CVC's Martine Barclay Holquist wins Sexual Assault Awareness Month national contest


"How do you help transgender survivors weather the storms?"


FORGE is a national organization based out of Wisconsin whose mission is to support, educate and advocate for the rights and lives of transgender individuals and SOFFAs (Significant Others, Friends, Family, and Allies). 


In honor of April's Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), FORGE held a contest to design an adult coloring page to be used for both trans survivors of sexual violence and victim serving agencies to assist trans survivors, in conjunction with the prompt, "how do you help transgender survivors weather the storms?" 


Erie local Martine Barclay Holquist, from Crime Victim Center, was awarded first place for her submission. Ms Barclay Holquist's winning page is being featured in FORGE's social media as people are encouraged to color and/or write and share their thoughts on transgender and gender non-binary sexual violence. 


To find Ms Barclay Holquist's page, and five others, please visit forge-forward.org. FORGE requests that you share with the hashtag #SAAMTransUmbrella on social media and encourages everyone to tag them. 


Congratulations to Ms Barclay Holquist on winning the contest and shining a positive light on the efforts Erie is making in trans and gender non-binary sexual violence awareness. 


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