tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69589451785751433332024-03-19T06:06:03.324-05:00Genderqueer Chicago.........an inclusive community...Genderqueer Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956927774176088863noreply@blogger.comBlogger820125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-3800484365867487262017-06-14T17:40:00.001-05:002017-06-14T17:40:14.155-05:00Consent<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fcc621; font-size: 13px;">There will not be a Cubs game today, though it does look like it will rain and there are thunderstorm warnings for the general area. Tonight's meeting will be about consent: how to communicate and check in for it in different contexts. Next week there will be an ice cream social held by the Center on Halsted concurrent to our meeting. Feel free to hang out there and swing by the meeting, or meet up with some GQC folks and head there together as a group!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fcc621; font-size: 13px;">Wednesday, June 14th, 7:00pm to 9 pm</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fcc621; font-size: 13px;">Center on Halsted, 2nd Floor (Room 202, let the people at the desk on the 2nd floor know you are there for GQC and they will buzz you in)</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fcc621; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">3656 N. Halsted St.</span><br style="background-color: #fcc621; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: #fcc621; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: #fcc621; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Genderqueer Chicago is as safe a space as we can make it. To help with this, we have some working agreements that we would like all who come to meetings to keep in mind while within our safe space meetings. Please check out our working agreements </span><a href="http://genderqueerchicago.blogspot.com/p/gqc-policies.html" style="background-color: #fcc621; color: #550101; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="background-color: #fcc621; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">.</span><br style="background-color: #fcc621; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: #fcc621; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Safe space meetings are strictly closed to researchers and reporters in their professional capacities. Meetings are open to anyone else wanting to talk and think about gender! For more info, give us a shout at genderqueerchicago@gmail.com!</span><br />
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Genderqueer Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956927774176088863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-25424017948676361212017-06-05T22:42:00.002-05:002017-06-05T22:42:24.347-05:00Self Advocacy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
How do you assert yourself if you are still figuring out your gender? What do you even assert? How do we frame our unique experience in a constructive way, meaning that we aren't simply basing our gender on what we are not? Or do we assert what we are not and let the world figure it out? Self Advocacy. What the heck does that even mean in a genderqueer/nonbinary/gender nonconforming context? And how do we access it when many of us struggle with mental health issues?<br />
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Let's talk about it!<br />
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Silly question of the day will be: What is the best introduction to a person you've ever made or received?<br />
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Wednesday, June 7th, 7:00pm to 9 pm<br />
Center on Halsted, 2nd Floor (Room 202, let the people at the desk on the 2nd floor know you are there for GQC and they will buzz you in)<br />
3656 N. Halsted St.<br />
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Genderqueer Chicago is as safe a space as we can make it. To help with this, we have some working agreements that we would like all who come to meetings to keep in mind while within our safe space meetings. Please check out our working agreements <a href="http://genderqueerchicago.blogspot.com/p/gqc-policies.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
Safe space meetings are strictly closed to researchers and reporters in their professional capacities. Meetings are open to anyone else wanting to talk and think about gender! For more info, give us a shout at genderqueerchicago@gmail.com!</div>
Genderqueer Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956927774176088863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-50789932706039627162017-04-12T12:11:00.000-05:002017-04-12T12:11:57.641-05:00Boundaries, Part 2 + The Agenda for the Rest of April<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Last week we had such a rich discussion that we decided to continue the topic through this week!<br />
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Coming up next:<br />
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April 19th - Open Topic: We talk about whatever comes up! On open topic days we also like to acknowledge the birthdays of members during that month. If you let the moderator know, you'll receive a nifty gift bag.<br />
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April 26th - Autism Acceptance Month: We have a number of members who identify as being on the autism spectrum, so it'd be neat to chat about how autism can affect all of our experiences, and what it looks like to be and/or interact with autistic people as we explore gender. For people who are not familiar with autism, a good organization to check out is the <a href="http://autisticadvocacy.org/about-asan/about-autism/" target="_blank">Autistic Self Advocacy Network</a>. Rebecca Burgess created a <a href="http://the-art-of-autism.com/understanding-the-spectrum-a-comic-strip-explanation/" target="_blank">comic </a>that addresses perceptions around the "spectrum" part of autism spectrum. As there is "cisgender" to describe people who are not "transgender", the term "<a href="https://www.verywell.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-neurotypical-260047" target="_blank">neurotypical</a>"(NT) emerged from within the autism community to describe people who are not autistic. This has later expanded to include others who do not neurologically develop in a typical way, such as people with AD/HD and/or dyslexia with the term "neurodivergent". Lydia XZ Brown has <a href="https://thetaskforceblog.org/2016/06/22/gendervague-at-the-intersection-of-autistic-and-trans-experiences/" target="_blank">written on the experience of being "gendervague"</a>, a term that addresses a "neurodivergent experience of trans/gender identity".<br />
