About Transcending Boundaries
Breaking News
We are excited to announce the 2012 Transcending Boundaries Conference will be held at the Mass Mutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. This year's conference will be Friday, October 26 through Sunday, October 28th. We are extremely pleased to be returning to the MMC, where the 2011 conference was located. Hotel rooms can be reserved at the Springfield Sheraton for $119 per night, and a special parking rate of $5 per day will be available to guests of the hotel. The 2012 keynote will be announced very soon.
Transcending Boundaries, Inc. hosts an annual community conference to celebrate the diversity of gender, sex, sexuality and relationships. The 2012 Transcending Boundaries Conference is an open forum for people of all genders, sexual orientations and relationship statuses to teach, learn, debate and discuss the civics, issues, concerns and joys of these elements of our identities. An immersive weekend of networking, education, entertainment and social time understanding these factors within ourselves, our individual communities, and the public world in which we work and live.
We seek to serve our ever-evolving communities, including bisexual, pansexual, fluid, queer, transgender, transsexual, genderqueer, asexual, intersex, polyamorous, and kinky persons, as well as allies those who prefer not to use labels, and those who are questioning their identities. Anyone is welcome to attend, regardless of how they identify.
Bringing Us All Together
The theme of the 2012 Conference is "Bringing Us All Together". Raven Kaldera reiterated during the Closing Panel of 2011 that Transcending Boundaries is made up of many communities; this year we will focus on how to celebrate the different communities while finding our common ground. Beyond the social level, this years theme will also explore our individual gender, sexuality, and relationships and discover how these elements of our identity fit together, even though they may appear as contridictions. Come join us as we as individuals and communities, "Bringing Us All Together".
Transcending Boundaries News
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No Name-Calling Week
This week GLSEN (the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network) kicks off No Name-Calling Week. With support from corporate partners like Barnes &&Noble, Cartoon Network, Allstate, McDonalds and more, it's clear that name-calling and other forms of bullying is a real issue. In 2009, GLSEN's National School Survey cited that
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In The News
Want to know what people are saying about the Transcending Boundaries Conference? Check out these great blogs, articles and other bits of press. If you've written about TBC and would like your link included, please email us at \n This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2012 nscending Boundaries Conference 2012 – Bringing Us All Together - Living Fabulous 11 y USA's Transgender Caucus News reual Activ…
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Resource Section
We have recently updated our resource section on the website. If you have seen us tabling at Pride or events like the Five College Queer Sexuality &&Gender Conference, you may have seen our informational pamphlets on different topics such as transgender, polyamory or intersex. Some of these we have gotten from other organizations, and we are in the process of creating our own. Currently we have PDF pamphlets for groups or individuals to use on Asexuality and Bisexuality/Pansexu…
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January Meeting Wrap-Up
On January 8th, 2012 we held our monthly organizers meeting. Although this meeting was slightly smaller than the last, with 6 people attending in person and another 10 through Skype, it was still very lively and involved. After getting settled with Skype (and enjoying some freshly made bread), Ian led the meeting. First up was an update on the Departments. The Departments have worked up their plans and should be contacting their teams in the very near future to begin working…
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Arisia 2012
This upcoming weekend is Arisia '12, which is billed as "New England's largest and most diverse science fiction and fantasy convention". Transcending Boundaries will have a table in the community space, as well as many TBC volunteers and presenters attending and participating in panels. We will let folks know over
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Happy New Year From TBC!
The staff of Transcending Boundaries wants to wish you a Happy New Year! We hope your holidays were wonderful, wherever and however you celebrated them. Over the holiday season, we received the following story from one of our attendees, who graciously gave us permission to share it on our blog. If everyone's coming out story were this positive, the world would be a much happier place. ---------------------- Meeting the "Out-Laws" We all know that the holidays can be peri…
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January Organizers Meeting
Happy New Year! May 2012 bring you happiness, heath, and all your wishes. If your New Year's Resolutions included getting involved with a volunteer organization, spending more time in your community, or even making some new friends, consider joining us on January 8th, for our next organizer's meeting. We'll be meeting at 2PM in Wethersfield, CT, at a private residence. You can email \n This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled t…
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Upcoming Events
- No Name-Calling Week - Everywhere
- Organizer's Meeting - February - Private Residence, Springfield, MA
- Fetish Fair Fleamarket - The Westin Providence
- International Sex Worker Rights Day - Everywhere
- Organizer's Meeting - March - To Be Determined
- 3rd Annual Five College Queer Sexuality & Gender Conf - Hampshire College
- Organizer's Meeting - April - To Be Determined
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