Pittsburgh, PA – October 3, 2005  The Pittsburgh Transsexual Support Groups, a Pittsburgh based non-profit corporation for transgender support, announces the First Steel City Gender Conference to take place Saturday November 19^th, 2005 at the Holiday Inn Select in Oakland.  

The Steel City Gender Conference will provide free lectures on the transgender community and topics including mental, medical, and social issues will be addressed.  Lectures will be provided by area therapists or doctors, and nationally known transgender speakers.  The free lectures are open to all to attend.

The keynote speaker for this event is the transgender author Kate Bornstein.  Kate’s publications have offered much insight on the definition of gender identity and life as a transgender person.

 Along with the free Steel City Gender Conference, there will be several other events geared towards the transgender community.  On Friday November 18^th, the Andy Warhol Museum will host a transgender night with a performance by Kate Bornstein.  Saturday November 19^th there will be a special dinner for the patrons of the Conference to enjoy dinner with our visiting national speakers.  Sunday November 20^th will be Pittsburgh’s 2^nd annual National Transgender Day of Remembrance church service.

More information about the Steel City Gender Conference and transgender weekend activities are available at www.pghdor.org , by calling 412-661-7030, or email pgh_dor@yahoo.com