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Wednesday, April 12th, 7:00pm to 9 pm<br />
Center on Halsted, 2nd Floor (Room 202, let the people at the desk on the 2nd floor know you are there for GQC and they will buzz you in)<br />
3656 N. Halsted St.<br />
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Genderqueer Chicago is as safe a space as we can make it. To help with this, we have some working agreements that we would like all who come to meetings to keep in mind while within our safe space meetings. Please check out our working agreements <a href="http://genderqueerchicago.blogspot.com/p/gqc-policies.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
Safe space meetings are strictly closed to researchers and reporters in their professional capacities. Meetings are open to anyone else wanting to talk and think about gender! For more info, give us a shout at genderqueerchicago@gmail.com!</div>
Genderqueer Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956927774176088863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-26169934122972091602017-04-04T21:51:00.001-05:002017-04-04T21:51:27.056-05:00Boundaries<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We learn about a lot of different boundaries as we grow up. Bodily boundaries, financial boundaries, emotional boundaries, time boundaries, many others. This awareness of boundaries can often be heightened and often more confusing when we add gender into the mix. Boundaries are assumed, neglected, twisted, or otherwise disrespected. Let's talk about boundaries. How do we set boundaries? With others? With ourselves? With our work? With our family? What makes a good boundary? Have your boundaries change over time? What has stayed the same?<br />
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All this and more! Come hang out!<br />
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Silly Question: What are you most excited for now that it is spring?<br />
Wednesday, April 5th, 7:00pm to 9 pm<br />
Center on Halsted, 2nd Floor (Room 202, let the people at the desk on the 2nd floor know you are there for GQC and they will buzz you in)<br />
3656 N. Halsted St.<br />
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Genderqueer Chicago is as safe a space as we can make it. To help with this, we have some working agreements that we would like all who come to meetings to keep in mind while within our safe space meetings. Please check out our working agreements <a href="http://genderqueerchicago.blogspot.com/p/gqc-policies.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
Safe space meetings are strictly closed to researchers and reporters in their professional capacities. Meetings are open to anyone else wanting to talk and think about gender! For more info, give us a shout at genderqueerchicago@gmail.com!</div>
Genderqueer Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956927774176088863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-52793864996931161242017-03-15T14:13:00.000-05:002017-03-15T14:13:18.078-05:00Isolation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">There's a difference between being alone, and being lonely. Sometimes gender, both as experienced and as perceived can affect what opportunities we have to be social and what it looks like when we do. Tonight we are going to chat about how to find (or make) those opportunities and reduce isolation. Some questions to consider:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">What are times when you are surrounded by people but still feel lonely?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">How much social interaction do you need to thrive, and what does that look like?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">What are some things people do (or you wish they did) that make you feel included?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">How do you know when you are a welcome part of a group?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The silly question will be: "Without explanation, what's your favorite nickname?"</span>
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</b><span style="background-color: orange; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Wednesday, March 8th</b>, 7:00pm to 9 pm </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Center on Halsted, 2nd Floor </b>(Room 202, let the people at the desk on the 2nd floor know you are there for GQC and they will buzz you in)</span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3656 N. Halsted St. </span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b>Genderqueer Chicago is as safe a space as we can make it. To help with this, we have some working agreements that we would like all who come to meetings to keep in mind while within our safe space meetings. Please check out our working agreements <a href="http://genderqueerchicago.blogspot.com/p/gqc-policies.html" style="color: #550101; text-decoration: none;">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Safe space meetings are strictly closed to researchers and reporters in their professional capacities. Meetings are open to anyone else wanting to talk and think about gender! For more info, give us a shout at genderqueerchicago@gmail.com!</span></div>
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Genderqueer Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956927774176088863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-4046768799532668162017-03-02T18:39:00.002-06:002017-03-02T18:39:31.091-06:00Trans Figures in Entertainment<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
For the past few weeks we have been focusing on public figures or pieces of media who go and say bigoted things while creating content of some sort that we appreciate in other ways. Let's instead shift our focus to the media created by and for trans people and queer people. In this month containing Trans Day of Visibility, who is visible? Who is able to be visible? Who do we appreciate being visible? What media reflects ourselves? What doesn't? Whose voices are missing? What tropes would we appreciate radio silence from? Where can we find glimmers of ourselves in older media? What media was surprisingly uplifting?<br />
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More questions and conversations to come during the meeting to be sure.<br />
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Silly Question: What is one thing kept in your living space you want to be more visible in the GQC space (or Chicago, or the world depending on comfort)?<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fcc621;">Wednesday, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">March </span></span><span style="background-color: #fcc621;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">8th</span></span><span style="background-color: #fcc621;">, 7:00pm to 9 pm</span><span style="background-color: #fcc621;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Center on Halsted, 2nd Floor </b>(Room 202)</span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3656 N. Halsted St. </span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b>Genderqueer
Chicago is as safe a space as we can make it. To help with this, we
have some working agreements that we would like all who come to meetings
to keep in mind while within our safe space meetings. Please check out
our working agreements <a href="http://genderqueerchicago.blogspot.com/p/gqc-policies.html" style="color: #550101; text-decoration: none;">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Safe
space meetings are strictly closed to researchers and reporters in
their professional capacities. Meetings are open to anyone else wanting
to talk and think about gender! For more info, give us a shout
at genderqueerchicago@gmail.com!</span></div>
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Genderqueer Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956927774176088863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-6413160928209271032017-02-21T15:20:00.000-06:002017-02-21T15:24:04.522-06:00Your Fave is Problematic<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For background, we're talking about the phenomenon Know Your Meme frames as follows:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Problematic Fave”</strong><span style=""> is an expression used to describe popular celebrities or fictional characters that have been accused of some form of prejudice or bigotry"</span></span></blockquote>
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<a href="http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/problematic-fave" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - Know Your Meme</span></a></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Last Open Topic ended up centering around community; how we frame who it consists of, what obligations and benefits it carries, how to define it, and more. One angle of it was how to handle when one finds someone who shares an aspect of one's identity to be disagreeable. It's disappointing when someone I look up to or identify strongly with says/does something specifically bigoted, and I'm not always sure what to do about it. Some people handle this by boycotting work that the person is involved in, like when <a href="http://skipendersgame.com/" target="_blank">people avoided seeing the movie Ender's Game</a> because it was based on a book written by a raging homophobe. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Worse, sometimes I <i>like</i> the bigoted thing. The music artist Ke$ha has a cissexist transphobic song called "Grow a Pear" in which the pre-chorus asserts that dating a man with an internally based reproductive system is out of the question and misogynistically mocks the presumably cis guy for not performing masculinity according to the narrator's standards. It's extremely offensive, perpetuates a lot of ideas that have caused me personal harm, and on three of my work out playlists. Eep!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> So Wednesday night we'll discuss how we handle when something or someone we care about is bigoted, and I look forward to hearing everyone's perspectives. This is a topic I expect people to get to use their "blinkers" more often for, to give a heads up on the nature of the bigoted thing before talking about it in more detail. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The topic for next week is "Voice and Speech"!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fcc621;">Wednesday, </span><span style="background-color: #fcc621;">February 22nd</span><span style="background-color: #fcc621;">, 7:00pm to 9 pm</span><span style="background-color: #fcc621;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Center on Halsted, 2nd Floor </b>(Room 202)</span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3656 N. Halsted St. </span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b>Genderqueer Chicago is as safe a space as we can make it. To help with this, we have some working agreements that we would like all who come to meetings to keep in mind while within our safe space meetings. Please check out our working agreements <a href="http://genderqueerchicago.blogspot.com/p/gqc-policies.html" style="color: #550101; text-decoration: none;">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Safe space meetings are strictly closed to researchers and reporters in their professional capacities. Meetings are open to anyone else wanting to talk and think about gender! For more info, give us a shout at genderqueerchicago@gmail.com!</span></div>
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Genderqueer Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956927774176088863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-17702321823538880612017-01-31T19:17:00.003-06:002017-01-31T19:17:22.241-06:00Self Worth<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This week we are talking about self worth! What does a journey towards self worth look like? Where are places we can find worth within ourselves? What do we have agency over in order to increase our self worth or self esteem? What is the difference between self worth, self esteem, self respect, self confidence, and dignity? Are there any others self perceptions? Are there some journey's which are easier than others? In a world that often wants to deny that alternative gender experiences even exist, how do we navigate self worth? These kind of questions and more are the things we will be tackling this week.<br />
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silly question: "what is one picture you have created, by camera or art supplies, that you would frame on your wall? Alternatively what is a social media post you would frame?"<br />
<b style="font-weight: normal;">Wednesday, </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">February </span>1st<b style="font-weight: normal;">, 7:00pm to 8:15pm</b>
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<b>Center on Halsted, 2nd Floor </b>(Room 202)<br />
<b>3656 N. Halsted St. </b><br />
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Genderqueer
Chicago is as safe a space as we can make it. To help with this, we
have some working agreements that we would like all who come to meetings
to keep in mind while within our safe space meetings. Please check out
our working agreements <a href="http://genderqueerchicago.blogspot.com/p/gqc-policies.html" style="color: #550101; text-decoration: none;">here</a>.<br />
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Safe
