🏔️ Join us next week in Canmore! We’re coming to a town near you! Skipping Stone is getting out of Calgary and headed to the Bow Valley to help make it even easier for folks to connect to support. Monday, November 17 | 6:30pm to 8:30pm Elevation Place (700 Railway Ave, Suite 100, Canmore)

This week: Mon ❤️ TRANS BOARD GAME NIGHT (D6 Tabletop Café) | 6pm-9pm (Registration Full) ❤️ CAREGIVER MEET-UP (Prairie Dog Brewing) | 6:30pm- 8:30pm Tues 🧡 FLOWING HEARTS* Wed 💛 YOUNG HEARTS* Thurs 💚 STRONG HEARTS* Fri 💙 OPEN HEARTS* * Online | 6:15pm-8:15pm www.skippingstone.ca/calendar

💛💜 Today is Intersex Day of Remembrance / Intersex Solidarity Day. We must all stand together for a world where everyone is welcomed, respected, loved, affirmed, & can live as themselves openly in safety. Our struggles are interconnected. The rigid enforcement of the gender binary harms us all.

Looking for a few more outfits? Expand your closet by joining us tomorrow at Expressions: Clothing Swap! This program connects trans folks with free access to some wonderful, affirming, and pre-loved clothing. Sunday, November 9th | 10am-1pm Sunalta Community Hall (1627 10 Ave SW) Free attendance!

Our next Caregiver Meet Up is at a new location on Monday night! Come together over food & drinks to find community, conversation and a fun night out with other parents of trans & gender diverse folks. Monday, November 10th | 6:30pm to 8:30pm Prairie Dog Brewing (105D 58 Ave SE)

This Friday’s events: 💙 HEARTS & CRAFTS - Adults (Skipping Stone) | 6:15pm-8:15pm 💙 YOUTH CHOIR* (Anacrusis Music) | 3pm-4pm | under 18 💙 CREATIVE LABS* | Ages 13 & over - 4pm-6:30pm (online) - 4:30pm-6:30pm (Anacrusis Music) *To try out a class Email [email protected], or register online.

Get ready to write for Trans Day of Remembrance! Join us to write a letter supporting trans rights, trans safety, trans lives. TDoR is our day to honour those we have lost and to fight for those still here. Trans rights are human rights. Thursday Nov 20 | 10am-7pm Skipping Stone

Today’s events: 💚 STRONG HEARTS (Skipping Stone) | 6:15pm-8:15pm | Registration Required 💚 YOUTH GUITAR & STRING ENSEMBLE* | 6:30pm-8pm 💚 ADULT BAND/CHOIR* | 8:15pm-9:30pm *At Anacrusis Music. To try out a class email [email protected] or register online. www.skippingstone.ca/calendar

Laverne Cox is an award winning actress. She accomplished many firsts including: being the first trans person to appear on the cover of Time magazine, the first openly trans person to have a wax figure at Madame Tussauds, & the first trans person to play a trans series regular on US broadcast TV.

Join us for HARMONY HEARTS tonight! This is an affirming space for Asian trans & gender diverse folks that acknowledges & addresses the unique intersections of queerness, gender, & race. Wednesday, Nov 5 | 6:15pm- 8:15pm In person at Skipping Stone . www.skippingstone.ca/groups

POP-UP CLINIC: Uterine Health for Trans Folks Wed, Nov 19 | 4:30pm-7:15pm Sheldon Chumir Health Centre Registration required Created in partnership with AHS Sexual & Reproductive Health, these events are exclusively for Two-Spirit, trans, & gender diverse folks. www.skippingstone.ca/uterinehealth

🎲 Registration is now open for Trans Board Game Night! Spots fill up quickly, and registration is required to attend. Monday, November 10th | 6pm-9pm D6 Tabletop Café (2323 32 Ave NE Suite 112, Calgary) www.skippingstone.ca/boardgames

Here’s what we have for you this Tuesday: 🧡 Affirming Fitness Class for Trans Folks (Every Body Stronger) | 5pm-6pm Free of charge, no mirrors, just a great workout with other trans folks. Register now & join us today! 🧡 Tender Hearts (online) | 6:15pm-8:15pm For trans men & trans masculine folks.

