Sunday, October 4th, 5:00pm
October ExCom Meeting
The October ExCom meeting will be at Veronica and Juana's residence,
which I believe is in The City (for those of you who do not know where
'The CityÓ is, that would be San Francisco). Everyone is welcome
and even encouraged to attend. we will be discussing the tasks that need
to be done in the near future, and assigning those tasks to the attendees.
Email or call me (Nicole) and I will arrange for you to get directions.
nicole@tgforum.com or (707) 824-0860.
Friday, October 9th, 8:00pm
TGSF Library / Poker Night
Call Nancy Anne at (415) 469-5445 for information and directions.
Tuesday, October 13th, 8:00pm
Mid-Month Social
OK, now it is time for something a bit different. I'm am going to give
it a try and see how it fly's. The first thing to notice is that this will
be on a Tuesday night not the usual Wednesday night. What if we were to
hold a mid-month that everybody would like ? You don't think it can be
done ? Well here is my attempt. The following is Nicole and Debbie's itinerary,
you may join us at any or all of the following venues. If you like a venue,
and don't want to move on to the next, that's cool too. At approximately
8:00pm Debbie and I will have dinner at the Line Up on 7th at Harrison.
The Line-Up plays low background music it is a great place for conversation.
At about 9:00pm Debbie and I will proceed to Cafe Mars , 798 Brannan Street
at 7th. Those of you that have been to Cafe Mars know it has the lively
bar atmosphere with many non TG's mingling with us. Cafe Mars serves food,
so if you want to skip the Line Up you can start here. Our plan is to be
there until 11:00pm. Now, for those of you that like a more wild venue,
at approximately 11:00pm Debbie and I will move to Trannyshack at the Stud,
399 9th Street. We plan to be at Trannyshack until about 1:00am, so for
those of you that have been saying 'I keep trying to get over thereÓ,
here is your chance. Arrange to come into work late the next morning, I
think you have a dentist appointment. Make your arrangements now. They
know we are coming, and I am expecting to have fun. See you there.
Saturday, October 17th, 1:00pm
Educational Seminar: Sex Reassignment Surgery
and Voice Surgery.
Dr. Toby Meltzer, M.D., one of the top sexual reassignment surgeons
in the U.S., will show a slide presentation followed by a question and
answer session. The presentation will provide a detailed explanation
of his male-to-female sexual reassignment surgical procedure and others
that can help you obtain a feminine appearance and voice.
Dr. Meltzer's SRS procedure involves penile inversion for vaginoplasty,
and creation of a sensate clitoris and labia, usually resulting a very
normal appearing vagina in one stage. A secondary labiaplasty is
recommended, though not required, at least 3 months after the vagino- plasty.
The purpose of the labiaplasty is to create a thinner inner labia,
to provide some hooding to the clitoris, and to improve the overall
aesthetic result. Not all patients will find this necessary. This
presentation will include an update on Dr. Meltzer's labiaplasty
procedure.
Other surgical procedures such as tightening the vocal cords to raise
the pitch of the voice (a reversible operation performed under local anethesia),
breast augmentation, tracheal shave (removal of the 'Adam's appleÓ),
and rhinoplasties will also be discussed.
Dr. Meltzer performs SRS and other major procedures at Eastmoreland
Hospital in Portland, Oregon; all post-operative care is routinely
provided at Eastmoreland. He performs outpatient procedures both
at Eastmoreland and at his Portland office. Telephone: 800-525-2426.
1:00pm, Upstairs at Kimo's, Polk & Pine Sts., SF. Donations appreciated.
Saturday, October 24th, 6:00pm
The 1998 TGSF Halloween Party
This is it ! The party you have all been waiting for. The TGSF Halloween
Party will be at Carla's this year and will use the small auditorium adjacent
to Carla's in the Billy DeFrank Community Center. Carla's is a club which
cater's exclusively to the TG community, there is plenty of parking in
the area, most of it is behind Carla's and for those of you who want to
stay the night we are making arrangements with the hotel around the corner
from Carla's (see the separate article in this Channel on the Hotel arrangements).
Carla's is located at 195 Stockton Ave. in San Jose ( just West of the
Arena, across the railroad tracks). This new venue has a stage and a dance
floor, and really has a look that I think will work well with our Halloween
theme. We will be holding contests for a number of different categories
of costumes, so plan to compete ! The winners will get some worthwhile
prizes. The preliminary categories are: Sexiest, Scariest, Most Original,
Most Exposure (or the Didi award), Most elaborate, Most 'In ThemeÓ
and Most tasteful. If I can come up with more I will. We will have a full
bar at the party, and TGSF will be running the bar, so all profits
from alcoholic drinks will go to TGSF. (The non-alcoholic drinks are included
in the ticket price).
For those of you looking for a 'First time outÓ this is it !!!
Carla's is a full service TG establishment, You can dress there, you can
buy clothes and store them in one of her lockers ahead of time. If you
are looking for someone to do your hair and nails for the event Carla does
that too (but make an appointment soon because the time slots closest to
the event will go fast. The number for Carla's is (408) 298-6900).