Transgender Voices Cometh

Transgender Voices – Beyond Men and Women

An enlightening discussion, lead by Lori Girshick

Join us September 21^st at 3 PM

1 Voice Community Center/Alternatives Health and Wellness

4314 N. 7^th Avenue (In the Melrose Center near 7^th Ave and Indian School)

Phoenix, AZ 85013

Voluntary donations accepted at the door for This Is How.

In her extraordinary book, based on 150 in-depth interviews, Lori B. Girshick, a sociologist and social justice activist, brings together the voices of sex- and gender-diverse people who speak with absolute candor about their lives. Girshick offers readers transpeople speaking in their own voices about identity, coming out, passing, sexual orientation, relationship negotiations and the dynamics of attraction, homophobia, and bullying. She exposes how the gender binary (man OR woman) as an organizing framework does not work for people, how “gender police” attempt to exert control, and how an individual’s sense of their own gender should be their own to decide.

Lori B. Girshick is a sociologist and community activist. Her work focuses on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues, specifically gender identity, domestic violence, and sexual assault. She is the author of four books, including Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence: Does She Call it Rape?, the first book to focus on this topic. She has published numerous articles on LGBT domestic and sexual violence. She is the former coordinator of the Wingspan Anti-Violence Project in Tucson, AZ. She wrote the books No Safe Haven: Stories of Women in Prison and Soledad Women: Wives of Prisoners Speak Out. Her most recent book is Transgender Voices: Beyond Women and Men, a work based on interviews with 150 transgender people. Currently she teaches sociology at Chandler-Gilbert Community College in Chandler, AZ.

Afterwards stick around to socialize in the Alternatives Coffee Lounge. Who knows, we may have a surprise performer there to entertain you!

Sponsered by:

Alternatives Health and Wellness/1VCC
AZ Trans Alliance
Grand Canyon Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

Hippy BINGO 08-25-08 for Aids Walk 2008

Join us at ICEPICS Video Bar (31st and McDowell) for Hippy BINGO next Monday August 25th and raise funds for Phoenix AIDS Walk 2008!

And some pics from tonight's BINGO:

Bill Holt Clinic and Red Hot Salvation

So have you got your red dress yet? I'm working on mine! Wear your finest sexy little red thang and I'll see you at Red Hot Salvation on August 31st at Club Forbidden.


The Grand Canyon Sisters are honored to be dedicating the proceeds of Red Hot Salvation to the Bill Holt Pediatric HIV Clinic at Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

The Bill Holt Clinic at Phoenix Children's Hospital is the only comprehensive pediatric HIV clinic in the state of Arizona, providing comprehensive care for children and adolescents exposed to or infected with HIV.

The clinic, founded in 1994, is a multidisciplinary program providing family-centered care. A team of specialists works together at the visits to provide specialized medical care, nutritional support, child life services, and psychosocial support. The team works together with families to maximize the health of children/adolescents affected by or infected with HIV. The clinic provides testing of exposed infants, children, and adolescents. The clinic offers support groups with fun activities and education for children and teens, and encourages parents to attend in a separate group to share concerns and experiences.

Summer camp activities are available at Camp Honor and Camp Incredible, which are also attended by clinic staff, to provide medical support and interact with patients in a fun environment.

Perinatal consultations are available for pregnant mothers with HIV to answer questions about the upcoming delivery, specialized care for the baby and to ensure seamless care.

The clinic has been involved in research as a former PACTG sub-site with the University of San Diego, with clinical trials along with Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS as well as other projects.

For more information on the Bill Holt Clinic, please visit their website at
www.phoenixchildrens.com/medical-specialties/bill-holt.html

Wear a Red Dress for a cause?

Supporting the Bill Holt Clinic:

See you Tonight for Big Hat BINGO!

Don't forget to wear your big hats tonight to get your Big Hat BINGO drink specials at Icepics! And since this month is celebrating AIDS Walk, join me in wearing red!

We will be playing from 8 to 10 PM and all donations go to Phoenix AIDS Walk www.aidswalk2008.org. Icepics is located at 31st and Mc Dowell next to the Red Devil