Infomation of the speech at Yi-Gather Meetup, February 15th
Speaker: Shia W. Majer (魏莱) Founder & Creative Director of Shia Majer, writer and activist
Shia W. Majer is a self-taught artist and fashion designer who owns her eponymous fashion brand, she was also well-known as a Tarot reader, astrologer and hypnotherapist. At the age of 23, Shia founded her fashion brand Shia Majer, her designs were all inspired by her personal stories, women's rights and the power of LGBTQ community. After her first show's success, "LGBTQ" became the signature of her brand, Shia took this as an opportunity to come out as a transgender woman in one of her speeches, and officially became a transgender activist. Six months later, Shia finally came out to her parents and got the support from her family, Shia is now a writer who writes articles to support the LGBTQ community in China, she also began writing her biography <She>.
Topic of the speech: <Call me Shia>
After coming out as a transgender woman, Majer had changed her name into Shia and started her HRT(hormone replacement therapy). During six months of transition, Shia fully lives herself as a girl, which means she has to deal with all the problems that are caused by her special idenity, such as public issues, relationships and family. In this speech Shia would like to share her transgender experience and how she got through some difficult times by herself. By the way, shia is very open for any question (even for her body change), so feel free to bring your questions and join the event!
Time:
2017.02.15 (Wed.) 19:30 - 21:30
Ticket:
30 RMB (Includes snacks and drinks. Pay when you arrive.)
Language:
English
Address:
一起开工社区（广州市荔湾区中山七路68号）
Yi-Gather Community, No. 68, Zhongshan 7th Street, LiwanDistrict, Guangzhou
Metro:
Exit D, Metro Line1, Xi Men Kou station, Guangzhou
附中文简介：
Shia W. Majer是一位靠自学成才的艺术家和拥有同名服装品牌的时尚设计师，她同时也是位知名塔罗师、占星学家和催眠治疗师。拥有这么多不同头衔，Shia形容自己为“一个拥有复杂故事的复杂存在”。23岁这年，Shia创立了自己的服装品牌Shia Majer，她用星际主题命名她的所有系列，而且她的设计灵感全部来源于她的个人故事、女性维权和LGBTQ社群的影响力。在第一场秀获得成功后，“LGBTQ”成了其品牌的独有标识，Shia以此为契机在她的其中一场公共演讲中正式出柜MTF跨性别身份，并成为一名跨性别活动家。六个月后，Shia终于向她的家人出柜，她的父母意外地选择接受Shia为女儿的身份。拥有家人的支持，Shia现在也是一名作家，她书写文章支持中国的LGBTQ社群，并开始攥写自己的自传《她》。
在出柜为跨性别女性后，Majer正式改名为Shia，也开始了她的HRT（雌激素替代治疗）。在六个月的身份转换中，Shia已经完全以女生身份生活，这也意味着她必须面对所有由她的特殊身份所引发的问题，比如公共问题、感情关系和家庭关系。在这个演讲中Shia将很乐意分享她作为跨性别女生的生活经验，以及她如何靠自己度过一些艰难的时刻。另外，Shia对于大家的问题也保持很开放的心态（包括身体上的改变），所以尽情带上你们的问题参加这次的活动吧！
