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TCPA Newsletter 2021 JUL-AUG.Pub July-August 2021 Volume 32 Issue 4 www.TransCentralPA.org [email protected] c/o MCC of the Spirit 2973 Jefferson Street Serving the Transgender Community of Central Pennsylvania since 1989 Harrisburg, PA 17110 July-August Announcements The Harrisburg Meeting Our in-person meeting will be on July10th and August 14th at 8:00 pm at MCC of the Spirit, our normal meeting location. Please email us with questions at [email protected]. No signup required. July Dinner will be at the Macaroni Grill. Join us for a pre-meeting dinner. We meet at 5 pm and seat promptly at 5:30 pm. RSVPing is required, we must give the restaurant an accurate headcount. Please RSVP at [email protected]. August Dinner will be at Rubicon. Join us for a pre-meeting dinner. We meet at 5 pm and seat promptly at 5:30 pm. RSVPing is required, we Supreme court upholds Gavin Grimm's choice of bathroom facilities. must give the restaurant an accurate headcount. Please RSVP at See story on page 4 [email protected]. day, July 24th and June 28th on and support of community groups and Family Virtual Support Group Zoom! Zoom is a free, online video activities such as Common Roads, Meeting on Monday, July 19th and conferencing program that is easy to the Community Center, Central Penn- Aug. 16th use. If you would like to take part in sylvania Pride, etc. Please continue to The virtual meeting starts at 7:00 pm. this virtual meeting, please send us support our organization and efforts This group brings together parents an email and we can provide addi- by joining or renewing your member- and other adult family members seek- tional information on how to join the ship—we are making a difference! ing to better understand and support meeting. Send Us Your Input! their children of all ages dealing with 2022 Keystone Conference issues of gender identity. The group Got a Question or Announcements? operates under a policy of confidenti- The dates of the 2022 Keystone Con- Maybe you’ve seen a great article or ality in order to create a safe atmos- ference will be announced soon. We have an event to share? Photo’s are phere for open discussion. Please are waiting for the hotel to finalize the always appreciated and if you would come and join us for informal sharing contract. If you have any questions like them published in the next TCPA and mutual support! The group meets or comments, please contact us at Newsletter. E-mail us at in- online via Zoom on the third Monday [email protected]. [email protected]. of the month. For more information, Lancaster Pride Festival please email us at [email protected]. Lancaster Pride Festival will be held October 24 at Clipper Magazine Sta- York Virtual Support Group Meet- dium from 11 am to 7 pm. For more ing on Saturday, May 29th. and details, please visit page 2. June 26th. J TCPA Annual Membership Dues oin the Rainbow Rose Center and TransCentralPA as we hold the York Dues are $20. Dues are used to pay Transgender Support Group Online. for meeting space, program literature, Join us from 8:30-10:00 pm on Satur- our website and our affiliation with Page 1 From the President July 4th marks the date when the Second Continental Congress finally approved the US Declaration of Independence, marking the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from British colonial rule in 1776. Lancaster Pride In the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, it reads, "We hold these truths October 24, 2021 to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator Clipper Magazine Stadium with certain unalienable Rights, that among 11am to 7pm these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Hap- piness.” Lancaster Pride was created to Yet history shows us that this hasn’t always celebrate LGBTQ+ individuals been the case. For Many Americans, espe- in Lancaster County. Over cially African Americans, Native Americans, time, we have grown as a women, and other minorities, those unaliena- premier festival in Central PA Kristy Snow ble rights remain elusive. with 5,000 (and growing) at- This is certainly reflected in the LGBTQ+ com- tendees each year! As a 501(c) munity as well. We have had to fight hard and continue to fight for the rights (3) non profit organization, we many take for granted such as marriage equality and healthcare to address our specific medical needs. We’ve even had to fight for the right to serve in the US seek to engage and enrich our Armed Forces to protect those rights of those who would deny them to us. Life community, while rais- is not without irony. Yet, we continue to fight. ing awareness of issues af- What is sometimes