Step Up for Trans Folks! Join us for food & fun at Fluevog Shoes in both Edmonton & Calgary. Thursday, November 13 | 3pm to 7pm 207 8 Ave SW, Calgary 10344 Whyte Ave NW, Edmonton Folks are welcome to just pop in and have a good time with us! 50% of any purchase goes directly to Skipping Stone

🏔️ Coming to a town near you! We’re getting out of Calgary and headed to the Bow Valley to help make it even easier for folks to connect to support. Monday, November 17 | 6:30pm to 8:30pm Elevation Place (700 Railway Ave, Suite 100, Canmore)

We are now accepting clothing donations from November 3rd to 7th (9am-5pm) at Skipping Stone. The Expressions: Clothing Swap connects trans folks with free access to some wonderful, affirming, and pre-loved clothing. Join us on Nov 9th from 10am to 1pm at Sunalta Community Hall (1627 10 Ave SW).

This week: Tues 🧡 AFFIRMING FITNESS CLASS (Every Body Stronger) 🧡 TENDER HEARTS (online) Wed 💛 HARMONY HEARTS* Thurs 💚 STRONG HEARTS* Fri 💙 HEARTS & CRAFTS - Adults* Sun 💜 AFFIRMING CLOTHING SWAP (Sunalta Community Hall) * in person at Skipping Stone www.skippingstone.ca/calendar

💖 Happy Transgender Parents Day! 💖 Today we celebrate trans families everywhere. Caring, supportive, & affirming families show us a beautiful, bright, & possible future of love & acceptance for all. Today goes out to all the trans families out there, in their vast & brilliant diversity.

Alok Vaid-Menon (they/them) is a gender non-conforming media personality, writer, & performance artist. Their art calls for freedom from constraining gender norms, unpacks the dynamics of transmisogyny, & advocates for self-determination & bodily diversity.

👻🎃 Happy Halloween friends! 🎃👻 Today is a time to find joy trying out different looks, fully embracing being yourself & dressing however you want — whether that’s silly, spooky, or somewhere in between. May you shine brighter than the brightest jack-o'-lantern! Have a safe & happy Halloween!

Friday’s events: 💙 YOUTH CHOIR (Anacrusis Music) | 3pm-4pm | Ages 18 & under 💙 CREATIVE LABS | Ages 13 & over - 4pm-6:30pm (online) - 4:30pm-6:30pm (Anacrusis Music) Email [email protected] to try out your first class, or register online. Anacrusis Music: Unit 205, 1410 11 Avenue SW, Calgary.

Registration is now open for STRONG HEARTS (in person) next week! Strong Hearts is our meet-up for trans women and everyone under the trans feminine umbrella. Thursday, November 6th | 6:15pm-8:15pm In person at Skipping Stone www.skippingstone.ca/groups

Nov Highlights - Part 1: ☁️ AFFIRMING FITNESS CLASS (Nov 4 | Every Body Stronger) ☁️ HEARTS & CRAFTS - Adults (Nov 7 | Skipping Stone) ☁️ EXPRESSIONS: AFFIRMING CLOTHING SWAP (Nov 9 | Sunalta Community Hall) ☁️ TRANS BOARD GAME NIGHT (Nov 10 | D6 Tabletop Café) www.skippingstone.ca/calendar

Sign up now for our next Affirming Fitness Class! We are partnering with Every Body Stronger to offer free classes, open to all trans & gender diverse folks. Get active in a safe & affirming space! Tuesday, Nov 4 | 5pm-6pm Every Body Stronger (2501 Alyth Rd SE) www.skippingstone.ca/fitness

Join us tonight for our non-binary & genderqueer meet-up Flowing Hearts! This group is about helping us understand who we are, how we want to grow, and how we can live authentically. Tuesday, October 28th | 6:15pm to 8:15pm In person at Skipping Stone

