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Trans & Intersex Resource List www.transyouth.com Last modified: 7/2009 Quick Reference SAN FRANCISCO & BAY AREA ORGANIZATIONS & SUPPORT SERVICES – page 1 ♦ Children, Youth, Families, & School – page 1 ♦ Health Care & Housing Services – page 4 ♦ Legal, Policy, Advocacy, & Employment – page 9 ♦ Community Empowerment & Social Support – page 11 ADDITIONAL REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE THE SF/BAY AREA (by State) – page 14 NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS – page 19 SAN FRANCISCO & BAY AREA ORGANIZATIONS & SUPPORT SERVICES Children, Youth, Families, & School Ally Action 106 San Pablo Towne Center, PMB #319, San Pablo, CA 94806 (925) 685-5480 www.allyaction.org Contact Person: Julie Lienert (Executive Director) Ally Action educates and engages people to create school communities are safe and inclusive for all, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. Ally Action provides comprehensive approaches to eliminating anti-LGBT bias and violence in local school communities by offering training, resources and on-going services that engage local school community members to make a positive difference in each other's lives. Bay Area Young Positives (Bay Positives) 701 Oak Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 (415) 487-1616 www.baypositives.org Contact Person: Curtis Moore (Executive Director) Bay Area Young Positives (BAY Positives) helps young people (26 and under) with HIV/AIDS to live longer, happier, healthier, more productive, and quality-filled lives. The goals of BAY Positives are to work with individual HIV positive young people to: Decrease their sense of isolation, reduce their self-destructive behavior, and advocate for themselves in the complicated HIV/AIDS care system. BAY Positives delivers an array of counseling, case management, and other support, as well as links to other San Francisco youth agencies. Contact Person: Carly Flores (Peer Educator) COPYRIGHT © 2000-2009 Lydia A. Sausa, Ph.D., M.S. Ed. Free to copy and distribute for non commercial use with author credit & a link to www.transyouth.com Page 1 of 20 Center for Human Development Administrative and Program Office: 391 Taylor Boulevard, Suite 120, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523; Phone: (925) 687-8844 East Contra Costa County/Antioch: 301 West 10th Street, Suite 6, Antioch, CA 94509; Phone: (925) 753-1003 West Contra Costa/North Richmond: 1410 Kelsey Street, Richmond, CA 94801; Phone: (510) 234-5359 San Francisco: 2940 16th Street, Room 307, San Francisco, CA 94103; Phone: (415) 487-6001 www.chd-prevention.org Contact Person: Elaine Prendergast (Executive Director) The Center for Human Development (CHD) is a nonprofit corporation that promotes the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities, through different programs including: Conflict Resolution Program, Empowerment, Friday Night Live, Parent Educator Program, Project Success, Training Center, Tribes, and Youth Educator Program. Empowerment offers a weekly support group in Antioch known as PLATYPUS (People Learning About Their Youthful Peers and Understanding Sexuality). It is a safe space where LGBTQ youth can be themselves, get social support, build self-esteem and gain the motivation to complete their education. Activities include educational workshops, safer sex presentations, discussions addressing current events, creative writing and getting involved in efforts to enforce anti- harassment/-discrimination policies in schools. Contact Person: Anita Marque (Program Director) (925) 687-8844 ext. 105 or E-mail: [email protected] Children of Lesbians And Gays Everywhere (COLAGE) COLAGE National Office: 1550 Bryant Street, Suite 830, San Francisco, CA 94103 (415) 861-KIDS (5437) www.colage.org Contact Person: Beth Teper (Executive Director) COLAGE’s mission is to engage, connect, and empower people to make the world a better place for children, youth and adults of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender parents and families. It focuses on support, education and advocacy. For a current listing of groups and events contact Meredith Fenton (Program Director) at (415) 861-5437 ext. 102 or E-mail: [email protected] City College of San Francisco’s (CCSF) Gender Diversity Project Health Education and Community Health Studies Department, 50 Phelan Avenue, Cloud Hall 363, San Francisco, CA 94112 (415) 452 -5204 www.ccsf.edu/Departments/Health_Education_and_Community_Health_Studies/HIV/gdp Contact: Joani Marinoff (Program Coordinator, HIV/STI Prevention Studies) The Gender Diversity Project (GDP) is a service learning project of HIV/STI Prevention Studies at CCSF. In 2004, the GDP began designing a project to work in service to, and in collaboration with, transgender, gender variant, and gender queer communities at CCSF