space meetings are strictly closed to researchers and reporters in
their professional capacities. Meetings are open to anyone else wanting
to talk and think about gender! For more info, give us a shout
at genderqueerchicago@gmail.com!</div>
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Genderqueer Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956927774176088863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-88157984879217197752017-01-23T17:17:00.001-06:002017-01-23T17:34:11.460-06:00Making Our Own Community Care Documents<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
There are many different reasons to write up a community care document. Maybe you are tired of people around you suggesting the same tired refrain's of "just eat well and exercise" and want to write down what kind of suggestions you are actually looking for. Maybe there is a disconnect between what needs to be done and what you can get done on your own. Maybe there are some instances when communication gets difficult and you need to have something written down already to hand a person without having to think very hard.<br />
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Whatever the case may be, we will be having a workshop to help all of us come up with a framework and rough sketch of our own community care needs. No need to share with one another if we don't want to. We will all be on our own journey's figuring out what this document will be for, who the document will be for, and what kind of stuff we should put into the document. Come with some means of taking notes (and please bring extra writing utensils if you have them. Some paper will be provided)<br />
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The silly question is: "Who is a character or universe you will often imagine yourself in?"<br />
<b style="font-weight: normal;">Wednesday, January </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">25th</span><b style="font-weight: normal;">, 7:00pm to 8:15pm</b>
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<b>Center on Halsted, 2nd Floor </b>(Room 202)<br />
<b>3656 N. Halsted St. </b></div>
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Genderqueer
Chicago is as safe a space as we can make it. To help with this, we
have some working agreements that we would like all who come to meetings
to keep in mind while within our safe space meetings. Please check out
our working agreements <a href="http://genderqueerchicago.blogspot.com/p/gqc-policies.html" style="color: #550101; text-decoration: none;">here</a>.</div>
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Safe
space meetings are strictly closed to researchers and reporters in
their professional capacities. Meetings are open to anyone else wanting
to talk and think about gender! For more info, give us a shout
at genderqueerchicago@gmail.com!</div>
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Genderqueer Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956927774176088863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-81308659372037935182017-01-10T09:49:00.001-06:002017-01-10T09:49:24.002-06:00Asking for help<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Often when the world feels overwhelming and having to add even the smallest of responsibilities becomes near impossible we can forget that others might not feel this way. We forget that there might be someone out there not just willing to help, but eager to do so. We forget that our friends might have different access to resources than ourselves and might be willing to share those resources. This week we talk about asking for help. How to do so. When to do so. Strategies we may have. Let's share the insights we have learned with each other. Here will be our first step in our asking for help journey.<br />
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The silly question is: "Imagine you are being rewarded with a cool sticker. What did you do this week to get the sticker?"<br /><b style="font-weight: normal;">Wednesday, January 11th, 7:00pm to 8:15pm</b>
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<br />Genderqueer Chicago is as safe a space as we can make it. To help with this, we have some working agreements that we would like all who come to meetings to keep in mind while within our safe space meetings. Please check out our working agreements <a href="http://genderqueerchicago.blogspot.com/p/gqc-policies.html" style="color: #550101; text-decoration: none;">here</a>.</div>
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Safe space meetings are strictly closed to researchers and reporters in their professional capacities. Meetings are open to anyone else wanting to talk and think about gender! For more info, give us a shout at genderqueerchicago@gmail.com!</div>
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Genderqueer Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956927774176088863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-26438353687103227492017-01-04T17:06:00.000-06:002017-01-04T17:06:45.436-06:00Being Closeted and Coming Out<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today we're going to talk about being "in the closet" and how it might and might not apply to our personal experiences. We can share how we decide whether or not it is best for us to disclose certain parts of our identity, and what informs that decision. We also can go over how refraining from disclosure can impact our professional and personal lives. </div>
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<br />Genderqueer Chicago is as safe a space as we can make it. To help with this, we have some working agreements that we would like all who come to meetings to keep in mind while within our safe space meetings. Please check out our working agreements <a href="http://genderqueerchicago.blogspot.com/p/gqc-policies.html" style="color: #550101; text-decoration: none;">here</a>.</div>
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Safe space meetings are strictly closed to researchers and reporters in their professional capacities. Meetings are open to anyone else wanting to talk and think about gender! For more info, give us a shout at genderqueerchicago@gmail.com!</div>
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Genderqueer Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956927774176088863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-85095242812421051252016-12-21T15:02:00.001-06:002016-12-21T15:02:40.357-06:00Open Topic<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Last week's post wasn't listed due to personal circumstances, but as was listed in the sidebar we discussed making friends. Tonight's meeting will have an open topic, and next Wednesday's meeting will be about New Year's resolutions and planning for what we'd like to see for GQC in the new year.<br />