lost in history is that July 4, 1776 was the beginning, not fecting LGBTQ+ individuals in the end, of this country’s struggle for freedom. This date marked the determi- our county. nation and commitment of a repressed people to stand and fight for them- selves. So let us all celebrate July 4th and reaffirm our commitment to continue Last year, LancPride Festival the fight of equality for all. had 100 vendors, a talented - Kristy set of Drag Performers, Musi- Thank you to Annie S. for the inspirational thoughts. cians, and a nationally re- nowned headliner. We are also proud to showcase local and regional talent at the event. This year, we are cele- brating the 12th Year of Lan- caster Pride! We are excited to see you at the 2021 Festival and we thank you for your sup- port! Page 2 In Memory of Our Friend Katie Ward We are sad to announce the passing back. of our beloved friend and sister Katie She actively participated in many Ward. community organizations such as the She passed on Monday, June 14th in Keystone Business Alliance whom a care facility after finding out less she helped plan their annual awards than a month ago she had stage 4 banquet for a couple of years. brain cancer which had metastasized Her favorite event though was the to her kidneys. The prognosis was one she helped grow into one of the short, but she underwent a few treat- largest events in the country--The ments of radiation so she could have Keystone Conference, A Celebration a little more time with her daughter of Gender Diversity. Katie took on and granddaughters. Although tired a many roles at Keystone; she was the lot in her last days, she said she had volunteer coordinator, the off-site no pain. event coordinator, the security coor- Katie dedicated much of her life in dinator, the Registrar and many oth- service to others. She served our ers for several years. country honorably, first in the Navy, At the Saturday Night Gala of the last and then in the Air National Guard Keystone, Katie received a much- which she retired from after 20+ deserved standing ovation for her years of military service. contributions to Keystone and the She was an officer of TransCen- Central Pennsylvania community. tralPA for over five years and a vol- With her passing, Katie leaves be- unteer/member for twice that amount hind a legacy of generosity, kindness of time. She would consistently host and compassion. We will miss you dinners around Harrisburg before our Katie--thank you for being our friend. support group meetings to give peo- ple a chance to forge friendships both A memorial service is planned for within and outside the group and Saturday, September 11th. More de- build confidence in themselves. She tails about the service will be provid- enjoyed helping people and giving ed at a later date. Katie at Keystone Veterans Affairs to Offer Gender Confirming Surgery to Trans Vets Alex Cooper, The Advocate The Secretary of Veterans Affairs steps to expand VA's care to include simple as displaying V.A.-specific Denis McDonough announced on gender confirmation surgery — there- rainbow magnets has proven to make Saturday that the V.A. will offer gen- by allowing transgender vets to go our hospitals more welcoming,” der confirmation surgery to trans vet- through the full gender confirmation McDonough explained. erans. process with VA at their side," McDonough said that the depart- McDonough cautioned that the McDonough said, reported CNN. ment’s change came from consulta- change would take time, according to The announcement is just the latest tion with medical experts, according The New York Times. pro-LGBTQ+ step the Biden admin- to NBC News. “This process will require changing istration has taken. President Joe “We’re making these changes not Biden has not only signed an execu- V.A.’s regulations and establishing only because they are the right thing policy that will ensure the equitable tive order to protect LGBTQ+ from to do, but because they can save discrimination, but his administration treatment and safety of transgender lives,” he said. veterans,” McDonough said at a has come out against recent anti- Pride event at the Orlando Vet Cen- trans laws that have emerged across ter. the country targeting trans youth. Internal estimates have shown that Biden repealed Donald Trump’s ban fewer than 4,000 veterans would be on trans service members on his fifth interested, reported the outlet. day in office. There are over 134,000 trans veter- “The vestiges of bigotry remain,” ans according to figures from the Na- McDonough said on Saturday. He tional Center for Transgender Equali- also announced that the V.A.
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