Trans with Pride

PRIVATE SPACES: FAMILY, FRIENDS AND LOVERS

The Trans with Pride team member for this strand is: Vishni Velada-Billson With invited guest: IGNACIO RIVERA (facilitator, activist) In association with: GIRES AND MERMAIDS

Ignacio Rivera

This strand looked at the spectrum of personal relationships trans people and their families, friends and partners engage in. We drew on the questions and experiences of all participants. Taking a whole-life view, we journeyed from childhood to parenthood, stopping off along the way to talk about how we interact with our families, friends, and lovers.

Topics of discussion included:

  • Parents and Parenting: Being a trans child, being a trans parent, being the child of trans parents, being the parent of a trans child; we will discuss the realities and dynamics of trans parenthood, how trans people might nurture their relationships with their own parents, and how some are becoming members of new kinds of families.
  • Partners, Friends and Lovers:We will look at the various challenges of moving in, between, and around relationships, be they gay-normative, hetero-normative or otherwise. We will talk about the importance of happy, healthy relationships and look at new ways, new words, and new languages to describe our diverse life stories.