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The silly question will be: "If you had to design a candle based on your (potential lack of) gender(s), what would it smell like?"<br />
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<br />Genderqueer Chicago is as safe a space as we can make it. To help with this, we have some working agreements that we would like all who come to meetings to keep in mind while within our safe space meetings. Please check out our working agreements <a href="http://genderqueerchicago.blogspot.com/p/gqc-policies.html" style="color: #550101; text-decoration: none;">here</a>.</div>
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Safe space meetings are strictly closed to researchers and reporters in their professional capacities. Meetings are open to anyone else wanting to talk and think about gender! For more info, give us a shout at genderqueerchicago@gmail.com!</div>
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Genderqueer Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956927774176088863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-80370999051518708102016-12-06T01:07:00.006-06:002016-12-06T01:07:55.850-06:00Making Friends<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Meeting people and making friends in the winter can be hard. Making friends, in general, can be hard. It takes practice and patience navigating and negotiating humans and intimacy of any kind. Sometimes the stakes can feel even higher when it is someone who is just a platonic friend. When do you tell a new cool person your pronouns, or do they already know them? Will work friends and queer friends mix well? Let's talk about friendships.<br />
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The silly question is: "What is a story about friendship you think about fondly?"<br />
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Genderqueer Chicago is as safe a space as we can make it. To help with this, we have some working agreements that we would like all who come to meetings to keep in mind while within our safe space meetings. Please check out our working agreements <a href="http://genderqueerchicago.blogspot.com/p/gqc-policies.html" style="color: #550101; text-decoration: none;">here</a>.</div>
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Safe space meetings are strictly closed to researchers and reporters in their professional capacities. Meetings are open to anyone else wanting to talk and think about gender! For more info, give us a shout at genderqueerchicago@gmail.com!</div>
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Genderqueer Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956927774176088863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-43495545943959928592016-11-30T13:56:00.002-06:002016-11-30T13:56:59.178-06:00Winter Blues<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Now it's getting to be the time of year where the sun sets in the afternoon and it's not uncommon for people to get a little wilty, some to the degree that it's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_affective_disorder" target="_blank">Seasonal Affective Disorder</a>. As the weather gets colder there are fewer opportunities to comfortably be outside, and snow adds an extra element of danger while traveling for those of us with mobility issues. However cold weather brings a break from some potentially stressful situations: There are very few pool parties and beach days during Chicago winter, and when we're all bundled up under 17 layers, everyone's gender presentation is "warm". Tonight we'll chatting about how we can avoid unwanted isolation, check in with ourselves about depression, and what else we need to thrive during the upcoming season.<br /><br />The silly question is: "What would be in your ideal blanket fort?"<br /><b style="font-weight: normal;">Wednesday, December 30th, 7:00pm to 8:15pm</b></div>
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<b>Center on Halsted, 2nd Floor </b>(Room 202)<br /><b>3656 N. Halsted St. </b></div>
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<br />Genderqueer Chicago is as safe a space as we can make it. To help with this, we have some working agreements that we would like all who come to meetings to keep in mind while within our safe space meetings. Please check out our working agreements <a href="http://genderqueerchicago.blogspot.com/p/gqc-policies.html" style="color: #550101; text-decoration: none;">here</a>.</div>
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Safe space meetings are strictly closed to researchers and reporters in their professional capacities. Meetings are open to anyone else wanting to talk and think about gender! For more info, give us a shout at genderqueerchicago@gmail.com!</div>
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Genderqueer Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956927774176088863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-53300165054242428432016-11-16T14:24:00.001-06:002016-11-16T14:32:15.797-06:00Thanksgiving Tactics<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: #f1c232;">Edited to add a notice!: Helpful tips from today's discussion will be collected, de-identified, and posted on the blog and the Facebook group. Anyone has the option for their personal contribution to not be posted, at their discretion. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f1c232;">Holidays are times when some of us have to interact with blood relatives who are less than supportive and sometimes flat out hostile. It's often a mix between affirming some parts of your identity while denying others, and the nuances make things complicated. Some of us live with or near them and have to navigate those relationships all year long, and some of us do not have relationships with them at all. Some questions to consider answers to for tonight's topic:</span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: #f1c232;">How and when, if at all, do you talk to someone you love if they say something that hurts you? </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #f1c232;">How and when, if at all, do you talk to someone you depend on emotionally, logistically, or financially if they say something that hurts you? </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #f1c232;">What does confrontation look like for you? </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #f1c232;">What are some of the things that help you feel grounded during the holidays? </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #f1c232;">What alternatives have you found for when being around blood relatives isn't a financial or emotional option? </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #f1c232;">How do you take care of yourself after being in an emotionally escalated situation?