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Improving the lives of trans survivors since 1994 through empowering providers and connecting survivors to healing possibilities. linktr.ee/FORGE.trans
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FORGE @forgeforwardtrans.bsky.social · 8h
Trans Survivors Issue #3 focuses on experiences of aging, growth, and change. Ginny Lynne's "Genesis" explores new beginnings and the challenges they bring. forge.tips/zine

Find Ginny on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitch at @TwoThirdsLotus, and their website: TwoThirdsLotus.com
White text on a purple background. Text: "Trans Survivors Zine: Aging and Growth. Genesis by Ginny Lynne. 'if change came / as a redwood, unbound / and skyward reaching / would I learn to / love my old-growth ways? / if beginnings felt / more like sprouting than / fatherly creations / could I settle my mind / and push without / strain?' forge.tips/zine." FORGE logo White text on a purple background. Text: "About the Writer. Ginny Lynne. Ginny Lynne writes poetry that cradles her own heart. If her writing holds yours too, let her know. Ask her about her zines while you're at it. You can find her at twothirdslotus.com. @TwoThirdsLotus. forge.tips/zine." FORGE logo.
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FORGE @forgeforwardtrans.bsky.social · 1d
Find new art from trans and nonbinary creatives in the Trans Survivors Zine Issue #3: Aging and Growth! Today we're highlighting Carly Everaert's collage: "Equinox 2." Download and print the full zine at forge.tips/zine

Find Carly at
instagram.com/carly_everaert!
White text on a purple background. Slide 1 includes Carly Everaert's Collage: "Equinox 2." The collage depicts a one-winged creature with multiple breasts and nipples in unusual places with what seems like a scorpio tale and a donut head with a glistering open mouth. It wears a long white coat, arms posted strongly in the waist on a green-blue background. Text: "Trans Survivors Zine: Aging and Growth. Equinox 2 by Carly Everaert. forge.tips/zine." FORGE logo. White text on a purple background. Text: "About the Artist. Carly Everaert. Carly Everaert is a costume designer and has been working for over 40 years at the intersection of fabric, body, and identity. Their practice spans performance, writing, visual arts, teaching and curating, with a focus on dismantling binaries through collaborative and embodied methods. They identify as non-binary and are interested in how aging reshapes desire, legibility, and care. @carly_everaert forge.tips/zine." FORGE logo.
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FORGE @forgeforwardtrans.bsky.social · 2d
Everyone needs to hear words of encouragement, support, and affirmation - especially right now. Join us on Oct 19 for a virtual letter writing event! Bring your favorite stationary and write letters that we'll share with community members in need of a pick-me-up.
forge.tips/love-letters
[Image: Text overlaying a photograph of a brown envelope against a black background. Text: "Write love letters to your community! Sun, Oct. 19th, 3 - 4 pm ET. forge.tips/love-letters." FORGE logo.]
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FORGE @forgeforwardtrans.bsky.social · 2d
Check out this next contributor highlight from Issue #3 of the Trans Survivors Zine! Lucie Chicoine's "AGEFUCKING" explores what it means to transition later in life - to be both an adolescent and an adult, to find spaces of community and disconnect. forge.tips/zine
White text on a purple background. Text: "Trans Survivors Zine: Aging and Growth. AGEFUCKING by Lucie Chicoine. 'Today, I’ve lived exactly as many days as a trans woman / as I have left before I turn fifty / Fucking fifty / I’m a baby woman. / And a hell of one / learning the world like it’s mine / Filthy—fucking—fifty is coming / I am: sassy, burning, charming, feminist / stylish, gloriously flawed, annoying as hell / and pissed off, more often than not / So yeah, like any teenage girl' forge.tips/zine." FORGE logo. White text on a purple background. Text: "About the Writer. Lucie Chicoine. Social movement scholar, research advisor, playwright, francophone, a fucking mess, a mother and a baby trans. Playball! Lucie.chicoine.tf@gmail.com. forge.tips/zine." FORGE logo.
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FORGE @forgeforwardtrans.bsky.social · 3d
Many organizations (including domestic violence shelters) are having their ability to use correct pronouns for trans and nonbinary clients challenged by federal restrictions. Despite this, we know how important it is for trans and nonbinary people to be seen and honored in their identities.
[Image: Graphics of three people, each with text circled in a speech bubble by their heads. Text: "International Pronouns Day. Oct. 15, 2025. She/her, he/they, ze/hir." FORGE logo.]
