Trans Academy

== About Trans Academy ==
Founded in late 2022 the Trans Academy was originally meant be a gathering place for trans individuals online, which has since expanded to become a 501(c)(3) recognized charity that holds digital community events, as well as voice classes, and is currently working on expanding the classes that are available.
== Current Activities ==
=== Voice Classes ===
Every other week on Sunday a Vocal Modulation class is hosted by Savvy. The classes allow people to request in person assistance with their vocal training right then and there on stage. The VRC classes are also streamed online, and later uploaded on the Academy's VOD channel.
There is also an in world workshop every Monday meant to be a casual voice 'office hours' type of talk, hosted by Jessa. This event is not streamed.
There are also workshops during the week in the Discord server as more of a casual class. The Discord workshop is not streamed.
=== Cosmetics Class ===
Sara's monthly "Cosmetics & Makeup" Class is the place for you if you're interested in learning makeup skills and techniques for feminization, masculinization, and androgenization. She'll be teaching everything there is to know about makeup application, combination, skills, techniques, and products!
=== Moonlit Academy ===
Moonlit Academy is a chill weekly Wednesday night hangout put together by Trans Academy in VRChat. There is an NA event, as well as an EU event. It usually consists of an ice breaker, live musical performances, and a DJ set with full body tracking dancers, as well as ending with a meditation or a bedtime story. The performances and DJ set are usually streamed, and later uploaded on the Academy's VOD channel.
=== Comfy Coffee Hour ===
Comfy Coffee Hour is a weekly Sunday event meant to be a relaxing and inviting VRChat experience hosted in the tranquil setting of the Trans Academy. It is the perfect spot to destress and socialize. Share stories, play games, or simply sip on your favorite virtual brew as you soak in the laid-back atmosphere.
=== Transmasc Tea Time ===
Transmasc Tea Time is a welcoming and affirming weekly space hosted on Saturdays by the Transmasc Academy staff for transmasculine individuals where they can gather, connect, and find solidarity amongst their fellow transmasc peers. This offers a supportive environment to foster community, share experiences, and uplift one another.
== Future Activities ==
=== Trans Academy Birthday 2024 ===
TABD24 will be taking place September 13th and 14th, and are expected to have two music festivals, as well as six panels. The panels are intended to cover Trans Academy events, and educate others about what goes on behind the scenes, as well as what's coming in the future.
=== Future Classes ===
More classes covering a variety of topics are currently being worked on. The academy hopes to have more information about this soon.
== Past Activities ==
=== Trans Pride VR 2023 ===
Trans Pride VR 2023 was a 2-day celebration of trans identities, empowering expression and sharing what makes the trans community unique and diverse. Guests were invited to sit in on an informative panel or jam out at a nightly music festival. The panels included a VRChat Team panel, as well as guest panels for Phia, Zach Deocadiz, Llealloo, and Rachel.
=== TA'24 ===
TA'24 was a 7-hour long music event to celebrate the New Year, featuring 7 DJs and 2 venues, those being Club Deviate and Trans Academy's own venue Trans Academy Underground.
=== Transition Week 2024 ===
Transition Week was created to spread awareness, share information, and share personal experiences/stories about transition for transgender and nonbinary people. It was a week long event that included an improv workshop from Skits'n'Bits, an intro to American Sign Language from Helping Hands, and ended with a panel of members of the Trans Academy answering questions about their personal experiences with transitioning. It was held during the week of January 22nd through January 26th.
=== Magfest 2024 ===
Trans Academy was one of three groups (the other two being Helping Hands and Filmmakers of VRChat) invited to participate in a multimedia panel at Magfest. Called the VRChat Community Panel, it featured discussions and explanations of their various groups from VRChat members in the Magfest VR world that was broadcast to a screen within the Magfest IRL event.
=== Intro to Computer Science ===
Instructors RandomTM and Epple guided interested individuals on the basics of Computer Science, with a few weeks of initial instruction and another few weeks of project creation. Whether you were wanting to start your computer science journey or have zero knowledge on anything techy, anyone was welcome to attend.
=== Vocal Feminization by Rachel ===
Rachel previously hosted feminization classes every other Sunday, alternating with Savvy. She has since left to persue her own endevors, but her previous classes are still uploaded.
=== Trans Pride VR 2024 ===
Trans Pride VR 2024 was a 3 day celebration of trans identities, empowering expression, and sharing what makes the trans community unique and diverse. There were be 6 panels, including a return of the VRChat Team panel, an Ally panel, and a Virtual Production panel. There were also two different nightly musical festivals.
=Gallery=
Feminization with Rachel.jpg|Informative slide for the Vocal Feminization class.
File:Modulation with Savvy.jpg|Informative slide for the Vocal Modulation class.
File:TAComputerScience.jpg|Informative slide for the Intro to Computer Science class.
File:TA24Poster.jpg|Poster for TA'24.
File:TransitionWeek24.jpg|Poster for Transition Week 2024.
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