</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: #f1c232;">The Southern Poverty Law Center posted a guide to addressing possible scenarios called <a href="https://www.splcenter.org/20150126/speak-responding-everyday-bigotry" target="_blank">Speak Up: Responding to Everyday Bigotry</a> that I feel has some good scripts to start from. There are also more specific resources and events in Chicago for talking to families with specific religious and/or cultural backgrounds.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f1c232;">The silly question is: What's the last thing you really looked forward to?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f1c232;">Next week's topic will be an open topic. In addition, there will be a small gathering at a private residence on the 24th for those of us who have been to a GQC meeting before and want somewhere to be on that day. Location is to be announced, we're still working out the accessibility of different options. For details, accessibility needs, dietary restrictions, and other questions, feel free to email us at genderqueerchicago@gmail.com or talk to a moderator at a meeting.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f1c232;">Genderqueer Chicago is as safe a space as we can make it. To help with this, we have some working agreements that we would like all who come to meetings to keep in mind while within our safe space meetings. Please check out our working agreements <a href="http://genderqueerchicago.blogspot.com/p/gqc-policies.html" style="color: #550101; text-decoration: none;">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f1c232;">Safe space meetings are strictly closed to researchers and reporters in their professional capacities. Meetings are open to anyone else wanting to talk and think about gender! For more info, give us a shout at genderqueerchicago@gmail.com!</span></div>
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Genderqueer Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956927774176088863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-91094417904453560532016-11-08T19:49:00.000-06:002016-11-08T19:49:02.903-06:00TDOR and You<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br /><br /> First, an apology for the last two meetings not having a blog post. They were announced on the Facebook page as cancelled due to Cubs games over safety concerns, but unfortunately that was not posted here for those who don't follow the group there. Changes have been made so that topics can be announced much earlier to allow members more time to plan accordingly, and will go into effect within the week, and they will be cross-posted on both platforms<br />
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The topic for the upcoming meeting will be focused on <a href="https://www.glaad.org/tdor" target="_blank">Transgender Day of Remembrance</a>. Because of the emotionally charged nature of the day, the discussion will have <b>content warnings for transphobia, transmisogyny, assault, death, murder, and suicide</b>, as these are likely to come up in the conversation. As a reminder, one of our working agreements is "Escape Route", which allows for any member to leave the room at any point and return at any point, no questions asked, and could come especially handy should the conversation become overwhelming at any point. The actual day of TDOR is November 20th, and Center on Halsted will have an <a href="http://www.centeronhalsted.org/newevents-details.cfm?ID=7184" target="_blank">event</a> that evening in observance.<br />
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The silly question will be "What's the oddest thing you've overheard?"<br />
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<br />Genderqueer Chicago is as safe a space as we can make it. To help with this, we have some working agreements that we would like all who come to meetings to keep in mind while within our safe space meetings. Please check out our working agreements <a href="http://genderqueerchicago.blogspot.com/p/gqc-policies.html" style="color: #550101; text-decoration: none;">here</a>.</div>
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Safe space meetings are strictly closed to researchers and reporters in their professional capacities. Meetings are open to anyone else wanting to talk and think about gender! For more info, give us a shout at genderqueerchicago@gmail.com!</div>
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Genderqueer Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956927774176088863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-57089012687763156142016-10-05T08:53:00.004-05:002016-10-05T09:20:03.835-05:00Open Topic<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Today we're going to have an open topic. Bring us anything interesting or important that's happened within the week, either inside or outside of the space. Let's talk about it!<br />
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Silly Question: What animal do you act like the most?<br />
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Genderqueer Chicago is as safe a space as we can make it. To help with this, we have some working agreements that we would like all who come to meetings to keep in mind while within our safe space meetings. Please check out our working agreements <a href="http://genderqueerchicago.blogspot.com/p/gqc-policies.html">here</a>.</div>
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Safe space meetings are strictly closed to researchers and reporters in their professional capacities. Meetings are open to anyone else wanting to talk and think about gender! For more info, give us a shout at genderqueerchicago@gmail.com!</div>
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Genderqueer Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956927774176088863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-24225670346358753012016-09-13T20:27:00.003-05:002016-09-13T20:27:39.575-05:00Topic: Education<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Some of us are in school and some of us are not. Presumably all of us have experience with some form of education. Let's talk about being trans in school. Being in school before we knew we were gender nonconforming or nonbinary. Being in school while we were figuring out gender. What kind of education do we want people to have about gender and trans folks? What kind of information should be dispersed to the wider public? What do fellow trans people still need to learn? What do we still need to learn? Bring your thoughts, yourself, your experiences, and your wisdom.<br />
