6/22/2023 0 Comments Folx transphobicEmpower has worked hard to create programs and individual therapy options including Gender Affirmative Therapy for affirmative care from clinicians with lived experience and training in gender-affirmative practices. Sara Povey hopes that people across the country will have similar opportunities for support through mental healthcare organizations that have experience working with the LGBTQIA+ community, similar to her team at Empower MFT in California. Last year also saw 25 anti-LGBTQ bills enacted, nationwide. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation reported 256 cases of known fatal violence against transgender and gender non-conforming people, 47 in 2021 alone. Violence against transgender and gender non-conforming people has been on the rise since 2013. In a recent Instagram post, Club Q made a plea to the public: “Club Q has always provided a space for LGBTQ people and our ally friends to celebrate together…We urge with everything in our heart for every person to do what they can to speak up for LGBTQ people and everyone’s right to be safe.” Along with dancing and a friendly atmosphere, Club Q featured drag shows, DJ’s, GoGo dancers, and karaoke. Club Q opened in 2002, serving as a welcoming place for Colorado Springs LGBTQIA+ people and allies. The mass shooting at Club Q happened at the start of Transgender Awareness Week, and on Transgender Day of Remembrance, a worldwide observance to remember and honor transgender victims of violence, making this senseless tragedy more grievous. “Transgender and gender non-conforming people are hurting right now and need a place to share their feelings and heal. ![]() Sam Weiss is a trans-man and uses his experience with his own gender journey to help individuals make stronger connections to their own sense of gender and sexuality. At the same time, holding equal space for the feelings of pure euphoria and love that come with finding and expressing your most authentic self. ![]() Whether you’re coming to terms with your identity, preparing for gender-affirming surgery, processing internalized transphobia, or struggling with gender dysphoria, a gender-affirming therapist will hold space for all of your feelings. Empower Marriage and Family Therapy is a haven for LGBTQIA+ folx to find community and support.
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