TDOR Canberra
19 Nov 2011 Leave a Comment
in Family, Life, Transgender, Transphobia
I went with some friends to Canberra’s TDOR ceremony yesterday evening. It was held at The Gods Cafe at the ANU’s Arts Centre. Quite a few people were there and once again it was pleasing to see a large number of our allies turn up to show their support.
G gave a wonderful talk (which should be up on Youtube in a few days) and the Gay and Lesbian Qwire sang beautifully.
As was the case last year, small plants were handed out to be planted in public spaces in honour of the trans men and trans women who lost their lives during the last 12 months because of transphobia. (There’s one such plant thriving outside the ACT’s Legislative Assembly Building.)
In other news, I have now lost 12 kg and am happy to say I can now wear clothes that I thought I would never wear again. A couple more kilos and I’ll stop with the weight loss and concentrate on weight maintenance.
Lots of socialising coming up.The Denouement Dinner with the College of Law, the Legal Workshop’s Xmas party, my work farewell (retiring at age 60 to pursue a life of leisure) and my 60th Birthday Party in 4 weeks time! Not to mention Xmas Eve dinner here in Canberra and the annual family get-together in Sydney on Xmas day followed by a few days down at Jervis Bay with my sister.
And come next May, grandchild number 7 should make his/her entrance into the world.
UPDATE
Canberra’s TDOR Video now available on Youtube
