Diverse & Resilient Appleton Room to Be Safe

03/31/2026

Happy Trans Day of Visibility!

To our Trans fam, you are beautiful and worthy of love and dignity 365 days a year.

Please join us along with Lawrence University Pride Network for a Trans Day of Visibility Concert and community conversation with singer-songwriter Joanna Sterling. Alderperson Vered Meltzer and our program director, Reiko Ramos, will also be in attendance to share a few words. Reiko will be unveiling some of the photos of our community taken earlier this month by the one and only, Rachel Crowl!

5pm, Harper Hall, Lawrence University

See comments for more info about our collaborators!

03/24/2026

Join us for 4th Thursday LGBTQ+ Peer Mental Health Support Group this Thursday 3/26 from 6pm to 7:30pm at NAMI Fox Valley!

211 E Franklin ST

03/19/2026

📣📣LAST CALL📣📣

You still have time to sign up for our FREE photoshoot with Rachel Crowl gearing up for Trans Day of Visibility 2026! (This opportunity is for our beloved Trans and NB community members; allies are encouraged to donate!)

We know visibility comes with risk--especially now--so you can keep the photos just for yourself if you so choose.

Last week everyone left very happy with their photo. We're confident you will be, too! :)

Go here to register and find more event info: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1aFx1r1XbT/

Registration link also in the comments of this post!

Support Trans Day of Visibility this March by helping create a moment of affirmation, joy, & visibility for trans folks in Appleton with Diverse & Resilient. It’s been a hell of a year for trans folks, so this year we’d like to celebrate Appleton trans peeps by making sure they have a beautiful ...

03/17/2026

Our Appleton office will remain closed to the public on Tuesday, March 17th.

Advocates will be available remotely. Please call or text 414-856-5428 to connect!

03/14/2026

That's a wrap on our first TDOV photoshoot! There is still time to sign up for the next one!

Registration info in the comments.

03/14/2026

"Hey, Cutie! You are beautiful inside and out!"

We're set up for our first Appleton TDOV photoshoot today! Check out our affirmation mirror and drop your own affirmations in the comments!

Registration info linked in the comments.

03/13/2026

This is our friend Vered, the first openly Trans elected official in Wisconsin who has served on Appleton Common Council for more than a decade! His picture was taken by Rachel! 😀

Want a headshot like Vered's? Check out our FREE TDOV Photoshoot event linked here to learn more!!! ‼️📸🦄

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1ApVx1mSHr/

03/12/2026

Hey local Trans and NB lovelies, we know getting a photo taken can be an intimidating and vulnerable experience!

That is SO real, AND we believe you are beautiful and worthy just as you are. Here are some important things you should know:

1. YOU have control over who gets your photos: you can give consent for Rachel or D&R to share them ONLY IF YOU WANT TO! If you do not want your photo shared, we are committed to protecting your privacy.

2. You can bring a support person who can cheer you on while you get your picture taken!

3. Don't "dress to impress," dress to be YOU. As our photographer Rachel says, “We’re doing portraits and that means shoulders and up for the photo. That also means that you can and should wear something that makes you comfortable and helps you feel like a bad ass. I cannot wait to photograph your beautiful selves!”

4. Take a look at Rachel's gallery to see how she makes everyone look great with such care and insight: https://www.bettypageisablonde.com/Portraits

Registration is still open for both dates!

If you have any questions or need more information in order to feel more comfortable, please reach out to Nick at nross@diverseandresilient.org

Support Trans Day of Visibility this March by helping create a moment of affirmation, joy, & visibility for trans folks in Appleton with Diverse & Resilient. It’s been a hell of a year for trans folks, so this year we’d like to celebrate Appleton trans peeps by making sure they have a beautiful ...

03/11/2026

Calling all our beautiful Fox Valley Trans and NB community members (yes, that means ALL of you--you're ALL beautiful!)!

Sign up now for a FREE headshot by one of our community's treasures, renowned actor, photographer, and trans woman, Rachel Crowl.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GSwLb8d1z/

Support Trans Day of Visibility this March by helping create a moment of affirmation, joy, & visibility for trans folks in Appleton with Diverse & Resilient. It’s been a hell of a year for trans folks, so this year we’d like to celebrate Appleton trans peeps by making sure they have a beautiful ...

03/10/2026

Join us this Thursday, March 12 for 2nd Thursday LGBTQ+ Adult Drop In!

We will share our time and space learning about how boundary setting can be an important expression of love and care, not just denying someone a certain type of access to you. We all deserve the ability to set boundaries to protect ourselves and our relationships. Let's talk about it!

03/10/2026

This is tonight! We hope to see you there!

IMPORTANT UPDATE: This event has moved to LU's West Campus (above the new Trout Museum)

IMPORTANT UPDATE: This event has moved to LU's West Campus (above the new Trout Museum), NOT the Warch Campus Center Cinema

We are proud to co-sponsor this public event from our dear friends at Lawrence University's Ethnic Studies Department, LU Pride Network, and the Intercultural Center.

Join us on Tuesday March 10th @ 8pm at Lawrence's West Campus for a talk from scholar Dr. Brandon Andrew Robinson: "'They perceive me as this Black man or a savage type': The Sexual Racism of Transphobia and the Racial Politics of t4t Relationships"

We are excited to learn from Dr. Robinson! Will we see you there? :)