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Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project

The Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project is dedicated to helping lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in upstate New York achieve their goals of building and sustaining healthy families. The project offers educational programs, information and referral services, The Directory of Family Building Services, and support groups for LGBT parents and prospective parents. Our network of Pride and Joy Families provides social and educational activities and a sense of community to LGBTQ parents and their children. The Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project was started in 2000 with a grant from New York State to Ferre Institute, Inc. Ferre is a 501(C)(3) organization that provides infertility education, family building resources and genetic counseling.

Staff Members Claudia E. Stallman, Project Director Karen J. Armstrong, Health Educator Luba Djurdjinovic, Executive Director, Ferre Institute, Inc. Murray L. Nusbaum, MD, Medical Director, Ferre Institute, Inc.

Cover Art by Ada Stallman

[email protected] www.PrideAndJoyFamilies.org www.LGBTServicesDIrectory.com www.LGBTHealthInitiative.org

2 Lesbian and GaGayy Family Building Project Ferre Institute, Inc., 124 Front Street, Binghamton, NY 13905 Phone: 607.724.4308 Fax: 607.724.8290 Email: [email protected] Website: www.PrideAndJoyFamilies.org

Dear Reader:

The Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project, a program of the Ferre Institute, Inc., is pleased to provide the 2010-2011 edition of its Directory of Family Building Services for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) People . The Directory is designed to assist LGBT people in upstate New York find health and human service providers that will help them build and strengthen their families.

Each of the organizations and providers listed here is either explicitly LGBT-affirming or has signed a consent stating that “listing in the Directory makes a statement to LGBT individuals and couples that they deserve and can expect caring and sensitive service from my/our organization.” Obviously, however, the Family Building Project cannot guarantee that consumers will be satisfied with their experience with a given provider. Nor can we state that the Directory is a complete list of LGBT affirming practices.

The Directory is divided into the following categories: Adoption/Foster Care Attorneys and Mediators Childcare and Schools Community Resources Faith Communities Financial Advisors Genetic Counselors Medical Providers Realtors Sperm Banks Surrogacy Therapists and Counselors Travel and Camps

This edition of the Directory of Family Building Services is being made available at our website at www.PrideandJoyFamilies.org . We plan to continually update and expand the Directory of Family Building Services and for that we will need your help. We welcome additional referrals and provider listings, feedback on your experiences with the providers listed here, and reader suggestions on how to improve this resource (see forms at back of the Directory ). Please contact the Family Building Project by letter, phone, fax or email with your input. Thank you.

Yours Sincerely,

Claudia E. Stallman Project Director

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Adoption/Foster Care………………....5

Attorneys and Mediators……………..17

Childcare and Schools………………..28

Community Resources………………..32

Faith Communities…………………….62

Financial Advisors……………………..75

Genetic Counselors…………………...80

Medical Providers……………………...82

Realtors…………………………………103

Sperm Banks…………………………. 106

Surrogacy………………………………110

Therapists and Counselors…………. 116

Travel and Camps…………………… 137

Provider Listing Form……………….. 143

Referral and Feedback Form………..144

4 ADOPTION/FOSTER CARE

AAA Full Circle Adoptions 39 Main Street Northampton, MA 01060 and 496 Harvard Street Brookline, MA 02446 For both offices, please use the following contact information: 413 587-0007; 413 587-0007 413 584-1624 Fax Toll free Expectant Parent Line: 800 452-3678 adoption@fullcircleadoptions www.fullcircleadoptions.com AAA Full Circle Adoptions is a non-profit adoption agency committed to inclusivity. FCA has helped place newborns with lesbian and gay families in the US and Europe. We work with expectant parents and prospective adoptive families nationwide and internationally. FCA helps families who have home studies from other agencies with matching/placement and provides home studies for MA residents. FCA is one of a small number of agencies nationwide accredited to assist with outgoing adoptive placements to prospective adoptive families in other countries. Full Circle is an inclusive agency and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, national origin, marital/single status or sexual orientation. The agency is licensed in Massachusetts and is not licensed in New York State. 10/09

Adoption and Counseling Service, Inc. Marsha Snyder 307 South Townsend Street Syracuse, NY 13202 315 471-0109 [email protected] www.adoptionandcounseling.org Started more than twenty years ago, our adoptive families include those with fathers and mothers, single mothers or fathers, two mothers or two fathers. Our work is on behalf of children both here and abroad. 10/09

Adoption Center of Washington Linda Brownlee, Executive Director 100 Daingerfield Rd, Suite 101 Alexandria, VA 22314 703 549-7774 703 549-7778 Fax [email protected] www.adoptioncenter.com A non-profit child-placing agency licensed in the District of Columbia and Virginia. The agency’s purpose is to provide families for children who have an adoption plan made 5 for them and to provide valuable medical or supportive services to children in orphanages who cannot be adopted. 2/10

Adoption Resource Network at Hillside Children’s Center Lisa D. Maynard, Executive Director Contact Person: Mike Finn 100 Metro Park Rochester, NY 14623 585 350-2504 (Lisa), 585 350-2502 (Mike) 585 350-2598 Fax [email protected] [email protected] www.Hillside.com Provides information, education, referral and support on all aspects of adoption. Provides a full array of adoption and post adoption services. 10/09

Adoption S.T.A.R. (Support, Training, Advocacy, Resources) Michele Fried, Founder & Director 47 Plaza Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 716 639-3900 716 639-3700 Fax [email protected] www.adoptionstar.com Adoption S.T.A.R. is a non-profit New York State authorized adoption agency specializing in identifying homes for infants who are at risk for entering the foster care system. Offers the experience of adoption, a full training curriculum, advocacy assistance and comprehensive resources on adoption. These services allow prospective adoptive parents and birth parents to explore all the adoption options and to receive the appropriate information and education necessary to access those options. 11/09

Adoptions From The Heart 30-31 Hampstead Circle Wynnewood, PA 19096 1 800 355-5500 [email protected] www.adoptionsfromtheheart.org Offers domestic adoption, surrogacy in India, home studies, education classes and help with second parent adoptions. Our domestic adoption program is open to couples and singles and with open domestic adoption, birth parents choose the adoptive parent(s) by looking at profiles and videos. AFTH’s Heartbeats Assisted Reproduction Program has partnered with Surrogacy Abroad to offer gestational surrogacy in India. This program makes it possible for intended parents who are unable to carry a child, to have a child that is biologically related to them. While maintaining the high quality of medical care, surrogacy in India is considerably less expensive that surrogacy in the U.S. and allows both intended parents of LGBT couples to be listed on the child’s birth certificate. AFTH is proud to be one of the only two adoption agencies to have

6 received the Human Relations Committee’s Seal for supporting our LGBT families. For more information on our services, visit our website. 12/09

Adoptive Families Magazine 39 West 37th Street, 15th Floor New York, NY 10018 646 366-0830 646 366-0842 Fax [email protected] www.AdoptiveFamilies.com Adoptive Families, the award-winning national adoption magazine, is the leading adoption information source for families before, during, and after adoption. 2/10

Albany County Department for Children, Youth, and Families 112 State Street 4th floor Albany, NY 12207 Contact Person: Lisa Bristol or Angela Salonia 518 447-7500 518 447-7766 Fax [email protected] www.albanycounty.com/cyf www.albanykids.com Open your door - open your heart. Become an Albany County Foster Parent. 9/09

Alexandra M. Barbo, Ph.D. PO box 113 Carversville, PA 18913 215 297-5092 [email protected] www.drsandybarbo.com Dr. Barbo specializes in pre- and post-adoption support. Clients can address concerns about the adoption process, such as readiness, making a decision, waiting, transitioning into adoptive parenthood, managing friends and family. Dr. Barbo's training in development and adoption informs her parent counseling. She is an adoptive parent and has presented to the adoptive community for 20 years. 5/09

Cayuga Home for Children 101 Hamilton Ave Auburn, NY 13021 Contact Person: Nate Spieker 315 253-5383 315 253-7278 Fax [email protected] www.cayugahome.org Cayuga Home for Children seeks foster families to host just one 7-18 year old boy or girl. Open your home and combine your love, strength and creativity with a nationally validated program that changes the lives of youth. We will coach, counsel, and 7 encourage you to help an adolescent using an evidence based program. Visit our website at www.cayugahome.org . 5/09

Children Awaiting Parents, Inc. [CAP] Mark Soule, Executive Director 595 Blossom Road Suite 306 Rochester, NY 14610 888 835-8802, 585 232-5110 585 232-2634 Fax [email protected] www.ChildrenAwaitingParents.org A national, not-for-profit organization, that for 38 years has been dedicated to finding adoptive homes for America’s waiting youth. More than 6,000 children have found families through Children Awaiting Parents. Publishes The CAP Book , a national photolisting of America's hardest-to-place youth. Website provides photos and narratives of waiting children and young adults, as well as pre and post-adoption information to foster and adoptive parents. 10/09

Children’s Home of Jefferson County 167 Polk Street, Suite 300 Watertown, NY 13601 Contact Person: Victoria Peck 315 779-1507 315 779-1726 Fax [email protected] www.nnychildrenshome.com The CHJC Foster Care Program provides temporary care for children who are unable to live with their birth families. Some children may have behavioral challenges and need special care. Therefore, extensive training is offered to all foster parents in addition to 24-hour on-call services and crisis response. 5/09

Creating A Family North Carolina 828 862-8200 [email protected] www.creatingafamily.com Adoption/Infertility Consulting Services. Host of Creating a Family: Talk about Infertility and Adoption. Author of www.creatingafamily.com , an online information resource. 6/09

Downey Side 40 North Main Avenue, 3rd Floor, Rm. 311 Albany, NY 12203 518 641-6810 518 453-6793 Fax [email protected] www.downeyside.org

8 We're a national, non-profit agency that places America's foster children in loving permanent homes. Most of these children are considered "hard to place"; older children, sibling groups, children with physical, emotional and/or psychological disabilities. We recruit and train the adoptive parents, place the children, and provide follow up services. 1/09

Families Like Ours, Inc. PO Box 2311 Seattle, WA 98111 1 877-230-3055 www.familieslikeours.org Families Like Ours is a nonprofit support service for alternative families through adoption. We are not an adoption office, nor a legal firm but a support center and community for those who have already adopted and those who are seeking adoption. In an effort to provide community support, everything is live on the net 24 hours a day at our website. There you will find live chat with other parents and professionals, message boards, adoption information, state and legal resources, family stories, and other helpful resources. This service is community driven, meaning it changes and forms to fit the needs of parents. The one stop place for all your links and resources for adoptive gay and lesbian parents. 2/10

Family and Children’s Society Sharon Foster, RCSW 257 Main Street Binghamton, NY 13905 607 729-6206 [email protected] www.familycs.org Counseling Services: Donor Insemination, infertility, adoption, and relationship counseling. Adoption Services: Information and education, home studies, infant placement. 10/09

Family Focus Adoption Services “Building Families, Transforming Lives” Maris H. Blechner, Executive Director 54-40 Little Neck Parkway (#4) Little Neck, NY 11362 718 224-1919 718 225-8360 Fax [email protected] www.familyfocusadoption.org Welcoming ALL families for more than twenty-two years, and recipient of the Human Rights Campaign's All Children-All Families Seal of Recognition, FFAS is a nationally respected, high-energy-level, multi-service agency whose primary mission is to find loving, permanent families for older children and youth. The agency provides services for families from the Capital District of NY through Suffolk County, Long Island, as well as parts of New Jersey, and presents information meetings and training, open to the public, at three locations. For times and dates visit www.familyfocusadoption.org. 2/10 9

