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Trans+ Hangout 23/02/23

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Trans+ Hangouts is LGBT Hero’s Transgender, Non-binary, gender exploratory and gender non-conforming Zoom group for 18+. We run twice a month You can be out to everyone or questioning, we welcome everyone on the trans spectrum. You are welcome to communicate however you feel comfortable, with cameras on or off or just using text chat.

You will receive a link for the Zoom meeting after signing up, shortly before the meet up. Please email [email protected] if you have any questions or need any support attending.

Why Come To a Zoom Hangout?

Here are some reasons people have said the come to Zoom meet ups –

  • To meet new people who I would not encounter in person.
  • They are more accessible to me due to my health requirements
  • I don’t have to worry about people I know seeing me while I am out
  • I can fit them into my day easily and still come along when I’m busy
  • Socialising can be really hard and awkward, I find it easier on Zoom

 

Timings: 

The sessions will be held on Zoom every other Thursday of the month between 7.00pm – 8:00pm. 

Session guidelines: 

  • Please add your pronouns to the display name on Zoom.
  • Please join the session with your mics on mute.
  • You do not have to have your camera on, you just do what you feel comfortable with. However, we believe to get the most out of the session, you might benefit from seeing some friendly faces.
  • When someone else is speaking, we ask that you keep yourselves on mute.
  • Please be respectful. We have zero tolerance for any kind of bullying/harassment. Anyone who exhibits this behaviour will be removed from the sessions.
  • You are welcome to leave at anytime if you feel uncomfortable or anxious, just let us know in the chat.
  • Do not attempt to contact other members outside the group unless they have made it clear they consent to this.

 

We are not a crisis service, we can do our best to support you or answer questions but we are primarily a social group. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis please follow THIS link.

Trans+ is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund as part of a joint mental health programme in partnership with London Friend and Elop. LGBT HERO is funded to deliver online support groups for LGBTQ+ people. Trans+ is part of this work.

LGBT+ History Month in Tower Hamlets: Women Over 50 Film Festival Screening

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Come together to mark LGBT+ History Month’s 2023 theme ‘Behind the Lens’ in Tower Hamlets with Women Over 50 Film Festival, who will be presenting a range of short films celebrating LBTQ+ older women in front of and behind the camera, plus Q&A with the director of WOFFF.

About Women Over 50 Film Festival:

Women Over 50 Film Festival (affectionately known as WOFFF) champions and showcases the work of older women on screen and behind the camera with an annual short film festival and year-round events and film screenings.

Our biggest and ultimate goal is to achieve equality and parity for older women in film. We do this by spotlighting women over 50 who are making film and championing all filmmakers who are centring women over 50 in their work.

We address the ageism and sexism many women face in the film industry. We screen films celebrating older women on both sides of the camera. We believe inclusive spaces to watch films together and conversations between generations of women can help make older and younger women feel less isolated and feel more connected.

An afternoon with Bryan Murphy

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Bryan Murphy, star of stage, screen and roadside café, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, is the author of the new book, ‘Everybody on Stage for the Hawaiian Number’. Bryan wrote the book at the urging of friends due to his history with the LGBTQ+ community.

Performing in Gay venues around the world, meeting and knowing Gay activists and being at Stonewall in 1969. His friends felt he had stories to inspire and share with those who did not know our history and those who had forgotten.

In this special afternoon, Bryan Murphy will talk about his autobiography featuring excerpts from the book, followed by a Q&A/discussion.

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