http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/2009/10/02/congrats-to-forge/ helen boyd's journal of gender & trans issues Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:17:33 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/2009/10/02/congrats-to-forge/comment-page-1/#comment-62842 helenboyd Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:09:10 +0000 http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/?p=9086#comment-62842 I felt similarly, Danielle. Hopefully with this new grant they will begin addressing that fact. I felt similarly, Danielle. Hopefully with this new grant they will begin addressing that fact.

]]> http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/2009/10/02/congrats-to-forge/comment-page-1/#comment-62840 Danielle Askini Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:43:55 +0000 http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/?p=9086#comment-62840 This will sound horrible, but I honestly was mortified when I went to the FORGE website and saw that they do not even begin to talk about how sexual assault affects transwomen. :-\ Given the high numbers of young, extremely vulnerable trans women engaging in sex work --I am a little shocked that none of these issues seem to even be raised on their website. That said I am SO EXCITED that they received federal funds, perhaps the first time ever for a trans specific non-profit. But wow. 2009 and transwomen aren't even on their website? Really? A bit of a disappointment. This will sound horrible, but I honestly was mortified when I went to the FORGE website and saw that they do not even begin to talk about how sexual assault affects transwomen. :-\
Given the high numbers of young, extremely vulnerable trans women engaging in sex work –I am a little shocked that none of these issues seem to even be raised on their website. That said I am SO EXCITED that they received federal funds, perhaps the first time ever for a trans specific non-profit. But wow. 2009 and transwomen aren’t even on their website? Really? A bit of a disappointment.

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