Our support group meetings are the core for SAGA. Each meeting features a different topic to foster discussion of various topics important to the transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse community. Some meetings feature an invited speaker or community organization in addition to, or instead of, a discussion topic. The meetings are informal and attendees are welcome to come as they are.
SAGA’s focus is on adults and all attendees must be at least 18 to attend our meetings!
In addition to checking our events calendar, be sure to sign up for our newsletter to stay up-to-date on meeting times, locations, topics, and virtual meeting links!
Time
1st and 3rd Thursday every month
6:30pm to 9:00pm
Doors open at 6:00pm and we strongly encourage folks to arrive before 6:30pm.
Location
Pride Center San Antonio
1303 McCullough Ave #160
The entrance to The Center is on the Ogden Street side of the building, to the left of the main entrance.
We employ a hybrid meeting style, incorporating both in-person and virtual attendance via Google Meet. For virtual meeting information, please see the Discord server or sign up for our newsletter.
Rules & Guidelines
Consent
Ask for consent. Have an active dialogue with people about their comfort level. Consent is an ongoing discussion: never assume! We are an “Only ‘Yes’ Means Yes” group. Victim-blaming is not tolerated.
Use Content Warnings to the best of your ability. If you think that what you are about to share could be potentially distressing or induce dysphoria in someone, be sure to tell the group what subject you’re about to talk about so that members can choose how they want to participate, if at all.
Respect people’s boundaries and privacy. (This includes preferred names and pronouns! Not everyone is comfortable sharing everything about their transitions or lives, and it is important we understand that.)
Content
Keep it PG-13. As a community that revolves around sexual and gender identity, our discussions will tend to be more frank surrounding the human body than the general population. That being said, this support group is not intended for explicit content for it to remain a Safe Space.
This is a body and sex positive group! Zero shaming tolerated.
Unless it is specifically related to our community, keep political discussion to a minimum.
Conduct
Keep things confidential. Not everyone in this support group is out, and we want to respect when people are being vulnerable. Do not share anything that other members say during the support portion of these meetings.
Do not interrupt or speak over members. Please extend the same courtesy that you want in return when it comes to speaking during the meetings. If there is repetitive violation of this policy, you may be asked to leave.
Assume best intentions. Not everybody has the lingo or nuance down yet, and that’s okay! Sometimes we make mistakes and tread on each other’s toes, but we can have that discourse with compassion. If there is a problem that you can’t resolve on your own, please reach out to an officer.