Arizona Comprehensive Gender Services

On April 17th at 6PM, is hosting a gender-affirming voice coaching workshop by Kari Meissner of Vivid Voices. This workshop–available to trans youth (up tp 30) through our Discord servers–will approach the basics of how to reliably and safely change the sound and feel of your voice to align with who you are. Voice coaching is another tool available to trans individuals that allows us to empower ourselves and achieve our ideal self.

For trans youth looking to attend this workshop, join our Discord servers:
👉For middle schoolers: tinyurl.com/thehubinvitation
👉For high schoolers: tinyurl.com/thecircuitinvitation
👉For young adults (18-30): tinyurl.com/thepodinvitation

You can learn more about Vivid Voices at vividvoicesslp.com! 🏳️‍⚧️

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Exploring Nonbinary Identities.” Here’s the link to the webinar, in case you missed it or want to watch it again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-QTOcuHEmw.

Gender Odyssey Extra Credit "Exploring Nonbinary Identities" Recorded February 27, 2022. Featuring the short film "To the Future, with Love." A panel of Shaleece Haas (director of the short film), Hunter "Pixel" Jimene...

So this is what its like in Ukraine for non-binary and trans folks….

Rain Dove told VICE World News: “We’ve had trans people get rejected at some borders, but everyone we’ve supported has eventually got out.”

“If you’re a trans woman with an ‘M’ on your passport, or you’re gender nonconforming with an ‘M’, we recommend that you ‘lose’ your passport before you speak to Ukrainian officials. Hide your ID in a water bottle, or in your shoe. If you get stopped, you can just say that you’re not from here, you can say that you’re a student in Ukraine, or were just visiting. Without an ID, you will be sent to a long line of foreign nationals, but you’ll then be talking to officials from the bordering nations, and you can present your ID without an issue. This has worked 100 percent of the time.

“If you’re a trans man with an ‘F’ on your ID, prepare to be gaslit by Ukrainian authorities. They will say ‘if you’re really a man, then fight for your country.’ This is unfortunately a really common thing. You could also hide your ID, but we know some people who have stayed to fight.”

Rémy Bonny, executive director of Forbidden Colours, an organisation pushing for LGBTQ equality across Europe, told VICE World News, “the Russian aggression against Ukraine has shocked the entire world, and q***r people are extraordinarily affected by this war.”

Asked what people around the world can do to help these individuals, Bonny said, “Please donate to initiatives that are helping q***r refugees from Ukraine. We are expecting about 100,000 q***r refugees in the coming weeks, entering Poland, Hungary and Romania, but in the past, refugee camps have proven not to be safe spaces for LGBTQ persons.”

A must see, ‘Changing the Game.’ On hulu and a talk from the cast on Utube.