GIA is a week of events dedicated to promoting an understanding of transgender, transsexual and genderqueer issues at UNH and beyond.  Founded in 2010 and principally sponsored by TransGender-UNH, the week features film screenings, workshops, speakers, open mikes and other events to bring together UNH students, faculty, staff and community members to have substantive discussions about gender identity/expression, gender diversity, social justice and cultural transformation.  In addition to fostering dialogue and providing education, GIA hopes to stimulate positive changes on campus and in the community, promote activism and provide fun and social opportunities for trans and allied people.  All are welcome and all events are free and open to the community. 

GIA Version 2.0: 2011!

Monday, November 14, 2011

Film Screening: Almost Myself : 2:00-4:00 PM in MUB Theatre I

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Transgender Day of Remembrance Speak-Out, Candlelight Vigil and Reception: 7:00-9:00 PM in MUB Theatre I, Union Oval and OMSA

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Transgender Ally Panel: 2:00-3:30 in MUB Strafford Room

Keynote Presentation: 7:00-10:00 PM in MUB Strafford Room: Trans Masculinities Panel.  Folowed by a Performance by Ricky Diamond and Nicky Click!

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Film Screening: Riot Acts: 1:00-2:30 PM in MUB Theatre II                                                                                

Gender Jam: A Night of Gender Euphoric Poetry, Spoken Word and Music: 7:00-9:00 PM at Breaking New Grounds (50 Main Street, Durham)

Friday, November 18, 2011

Lunch with the Transgender Policy and Climate Committee (T-PACC): 11:30-1:30 in MUB 338/340

dies show that 1% of the population is asexual. But in a society obsessed with sex, how do you deal with life as an outsider? Combining intimate interviews, verite footage, and animation with fearless humor and pop culture imagery, David and our four other characters grapple with this universal question and the outcomes might surprise you.

Archive: GIA Version 1.0: 2010

 The First Annual Gender Identities Awareness (GIA) Week @ UNH : November 15-20, 2010

Film Screening and discussion of Still Black: A Portrait of Black Transmen Monday, 11/15/10: 2:00-4:00 in MUB Theatre I
This film is an alternative feature-length documentary that explores the lives of six black transgender men living in the United States. Through the intimate stories of their lives as artists, students, husbands, fathers, lawyers, and teachers, the film offers viewers a complex and multi-faceted image of race, sexuality and trans identities. Part of the Race-ing Queer and Trans Lives Film Series

Adventures in the Gender Trade: A Film About Kate Bornstein, 11/15/10: 5:00-6:00 in MUB Theatre I
Join us for a fascinating film about Kate Bornstein before our Skype Discusion with Kate later in the week! 

Trans 101: Featuring WildActs Monday, 11/15/10: 7:30-9:00 in MUB Entertainment Center
Please join us for a fun and informative program to learn more about transgender issues. In particular, we will be talking about trans identities, being a trans ally, and celebrating gender diversity. To help us learn, we will be joined by WildActs, who will guide us through an interactive program to make us think more critically about gender identity and social justice

Film Screening and Discussion of Mind If I Call You Sir? and Tal Como Somos Tuesday, 11/16/10: 2:30-4:00 in MUB Theatre I
Tal Como Somos examines the lives of six Latino GBT men and women, focusing on their relationships with their families as well as their culture, religion, and professional lives. Mind if I Call You Sir? is an oral history video project documenting queer Latina/o histories through testimonies on gender expression by self-identified Butch Lesbians and Female-to-Male Trans Men. Part of the Race-ing Queer and Trans Lives Film Series

Transgender Day of Remembrance (T-DOR): Program, Vigil and Reception Tuesday, 11/16/10: 7:30-9:30 in MUB Theatre I, MUB Front Entrance and Huddleston 203
The T-DOR is an annual, international event that memorializes those who have died due to anti-transgender hatred and violence in the previous year. Join us for a program in MUB Theatre I, a candlelight vigil in front of the MUB, and a reception in the Women's Studies Lounge (Huddleston 203) to remember the trans people we have lost due to bigotry and hate.

Queer Studies Seminar Wednesday, 11/17/10: 12:00 noon- 2:00 in Hamilton Smith Faculty Room
Join us for a discussion of Jose Munoz's book Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity.

Film Screening and Discussion of Two Spirits Wednesday, 11/17/10: 2:15-4:00 in MUB Theatre I
In Two Spirits Filmmaker Lydia Nibley explores the cultural context behind a tragic and senseless murder. Fred Martinez was a Navajo youth slain at the age of 16 by a man who bragged to his friends that he had 'bug-smashed a fag'. But Fred was part of an honored Navajo tradition - the 'nadleeh', or 'two-spirit', who possesses a balance of masculine and feminine traits. Through telling Fred's story, Nibley reminds us of the values that America's indigenous peoples have long embraced. Part of the Race-ing Queer and Trans Lives Film Series.

Keynote Panel: Wellness in the Trans Community: Improving the World for ALL People Wednesday, 11/17/10: 7:00-9:00 in Murkland 115
This keynote panel will feature speakers talking about physical, mental, psychological and spiritual health and wellness in the trans community. In addition, we will discuss how improving the world for trans people will help to expand and transform the world for ALL people.

Open Hearing of the Bias Response Team Thursday, 11/18/10: 12:45-2:00 in MUB 334-336
This session will feature a discussion and open hearing by members of UNH's Bias Response Team.

Skype with a Gender Outlaw: A Conversation with Kate Bornstein. 2:00-4:00 MUB Theatre I. Join us to ask Kate questions about her work as a performance artist, writer, gender theorist and activist!  

TransGender New Hampshire Social Dinner Thursday, 11/18/10: 5:00-6:30 in Mei Wei, 7 Mill Road, Durham, NH
Informal dinner for members of the trans and allied community; a social of TG-NH.

Gender Jam: An Open Mike Featuring Gender Euphoric Poetry, Music and Spoken Word Thursday, 11/18/10: 7:00-9:00 at Waysmeet, 15 Mill Road, Durham, NH : Join us to share your work, tell your own story or listen to and support others!

Lunch with the Transgender Policy and Climate Committee (T-PACC) Friday, 11/19/10: 11:30-1:30 in MUB 334-336
Come enjoy lunch and conversation with members of the Transgender Policy and Climate Committee, a new committee of the President's Commission on the Status of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Issues charged with exploring policy issues pertaining to trans students, faculty and staff at UNH, as well as assessing climate issues for gender diverse people.

OFF-CAMPUS Transgender Day of Remembrance and Open House Saturday, 11/20/10: 5:00-Vigil. 6:00-Reception at Grace Episcopal Church in Manchester at 106 Lowell Street: This will be an additional Transgender Day of Remembrance held on the actual date of November 20th. In addition, it will serve as an open house for TransGender New Hampshire and for the NH Coalition for Transgender Equality. Please join us to help build trans community in the state of New Hampshire.

Sponsored by TransGender New Hampshire. Additional Sponsors include: The Alliance, Stonewall Grads, Women's Studies, Queer Studies, The Office of Health Education and Promotion, Health Services, The Counseling Center, Students Advocating Gender Equality (SAGE), The Womyn's Club, The President's Commission on the Status of GLBT Issues, The Black Student Union, Mosaico, The Native American Cultural Association, NH Coalition for Transgender Equality, and Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA).