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Nonbinary / Trans / Gender Nonconforming Writing Group
July 23, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
FreeJoin us for the first of what we hope will be a regular writing group meetup. The idea is to bring folks together, find out what they want out of the group, and make it something that everyone participating helps to create.
We are creating a dedicated space to write, share, and connect with other trans and queer writers. Whether you want to start from a group prompt, journal, work on that novel/poem/interactive fiction you’ve been dreaming up, or anything else, this space is for you! Laptops or long hand, we want everyone to use what works for them.
What the group ultimately ends up being very much depends on what folks want out of it, so come to our first meeting and share your thoughts. Kaj Jensen and mical bf are initially organizing, but we are hoping to have rotating facilitation and as much member input as possible.
For the first meeting, we’ll spend up to an hour talking about what group members want and logistics (and brainstorming a group name!), and the other hour actually writing. Going forward, the idea would be to keep admin-type discussions pretty brief, and spend most of the time writing. Kaj Jensen, a PDX-based trans & genderqueer writer, will be facilitating the writing workshop the first time around. Prompts will be provided but are always optional.
Bipartisan Cafe does not have any steps in order to access the space and two gender-neutral bathrooms. Let us know if you have any accessibility needs/concerns and we’ll do our best to address them.