Around 100 people gathered on Tracy Plaza for the Pride Flag Raising as part of the first ever Pride Festival in Downtown Jamestown Saturday. The LGBTQIA+ community has historically celebrated Pride in June to commemorate the Stonewall Riots that … [Read more...]
Jamestown School Board Receives Second of Three Transgender Student Presentations
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School Board is continuing its effort to settle on a new policy for protecting Transgender Students in the district. On Tuesday night, Superintendent Tim Mains and Jamestown High School nurse practitioner Deborah Piotrowski … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Helen Walther Discusses GENDA (Gender Expression Non Discrimination Act)
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016 WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Helen Walther, executive director of the Southern Tier Trans Network. Walther provides more details about the proposed … [Read more...]
Transgender Day of Remembrance Commemoration at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
JAMESTOWN - The Southern Tier Trans Network, in partnership St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, will be presenting a memorial service for those transgender people who have died by violence in the past 12 months. The service will be held in St. Luke’s … [Read more...]
Jamestown Transgender Group Presents Lecture Monday Night
JAMESTOWN - The Southern Tier Trans Network, a regional group organized to provide peer support to the local transgender community and education to the community at large, will be presenting a lecture titled, “Trans 101 and Why did they stick the T … [Read more...]
