The Avon Femboy Association (aka 'AFA' or 'AvonFem') is a group based in the South West who identify as femboy, transgender, genderfluid, non-binary and more. We hold meets in person every now and then in Bristol, and have an active Discord community. Memberships are only for those identifying as any feminine-expressing part of the LGBTQ+ community, but our Discord is open to anyone to come and chat.

AvonFem's Mission

AvonFem's mission is bringing together femboys, transfems and other feminine-expressing people. It can be tremendously difficult to find others who are similar, especially when society often defines gender in very narrow ways. Often times, our generation turns to the internet, making the internet home to most of femboy and trans culture. AFA's meetups create a safe, affirming space where you can meet like-minded people, build meaningful friendships, and feel a sense of solidarity as part of a real, in person community.

What's the funny looking creature in the logo?

That's the Sea Stag! It's a part deer, part fish creature from medieval times. You may recognize it from the Avon Fire & Rescue Service's logo. The Sea Stag is symbolic of two different things in the AFA logo. One, as a part of the former Avon County's coat of arms, it represents the Avon River with the fish half, and the beautiful forests of the region with the deer half. Two, in the context of AFA, it's representative of not fitting traditional expectations. Being different, and a unique combination of all sorts of things. Let it remind you that even labels like "femboy" or "transfem" are just words used to identify, and they don't define your unique self.

Meets

Meets are not run very often right now, but we hope to eventually get into a rhythm of either once a month or once every two months. The next meet is TBD - Early November.

Meets are held on the weekend in Bristol. The specific location can vary, but generally will be a rented space in a pub or similar. Meet areas are private for the comfort of members, and allow you to change on arrival if you aren't comfortable dressing fem in public. Dressing fem is also not 100% required to attend, but highly recommended.

All AFA memberships are given at the discretion of the AvonFem president and are carefully vetted to prevent any sort of malicious, homophobic, or generally illegitimate memberships. On this note, PLEASE make sure you are signed up properly before trying to attend a meet. Sign up as early ahead of time as you are able, but meet sign-up will close the day before the meet. If you have any doubts or questions, feel free to message or ping the AvonFem president (@vanja92) via the Discord.

How to become a member

1. Meet the requirements

You need to be at least 18 years old before becoming a member. If you are turning 18 soon, please wait to register until then. You also must in some way be feminine-expressing. This doesn't mean you have to be passing as female or wear a skirt all the time or be some kind of supermodel, it just means you have to have put some sort of interest into trying to express femininely, even if just in your own home a few times.

2. Join the Discord

We operate out of our Discord server, with all communication, planning and organizing happening there. This is the main hub for everything AvonFem. If you don't have a Discord account, it's quick and easy to create one. If for some reason you are unable to use Discord but are still eager to become a member, please send an email here and we will try to figure something out.
Click here to join the Discord.

3. Verify your age

IMPORTANT: This is only for fem-presenting individuals. The age-verified area of the server is considered fem-only, for the comfort of the server members. Take a photo of your ID next to your Discord username. The username can be displayed on a screen, or written on paper, but must be physically present in the photo and not edited in. For your own privacy, cover up all of your details aside from date of birth, either physically before taking the photo, or digitally using a drawing tool or image cropping. Send this photo of your ID, all fields except date of birth covered, next to your username, to any AFA staff (all roles above "Full member"). They will then give you the age verified role soon after.

4. Register for full membership

If you want to gain full membership and be able to attend meets, this is the most important step. You must fill out the membership form and agree to the CTM, and then wait for a message from AvonFem staff. Once processed, assuming there's no issues, you'll get a message saying you've been approved and you'll receive the "full member" role. If for any reason you are not approved, you'll receive a message with more information.
Only one application has ever been denied, and it was because they submitted a rick roll as their name. They were given membership once a deez nuts joke was swiftly delivered in retaliation, and their actual name was provided.

Register Here

5. Sign up for the meet itself

Once you are a full member, there will be a very small and quick form to fill out to confirm you're going to the meet. This link should be posted in the Discord closer to the date of the meet. Stay tuned for any sort of announcements from the Discord as all important information will be posted there.

That's all!

You're now ready to go for the meet on our end! Prepare yourself an outfit, make some friends in the Discord, and make sure the meet is in your calendar so you don't forget! Additionally, if you want to help out with making these meets happen and you're in a financially alright place, donations and merch purchases (both WIP, links soon) are hugely appreciated!! 100% of this money goes straight back into AFA as per the CTM.
Aside from financial support, we're also always looking for staff help!! Send a message to the AvonFem president on the discord (@vanja92) if you're interested in helping.

Contact

To contact AvonFem with any business enquiries, please email the president, Tyler Smith. For other enquiries please use the Discord where possible.