Join us for a screening of “Faces and Facets of Transgender Experience ” - a 22 minute PFLAG produced documentary in which eighteen people and their families share touching stories about the journey to being the gender they were meant to be.

We will also be holding our membership meeting as well as electing a few officers for a new term! If you are a PFLAG member, please try to attend.

Social Justice Documentary:Faces and Facets from Carol Christenson on Vimeo.

Trailer for 22 minute documentary in which eighteen people and their families share touching stories about the journey to being the gender they were meant to be.

Eighteen people and their families share touching stories about the journey from despair and loss to the joy of being the gender they were meant to be. Diversity of ages, ethnicity and background of the interviewees put many faces on what it means to be gender variant. Some topics include how family relationships changed, employment discrimination and coming out at work, issues with law enforcement, interactions after transition, being the parent of a gender variant child and dealing with schools. The emphasis is on positive adjustment, the healthy choices trans people make to work with the challenges, without ignoring them. The purpose for a general non-trans audience will be to create awareness, reduce discomfort and prejudice about transgender persons, and to help people see gender variance as just another aspect of the human experience.

Runtime: 23 minutes
Co-directed by Gus Spheeris and Carol Christenson
Jean Hodges, Executive Producer

After our program, we will break for refreshments and then join an hour of small support circles, each led by a trained facilitator.

When: Sunday, January 19, 2014 02:30 pm - 5:00pm

Where: St. Mark United Methodist Church (UMC) - Church Bldg - 2nd Flr - Access from 5th Street
781 Peachtree Street NE Atlanta, Georgia 30308

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Free and plentiful parking is available in the St. Mark UMC on-site parking lot. Traffic is generally very light in town on Sunday afternoons. Look for signs to indicate parking locations during PFLAG meeting times. Parking entry from 5th street (elderly/disabled parking only) and from Juniper south of 5th St (general parking).

St. Mark UMC Map

From the North

Going South on I-75, I-85 or GA400

Take the I-75 and I-85 connector into downtown Atlanta. Take Exit 249D, North Avenue, turn LEFT at stop light. Go East on North Avenue to Peachtree St (four blocks). Turn LEFT (North) on Peachtree Street; go four blocks North to 5th Street. Saint Mark is on the right side, at the corner of Peachtree Street and 5th Street.

From the South

Coming from I-20 East or West, or going North on I-75 or I-85

Go North into downtown Atlanta on the I-75 / I-85 connector. Take Exit 249B toward Spring Street and West Peachtree Street. Follow signs to Peachtree Street (straight ahead). Go LEFT (North) on Peachtree Street; go five blocks North to 5th Street. Saint Mark is on the right side, at the corner of Peachtree Street and 5th Street.

By MARTA

We can also be reached by MARTA, Atlanta’s public transit system. Parking for less than 24 hours is free at many MARTA parking facilities.

By train:

Take a northbound or southbound train to the N3 station at North Avenue, then exit the station at the north end, go north two blocks to 5th Street, turn right and walk up two blocks to Peachtree Street. Saint Mark will be right in front of you.

By bus:

Route: 110 Peachtree St./”The Peach” runs north/south on Peachtree Street every 30 minutes weekdays and every 20 minutes Sundays.

 

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