Forever Families Through Adoption, Inc. Joy S. Goldstein, LCSW, ACSW, Executive Director 62 Bowman Avenue Rye Brook, NY 10573 914 939-1180 914 939-1181 Fax [email protected] www.foreverfamiliesthroughadoption.org Forever Families Through Adoption, Inc. (FFTA) is a New York and Connecticut- authorized, Hague Accredited, not-for-profit, adoption placement agency and resource center founded and staffed by social workers, attorneys, adoptees, and adoptive parents. We believe that every child eligible for permanent adoption, regardless of racial or ethnic background, age, or physical or emotional challenge, has the right to grow up in a loving, nurturing, secure, and forever home. FFTA seeks to educate the community about adoption and related parenting issues; and to promote a positive experience for everyone involved through the counseling, education and support we provide. In addition to placing healthy babies, we have expertise in harder- to-place children including those who have been exposed to drugs or alcohol, are the result of rape or incest, or are the offspring of incarcerated mothers. Among those we have touched in the successful adoptions we have coordinated, are birth parents, children and adoptive parents from both the United States and around the world. We treat all persons with the respect and compassion they deserve regardless of race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, age, nationality, or disability. We welcome traditional, single parent and non-traditional families. We place children of all races, ethnicity and cultural backgrounds. 11/09 Friends in Adoption Dawn Smith Pliner 44 South Street, PO Box 1228 Middletown Springs, VT 05757 802 235-2373 [email protected] www.friendsinadoption.org Fully licensed child placement agency creating families through compassionate, domestic infant adoption for 25 years. 10/09

Glove House Inc. 1277 Taylor Road Owego, NY 13827 Contact Person: Donna Corbin or Andrea DeMaranville 607 687-5374 607 687-5593 Fax 207 Main Street Waterloo, NY 13165 Contact Person: Donna Corbin or Teresa Ruff 315 539-3724 [email protected] www.glovehouse.org 10 Foster Care to adoption - Join the Journey 10/09

Law Offices of Laurie B. Goldheim 20 Old Nyack Turnpike Suite 300 Nanuet, NY 10954 845 624-2727 845 624-8400 Fax [email protected] www.adoptionrights.com The Law Offices of Laurie B. Goldheim is dedicated exclusively to the practice of adoption law. Ms. Goldheim is a member of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and was honored by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute as a 2007 Angel in Adoption. Ms. Goldheim specializes in all types of adoptions including private domestic adoptions, agency assisted adoptions and finalizations, and finalizations of international adoption placements. She routinely represents people in adult adoptions, second parent adoptions, foster care adoptions, and re-adoptions of international adoptions that finalized outside of the United States. 9/09

Hillside Children’s Center 215 Wyoming Street Syracuse, NY 13204 Contact Person: Maureen Lawless 315 703-8705 315 423-5112 Fax [email protected] www.hillside.com Hillside Children's Center Therapeutic Foster Care Program provides comprehensive therapeutic supports and services to children who are placed in the foster care system. The program strives to obtain permanency for children either through reunification or adoption. 9/09

Leake and Watts Services, Inc. 463 Hawthorne Avenue Yonkers, NY 10705 Contact Person: Lois Simmonds 914 375-8793 914 375-8904 Fax [email protected] www.leakeandwatts.org Leake and Watts' programs provide services to children, adults, and families facing a myriad of challenges including poverty, disabilities, and lack of access to basic services. Our Family Foster Care program establishes safe and nurturing homes to children and teens who have suffered abuse and neglect in the 5 New York Boroughs, Westchester County and upstate New York. We work intensely to secure supportive foster families for identified LGBTQ youth. 8/09

11 LGBT Families 212 501-4762 413 502-3463 Fax [email protected] www.LGBTFamilies.info Providing resources for discovering how to expand your family through adoption, surrogacy and fertility. Creating a support network pre, during and post placement. Building the foundation for LGBT families to grow and prosper. 1/10

Robin Abrahamson Masson, Attorney at Law 120 East Buffalo Street Ithaca, New York 14850 607 273-7200 607 273-7240 Fax [email protected] www.massonlaw.com Providing professional and compassionate legal services in adoption, estate planning, domestic partnerships, real estate, probate, elder law, small businesses, and collaborative family law. Free ½ hour initial consultation for new clients. 10/09

National Adoption and Surrogacy Center Hilary Neiman 30 Courthouse Square, Suite 201 Rockville, MD 20850 301 340-7228 [email protected] www.adoptionandsurrogacycenter.com The National Adoption and Surrogacy Center is a law firm dedicated to building families through surrogacy, egg donation, sperm donation, and adoption. We help clients both nationally and internationally. 10/09

The National Resource Center for Permanency & Family Connections at the Hunter College School of Social Work 129 East 79th Street New York, NY 10075 Contact Person: Gerald P. Mallon, DSW 212 452-7053 212 452-7475 Fax [email protected] http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/index.html The National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections (NRCPFC) focuses on increasing the capacity and resources of State, Tribal, and other publicly supported child welfare agencies to promote family-centered practices that contribute to the safety, permanency, and well-being of children while meeting the needs of their families. Promotes competent and affirming services, policies, and practices for working with LGBTQ children, youth, and families. 3/10

Northeast Parent & Child Society 1580 Columbia Turnpike, Suite #14 Castleton, NY 12033 Contact Person: Jessica Lawrence 518 477-9085 518 477-9884 Fax [email protected] www.neparentchild.org We provide foster and pre-adoptive homes to abused and neglected children of all ages. Our foster parents receive intensive training and ongoing support. If you can provide a loving, stable home to a child, please call us or visit our website today! 3/09

NYS Citizens’ Coalition for Children Sarah Gerstenzang, Executive Director 501 4 th Street Brooklyn, NY 11215 718 369-7363 / 607 272-0034 [email protected] www.nysccc.org NYSCCC is an advocacy organization comprised of adoptive and foster parent groups throughout the state, agencies, and concerned citizens who believe in the right of EVERY child to a permanent, loving family. Services include information, referrals, and support and guidance for prospective adoptive and foster parents. 10/09

Karen Rabish LCSWR 24 Woodside Lane Pittsford, NY 14534 585 381-8608 home 585 737-1797 cell [email protected] Complete adoption homestudies, domestic, international & stepparent. Birthparent counseling & support group. 10/09

Rensselaer County Dept. of Social Services 127 Bloomingrove Drive Troy, NY 12180 Contact Person: Cathy McCarthy 518 833-6000 518 283-7884 Fax Adoption Services Prevention Services Foster Care Services 9/09

13 Rumbold & Seidelman, LLP Denise E. Seidelman, Esq. 116 Kraft Avenue, Suite 3 Bronxville, NY 12582 914 779-1050 914 931-1786 Fax [email protected] www.adoptionlawny.com Rumbold & Seidelman, LLP is a small firm practicing exclusively in the area of adoption and reproductive law in the states of New York and New Jersey. We are members of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. We have represented hundreds of clients to adopt or place their children with integrity and love. We also concentrate our practice in the evolving field of reproductive law and have counseled Intended Parents, Egg, Sperm, Embryo Donors and Gestational Carriers in collaborative reproduction arrangements. Our law practice reflects our understanding that our work is first and foremost about creating families. We believe that our practice should be non-adversarial and cooperative. It should be dedicated to building secure family relationships that benefit all members of the adoption triad or participants in collaborative reproduction. We know our clients are making decisions and choices that will impact them for life. It is our job to listen to and guide our clients based on our knowledge and expertise. We pledge to listen to you carefully, to be available to you and to assist you to make the important decisions you need to make with confidence. 10/09

Southern Tier Adoptive Families PO Box 930 Vestal, NY 13851-0930 607 785-7003 www.southerntieradoptivefamilies.com Southern Tier Adoptive Families (STAF) provides information, support, and social activities to those who are considering or have completed the adoption process. Any and all families with an interest in adoption are invited to join. There is no discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or national origin. We are open to New York and Pennsylvania families. 10/09

Charles M. Sprock, Jr Baldwin & Sutphen LLP 126 N Salina St Syracuse, NY 13202 315 477-0100 315 477-5071 Fax [email protected] www.law.syr.edu/faculty/facultymember.aspx?fac=132 Charles "Casey" Sprock specializes in adoption, real property and estate planning & administration. He also teaches at Syracuse University where he focuses on legal issues affecting the LGBTQ community. He and his staff have worked with female, male and straight couples helping them through adoptions in several different NYS counties. Casey welcomes the opportunity to help his fellow members of the LGBT community form and protect their families. 2/10 14

St. Lawrence County Department of Social Services 6 Judson St. Canton, NY 13617 Contact Person: Heidi Soucis 315 379-2190 315 386-1962 Fax [email protected] www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/social_services/slcss.htm Recruit and retain foster/adoptive homes for individuals living in St. Lawrence County. Provide on-going training. Currently in need of homes for teens and sibling groups. 8/09

Tompkins County DSS, Adoption & Foster Homefinding 320 W. State Street Ithaca, NY 14850 Contact Person: Shella Chace 607 274-5259 [email protected] We are committed to recruiting and certifying qualified foster families for children in Tompkins County. We have several successful couples and individuals who openly identify as gay and lesbian. We welcome all whose commitment to the safety and well-being of children in foster care meets our needs. 8/09

The Transition to Adoptive Parenthood Project (TAPP) Abbie E. Goldberg, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Psychology Clark University 950 Main Street Worcester, MA 01610 508 793-7289 [email protected] www.clarku.edu/faculty/goldberg/index.html The Transition to Adoptive Parenthood Project is aimed at exploring the transition to adoptive parenthood in a diverse group of families. We are asking you to help us understand your experiences as you prepare to become, and then become, parents. Your participation is very much needed and appreciated. Couples who participate in this project will be interviewed individually either in person or by phone during the pre- adoption period, and then again three months after the adoption. As a token of appreciation, you will be paid for your participation in this project. Please contact us for more information about the project. 10/09

USAdoption Solutions, Inc. 911 Central Ave, #185 Albany, NY 12206 Contact Person: Carle Sargent, Executive Director 800 ADOPT21 or 800 236-7821 800 549-6721 Fax 15 [email protected] www.usadoptionsolutions.org We are a domestic adoption agency that serves and supports families in the Capital District of New York and the entire state of Massachusetts. We place children from the United States foster care system. 11/09

Westchester County Dept of Social Services 112 E Post Road White Plains, NY 10601 Contact Person: Paul Tavolacci 914 995-5321 [email protected] The Department of Social Services provides training to prospective Foster and Adoptive parents. In addition supportive services and ongoing training is arranged for all of our foster parents as well as room & board. Post Adoption services are available to Adoptive parents as well. 9/09

You Gotta Believe! Learn about Adopting Teens 1728 Mermaid Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11224 Contact Person: Pat O'Brien 718 372-3003 718 372-3033 Fax [email protected] www.yougottabelieve.org You Gotta Believe is an agency that prevents homelessness by finding permanent parents for teens in New York State's foster care system. We want everyone to learn by taking our 10 week Adopting Older Kids And Youth (A-OKAY) classes given at 11 different locations in and around New York City every week. See website for locations: http://www.yougottabelieve.org/events.htm 11/09

16 ATTORNEYS AND MEDIATORS

ACCORD 30 West State Street, Colonial Plaza, 2nd Floor Binghamton, NY 13901 Contact Person: Terry Gemmell 607 724-5153 607 724-0059 Fax [email protected] Mediation services for small claims, community or family disputes. There is no fee; but donations are accepted. Both parties must be willing to discuss the issues together with a neutral mediator. 10/09

ACLU Lesbian and Gay Rights Project 125 Broad Street, 18 th Floor New York, NY 10004 212 549-2500 www.aclu.org/lgbt/index.html The LBGT Project fights discrimination and moves public opinion on LGBT rights through the courts, legislatures and public education. 2/10

Albany County Bar Association Barbara Davis, Executive Director The Stedman House, 1 Lodge Street, 2 nd Floor Albany, NY 12207 518 445-7691 518-445-7511 Fax [email protected] www.albanycountybar.com We are a not-for-profit association which primarily is a lawyer referral service for the Albany area. Attorneys agree to charge a reduced consultation fee and are kept on a rotating basis under the categories they practice. 2/10

American Civil Liberties Union 100 W. 10 th Street, Suite 603 Wilmington, DE 19801 302 654-3966 302 654-3689 Fax [email protected] www.aclu-de.org Information and legal services. 2/10

David J. Berti Connerton & Berti 57 Front Street 17 Binghamton, NY 13905 607 772-1225 Our firm offers a full range of legal services in the areas of wills, estates, trusts, estate planning and real estate. 2/10

Melissa B. Brisman, Esq., LLC Reproductive Attorney 1 Paragon Drive, Suite 158 Montvale, NJ 07645 Contact Person: Gloria 201 505-0099 201 505-0097 Fax [email protected] www.reproductivelawyer.com Our law firm focuses our services in all aspects of reproductive law including but not limited to gestational surrogacy, embryo, ovum and sperm donation, co-parent and second parent adoptions, and pre-birth parentage orders. Attorney Brisman has argued and won many landmark cases for both heterosexual and same-sex couples. We also draft contracts and other documents for numerous types of reproductive arrangements. Licensed to practice in NY, NJ, PA and MA. 11/09

Carol L. Buell, Esq. Weiss, Buell & Bell 11 Park Place, Suite 606 New York, NY 10007 212 967-5710 212 967-1336 Fax [email protected] www.wbblawoffice.com Weiss, Buell & Bell is a firm located in mid-town Manhattan and serves a client base located in New York City, Westchester, Rockland, Nassau and Suffolk Counties. We provide estate planning, second parent adoption and all contracts for family formation such as donor agreements, domestic and co-parenting agreements. 11/08

Cane & Boniface, PC 50 Piermont Avenue, Suite 1A Nyack, NY 10960 845-727-4000 845-727-4023 Fax [email protected] www.canelaw.net LEGAL PLANNING FOR EVERY FAMILY. Comprehensive estate planning and estate settlement services, including wills, trusts, probate and estate tax planning. Gay- friendly, and, more importantly, gay-knowledgeable. 2/10

Community Dispute Resolution Center 120 West State Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 18 607 273-9347 607 275-9225 Fax [email protected] 215 E. Church Street, Suite 103, Elmira, NY 14901 607 734-9087 607 735-9828 Fax www.CDRC.org Conflict happens to us anytime and anywhere and that can make life hard. Through mediation, CDRC can help you talk things out to increase clarity and understanding, help you define the next steps or facilitate agreements. No one likes being stuck in conflict, so give us a call. We can help! 11/09

Law Office of Anne Reynolds Copps Anne Reynolds Copps, Esq. 126 State Street, 6th Floor Albany, NY 12207 518 436-4170 518 436-1456 Fax [email protected] www.arcopps.net We provide comprehensive family legal services including adoption, name change, wills and estate planning and real estate closings. We have been happily representing LGBT individuals and families for 25 years. 11/09

Law Offices of Karen DeCrow 7599 Brown Gulf Road Jamesville, NY 13078 315 682-2563 My practice concentrates on employment law -- discrimination, civil rights violations, and problems of unequal treatment. 1/09

Divorce Mediation Associates Dolly Hinckley 47 Round Trail Drive Pittsford, NY 14534 585 385-2648 585 381-4841 Fax [email protected] www.divorcemediation-dolly.com Mediation is a cooperative goal-oriented process to help cohabitating couples structure, or restructure, their family and/or finances in a fair and responsible manner. Mediation can be used to define living together arrangements or to settle current troubling issues. 2/10

Family LLC www.familyllc.com

19 Family LLC works for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community worldwide. Since 1998, we have been providing rights that expand the legal presence of GLBT relationships. We offer the community domestic partnership agreements as well as medical and financial decision making powers between partners that are valid in all 50 states. We've been at it for 5 years and love what we do. Let us help you and your partner solidify your relationship and your future. 2/10

Lee M. Faver, PhD, PC Monadnock-Keene/Brattleboro region 25 Carriage Lane Westmoreland, NH 03467 603 852-8238 [email protected] www.leemfaver.com Licensed, Board Certified (ABPP) Psychologist highly experienced providing affirmative, effective, culturally-informed psychotherapy and family mediation to LGBTQ individuals and couples. 1/10

Fellows, Hymowitz & Epstein, P.C. 254 South Main Street New City, NY 10956 Contact Person: Robert L. Fellows, Esq. 1 800 660-4878, 845 639-9300 845 634-3598 Fax [email protected] www.pilaw.com Law firm handling matters in areas of personal injury litigation, including all serious injury actions, wrongful death, product liability, medical malpractice, local & state claims and work site injuries who are experienced, compassionate & hard working and believe that "the right lawyers make a real difference". 11/09

Frank H. Hiscock Legal Aid Society 351 S. Warren St., 3rd Floor Syracuse, NY 13202 Contact Person: Kathleen E. O'Hara 315 422-8191 315 472-2819 [email protected] www.hiscocklegalaid.org Primarily for residents of Onondaga County, we provide representation to adults in mandated cases in Onondaga County Family Court. The major areas of representation in our general Civil Program are domestic relations, housing (primarily eviction proceedings) and unemployment. Appeals, parole, and extradition are assigned to us by the courts. 11/09