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FORGE @forgeforwardtrans.bsky.social · 3d
The third issue of the Trans Survivors Zine is now available on our website, at forge.tips/zine! Issue #3 focuses on experiences of aging, growth, and change. Join us in celebrating our first contributor, Adrian Perotin!
White text on a purple background. Slide 1 includes Adrian Perotin's piece, "Let Me Be": a micron pen drawing on a white background of a trans woman looking at their reflection, a person wearing a mask. Text: "Trans Survivors Zine: Aging and Growth. Let Me Be by Adrian Perotin. forge.tips/zine." FORGE logo. White text on a purple background. Text: "About the Artist. Adrian Perotin. I am an illustrator with little graphic design knowledge in college hoping to become a storyteller throughout the artistic visual mediums. I really love animation and movies always wanting to go into the field since I was a kid. I hope to tell stories about identity, goodness among others, and about love in all its glorious forms. forge.tips/zine." FORGE logo.
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FORGE @forgeforwardtrans.bsky.social · 4d
In a 2024 survey on hate-motivated violence, most participants turned to friends and loved ones, and fewer sought out formal services or went to law enforcement after experiencing a hate crime. Learn more in a the recorded survey reportback at forge.tips/surviving-hate.
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FORGE @forgeforwardtrans.bsky.social · 7d
Today is National Coming Out Day! While today may mark a celebratory milestone for many, we also recognize the many reasons it may not be safe or comfortable to come out (right now or ever!). We honor the different ways each of us chooses to share our identities with others, or with ourselves.
[Image: White text overlaying a photo of a trans flag. Text: "October 11th, 2025. National Coming Out Day." FORGE logo.]
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FORGE @forgeforwardtrans.bsky.social · 9d
RESCHEDULED: our upcoming panel on IPV, authoritarianism, and trans lives is now scheduled for October 14th, 2025, at 6 pm EST. Sign up at forge.tips/IPV-trans-lives

#TransSurvivors #DomesticViolence #IPV #DVSurvivor #ViolencePrevention
[Image: Green text overlaying a tan background with graphics of line-drawn flowers. Text: "Intimate Partner Violence, Authoritarianism, and Trans Lives. Rescheduled! Panel Discussion. october 14th, 2025 - 6 - 7:30 pm EST. Register on zoom! forge.tips/IPV-trans-lives" FORGE logo.]
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FORGE @forgeforwardtrans.bsky.social · 10d
Sometimes one of the challenges with asking for help is that we don’t know what will happen or what a place offers. Calling a crisis hotline can be overwhelming. Who will answer? Can they help me? What do I even need? Read more: forge.tips/hotlines
[Image: A checklist overlaying a blue and purple gradient background. Text: "What do hotlines offer? Someone to listen to you; Safety planning; Someone to talk through options with; Explanation about resources, laws, and other programs; Lists of other organizations that provide resources; Information about a specific issue; Validation and emotional support. blog post: Contacting Hotlines: Questions and Answers. forge.tips/hotlines" FORGE logo.]
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FORGE @forgeforwardtrans.bsky.social · 10d
Are you planning on attending Community Love Letters on Oct 19th? Come prepared with some basic writing materials! Regular paper and a pen or pencil will work just fine, but feel free to get creative with stationary, colorful pens/markers, or stickers/stamps! forge.tips/love-letters
[Image: A checklist overlaying a tan background with graphics of letter outlines. Text: "What to bring to Community Love Letters (a virtual letter writing event!) paper/stationary; pens/pencils/writing utensils; any decorative stickers/stamps you might want; yourself! Oct. 19th, 3 - 4 pm ET. forge.tips/love-letters." FORGE logo.]
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FORGE @forgeforwardtrans.bsky.social · 12d
This #DVAM, learn how you can support trans survivors with safety planning. This webinar covers tools for assessing risk in different situations, how to ask for support from others, and what might be included in a safety plan. Watch the recording at forge.tips/safety-planning
[Image: Text overlaying an image of a trans person with curly brown hair and a white t-shirt, standing outdoors with a serious expression on their face. Text: "DVAM25. Safety, Support, Solidarity. Resource highlight: Safety Planning and Risk Assessment: Building Trans Survivor Skills." FORGE logo.]
