CHIBPS
Resources for Transgender Individuals
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International Transgender Certification Association Offers the education, training, and certification to healthcare providers and community providers for the delivery of professional, ethical and knowledgeable care to transgender and gender non-conforming community.
http://www.transgendercertification.org/
World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Non-profit, interdisciplinary professional and educational organization devoted to transgender health.
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TransYouth Family Allies
TYFA empowers children and families by partnering with educators, service providers and communities, to develop supportive environments in which gender may be expressed and respected.
http://imatyfa.org/about-us.html
Trans Youth Equality Foundation
The Trans Youth Equality Foundation provides education, advocacy and support for transgender and gender non-conforming children and youth and their families. Their mission is to share information about the unique needs of this community, partnering with families, educators and service providers to help foster a healthy, caring, and safe environment for all trans children.
http://www.transyouthequality.org
National Center for Transgender Equality
NCTE is the nation’s leading social justice advocacy organization winning life-saving change for transgender people.
Transgender Law Center (TLC)
TLC is the largest national trans-led organization advocating self-determination for all people. Grounded in legal expertise and committed to racial justice, TLC employs a variety of community-driven strategies to keep transgender and gender nonconforming people alive, thriving, and fighting for liberation.
https://transgenderlawcenter.org/
TransActive Gender Center
TransActive Gender Center provides a holistic range of services and expertise to empower transgender and gender diverse children, youth and their families in living healthy lives, free of discrimination.
Trans Women of Color Collective
TWOCC’s mission is to uplift the narratives, lived experiences and leadership of trans and gender non-conforming people of color, their families and comrades as they build towards collective liberation for all oppressed people.
Gender Spectrum
Gender Spectrum’s mission is to create a gender-inclusive world for all children and youth. To accomplish this, they help families, organizations, and institutions increase their understanding of gender.
Transgender American Veteran’s Association
TAVA acts proactively with other concerned GLBT organizations to ensure that transgender veterans receive appropriate care for medical conditions in accordance with the Veterans Health Administration Customer Service Standards. Further, TAVA will help in educating the VA and the US military on issues regarding a fair and equal treatment of transgendered and transsexual individuals.
Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law
The Williams Institute is dedicated to conducting rigorous, independent research on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy. A think tank at UCLA Law, the Williams Institute produces high-quality research with real-world relevance and disseminates it to judges, legislators, policymakers, media and the public.
https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/
Original Plumbing
OP is the premier, theme-based print publication dedicated to trans male culture created by Amos Mac and Rocco Kayiatos.
http://originalplumbing.bigcartel.com/
Trans Lifeline
This line is primarily for transgender people experiencing a crisis. This includes people who may be struggling with their gender identity and are not sure that they are transgender. While their goal is to prevent self-harm, they welcome the call of any transgender person in need, connecting them with services that can help them meet that need.
https://www.translifeline.org/
Susan’s Place
News and Support for the Transgender and Transsexual community. Also contains a database of transgender related websites. chat, message boards, and wiki.
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African American Office of Gay Concerns (AAOGC)
The T.G.I.F. (Thank Goodness I’m Fabulous) Peer Advocate Project is here to provide young African-American and Latino Transgender girls a safe space. The T.G.I.F. Peer Advocate Project introduces and supports behavior change through community support, HIV/STI prevention education and safer sex information to reduce the transmission of HIV within these communities.NJ Guide to Legal Name/Gender Marker Change
Resources for name and gender marker changes on NJ identity documents, including policies for court system, drivers license, and birth certificate
https://transequality.org/documents/state/new-jerseyRutgers Center for Transgender Health
The Rutgers Center for Transgender Health (RCTH) is a collaborative center that will provide a full spectrum of medical, psychiatric and surgical care for the transgender person.
http://njms.rutgers.edu/centers_institutes/trans_health/Healthy Transitions
Phone: (908) 647-1688
https://healthytransitionsllc.org/
Healthy Transitions is a private medical practice that serves transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive patients across the lifespan.Transgender Support Groups in NJ
List of transgender small-scale support groups in New Jersey Area. Groups usually meet once a week.
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Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund
Organization committed to ending discrimination based upon gender identity and expression and to achieving equality for transgender people through public education, test-case litigation, direct legal services, and public policy efforts.
http://www.transgenderlegal.org/Live Out Loud
Live Out Loud inspires, nurtures and empowers LGBTQ youth to build a successful future by connecting them to positive role models and affirmative experiences in the LGBTQ community.
https://www.liveoutloud.info/Trans Oral History Project
Community archive devoted to the collection, preservation and sharing of trans histories, organized in collaboration with the New York Public Library.
https://www.nyctransoralhistory.org/Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
Provides sensitive, quality health care and related services targeted to New York’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities — in all their diversity — regardless of ability to pay. To further this mission, Callen-Lorde promotes health education and wellness, and advocates for LGBT health issues.
http://callen-lorde.org/transhealth/Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery (CTMS)
CTMS delivers advanced care for transgender and gender diverse people. They provide medical care, gender-affirming surgeries, behavioral health services, and other support services.
https://www.mountsinai.org/locations/center-transgender-medicine-surgeryAPICHA Community Health Center‘s Transgender Health Clinic
Committed to providing whole person Primary Medical Care to address the distinct needs of transgender and gender non-conforming, gender variant and genderqueer individuals. Their Trans/GNC Health Clinic provides individualized primary medical care to people from all backgrounds in an affirming and safe environment.
https://www.apicha.org/community-health-care-new-york-city/The Sylvia Rivera Law Project
Works to guarantee that all people are free to self-determine gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race, and without facing harassment, discrimination, or violence.
http://srlp.orgThe Audre Lorde Project
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People of Color center for community organizing in the NYC area. Through mobilization, education and capacity-building, they work for community wellness and progressive social and economic justice.
http://alp.orgThe Mount Sinai Health System’s Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery
Provides compassionate and comprehensive health care services for the transgender community. A team of professionals within the Mount Sinai Health System help patients in their journey from initial assessment and screening through hormonal therapy, surgical procedures, and post-transition care. Through a holistic approach, they refer patients to primary care and to specialists in the areas of endocrinology, behavioral health, plastic surgery, urology, and gynecology.
http://www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/service-areas/center-for-transgender-medicine-and-surgery