20 Gregory A. Franklin, Esq. Ashcraft Franklin Young & Peters, LLP 150 Allen’s Creek Road Rochester, NY 14618 585 442-0540 ext. 307 585 442-6889 Fax [email protected] www.afylaw.com As adoption attorneys, we represent clients in domestic and international adoptions, and all aspects of assisted fertility and surrogacy relationships. We were among the first law firms in New York State to assist LGBT parents in co-parent and step-parent adoptions, and we are proud to represent clients in other areas as well, including wills and estate planning, real estate, family law and criminal matters. 11/09

The Harris Law Firm 30 Hempstead Avenue Rockville Centre, NY 11570 Contact Person: Sondra Harris 516 569-2600 516 569-6331 Fax [email protected] www.sharrislaw.com We provide family law services to the LGBT Community. These include cohabitation agreements, wills, and estate planning and divorce and custody litigation. 2/10

Law Office of Joyce Kauffman 231 Third Street Cambridge, MA 02142 617 577-1505 617 577-1012 Fax [email protected] www.kauffmanlaw.net 21 Law firm providing legal services to LGBT individuals and families in the areas of family law, guardianship, adoption, mediation, and estate planning. 11/09

Law Offices of Christine J. Klein 245 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 106 Hawthorne NY, 10532 914 449-6749 [email protected] www.christinekleinlaw.com Gay owned and operated law firm providing legal services in: Adoption, Reproductive Law, Family Law, Elder Law, Wills, Estate Planning, Real Estate and Personal Injury. My goal is to provide quality legal representation to our community and to protect the legal rights of our special families. 11/09

Lawrence Krieger, Attorney The Wilder Building 8 Exchange Blvd, Suite 400 Rochester, NY 14614 585-325-2640 585 325-1946 Fax [email protected] www.KriegerLaw.net Gay-friendly family law practice with a focus on co-parent adoption, domestic partnership, estate planning, name change and civil suits. Please mention Pride and Joy Families when contacting us for expedited handling of your inquiry. 11/09

Marcus W. Kroll, Esq. 2425 Clover Street Rochester, NY 14618 585 271-4470 585 271-0847 Fax [email protected] www.kroll-lawoffice.com Comprehensive Domestic Relations and Estate Planning services for the LGBT community. Marcus has spent time learning the unique issues and crafting custom solutions for today's modern families. 12/09

Lambda Legal 120 Wall Street, Suite 1500 New York, NY 10005-3904 212 809-8585 212 809-0055 Fax www.lambdalegal.org Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work. 2/10 22

Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York (LASMNY) 30 Fayette Street Binghamton, NY 13901 607 231-5900 607 724-7211 Fax www.lasmny.org Provides free legal representation and counseling in civil matters to low-income, elderly and disabled people residing in thirteen upstate counties, where such intervention may offer a solution to a problem that impacts on the preservation of the client’s home, economic stability, or health and physical safety. Applicants who are over-income for these services, or whose representation may involve class action or lobbying may be referred to Legal Services of Central New York. These two organizations work cooperatively in client service as the Justice Alliance of Mid-New York. 11/09

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Law Association of Greater New York (LeGaL) Daniel R. Schaffer 799 Broadway, #340 New York, NY 10003 212 353-9118 [email protected] www.le-gal.org Walk in legal clinics and referral service to private practice attorneys. Sponsor of annual LGBT Law Conference and summer internship program. Publisher of Lesbian/Gay Law Notes. 11/09

Norman J. Mattar, Esq. 5792 Main Street Williamsville, NY 14221 Contact Person: Norman J. Mattar 716 633-4300 716 631-0447 [email protected] www.normanmattar.com

23 We are experienced in gay & lesbian legal issues. We understand your needs! We handle property rights, wills, estates, traffic & criminal matters, Powers of Attorney, and Health Care Proxies. 8/09

Helvi McClelland, Attorney-Mediator 16 N. Goodman Street, Suite 113 Rochester, NY 14607 585 473-8723 [email protected] Mediation is a process for helping people reach agreement. It can be used in developing relationship, parenting, or living together contracts as well as in the negotiation of separation agreements. It can also be used to resolve couple, family, group and/or organizational conflicts. I am happy to receive questions about the applicability of mediation to particular circumstances. 2/10

Katrina Thaler Medeiros, Esq. Thaler & Thaler 309 North Tioga Street PO Box 266 Ithaca, NY 14851-0266 607 272-2314 607 272-8466 Fax [email protected] www.thalerandthaler.com An established and growing law firm committed to providing excellent client service by using innovative and aggressive strategies designed to effectively achieve successful results. We are a general practice firm, but have expertise in numerous areas including adoptions, custody matters, estate planning, labor and employment and other areas which are particularly important to the gay and lesbian community. I have done many same sex adoptions in Tompkins and Chemung counties. 2/10

Mediation Network of Syracuse 1940 Valley Drive Syracuse, NY 13207 315 492-1082 [email protected] www.syracusemediation.com We provide mediation services for family issues without regard to marital status, thereby extending services to individuals and couples who do not have access to the courts or prefer not to use the court system. Individual, couple, and family counseling are also available. 2/10

National Adoption and Surrogacy Center Hilary Neiman 30 Courthouse Square, Suite 201 Rockville, MD 20850 301 340-7228 24 [email protected] www.adoptionandsurrogacycenter.com The National Adoption and Surrogacy Center is a law firm dedicated to building families through surrogacy, egg donation, sperm donation, and adoption. We help clients both nationally and internationally. 10/09

National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) 870 Market Street, Suite 370 San Francisco, CA 94102 415 392-6257 415 392-8442 Fax [email protected] www.NCLRights.org Founded in 1977, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) is this country’s only lesbian, feminist, multicultural, national legal resource and advocacy organization with a primary focus on advancing the legal rights of lesbians and their families. Through precedent-setting litigation, public policy advocacy, free legal advice and counseling, and community education NCLR helps create a world in which all lesbians can live fully, free from discrimination. NCLR’s family law, youth, immigration, and elder law projects benefit lesbians and gay men, and bisexual and transgendered individuals throughout the United States. 11/09