👕 Looking to donate your preloved clothing? Next week we’re accepting clothing donations for our next EXPRESSIONS: AFFIRMING CLOTHING SWAP. This event connects trans folks with free access to some wonderful, affirming, & preloved clothing. Donation time: November 3-7 (9am-5pm) At Skipping Stone

This week: Tues 🧡 FLOWING HEARTS (Skipping Stone) 🧡 CATTY - Creative Arts-Based Therapy for Trans Youth (online) Wed 💛 DBT SKILLS (online) Fri 💙 YOUTH CHOIR (Anacrusis Music) 💙 CREATIVE LABS (Anacrusis Music & online) www.skippingstone.ca/calendar

💛💜 October 26th is Intersex Awareness Day! On this day we celebrate the intersex community & intersex individuals in our lives. It is estimated that 2% or more of folks are intersex. Intersex folks are those born with differences in their sex traits that don’t neatly fit binary male or female boxes.

👕 Our next EXPRESSIONS: AFFIRMING CLOTHING SWAP is coming up on November 9th, connecting trans folks with free access to some wonderful, affirming, and pre-loved clothing. We will be accepting clothing donations November 3rd to 7th at Skipping Stone (9am to 5pm).

This Friday's events: 💙 OPEN HEARTS (online) | 6:15pm- 8:15pm 💙 YOUTH CHOIR* (Anacrusis Music) | 3pm-4pm | Ages 18 and under. 💙 CREATIVE LABS* | Ages 13 and over - 4pm-6:30pm (online) - 4:30pm-6:30pm (Anacrusis Music) *Register or email to attend Anacrusis Music: Unit 205, 1410 11 Avenue SW

For Asexual Awareness Week, our weekly quote is by S. J. Taylor, an author who contributed to the book ‘Being Ace: An Anthology of Queer, Trans, Femme, and Disabled Stories of Asexual Love and Connection’.

TransActionAlberta.ca Alberta Premier Smith’s government plans to use the Notwithstanding Clause during this session to take away rights from trans youth. This is beyond shameful & harmful. Please consider adding your name to the petition! #protecttransyouth @skippingstone.ca

A few spots are still open for tonight’s TRANS ID CLINIC! Sign-up now. If you have been putting off updating your ID documents to match your gender identity, we can help. Thursday, October 23rd | 5:30pm-7pm In person at Skipping Stone Registration Required www.skippingstone.ca/id-clinics

Today’s events: 💚 TRANS ID CLINIC (in person at Skipping Stone) | 5:30pm-7pm | Spots remaining - Register now 💚 CARING HEARTS (online) | 6:15pm-8:15pm 💚 YOUTH GUITAR & STRING ENSEMBLE (Anacrusis Music) | 6:30pm-8pm 💚 ADULT BAND/CHOIR (Anacrusis Music) | 8:15pm-9:30pm www.skippingstone.ca/calendar

Join us tonight for Young Hearts, our meet-up for trans women and trans feminine folks over 40. This group focuses on supporting the unique needs and perspectives of older trans feminine folks, especially those transitioning later in life. Wednesday, Oct 22 | 6:15pm-8:15pm | At Skipping Stone

We are looking for a Registered Psychologist! In this role, you’ll provide care to Two-Spirit, trans & gender-diverse clients, while also contributing to our broader approach to care. Full-Time $90,000 - 105,000 annually In-Person | Calgary https://www.skippingstone.ca/hiring

Join us tonight for Tender Hearts, our in person meet-up for trans men, trans masculine folks, as well as those looking to affirm, to explore, or are questioning a masculine gender identity! Tuesday, October 21 | 6:15pm-8:15pm In person at Skipping Stone

October 19-25 is Asexual Awareness Week! Today we celebrate the asexual community. Folks who identify as asexual (ace) may have a complete or partial lack of sexual attraction to others, regardless of gender. However, asexuality is a spectrum, and each experience is valid, real, & worth celebrating!

