note - changes, updates and additions to the programme are quite possible - please check back regularly!

Thursday 14th June

7.30 - 9.30pm Trans on Film

A programme of films selected by visual artist Simon Croft.

"Rosario Miranda" (26 mins) a documentary by David Baute about a transwoman who lived through Franco's Spain

"Outlaw" (27 mins), a film by Alisa Lebow about Leslie Feinberg

"Linda/Les and Annie" (32 mins) by Annie Sprinkle - "the first female-to-male transsexual love affair in herstory"

£5/£3

Friday 15th June

9 - 5.30 Trans with Pride

Trans with Pride is a free one-day trans conference hosted by Transfabulous. Delegates must apply via the Pride website.

 

7.30 - 10.30 The Tee He/She Comedy Club

Join us for a laid-back evening of comedy, music and magic.

with Hilda Eusébio - ‘Jack ­ the Drag King in Evolution', Lucille Power - 'Bunnie Coppafeel, magician extraordinaire', Shelley Cooper and Debra-Jane Appelby

£3

Saturday 16th June

11 - 3 Artist's Talks

After the sell-out success of last year's symposium, this eclectic range of presentations from artists and academics will explore the theme - "space".

Kate Bornstein, Ignacio Rivera, James Green are the confirmed speakers so far but watch this space for more!

£5/£3

3.30 - 5 Trans Activism 101

Building an empowering community: Trans groups seem regularly split along class lines - academic split away from non-academic, the white trans people from trans people of colour, middle-upper class from poor and working class, mtf spectrum from ftm spectrum, straight from queer, assimilationist from genderqueer, and so on.

Phoebe Tunstall will open up a discussion on the sort of issues that come up, and how they can be dealt with to build a trans community that fosters solidarity between it's members rather than recreating oppression found on the outside.

£3

5.30 - 7 Introduction to Performance

Fresh from his new solo show at the Drill Hall, Lazlo Pearlman presents an introductory performance workshop.

Expect fun and confidence building through games and exercises.

£3

 

5.30 - 7 HOW TO LOOK GOOD DRESSED: Body Image and Self Expression - Photo Workshops for Trans and Genderqueer People

Sachi 'Scratch' Nehra - Visual artist, workshop leader, art project coordinator and activist and Jin Haritaworn - Intellectual, educator, trainee sex therapist, and poet.

How can we turn back the lens and celebrate, have fun, be different and confident of our beautiful selves? In this workshop, we will look at our own and other trans/gender queer bodies with love, respect and appreciation.

What to bring: Pics and images of people you like/admire/look up to/want to be like (to share); digital cameras and laptop cables (if you have any); props (glad rags, makeup, facial hair, hats, wigs, clothes, costumes)... or just your gorgeous selves!

Let’s explore, play and experiment!

£3

6:00 - Live Performance

"You and Me- Self Portraits For Your Entertainment"

Performance by artist Mandy Romero in the lower gallery space - Free!

 

7.30 - 10:00 Saturday night at Transfabulous

The Transmens's Voice Project, an FtM spoken-word choir, open the show followed by the UK premier of Kate Bornstein's acclaimed autobiographical signature piece, "On Men, Woman and the Rest of Us"

£5/£3

09:30 - 03:00 Club Wotever welcomes Transfabulous!

The Masters Club

12 Denman st ( off Shaftesbury Avenue)

Piccadilly W1

Bus no 8 leaves just outside Oxford House and goes all the way to Shaftesbury Ave in Soho! With special Q-jump ticket from Transfabulous (will be handed out on the night) everyone gets in for £4 all night (normally £6 after 11)

Sunday 17th June

11:30 - 1 Survival Tips for 21st Century Sex and Gender Outlaws

Discover for yourself how to actually use all that postmodern and queer theory you've been studying. A couple of ways you can live in a world that's mean to you, without becoming a mean person yourself. A workshop given by Kate Bornstein.

£3

1 - 3 Picnic on Weavers Fields

Bring friends, family and food to share - all welcome!

 

2:00 - Live Performance

From 'The Mandayana- the life and times of a transgender heroine/hero.'

Performance piece by artist Mandy Romero in the lower Gallery Space - Free!

 

3 - 5 20 Centimetres

Veteran Spanish filmmaker Ramón Salazar draws upon the conventions of the over-the-top Hollywood musical to tell the raw, dramatic and often hilarious story of Marieta (Mónica Cervera), an unforgettable transwoman with big dreams and a“ 20-centimeter problem.”

£5/£3

3 - 5 Sexual Empowerment

Goal: The goal of this workshop is to examine socially constructed norms around sex and sexuality.

We will self-identify sexual empowerment and use that as a context in which to begin to understand the pathology of sex and how these ideas contribute to homophobia, transphobia, the criminalization of sexual deviant and policies that enforce the nuclear family, heterosexism and pro-procreation sex. This workshop will also aid in providing language and tools for participants to begin to walk a life long path to sexual empowerment.

Ignacio Rivera

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Black- Boricua, Trans-Entity, Multi- gender, Queer / activist/ mother/ pretty-boi/ poet/ sexual liberationist/ sex worker

£3

5 - 6.30 On Being An Artist Who Speaks

Jamison Green only wanted to be a writer of fiction when he was growing up. He never anticipated he would become one of the world's most powerful voices for trans health, safety, and civil rights, which has been very much a non-fiction enterprise. In this workshop, Mr. Green will present samples of his written and spoken work, discuss the technical differences between them, and explore what he finds both challenging and rewarding about being an artist who speaks.

£3

7 - 9 The Genderqueer Playhouse

 "A relaxed evening of gender non-conformity"

Josephine Wilson presents a veritable cornucopia of lounge-like, cabaret-esque, burlesq-ish gender-kaleidoscopic talent. You will be educated by Bovis explaining genderqueer terminology that could otherwise confuse and disorientate, whilst Officer Clarence polices our gender irregularities. Meanwhile, Miss Jet demonstrates in her usual shy and retiring fashion her own particular brand of queer femme-ininity. And then, before you can even begin to recover, Thomas will be serenading whilst also dazzling us with his fashion stylings. As if that wasn't enough, Ingo delivers storytime and Jason reclaims the "moob".

£5/£3