Three of the four Washington, dc coops/youth programs have , or had wimmin's nights, last I knew. 

I advocated for one, and threatened to dress up as a woman to get in ( only done it half arsed once while clowning in WV ), and see how it was going/ get attention.

Not sure about separate trans/ queerfolk night, would have to have enough of those types/ self identify to make it work.

Agreed, testosterone kills community, and a lot of other things, especially with tools in hand, but estrogen poisoning is a little over the top too.  How many, oh, how many rabbits must die, before we figure this out?  /bad joke

Being not part of either ( O+/ tq) , I can't speak much to it ( doesn't seem to stop me from trying, though ).  Separatist organizations/ cliques and subgrouping is always a little tricky if trying to build community, as a whole, imnsho.

That said, disabled night, I haven't seen, nor tried...

Bike Hospital, as how for younger kids has been done, informally, iirc.

Currently, Spanish is running separate from English some other types of places I sometimes go...

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On Oct 17, 2014 5:35 PM, "Christopher Chan" <chris.chan@edmontonbikes.ca> wrote:

You're welcome to use text from our page:

http://edmontonbikes.ca/women

We are updating the name (women & trans) to include femme for ours, and we will likely also introduce a separate queer time as well.

Christopher Chan
Executive Director
Edmonton Bicycle Commuters Society

edmontonbikes.ca

BikeWorks North • 9305 111 Ave • T5G 0A2 • 780-757-9100
BikeWorks South • 8001 102 St • T6E 4A2 • 780-433-2453
Cell • 780-756-7560

On 17 Oct 2014 11:43, "Leslie Peteya" <lesliepeteya@gmail.com> wrote:
We have both a women's night and a trans/queer night. Mainly, because we can serve the 2 different populations better. 

Our collective has had several intense discussions around why we need such nights. I explain the bro-chisimo environment of 
fixing bikes, the masculine energy, some men's tendency to jump and offer to 'help', discomfort felt by queer/trans populations in
interacting with homophobic patrons, women's historic acculturation to be accommodating and not speak up, as and maybe I just want to hang out with my fellow women and share cupcakes, as all reasons for having these nights. 

Best,
Leslie 
Durham Bike Co-op

On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Judith Feist <judith.feist@gmail.com> wrote:
Good Afternoon all,

I was just wondering what shops out there have specific shop nights dedicated to a specific group of individuals...Do you have literature you hand out to folks who ask questions about this specific shop night? How do you run it? I would like to host an evening where folks who identify as women/trans are able to come work on/learn about bike maintenance/safety in a welcoming environment...

Any info is helpful. Especially concerning how you respond to negative comments pertaining to such evenings...

I hope everyone is well and thank you, in advance, for any information. It's greatly appreciated.

--
judith caroline feist

"i don' think my art is political. i think it's about the stuff that doesn't let me sleep at night." -felix gonzalez-torres

I think [the bicycle] has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world...It gives a woman a feeling of freedom and self-reliance.~Susan B. Anthony

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