The Twenty Club, Inc.
Mailing address: 125 Parklawn Dr., Waterbury, CT 06708 --- EMAIL
twentyclub@gmail.com ---Blog: http://twentyclub.blogspot.com
Twenty Club News
November 20, 2009 - Hartford Transgender Day of Remembrance.
TDOR Hartford
Meeting Location
Directions to the HGLHC are
available on our website here. (Same
location as the old meeting place, Project 100 / CT Pride Center, but now enter
in the front of the building.)
Twenty Club mission
statement: Nature: The Twenty
Club is a support group run by and for the transsexual community. Historically,
The Twenty Club has close ties with the Gender
Identity Clinic of New England, Inc., but the organizations are separate.
Our Purpose is to provide knowledgeable information and ongoing peer support
to transsexuals though the many stages of their transition as well as information
about the Gender Identity Clinic of New England, Inc. Friends and relatives
are encouraged to attend in the hope of gaining a greater understanding and
acceptance of their loved one's gender dysphoria. The Twenty Club is non-profit
and non-sexual. We are not a religious organization and have no affiliation
with any religious denomination. We hold no prejudice against any other group
of people Services: The Twenty
Club, Inc. publishes bi-monthly newsletters, Twenty,
serving persons with gender dysphoria and helping professionals. We meet on
the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. Meetings are structured to
provide support, information and open, accepting understanding. On occasion,
we have professional speakers on educational and medical subjects of interest
to gender dysphoric persons. Additionally, we have social get-togethers, club
parties, outreach to New England and New York gender organizations, and a
speakers bureau. Smoking is not allowed during our meeting. Local ordinances
restrict smoking to outside the building. During the course of the meeting,
we enjoy a half hour break, during which people are encouraged to get to know
one another and to help themselves to food and beverages. Please feel free
to bring food and/or beverages to share with our group. Security: We are
a peer support group, not a dating service or an instant source of new best
friends. Persons interested in attending meetings are welcome to come so long
as they have a personal interest in gender dysphoria, understand the supportive
nature of our group, and are willing to respect the anonymity of all persons
attending. At no time may another persons name, address, telephone number,
or any personal information be given out without full permission of that individual.
Cameras, recording devices and members of the media are not allowed at our
meetings. Membership Dues and
Meeting Fees: Annual membership dues for the Twenty Club, Inc. are $20
(US) per year. Dues help support our meeting costs and this web site. Members
and visitors are encouraged to contribute $5.00 per person at each meeting
to help defray our expenses. Dues and meeting fees are applied to facility
costs, web site maintenance costs, and refreshment costs for Twenty Club and
GICNE meetings. While these contributions allow us to remain self-sustaining,
no-one will be turned away due to their inability to contribute.
Make a point to attend Transgender Lives Conference at UConn Health Center! (9:00 am to 5:00 pm, registration 8:30 am).
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Join the Twenty Club for the annual holiday dinner. The group supplies a turkey
and set-ups, please bring your favorite holiday dish for a pot-luck. Check the
group mailing list for a food sign-up list, or bring whatever you want. REMEMBER
- this special meeting starts at 12:00 noon to provide time for both eating
and a regular meeting. See you there!
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The Twenty Club now meets at the Hartford
Gay and Lesbian Health Collective (HGLHC) , 1841 Broad St. in Hartford,
at the usual time (the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month, from 2:00 pm to
5:00 pm)