New York Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Central New York Chapter 753 James Street, Suite 8 Syracuse, NY 13203 315 471-2821 [email protected] www.nyclu.org Capital Region 90 State Street, Room 518 Albany, NY 12207 518 436-8594 [email protected] www.nyclu.org/regions/capital-region Lower Hudson Valley Chapter 297 Knollwood Road, Suite 217 White Plains, NY 10607 914 997-7479 [email protected] Genesee Valley Chapter 121 N. Fitzhugh Street Rochester, NY 14614 585 454-4334 [email protected] Every New Yorker deserves the same rights and protections under the law. The NYCLU is a leader in protecting and fighting for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. The denial of rights and protections to LGBT individuals and their families fundamentally undermines the freedom of all New Yorkers. The NYCLU works on

25 a local and state-wide level. We use a multi-pronged strategy of litigation, legislation, community organizing and public education, including trainings and hosting events. 2/10

Resolutions Julie Denny 31 Poe Road Princeton, NJ 08540 609 921-9021 609 921-2255 Fax [email protected] www.resolutionsforyou.com Mediation and related dispute resolution services for couples, neighbors, colleagues or friends. People talk. People listen. Things change. 11/09

Rumbold & Seidelman, LLP Denise E. Seidelman, Esq. 116 Kraft Avenue, Suite 3 Bronxville, NY 12582 914 779-1050 914 931-1786 Fax [email protected] www.adoptionlawny.com Rumbold & Seidelman, LLP is a small firm practicing exclusively in the area of adoption and reproductive law in the states of New York and New Jersey. We are members of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. We have represented hundreds of clients to adopt or place their children with integrity and love. We also concentrate our practice in the evolving field of reproductive law and have counseled Intended Parents, Egg, Sperm, Embryo Donors and Gestational Carriers in collaborative reproduction arrangements. Our law practice reflects our understanding that our work is first and foremost about creating families. We believe that our practice should be non-adversarial and cooperative. It should be dedicated to building secure family relationships that benefit all members of the adoption triad or participants in collaborative reproduction. We know our clients are making decisions and choices that will impact them for life. It is our job to listen to and guide our clients based on our knowledge and expertise. We pledge to listen to you carefully, to be available to you and to assist you to make the important decisions you need to make with confidence. 10/09

26 Surrogacy solutions. Legal and agency in one. Free hotline. Low Cost. 20 years experience. Adoption and surrogacy. 11/09

Sylvia Rivera Law Project Pooja Gehi 147 West 24 th St New York, NY 10011 1 866 930-3283 212 337-1972 Fax [email protected] www.srlp.org Provides access to free, quality, respectful, affirming legal services for low-income transgender, intersex, and gender non-conforming people. 4/10

Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund 151 West 19th Street, Suite 1103 New York, NY 10011 Contact Person: Michael Silverman 646 862-9396 914 920-4057 Fax [email protected] www.transgenderlegal.org Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund is 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, community organizing and public policy efforts. 11/09

27 Childcare and Schools

Cultural Care Au Pair Ralph Valente 227 Scottholm Terrace Syracuse, NY 13224 315 446-2965 917 720-9881 Fax [email protected] www.culturalcare.com Cultural Care Au Pair, CCAP, is a Boston-based agency that matches families with highly qualified 18-26 year old female and male au pairs (APs) from all over the world. APs are caring and committed, adventurous and educated. They are eager to experience American culture while sharing their own with others. In exchange for the privilege of living in the home of the host families (HFs), APs provide up to 45 hours per week of personalized and loving childcare. Parents who welcome an AP into their home know that their children are being taking care of at a reasonable price and in the comfort and safety of their own homes. As I am the Central New York and Syracuse- based coordinator for CCAP, you will know that there is someone in the community to assist you and to be there for you and the AP when needed. Anyone who is interested can contact me, Ralph Valente, directly at 315-446-2965 or you can visit our website. 2/10

EduKids Early Childhood Centers Kathleen Cassin Donato Multiple locations throughout Western New York Administrative office: 3585 Seneca Street West Seneca, NY 14224 716 675-6881 716 675-4599 Fax www.edukidsinc.com www.childrenkastle.com High quality child care, preschool, and NAEYC accredited kindergarten readiness programs. Western New York’s largest private provider serving children six weeks through school age. Vacation and holiday camps also provided. 2/10

InterExchange Au Pair USA 161 Sixth Avenue New York, NY 10013 Contact Person: Jessica Randen-Fonseca 1 800 287-2477 1 212 924-0575 Fax [email protected] www.aupairusa.org Au Pair USA is one of the oldest and trusted State Department Designated au pair agencies in the United States. Our experienced and loving au pairs are well screened and can provide up to 45 hours of childcare in your home for less than $320 per week. 10/09 28

Ithaca Montessori School 12 Ascot Place Ithaca, NY 14850 Contact Person: Kristin Campagnolo 607 266-0788 607 266-0887 Fax [email protected] www.ithacamontessori.org Montessori school serving children ages 18 months through 6 years. 11/09

Kidz Korner Childcare Center Wendy Gansky/Amber Bocketti 3770 Carman Road Schenectady, NY 12303 518 688-0895 518 688-0452 Fax Kidz Korner learning center is designed to provide the opportunities for children to build self-esteem, self confidence, and positive relationships. Our goal is to provide all of the children in our care with a clean, safe, comfortable, loving environment where they can play and learn. 11/09

Little Feet Montessori Child Care Center Valerie Perialas, Director 139 Honness Lane Ithaca, NY 14850 607 273-5234 607 256-5055 Fax [email protected] The uniquely designed Little Feet Montessori program helps unfold the abilities of each individual child. Our program combines academic and daily living skills in a multicultural environment complete with an outdoor fenced playground. NYS Licensed, small groups, est. 1979. 11/09