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Silly question: What's something you learned in the past 24 hours?<br />
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Genderqueer Chicago is as safe a space as we can make it. To help with
this, we have some working agreements that we would like all who come to
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space meetings are strictly closed to researchers and reporters in
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at genderqueerchicago@gmail.com!</div>
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Genderqueer Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956927774176088863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-5836834987867573362016-09-06T21:13:00.000-05:002016-09-06T21:13:02.787-05:00Recharging<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It can be a common experience for genderqueer folk that the jobs we get are not always the most affirming spaces we could imagine. Even if those spaces are not actively harmful our process of recovering from aggressively normative spaces can be unique to us. Let's talk about how we recharge and when we recharge as genderqueer/nonbinary/gender nonconforming folks.</div>
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Silly Question: What kind of charging device would you be? (Horse? Sling shot? One of those wind up cars? iPhone?)</div>
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Genderqueer Chicago is as safe a space as we can make it. To help with
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space meetings are strictly closed to researchers and reporters in
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at genderqueerchicago@gmail.com!</div>
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Genderqueer Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956927774176088863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-59591610856262229402016-08-30T23:13:00.001-05:002016-08-30T23:24:04.623-05:00Patience<p dir="ltr"><u>Have</u> you ever had to wait for something that you felt you couldn't wait for? What strategies do you use to keep your mind at ease in times of high stress? What lessons have you learned through waiting? Have you found waiting to be a burden or life's way of preparing you for great futures? </p>
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Genderqueer Chicago is as safe a space as we can make it. To help with this, we have some working agreements that we would like all who come to meetings to keep in mind while within our safe space meetings. Please check out our working agreements <a href="http://genderqueerchicago.blogspot.com/p/gqc-policies.html">here</a>.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Safe space meetings are strictly closed to researchers and reporters in their professional capacities. Meetings are open to anyone else wanting to talk and think about gender! For more info, give us a shout at genderqueerchicago@gmail.com!</p>
Genderqueer Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956927774176088863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-56205045795850292252016-08-24T14:36:00.001-05:002016-08-24T14:36:23.379-05:00Responsibility: A Safer Space Discussion<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As a child, I thought the best thing about being an adult would be that no one could tell me what to do. Three bowls of chocolate sauce covered marshmallows for dinner and a late posted GQC discussion topic later, I realize sometimes the worst thing about being an adult is when no one can tell me what to do. The more independently I can live from other people, the more agency I have in making decisions. For me, this affects what coming out to my parents looked like, or how I decide to express my gender at work or school, or if I ask someone to stop doing something that makes me uncomfortable. I'd like to discuss how we navigate when to take on more responsibility for how our actions impact others, and how to recognize when we take too much responsibility and don't allow others as much opportunity to contribute. I look forward to chatting with everyone tonight!<br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wednesday, August 24th, 7:00pm to 8:15pm</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Center on Halsted, 2nd Floor </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(Room 202)</span><br /><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3656 N. Halsted St. </b></span></div>
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Genderqueer Chicago is as safe a space as we can make it. To help with this, we have some working agreements that we would like all who come to meetings to keep in mind while within our safe space meetings. Please check out our working agreements <a href="http://genderqueerchicago.blogspot.com/p/gqc-policies.html" style="color: #550101; text-decoration: none;">here</a>.</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">Safe space meetings are strictly closed to researchers and reporters in their professional capacities. Meetings are open to anyone else wanting to talk and think about gender! For more info, give us a shout at<span style="font-weight: bold;"> genderqueerchicago@gmail.com</span>!</span></span></div>
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Genderqueer Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956927774176088863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-39374017300329590982016-08-15T00:56:00.003-05:002016-08-15T00:56:55.994-05:00Body Language: A Safer Space Discussion<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Nonverbal communication forms the basis of many snap judgement and first impressions. Let's consider how the body language we use in our different cultures is read by those around us. Do you often find that you "manspread" on public transportation (please stop), tuck your hair behind your ears, or steeple your hands when you think? How do you commonly greet close friends versus strangers, and has this changed over time? Feel free to join us this Wednesday for our regular discussion group meeting to chat about this, and more. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Also, next Sunday, August 21st, we are hosting a clothing swap from 2-4 pm at the Center on Halsted .(</span><span style="line-height: 16.08px;">3656 N Halsted St, Chicago, Illinois 60613). </span><span style="line-height: 18.76px;">Donations wishing to be made prior to the Swap can be coordinated with Genderqueer Chicago by emailing us at genderqueerchicago@gmail.c</span><wbr style="line-height: 18.76px;"></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block; line-height: 18.76px;"></span><span style="line-height: 18.76px;">om. </span><span style="line-height: 18.76px;">All clothes remaining after the Swap will be donated to The Brown Elephant.</span></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span id="goog_1848085388"></span><span id="goog_1848085389"></span>Wednesday, August 17, 7:00pm to 8:15pm</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Center on Halsted, 2nd Floor </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(ask for room number at reception desk)</span><br /><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3656 N. Halsted St. </b></span></div>
