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Saturday’s program entailed group sessions on personal styling and makeup, followed by a trans femme workshop delivered by Ballarat local Dr Sophie Pilbeam.<\/p>\n
Sunday saw participants taking part in a second hair styling session as well as binder and bra fittings, after culminating with a trans masc workshop.<\/p>\n
The majority of programs were sold out, with an even split between local and Melbourne-based providers.<\/p>\n
Ms Ellman said she hopes the visit’s success will pave the way for the Affirmation Station to become an independent pillar of Ballarat’s trans and gender diverse community.<\/p>\n
“Long term, we’d love to see people in Ballarat be able to continue to do these sessions even without Transgender Victoria here,” she said.<\/p>\n
“One of our core tenets is to provide peer support so we want this to be sustainable beyond us. It’s having local community share these skills with each other.”<\/p>\n
Free clothing was also provided by local trans op shop outlet Ballarat’s Rainbow Rack, while participants also left the sessions with complimentary resources, gift cards, and vouchers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
REPRESENTATIVES of Victoria’s leading body for transgender and gender diversity were in town over the weekend, bringing the Affirmation Station initiative to the region. Camp Street’s Arts Incubator became a haven for local transgender and gender diverse community members, with Transgender Victoria staff on hand to deliver the program which aims to provide support, connection, […]<\/p>\n