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FORGE @forgeforwardtrans.bsky.social · 13d
How do domestic violence and intimate partner violence impact trans communities? This #DVAM, we're sharing both general and trans-specific tactics that are used against trans folks. These are just a few ways that trans/nonbinary folks may experience DV/IPV. forge.tips/DVAM24
Slide 1: An image of a trans couple looking at the camera, heads pressed close together. Text: "Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2025. How do Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Violence impact trans communities?" Slide 2: An image of a young trans person wearing a jean jacket with their arms crossed. Text: "1. Outing someone... at work, school, to family/friends, etc." FORGE logo. Slide 1: A photo of a trans person with long hair putting on shaving cream. Text: "2. Telling someone they aren't 'man/woman' enough." Slide 2: A photo of a person's hands as they pour medication into their palm. Text: "3. Controlling/discarding gender-affirming clothing, hormones, prosthetics, etc." FORGE logo. Slide 1: A photo of a trans person wearing a baret and walking on the street. Text: "4. Eroticizing the trans person’s identity against their will. Learn more: forge.tips/DVAM24" Slide 2: A photo of a trans person with long brown hair standing outdoors. Text: "5. Telling someone 'this is as good as it gets.'" FORGE logo.
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FORGE @forgeforwardtrans.bsky.social · 14d
Sign up for our upcoming panel on IPV, authoritarianism, and trans lives. Panelists will examine the intersections of intimate partner violence and authoritarianism and explore how trans survivors are impacted by rising and existing fascism forge.tips/IPV-trans-lives
[Image: White text against a dark blue background with graphics of watercolor flowers. Text: "Intimate Partner Violence, Authoritarianism, and Trans Lives. Panel Discussion. october 9th, 2025 - 12 - 1:30 pm EST. Register on zoom! forge.tips/IPV-trans-lives" FORGE logo.]
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FORGE @forgeforwardtrans.bsky.social · 16d
Share a little love! On Sun, October 19th, we're hosting a calm hangout space on Zoom to gather and write letters to community members who are needing some positivity and support. Bring some writing materials or stationary for this relaxed one-hour event! More info at forge.tips/love-letters
[Image: Text overlaying a photograph of a brown envelope against a blue background. Text: "Community Love Letters. Sun, Oct. 19th, 3 - 4 pm ET. forge.tips/love-letters." FORGE logo.]
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FORGE @forgeforwardtrans.bsky.social · 17d
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Check out this collection of resources for DVAM at forge.tips/DVAM24, and keep an eye out for posts on strategies for responding to and preventing DV throughout the month.

#DVAM2025 #WithSurvivors #CallForUnity
[Image: Text overlaying an image of a trans couple embracing and looking at a phone together while standing on a beach. Text: "Safety, Support, Solidarity. October 2025 is Domestic Violence Awarenes Month." FORGE logo.]
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FORGE @forgeforwardtrans.bsky.social · 18d
Join us on October 9th! This panel discussion examines the intersections of IPV and authoritarianism, exploring how trans survivors are impacted by rising and existing fascism and ways that communities can take action to support safety and democracy.
forge.tips/IPV-trans-lives
[Image: Green text overlaying a tan background with graphics of line-drawn flowers. Text: "Intimate Partner Violence, Authoritarianism, and Trans Lives. Panel Discussion. october 9th, 2025 - 12 - 1:30 pm EST. Register on zoom! forge.tips/IPV-trans-lives" FORGE logo.]
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FORGE @forgeforwardtrans.bsky.social · 22d
This guide has been created to assist anti-violence organizations, especially sexual and domestic violence agencies, in understanding and responding to the current crises in the United States. Find out more at forge.tips/responding-to-fascism
Slide 1 text: "Anti-Violence Organizations Can Respond to Fascism: Ways that we can work together." Slide 2 text: "Share information. Sharing information means that no one person or organization has to know everything or track everything; instead we can learn from others and work on seeing the connections between our focus areas. forge.tips/responding-to-fascism" FORGE logo Slide 1 text: "Share resources. By sharing resources with each other we can further the impact that the resources can make. This also helps us keep from competing against each other. forge.tips/responding-to-fascism" Slide 2 text: "Co-create programs. Organizations can work together, in some instances, to co-create programs. This is especially beneficial if resources and funding are scarce as all involved parties can contribute. Keep in mind differences in confidentiality, victim-advocate privilege, and other legal protections when working directly with survivors." FORGE logo. Slide 1 text: "Increase our impact. When multiple organizations come together, they may make a bigger impact, whether in programming or public statements or in making change. forge.tips/responding-to-fascism." Slide 6 text: "Take action together. It is often easier to take action in community with other organizations than alone. Actions may look like: issuing a statement, refusing to comply with unnecessary requests to delete information, advocating for increased funding or resources, or offering guidance on policies." FORGE logo
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FORGE @forgeforwardtrans.bsky.social · Sep 18
In this recorded webinar, Jess Stohlmann-Rainey discusses the history of carceral responses to suicide and crisis. She explores the ways queer and trans people have been targeted by carceral “interventions" and imagines liberatory ways to respond to suicide. forge.tips/liberatory-responses
[Image: Text overlaying a purple background, with a round image of Jess Stohlmann-Rainey. Text: Liberatory responses to suicide and crisis. A recorded webinar with Jess Stohlmann-Rainey. forge.tips/liberatory-responses." FORGE logo.]