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Genderqueer Chicago is as safe a space as we can make it. To help with this, we have some working agreements that we would like all who come to meetings to keep in mind while within our safe space meetings. Please check out our working agreements <a href="http://genderqueerchicago.blogspot.com/p/gqc-policies.html" style="color: #550101; text-decoration: none;">here</a>.</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">Safe space meetings are strictly closed to researchers and reporters in their professional capacities. Meetings are open to anyone else wanting to talk and think about gender! For more info, give us a shout at<span style="font-weight: bold;"> genderqueerchicago@gmail.com</span></span></span></div>
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Genderqueer Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956927774176088863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-84934611365817836232016-08-08T14:24:00.001-05:002016-08-08T14:24:43.323-05:00Gatherings: A Safer Space Discussion<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
From gatherings of folks who all go to museums on free museum days together to conferences like the Philadelphia Trans Health conference, gatherings of all shapes and sizes affect our lives as genderqueer, gender nonconforming, nonbinary, and trans folks. What are some gatherings that you really value? What gatherings affect us here in Chicago whether we are a part of them or not? What gatherings do you feel welcome joining? What do you wish more gatherings would do to be accommodating of our needs? Let's talk about it together.<br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wednesday, August 10th, 7:00pm to 8:15pm</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Center on Halsted, 2nd Floor </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(Room 202)</span><br /><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3656 N. Halsted St. </b></span></div>
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Genderqueer
Chicago is as safe a space as we can make it. To help with this, we
have some working agreements that we would like all who come to meetings
to keep in mind while within our safe space meetings. Please check out
our working agreements <a href="http://genderqueerchicago.blogspot.com/p/gqc-policies.html" style="color: #550101; text-decoration: none;">here</a>.</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">Safe
space meetings are strictly closed to researchers and reporters in
their professional capacities. Meetings are open to anyone else wanting
to talk and think about gender! For more info, give us a shout at<span style="font-weight: bold;"> genderqueerchicago@gmail.com</span>!</span></span></div>
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Genderqueer Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956927774176088863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-44222533402837085262016-07-31T00:55:00.000-05:002016-07-31T00:55:24.445-05:00Art: A Safer Space Discussion<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
How has your understanding of art changed - consuming it and creating it - as your understanding of gender has changed? Come and discuss with us!<br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wednesday, August 3rd, 7:00pm to 8:15pm</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Center on Halsted, 2nd Floor </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(Room 202)</span><br /><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3656 N. Halsted St. </b></span></div>
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Genderqueer Chicago is as safe a space as we can make it. To help with this, we have some working agreements that we would like all who come to meetings to keep in mind while within our safe space meetings. Please check out our working agreements <a href="http://genderqueerchicago.blogspot.com/p/gqc-policies.html" style="color: #550101; text-decoration: none;">here</a>.</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">Safe space meetings are strictly closed to researchers and reporters in their professional capacities. Meetings are open to anyone else wanting to talk and think about gender! For more info, give us a shout at<span style="font-weight: bold;"> genderqueerchicago@gmail.com</span>!</span></span></div>
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Genderqueer Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956927774176088863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958945178575143333.post-58107230840619290452016-07-27T01:12:00.001-05:002016-07-27T01:12:46.614-05:00Family: A Safer Space Discussion<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Family means a lot of things to us, especially in the queer community, and the trans community. We have biological families, extended families, adopted families, chosen families, all sort of families. Come this week to talk about all the iterations of family and how we function within each one.<br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wednesday, July 27th, 7:00pm to 8:15pm</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Center on Halsted, 2nd Floor </b><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">(Room 202)</span><br /><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3656 N. Halsted St. </b></span></div>
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </b></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Genderqueer Chicago is as safe a space as we can make it. To help with this, we have some working agreements that we would like all who come to meetings to keep in mind while within our safe space meetings. Please check out our working agreements <a href="http://genderqueerchicago.blogspot.com/p/gqc-policies.html" style="color: #550101; text-decoration: none;">here</a>.</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">Safe space meetings are strictly closed to researchers and reporters in their professional capacities. Meetings are open to anyone else wanting to talk and think about gender! For more info, give us a shout at<span style="font-weight: bold;"> genderqueerchicago@gmail.com</span>!</span></span></div>
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