This week: Tues 🧡 TENDER HEARTS (Skipping Stone) | 6:15pm-8:15pm Wed 💛 YOUNG HEARTS (Skipping Stone) | 6:15pm-8:15pm Thurs 💚 Trans ID Clinic (Skipping Stone) | 5:30pm-7pm 💚 CARING HEARTS (online) | 6:15pm-8:15pm Fri 💙 OPEN HEARTS (Skipping Stone) | 6:15pm-8:15pm www.skippingstone.ca/calendar

A few spots remaining! This free event includes tools & support for folks looking to realize their gender expression goals. Sunday, May 11, 10am-2pm Sunalta Community Hall (1627 10 Ave SW) Walk-ins are not accepted. Preregistration is required. www.skippingstone.ca/expressions

Andreja Pejić is an actress, aspiring poet, and former world renowned model. She was the first trans woman to be featured in American Vogue, and to receive the GQ Woman of The Year award. She was also the first trans model to speak at The Oxford Union, advocating for nuclear disarmament and peace.

This Friday’s events: 💙 YOUTH CHOIR (Anacrusis Music) | 3pm-4pm | Ages 18 and under. 💙 CREATIVE LABS | Ages 13 and over - 4pm-6:30pm (online) - 4:30pm-6:30pm (Anacrusis Music) Register to attend: www.skippingstone.ca/music Anacrusis Music: Unit 205, 1410 11 Avenue SW, Calgary.

1/ Are you a trans or gender diverse individual passionate about social change and eager to lend your voice to challenge stereotypes and deepen public understanding of trans lives? We want to hear from you!

Thursday’s events: 💚 CAREGIVER MEET UP (Jameson's Pub) 💚 STRONG HEARTS (Skipping Stone) | Registration Required 💚 TRANS NEURODIVERSITY GROUP (online) 💚 YOUTH GUITAR & STRING ENSEMBLE (Anacrusis Music)* 💚 ADULT BAND/CHOIR (Anacrusis Music)* *email or register to attend www.skippingstone.ca/calendar

Our next Caregiver Meet Up is at a new location tomorrow night! Come together over food & drinks to find community, conversation and a fun night out with other parents of trans & gender diverse folks. Thursday, October 16th | 6:30pm to 8:30pm Jameson's Pub (3790 Brentwood Rd NW)

Wanting to update your name and/or gender marker on your ID documents? Registration is now open for our next TRANS ID CLINIC! Thursday, October 23rd | 5:30pm to 7:00pm In person at Skipping Stone Registration Required. www.skippingstone.ca/id-clinics

This Wednesday's Highlights: 💛 HARMONY HEARTS* | 6:15pm-8:15pm 💛 HEARTS & CRAFTS - Teen Edition (Skipping Stone) | 6:15pm-8:15pm 💛 NOTWITHSTANDING, WE RISE: A Virtual Town Hall* (online) | 7pm-8:30pm *Online www.skippingstone.ca/calendar

Join us tonight for our non-binary & genderqueer meet-up Flowing Hearts! This group is about helping us understand who we are, how we want to grow, and how we can live authentically. Tuesday, October 14th | 6:15pm to 8:15pm Online www.skippingstone.ca/groups/#zoom...

Marsha P. Johnson (1945-1992) was an activist in the American gay rights movement of the 1960s-70s, and one of the prominent figures in the Stonewall uprising of 1969. She remains one of the most admired and recognized 2SLGTQIA+ advocates and historical figures.

This week: Tues 🧡 FLOWING HEARTS* Wed 💛 HARMONY HEARTS* 💛 HEARTS & CRAFTS - Teens** 💛 NOTWITHSTANDING, WE RISE: Virtual Town Hall* Thurs 💚 STRONG HEARTS** 💚 TRANS NEURODIVERSITY GROUP* 💚 CAREGIVER MEET-UP (Jameson's Pub) Sun 💜 EXPRESSIONS: HAIR & MAKEUP DAY (Sunalta) *online, **Skipping Stone