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FORGE @forgeforwardtrans.bsky.social · Sep 17
How do we know when we're starting to experience burnout, especially if we don't notice subtle changes in the moment? In this blog post, our guest contributor shares personal experiences with having a rhythm that doesn’t work in the rules of the standard clock. forge.tips/navigating-burnout
[Image: White text over a green background. Squares correspond to different levels of burnout, each with small line-drawn graphics. From left to right, graphics are: a moon with several sleeping Z's; a battery that needs to be charged; sprouting leaves; a peson's hand raising a dumbell. Text: "Mapping levels of burnout. Blog post: Tips for Navigating Neurodivergent Burnouts. Burnt out / wiped: nothing works, can’t do any daily life activities. Enough energy for the bare minimum (making food, other life necessities). Okay-ish: functional but on a tightrope over losing the energy. Energized: has a consistent level of ability to engage in tasks. forge.tips/navigating-burnout" FORGE logo.]
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FORGE @forgeforwardtrans.bsky.social · Sep 14
”Even in the darkest of days, it feels so empowering to speak up for the other transgender youth who may not have the kind of support that I have in my life," says Libby Gonzales, 15-year-old activist, in a video with @hrc.org
[Image: Black text on a white background, alongside a dotted graphic of a person's hand writing with a pen. Text: "'Even in the darkest of days, it feels so empowering to speak up for the other transgender youth who may not have the kind of support that I have in my life.' - Libby Gonzales." FORGE logo.]
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FORGE @forgeforwardtrans.bsky.social · Sep 13
A @trevorproject.bsky.social study found that access to gender-affirming care reduced suicide ideation and attempts in transgender individuals. With ongoing attacks on gender-affirming care, it's important to uplift the science: gender-affirming care saves lives. forge.tips/GAC-study
[Image: White text over a black background. Text: "forge.tips/GAC-study. Access to gender-affirming care is suicide prevention." FORGE logo.]
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FORGE @forgeforwardtrans.bsky.social · Sep 12
As service providers, advocates, and community members working with trans and nonbinary folks, it's important to recognize possible signs of a mental health crisis. This recorded webinar covers common indicators of crisis and ways to respond to them. forge.tips/mental-health-support
[Image: Against a green background, a list of warning signs of mental health crises. Text: what signs of a crisis should I look for? 1. Sudden changes in behavior including being happy, giving things away, or withdrawing; 2. Unexplained injuries; 3. Messages implying “goodbye”; 4. Access to weapons; 5. Stressful life events. forge.tips/mental-health-support" FORGE logo.]
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FORGE @forgeforwardtrans.bsky.social · Sep 6
There's still time to submit to issue #4 of the Trans Survivors Zine! This issue is focused on relationships of all kinds. Find full submission guidelines at forge.tips/submit

#TransSurvivors #Transgender #Trans #Healing #TransJoy #Poetry #Fiction #FlashFiction #Nonfiction
[Image: Against a yellow background, a photo of two people sitting in the sun. On the left is a person in a wheelchair with a headband and long brown hair. On the right is a person with short hair and glasses. Text: "Call for submissions. Trans Survivors: Issue #4: Relationships - digital zine. Poetry, art, and short fiction/nonfiction; Subs open through Sept. 8th; $25 contributor payment. forge.tips/submit." FORGE logo.]
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FORGE @forgeforwardtrans.bsky.social · Sep 5
For Suicide Prevention Month, we're thinking about the little things that keep us going. A hot cup of coffee or a warm washcloth on your face. Cuddles with a pet, sending a postcard to a friend. What small (or big) things keep you going when you're struggling? Let us know in the comments!
[Image: Text on a white notecard, against a blue background. Text: "Suicide Prevention Month. September 2025. What small (or big) things keep you going? share in the comments." FORGE logo.]