BGB
Transgender Support & Social Group
Welcome
To Our Homepage!
Updated 06-13-99
BGB is an open support and social group for the transgendered community of Kentucky and Southern Indiana, including but not limited to Louisville and Lexington. We meet on the third Saturday of each month, have circles that meet at other times to deal with specific issues of transgenderism, and It's Time! chapters for those inclined towards political activism. We're dedicated to having fun, giving support, offering information both to members and to the public at large, and making a real difference in the lives of our members.
Our meetings and activities are open to all who have an issue with gender. We have members who are crossdressers, transvestites, transsexuals, spouses, friends, and family members of transgendered people, and people who offer services for transgendered people. We're proud to be an open group, are definitely welcoming regardless of whether you are MtF or FtM; gay, straight, or bi, married or single; and members and attendees are asked to always respect the lifestyles and confidentiality of other members. Members are always encouraged to bring their spouses or significant others to our meetings, as we also offer support to them and appreciate their contributions. Our meetings are not opportunities for sexual advances, disorderly behavior, or substance abuse.
There are 3 goals that guide us as a group: one, to be an information resource for transgendered people in Kentucky and Southern Indiana; two, to provide support and advice to all who are transgendered; and three, to be a social group - we never forget that everyone needs to have friends and fun.
We publish a newsletter that is widely distributed and is available for viewing on this website. Some of the more "out" members of our group have made public appearances and speeches to educate the public at large about gender issues and civil rights for the transgendered. We also work closely with the Kentucky Fairness Campaign to ensure that transgendered people can be protected under state and local law. This year already, the City of Louisville passed employment protection for many TG people, and similar legislation is pending in Jefferson County, Lexington/Fayette County, City of Henderson, and at the State of Kentucky level. Members of BGB are on the front lines of these battles. Of course, the choice of whether or not to become politically involved is yours.
Why not come and join us soon for a meeting? We meet on the 3rd Saturday of each month in downtown Louisville, Ky. - page 502-346-5298 for location, to talk to us about your gender questions and about how to join us!
Next Meeting : Saturday, 6-19-99, 8:00PM
Check out our newsletter, the Bluegrass BelleView - our June 1999 issue is now online
Join
us at the 1999 Southern Comfort Conference, September, 1999, in Atlanta,
GA. The 1998 SCC was the largest gathering of TG people ever. Be there
or be......
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