Podcasts about metro trans umbrella group

As the Metro Trans Umbrella Group approaches their tenth anniversary, they embark on a multi-year plan to develop and implement a community needs assessment for the greater St. Louis region. Interim executive director Michaela Joy Kraemer explains how a community needs assessment will improve their work, and talks about the other social issues the organization plans to address in the coming year.

As Missouri's state legislature considers several proposals to regulate the lives of Trans people in our state, including a ban on children trans athletes, we offer this week and next week two chances to engage the conversation. This week we are re-posting our “Trans Expansive 101” training from 2020 led by Sayer Johnson, director of the Metro Trans Umbrella Group. (Next week we'll have a conversation specifically about the proposed athlete ban and other legislation). Join us live in person Sunday morning at 9:00am as we have conversation during coffee hour. Download the slides: https://www.holycommunion.net/s/trans-expansive-101.pdf

Date: July 19, 2021 Name of Show:  Let's Rethink This  Episode title and number: Episode 010  Let's Talk Trans, Part 1Brief summary of show: Today we are talking to Sayer Johnson from the Metro Trans Umbrella Group or MTUG. Sayer started MTUG in 2015 with the intention of bringing together the transgender community in the St. Louis Metro Area, the organization now serves all individuals that fall under the “umbrella term” of Trans which includes but is not limited to: transexuals, genderqueer, androgynous, agender, intersex, drag, and questioning and helps to mend the resource gaps, provide support, and resources to Trans folks in St. Louis. We talk about Sayer's lived experience as a Trans person.   Bullet points of key topics & timestamps:   2:10- 6:00 Sayer's Story  6:44 – 9:28 Transgender Identity 11:09 - 15:30 Pronouns 16:12 – 18:28 Gender Identity v Sexual Orientation 19:14 – 22:40 History of Trans Identity in Medical Community  27:46 - 29:29 Gender Euphoria  List of resources mentioned in episode:   History of Trans Identity Metro Trans Umbrella Group Social media handles, shareable link of podcast  Follow Us @letsrethinkthispod on Instagram  Follow MTUG on Facebook Become a Loyal Listener and support the podcast 

A $3 million, multi-year effort, TRANSforming Community TRANSforming Care is billed as the first program of its kind in Missouri, expanding access to health care regardless of a patient’s ability to pay.

Shades of Blue: One Trans Man’s Journey with Bravery, Parenthood, and Patriarchy

Transgender and non-binary individuals have it hard. And it’s gotten worse since the coronavirus pandemic hit the St. Louis area. Some don’t have access to cars and some are homeless. Sayer Johnson, co-founder and executive director of the nonprofit Metro Trans Umbrella Group talks to host Sarah Fenske about the challenges trans and non-binary people face before and during the coronavirus pandemic. Ashe Valentine, who is non-binary, also joins the conversation to discuss the challenges they’re facing through this time.

Everybody, say hi to Max Rigano!   Max is a Midwestern native, fitness enthusiast, and a storyteller. As a transgender man, he is an advocate and voice for the trans expansive community who seeks to raise cultural competency and comfortability around the beauty of gender and sexuality. Currently, he works for Yelp as the Saint Louis Community Manager.   We were very touched that he generously agreed to join us to discuss his journey over the past 30 years. He shares the transition that has allowed him to be his true self in his true body. From being a leader in a church where he was perceived as female to now being an open transgender man with a passion for bettering the trans community, he discusses the path that has led him to where he is today. He explains that although loss and hardships took place during this journey, profoundly beautiful and loving relationships with himself and others have grown and flourished in their place. He details his transition timeline, how he and his wife have navigated the changes and the what the next chapters in his story may be.   He was unbelievably transparent and kind as he helped us navigate this space by educating and correcting us to be better allies. He explains how changing language, using correct pronouns and showing acceptance and love can help transgender people feel the comfort that they deserve. Max has a profound awareness of his own personal privilege, which motivates him to advocate for the more vulnerable members of the trans community. He is striving to create a world in which transgender folk can thrive with no barriers, which is something we should all stand behind.    We also chat about: The importance of offering and using correct pronouns The harmful impact of gender dysphoria  How to support trans folk in your community  Resources:  Instagram: @maxsplain LGBTQ+ support organizations: Martha P. Johnson Institute, Metro Trans Umbrella Group, Courage MKE

St. Louis Public Radio’s Rachel Lippmann discusses the contention surrounding police presence at this year's PrideFest, and the broader status of the transgender community in St. Louis with Jordan Braxton, the director of diversity and inclusion for Pride St. Louis, and Sayer Johnson, the executive director of the Metro Trans Umbrella Group.

For Pride month, we hosted a conversation about faith, gender identity, and what it means to be an ally with our trans siblings. Sayer Johnson, Director of the Metro Trans Umbrella Group was the speaker.

What does family look like when biology isn't the main link between people? Chosen family and intentional family can often help fill the gap for trans and queer people when their biological family can't provide the support they need. Sayer, Willow and Kahle talk about being scooped up by their queer family, what pregnancy can look like for trans-masculine humans and those who don't fit in the binary and how to find your people. • Check out the Feed the People Garden Project here: https://www.facebook.com/FeedthePeopleGardenProject/• If you would like to be involved in Willow's work researching reproductive health for queer and trans folks, reach out here: rosen.w@wustl.edu• Check out https://www.stlmetrotrans.org for more info on the Metro Trans Umbrella Group and the work we do

16 July 2016 - We are here in St. Louis at Netroots Nation and, as usual, it's remarkable. On Friday we sat down for a truly wonderful interview with Lady Ashley Gregory, of QT POC STL, and Capella Marissa Huniwalt of the Metro Trans Umbrella Group. Together these two organizations work symbiotically to empower the queer and trans community of St. Louis. The Metro Trans Umbrella Group delivers against their CAVE (Community, Advocacy, Visibility, Education) Priorities in genuinely impressive ways including providing nationally certified trainings to hospitals, universities and community organizations on providing trans related services and on interacting with trans individuals. They have recently also built and opened the first Trans Memorial Garden in the nation. I especially love the quote they have on a sign there, "They thought they could bury us. They did not know we were seeds." Speaking of seeds, QT POC STL grew out of the swirl of emotions following the murder of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO. The QT POC community needed a place to talk and to organize. From that beginning an organization has grown. As Lady Ashley says during the interview (paraphrased here), "When they go to write history books in the future, Ferguson will figure prominently." There is no question of this and QT POC STL is just one of the examples of how the nation has been forever changed by the activism which was trigged initially by the murders of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown. This episode of Hopping Mad is exclusively dedicated to the articulate, informative, exceptional interview and we thank our guests. - Carrots! Arliss

Genderqueer activist Andy Semler gave this platform address at the St. Louis Ethical Society on 11/11/2013, as part of National Transgender Awareness Week.  Recording taken from the Ethical Society podcast feed, and shared with our audience with Andy's gracious permission.  "Genderqueer people are gaining increased visibility within a society that doesn't legally recognize our existence, but we are still a minority within a minority. This talk will explore the social, economic, and health aspects of living outside the gender binary in the USA. I will also share from my own "coming of gender" story, as we begin a broader dialog: What can the humanist community do to create a society where people of all genders flourish? Andy Semler is an active member of the LGBT Center of St Louis, the Metro Trans Umbrella Group, and the greater online community of non-binary trans and genderqueer folk everywhere."For more information on the Ethical Society of St. Louis ("A Welcoming Home For Humanists"), please visit ethicalstl.org