Our Story
Hey folks! I’m Max, the founder of TCATS. We got our start in the summer of 2015, about six months after I came out to friends and family as a binary transgender man. I came to a point where I realized that although I had support from my cis allies, there were things that I felt more comfortable discussing with other trans folks. The importance of community became very clear to me very quickly. I searched my Facebook friends list for trans friends I could reach out to and began to wonder if any of them ever felt the need for community like I did. I became acquainted with a few other local trans folks who were passionate about bringing together our local trans community and TCATS, the Tri-Cities Area Transgender Support group was founded. In conjunction, my partner, Beth, also founded AllyCATS, a group similar to TCATS but created for the families and friends of trans folks to also find support while their loved ones become, and they transition. Tri-Cities Transgender was created as the parent organization of the Facebook based support groups to aid us in expanding our reach throughout the region. Our logo was created and donated by the fabulous Kristin Cramer, one of our founding
members.