 3: They also have many different support groups the Mantro Center
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  Speaker 3: and meetups for people in their community. So it seems
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  Speaker 3: like a really great resource if you're in San Antonio, Texas.
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  Speaker 3: The Pride Center San Antonio has wonderful meetups, including one
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  Speaker 3: about LGBTQ plus and religious trauma. That's really important and
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  Speaker 3: we don't talk enough about that. They have that kind
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  Speaker 3: of support group. In a book club in a book club.
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  Speaker 3: Come on, we got to love you know. We love
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  Speaker 3: a book club here we have our own.
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  Speaker 2: Yes.
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  Speaker 3: If you need more, go to San Antonio, Texas or
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  Speaker 3: SATX dot gay. That is the site which I love
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  Speaker 3: where they have a calendar full of game nights, karaoke
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  Speaker 3: and drag shows.
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  Speaker 1: Karaoke Annie, Yes, if you can live there, I would
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  Speaker 1: be there immediately.
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  Speaker 2: There.
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  Speaker 3: If you're in Denver, Colorado, the LGBTQ Colorado dot org
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  Speaker 3: has you with different support groups, including for ACE people.
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  Speaker 3: They have a monthly meet up for ACE support people
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  Speaker 3: and mindful meditation.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, Samantha Knight could use that right, can.
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  Speaker 1: We please have this?
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  Speaker 3: And then we have the Transgender Center of the Rockies
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  Speaker 3: which has wonderful calendar for support groups and the game
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  Speaker 3: night at the end of the month as well. So
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  Speaker 3: if you need more people to meet with a community,
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  Speaker 3: these different support groups can be amazing to grow together
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  Speaker 3: to feel like you're not alone. I know there are
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  Speaker 3: tons more out there and a lot of great events
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  Speaker 3: that we need to talk about. So if you have
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  Speaker 3: a special shout out, please.
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  Speaker 1: Let us know. The more the better.
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  Speaker 3: I just love seeing these things being able to give
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  Speaker 3: options to people who may feel truly alone in this
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  Speaker 3: really dark time, literal time of persecution by so many.
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  Speaker 3: So having some normalcy like a game night or a
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  Speaker 3: pop up or a movie night or book club really
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  Speaker 3: does a lot for anyone and everyone. So we want
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  Speaker 3: more and more of those events. If you have some
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  Speaker 3: places that you know of, especially in areas like Florida
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  Speaker 3: and Texas and Mississippi and Alabama, those areas that are
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  Speaker 3: really attacking the trans community, please please please, I mean
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  Speaker 3: to be fair.
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  Speaker 5: So it's California, yes, yes, but yeah, I love that
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  Speaker 5: these are happening and happening at libraries, happening around us.
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  Speaker 2: It's so cool, that's wonderful. So yeah, listeners, please let
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  Speaker 2: us know, let us know if you've been to any
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  Speaker 2: events like these. Yeah, we would love to hear from you.
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