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2013 TransFormal
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Our pictures
I know many of you have pictures of others taken at the weekend that you may wish to share. So I have created a Picassa Album.
Obviously no pictures must be uploaded of people who had a red sticker. I cannot take any responsibility for reviewing the pictures – so I ask everyone to look at their photographs before uploading.
To view the photos follow this link
Sharing: Please do not share this link on forums or in any other public area as in doing so you may compromise the privacy of your fellow guests. If you download pictures from the album and publish them elsewhere, then it is your responsibility to ensure that the photograph does not compromise someone else.
Removing: If there is any photograph of you in the album that you would prefer was not there, then send me an email clearly identifying the picture.
Adding: If you have photographs that you took on the weekend that you would like to share then please email them (as attachments) to
If you want to put your name in the subject line, then your photos will be attributed to you in the album.
You can put up to 20 Meg of pictures in one email. But I strongly suggest that you reduce the size of your pictures if you can to about 500K first. That will make the emails smaller, and reduce the work I have to do.
If you have any questions on how to do the upload then please just email me – but please don’t email me the photos – except as a last resort!
Please do not upload any of the photographs on the CD supplied by Caroline.
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On Friday I emailed everyone (I hope) who attended TransFormal and gave a link to the brief feedback survey.
After running the event for 4 years it is time to review what is important, what works, and if/how the TransFormal should continue.
So this year your feedback in the survey is particularly valuable to me.
Please don’t put it off till you forget – do it now – it should only take 5 – 10 minutes.If you didn’t get the email then please contact me and I’ll send the survey link to you again.
Please note this survey is just for those who actually attended TransFormal last weekend.
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The inaugural T Q&A was held on the 18th May 2013.
Approximately 30 people congregated in the Library to explore the tricky side of being Transgender.
On the panel were:
Peter, Jennie, Surjay, Caroline, and Anya
The questions considered by the panel were:
Quote:“We often talk about the Transgender Community – but does it exist? What does the panel think are the things that unite us as a group, and what things divide us?”Quote:“Does the panel consider the trangendered state to be a personal strength or weakness, and why.”Quote:“Can the panel suggest different ways of thinking about gender that could help people find the “space” where they belong”Quote:“What does the panel think are effective things that each of us individually could do to promote greater community acceptance of transgendered people”Quote:“What factors can help relationships survive (and even thrive) when one partner is gender diverse?”Quote:“How does the panel suggest we should talk to children about gender diversity”Quote:“If the government passed a bill to give equality of rights to trangenders, how would this affect the acceptance of transgender people in society?”Quote:“Is gender diversity a disease that requires medical treatment? And how does this decision affect the availability of hormones and surgical procedures?”Quote:“What does the panel consider are the three most important issues facing gender diverse people?In their answers to the final question, the panel members suggested issues such as:
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– Finding a positive, self-accepting space
– Building a broad base of support in the community
– Addressing the needs of aged care
– Acceptance, Awareness and Assistance
– Affordable medical care
– Requirement for surgery to officially change gender
– Social isolation and associated mental health issues
– Marginailisation – social and economic
– Physical health care
– Self medication[/ul]
On behalf of everyone who attended I want to thank the panel members for providing such an informative and thought provoking start to TransFormal Saturday.
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Thank you to everyone who has shared their feedback on TransFormal 2013 so far.
Currently there is a 50% response rate which is lower than past years, but does allow some conclusions to be drawn. Of course, it could be that all those who haven’t replied had constructive critisism to offer. But such is the uncertainty of running “exit polls”.
In summary:
90% rated their TransFormal experience as Excellent (up from 74% last year).
97% rated the Carrington Hotel as Excellent (up from 75% last year).Looking at the formal itself:
The food at the Saturday formal was rated as Excellent or Good by 87% (unchanged from last year)
The band was rated as Good or Excellent by everyone who responded (up from 73% last year).
And the Burlesque dancer was considered Good or Excellent by 90% (there was no entertainment last year).The Wine and Cheese tasting on Friday was a popular addition to the program with all respondents rating it Excellent or Good. And the Supper Reception on Friday night rated as Excellent (64%) or Good (36%) (up from 36% & 53% last year).
The serious thread on Saturday morning was well received. All the respondents who attended the T,Q&A session rated it as Excellent (72%) or Good (28%).
Of course there is plenty of other valuable feedback in the responses. And more (late) feedback is always welcome.
But is gratifying to see that most comments indicate 2013 was as good for others as it felt to me at the time. It seems we may have refined the event to be close to the “sweet spot”. Now all we need to do is make it financially viable and lock in the weather then we are on to a winner!