Trans* Parachute United

29/11/2017

Today's affirmation art: every phase and transition in your life is important and valid. 🌖🌗🌙

28/11/2017

I’ve always had a hard time with gender dysphoria. Identifying it has been half the struggle. For most of my life it was unnameable, and unqualifiably sad - a deep ache in the pit of my belly that I had learned to ignore. When it reared its head I saw it as dysfunctional, and my self-image was ta

29/09/2017

This page had been started originally as a Facebook presence for a little trans group at Juniata. Since it was founded... The group that was originally created has since rejoined with Prism (AWoL for us old folks).

I have considered deleting this page. Something kept me from doing it each time.

But in the last couple months, I have gotten more and more inquiries from the community. Not the college folk, but the locals who are looking for a way to get support here.

So. I, just me cause I'm the admin still local, decided to run this a little bit. See what comes from it. Maybe it's what we need as the trans community grows in this little pocket of the world.

13/02/2014

Step in the right direction!

You don't just have to be male or female on Facebook anymore. The social media giant is adding a customizable option with about 50 different terms people can use to identify their gender as well as three preferred pronoun choices: him, her or them. Facebook said the changes being rolled...

05/02/2014

Follow the links to see the campaign and the models! Perhaps one day, this won't be a big deal, but commonplace.

See what the 21-year-old Central Saint Martins student and budding model had to say

20/11/2013

Vigil tonight in front of Halbritter, 8:30pm!

13/11/2013

We will be holding a vigil for Transgender Day Of Remembrance, next Wednesday. We're still finalizing plans, but keep an eye out for the e-mail.

The Transgender Murder Monitoring Project reveals the greatest number of killings took place in countries with some of the most progressive LGBTI rights laws.

13/11/2013

Professor Jennifer Finney Boylan has become the first transgender woman to serve as co-chair of US LGBT media advocacy group, GLAAD.

22/10/2013

This week is As*xuality Awareness Week!

The as*xuality contingent takes on the National Gay and Le***an Task Force’s… …Creating Change… …conference in Atlanta, Georgia

03/10/2013

In the last 72 hours I've received more death threats, r**e threats, abuse and hatred than I can count. I'm transgender, and on Sunday, Sept. 29, I found my name spreading across the gaming community for identifying the man who'd misgendered me.

24/09/2013

On Friday night, transgender teen Cassidy Lynn Campbell was crowned homecoming queen at a California high school.

10/09/2013

Beautiful read.

A lot of marriages don’t survive raising a gender-creative son who is, statistically speaking, most likely going to be gay or transgender as an adult. I wish I could to talk to those men. I wish I could be there for their kids.

04/09/2013

"These feminist arguments are more than mere transphobic platitudes. They readily translate into physical violence outside these spaces, particularly for trans women of color. According to a 2012 report by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP), 53 percent of anti-LGBTQ homicide victims are trans women, and 73 percent of all anti-LGBTQ homicide victims are people of color. This is why I reject any "sisterhood" that excludes trans women and doesn't value trans feminism in our community."

I don't count any transgender women among my close LGBTQ and feminist friends. I'm not proud of that. I'm also not alone.

31/08/2013

Hey everyone! Look for us at Lobsterfest today on the quad at 4pm!

15/08/2013

At long last, something that should work on Timeline.

25/06/2013

Some good news.

DENVER -- The Colorado Civil Rights Division has ruled in favor of a transgender 6-year-old child who was barred from using the girls' bathroom at Eagleside Elementary School in Fountain. The Denver Post reports (http://bitly.com/10LSRqG) that the New York-based Transgender Legal Defense and Educati...

19/06/2013

Good news in Delaware!

Wednesday afternoon, the Delaware Senate voted 11-10, with 1 not voting, to pass a law protecting transgender people from discrimination based on their gender identity. When Gov. Jack Markell’s (D) signs the Gender Identity Nondiscrimination Act into law, Delaware will become the seventeenth state t...

16/06/2013

The Social Security Administration changed their policies regarding gender marker changes! No longer will they require surgery, but instead a letter from their medical provider will suffice.

This isn't the end of the fight, but it is certainly a step in the right direction.

We only “correct” or “change” information that is on a prior Numident record when there is a documented keying error.

31/05/2013

I hope your summers are going well and that you're all safe. Feel free to message Liz if you need anything.

29/04/2013

For those of you signing up for Juniata Connect, T*PU is not yet an option for clubs you've been involved in. However, Liz has e-mailed the appropriate people and hopefully this will be changed soon. We'll keep you updated.

16/04/2013

Don't forget! Tonight is our roundtable discussion about the gender binary, 7 pm in Sill. Hope to see you there!

14/04/2013

Come learn things about s*x your conservative s*x ed teacher didn't want you to know at 7 pm in Sill Boardroom

12/04/2013

Don't forget that this Sunday is our q***r and trans* friendly safe and healthy s*x presentation at 7 pm in Sill Boardroom.

11/04/2013

We're putting together a T*PU Alumni E-mail list. If you're graduating or have already graduated and want to be on this list, please e-mail T*PU or message Liz with your preferred e-mail.

10/04/2013

The inaugural Trans 100 List celebrates groundbreaking work being done by trans people across the country.

03/02/2013

Mark your calendars! T(ea) House will be on February 21 at 7 pm in Ellis Ballroom.

01/02/2013

We've got some great plans for this semester, including another T(ea) House next month and a safe s*x talk! What do you want to see from us this semester?

18/01/2013

Portland-based DJ and producer Monika London, who goes by Monika MHz, grew up surrounded by music. "I helped find myself through losing myself in music.”

01/12/2012

While this story doesn't deal with trans* issues, it is a local story. Rep. Mike Fleck represents the 81st District in the PA House of Representatives which Juniata College falls into. This article doesn't have the complete story from the paper, which TKep's quoted in for some reason, so if you want to read the entire thing go grab a paper for 50 cents. Considering how conservative the area can be, the story the Daily News did on this was very tasteful and frank.

State Rep. Mike Fleck (R-Huntingdon) publicly acknowledged Saturday that he is gay, making him the first openly gay lawmaker in Pa. and one of just a few openly gay Republican state legislators in the entire country.

29/11/2012

We will be meeting tonight in Founders 401 at 7 pm! We'll be talking about what events we should do next semester. Any ideas?