When moving to a new place and discovering a new community, it can initially be difficult to feel included. Approaching a new challenge often only starts getting easier once you feel as though you are a part of something larger.
Pinball Jones, a local arcade and pinball bar, is doing just that. Thursday was the kickoff event for the Women, Trans and Femme Pinball Collective, formed by five women with the mission to create a welcoming environment for all women, including transgender and feminine-identifying people.
Through a shared enjoyment for the game, Aprille Sonnier, Savannah Brown, Erika Stonebay, Andrea Exendine and Andy Roetman said they were inspired to collaborate on a project that could speak to those feeling ostracized in today’s world. By shaping the collective into a space that everyone feels welcomed and included in, the idea behind it is emphasized even more clearly…