...typical, i've just hauled myself *out* of Yorkshire!
My name's Jack, and i've just shifted from Huddersfield to Manchester. But i'm a Yorkshire guy really!
One thing I wondered about events like this is gender segretation, funnily enough. This wouldn't be an issue if it is discussion and such (I hope) but to go out somewhere - would a group of guys, generally, want to do the same activities as a group of ladies? It could be yes, could be know, depends on the people who are involved.
...football. Definately football. I see you're in Sheffield, and that's my "home team" as it were... ;) Just kidding. I am a Blades fan, but I get what you mean with the examples, yeah - and it all works better without trying to stereotype people - isn't that part of what we went to get away from?
I can understand about staying away from certain places - no sense going somewhere you know might well get trouble, when trying to relax.
I'm very much pre transition, and bi. Sadly I also have a living room the size of a broomcloset, so I can't offer assistance there. But this sounds both useful and fun, and if I can lend a hand then sure.
Oh, I do want to help, but I'm just not sure in what capacity I'd be useful, seeing as how I'm about as organised as a not very organised thing that can't even organise a suitable simile!
The group I attend is at http://www.geocities.com/ftmcompass/ if you want to check us out for ideas. We're completely informal, no one's in charge, we just all show up every month and we have great meetings. We have an e-mail list to keep in touch between meetings, and a paper contact list that people can add themselves to, with no pressure to include any sort of info - just a first name is fine, or you can give your first name, surname, home address, phone number, e-mail ... whatever you're comfortable with. Topics are picked in advance for 6 months at a time, suggested and then voted on. If people don't feel like talking about the topic at a particular meeting, we don't talk about it. We adjust to meet the needs of the people who are there at any given time. A small meeting for us is under ten people; these days we average 15-20 people per month. Once, a few years ago, we had about 40 people at a single meeting. (Bit crowded, that.) People come from out of
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Wow. That was EXACTLY the sort of help I was really hoping for.
I like the fact that you decide discussions beforehand, I had wondered somewhat about what would happen if we all met up and had nothing to talk about.
You've also highlighted the neccessity of a good website and name.
I know there's already an FTM support group (T-Boys) covering Sheffield and Leeds - they meet alternate months in each town. I know that they have a social meeting in Leeds one month and then a more formal meeting with a discussion topic in Sheffield the next (I think I have that the right way round!) If you're hoping to get some FTMs at your group, you might need to bear that in mind, even if it's just being aware of when their meetings are so that they don't clash with yours
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My name's Jack, and i've just shifted from Huddersfield to Manchester. But i'm a Yorkshire guy really!
One thing I wondered about events like this is gender segretation, funnily enough. This wouldn't be an issue if it is discussion and such (I hope) but to go out somewhere - would a group of guys, generally, want to do the same activities as a group of ladies? It could be yes, could be know, depends on the people who are involved.
But i'm curious to know more.
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I can understand about staying away from certain places - no sense going somewhere you know might well get trouble, when trying to relax.
I'm very much pre transition, and bi. Sadly I also have a living room the size of a broomcloset, so I can't offer assistance there. But this sounds both useful and fun, and if I can lend a hand then sure.
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I like the fact that you decide discussions beforehand, I had wondered somewhat about what would happen if we all met up and had nothing to talk about.
You've also highlighted the neccessity of a good website and name.
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