and beyond. Their mission is to dismantle the stereotypes that perpetuate fear, discrimination, harassment, and violence. See website for educational resources, facilitator’s guide, digital stories, and further information. Dimensions Clinic Castro Mission Health Center of the Community Health Network 3850 17th Street, San Francisco, CA 94114 (between Noe and Sanchez) (415) 934-7789 (for information); (415) 934-7700 (to schedule appointments) www.dimensionsclinic.org Contact Person: Debbie Brown (Medical Doctor) Dimensions Clinic’s mission is to increase the physical and mental health and wellness of LGBTQIQ young people in a culturally competent environment. It provides medical and mental health services for LGBTQIQ young people ages 12-25 on Saturday 12-3pm and Thursdays 5-8pm on a sliding scale. Medical Services include: Check-Ups, Physicals, Referrals, Immunizations, STD Testing & Treatment, Rapid Testing for HIV, Transgender Health Care, Pelvic Exams / Pap Smears, Pregnancy Testing, HIV / AIDS Health Care, Health Education, and Birth Control. Mental Health Services include: Substance Abuse, Coming Out, Relationships, HIV / AIDS, Gender Identity Issues, and Transitioning. The Transgender & Gender-Variant Support Group is run by trans counselors for trans and gender-variant young people 25 & under on a drop-in basis. The group is held at Dimensions Clinic every Thursday from 6:30-7:30pm. Please see (http://www.dimensionsclinic.org/transgroup.html) or call Dimensions Clinic for more information. Gay-Straight Alliance Network Statewide Office: 1550 Bryant St., Suite 800, San Francisco, CA 94103; Phone: (415) 552-4229 Central Valley Regional Office: 928 N. Van Ness Ave., Fresno, CA 93728; Phone: (559) 268-2780 Southern California Regional Office: 1145 Wilshire Blvd. #100, Los Angeles, CA 90017; Phone: (213)482.4021 www.gsanetwork.org COPYRIGHT © 2000-2009 Lydia A. Sausa, Ph.D., M.S. Ed. Free to copy and distribute for non commercial use with author credit & a link to www.transyouth.com Page 2 of 20 Contact Person: Carolyn Laub (Executive Director) The Gay-Straight Alliance Network is a youth leadership organization that connects school-based Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) to each other and community resources. Through peer support, leadership development, and training, GSA Network supports young people in starting, strengthening, and sustaining GSAs and builds the capacity of GSAs to: 1. create safe environments in schools for students to support each other and learn about homophobia and other oppressions, 2. educate the school community about homophobia, gender identity, and sexual orientation issues, and 3. fight discrimination, harassment, and violence in schools. Gender Spectrum Education and Training 1122 E Pike Street, #796, Seattle, WA 98122 [Note: National organization & Co-founder resides in Orinda, CA] (877) 809-4159 www.genderspectrum.org Contact Person: Stephanie Brill (Co-Founder) Gender Spectrum Education and Training is committed to increasing awareness and understanding of the normal range of gender variations found in everyone. They provide education, resources and training to help you create a more gender sensitive and supportive environment for all children including gender variant and transgender youth. Parent Group for Gender Variant and Transgender Children meets at Children’s Hospital Oakland. For more information, please contact Stephanie Brill (facilitator) E-mail: [email protected] Larkin Street Youth Services 701 Sutter Street, Suite 2, San Francisco, CA 94109 (415) 673-0911 www.larkinstreetyouth.org Contact Person: Sherilyn Adams (Executive Director) Larkin Street Youth Services provides a full spectrum of services needed to help San Francisco’s most vulnerable youth ages 12-24 move beyond life on the street. They offer a range of housing options – from emergency shelter to permanent supportive housing – in addition to essential wraparound services including education, technology and employment training; healthcare, including mental health, substance abuse and HIV services; and case management. Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center (LYRIC) 127 Collingwood Street, San Francisco, CA 94114 (415) 703-6150 www.lyric.org Contact Person: Jodi Schwartz (Executive Director) LYRIC’s mission is to build community and inspire positive social change through education enhancement, career trainings, health promotion, and leadership development with LGBTQQ youth, their families, and allies of all races, classes, genders, and abilities. LYRIC's programs fall into three general categories: Community Building, Education and Economic Development, and Health and Wellness. Activities are open to anyone identifying somewhere on the gender variant spectrum. Contact Person: Denny David (Program Director) (415) 703-6150 Ext. 28 or E-mail: [email protected]