welcome. we are so glad you found us.  

When I got diagnosed with early stage 3 breast cancer in December of 2020 I quickly realised there was not a single TGD specific support group available to me. In person or online. With help from some wonderful friends and a grant from TransVic we got one started. And here we are.

Cancer is isolating for anyone. It’s confronting in big ways and little subtle ways you don’t expect. Ways folks without a lived experience can’t really understand as much as we’d like them to. And when you’re Trans or Gender Diverse it can be even more complex. Even more confronting. In ways that most cis folks wouldn’t think about. Don’t have to think about.

I feel relief even writing this because I know I don’t have to explain all the ways to you. I don’t have to help you understand what makes this even more intense because you already know. You understand. And that’s exactly why we need this. So we can all feel that relief. That understanding. That community.

The dream for this network is big. But it starts small with us meeting to talk. To us having community together. And then that community will decide what this network will be. Together. This is a space for us to grieve together, share our hopes and fears and our frustrations. To help each other get through it and continue to help each other to process and heal. 

We want you to feel safe here. Everyone’s story is welcome. We will listen and hold space for each other. We aren’t psychologists and we don’t have miracle cures. We are here to SUPPORT each other. Knowing everyone’s story is nuanced and influenced by their personal histories.

We are what’s been missing from the conversations about OUR cancers. So thank you for being here.