Namaste Montessori School 1608 Trumansburg Road Ithaca, NY 14850 Contact Person: Bridgid Beames, Head of School 607 272-0515 607 272-0511 Fax [email protected] www.namastemontessorischool.com Honoring the light in each child and each family--with year round programs serving children ages 18 months to 6 years. 5/09

New Roots Charter School P.O. Box 936 116 N. Cayuga St. Ithaca, NY Contact Person: Melissa Mueller, Executive Secretary 607 339-6994 607 697-0446 Fax [email protected] www.newrootsschool.org New Roots Charter School is a public high school in Ithaca, NY. Any student eligible to attend public school in NY can attend and there is no selection process or tuition. New Roots offers a hands-on, interdisciplinary approach with a focus on sustainability and social justice. 7/09

Precious Youth DayCare Jennie Chen 97 Newton Road Rochester, NY 14626 585 227-4246 [email protected] I run a NYS licensed Group Daycare out of my home. I have been licensed for 10 years. I am a mother of three and I love all the rewarding experiences that come with helping people raise their children. I am CPR and First Aid certified as well as trained in child development and nutrition. 6/08

Rockland Country Day School 34 Kings Hwy Congers, NY 10920 Contact Person: Ronald Romanowicz, Director of Admissions 845 268-6802 ext. 205 845 268-4644 Fax [email protected] www.rocklandcds.org Located on a sprawling 20-acre campus in Congers, New York, Rockland Country Day School is a co-educational school, serving students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The School's intimate academic setting fosters an atmosphere where teachers focus on students, never neglecting the importance of the individual. The mission of the School is to enhance students' critical thinking skills and to develop their creative expression. RCDS introduces students to a unique and diverse learning environment where they can thrive both academically and socially. RCDS offers a rigorous yet supportive curriculum to suit all age levels, with Advanced Placement courses and an exceptional college placement program. In addition, there are a multitude of extracurricular opportunities outside of the classroom. 11/09

Stepping Stones Preschool 208 East Buffalo St Ithaca, NY 14850 30 Contact Person: Marne Honigbaum 607 351-9533 [email protected] Conveniently located in downtown Ithaca. Students are able to explore the community in which they live! Offering a traditional Montessori curriculum where children love to LEARN, LAUGH, and PLAY! 4/09

31 COMMUNITY RESOURCES

A New Hope Center Rose M. Garrity, Executive Director 20 Church Street Owego, NY 13827 607 687-6866 800 696-7600 -Twenty-four hour hotline [email protected] www.anewhopecenter.org Crisis intervention, support, accompaniment for medical and other services following sexual assault, safe shelter for survivors of intimate abuse, and other emergency services. We can help with domestic violence, rape, child abuse, hate crimes, assault, homicide, and other crime and abuse issues. All services to survivors are free and confidential. 2/10

Advocacy Center of Tompkins County PO Box 164 Ithaca, NY 14851 Contact Person: Heather Campbell, Education Director Phone: 24 hour hotline 607 277-5000, office: 607 277-3203 607 277-4003 Fax [email protected] www.theadvocacycenter.org The Advocacy Center provides supportive services to youth and adults in Tompkins County NY who have experienced intimate partner violence or sexual violence. Services include: 24 hour hotline, emotional support, help with police or courts, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program, and emergency shelter. All services are free. 11/09

African Ancestral Lesbians United for Social Change 208 W. 13th St New York, NY 10011 Contact Person: Candice Boyce 718 715-2613 [email protected] African Ancestral Lesbians United for Social Change is an organization committed to the education and empowerment of women of African descent. The organization's overall mission is to awaken the spiritual power of African Ancestral women, provide educational tools for the development of progressive thinking, empower African Ancestral women to become advocates for economic, educational, health and political change, provide resources and referrals for various needs, and provide opportunities for social and cultural interaction with all women consisting of: dances, theater, cultural events, poetry readings, conferences, festivals, music, plays and more. 4/10

32 AIDS Care 259 Monroe Avenue Rochester, NY 14607 585 442-2220 www.everybodysgood.com AIDS Care leads a compassionate community effort within the Rochester & Finger Lakes region providing a complete continuum of programs and services including HIV-related medical care, education, prevention, advocacy and support services for people infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS. 11/09

Albany Community Action Partnership Kathleen Cloutier, Executive Director 333 Sheridan Ave Albany, NY 12206 518 463-3175 [email protected] www.albanycap.org Albany Community Action Partnership (Albany CAP) provides supportive services to the income eligible (per program) community in Albany County. Programs include Early Childhood Education (Head Start, Child Care and the Family Court Children’s Center), energy services, housing rehabilitation, food pantry, volunteer income tax assistance (VITA), employment services, HEAP certification, in addition to individualized and confidential strategic case management and a network of community partners. 11/09

Ali Forney Center 224 West 35th St, Suite 1102 New York, NY 10001 Contact Person: Joey Lopez 212 222-3427 212 222-5861 Fax [email protected] www.aliforneycenter.org Our mission is to help homeless LGBT youth be safe and become independent as they move from adolescence to adulthood. 4/10

Angel Names Association PO Box 423 Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Contact Person: Michelle Mosca 518 654-2411 [email protected] www.angelnames.org ANA assists families across the country who have experience a stillbirth. Programs include Securing End-of-Life Expenses, Grief Recovery Assistance Program, End Stillbirth Fund, Care Cards, ANA Happenings, Memory Boxes, Grief Education Programs, Lending Library, Memorial Walk, and Still Parents Luncheon. 6/09

APICHA Asian and Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/Aids 400 Broadway New York, NY 10013 Contact Person: Robert Murayama/Jarron Magallanes 646 744-0996 646 334-7956 Fax [email protected] www.apicha.org APICHA’s mission is to combat HIV/AIDS stigma and related discrimination, to prevent the spread of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the Asian and Pacific Islander (A&PI) communities, and to provide care and treatment for A &PIs living with HIV/AIDS and their families. 4/10

Audre Lorde Project 85 South Oxford St, 3rd Fl Brooklyn, NY 11217 Contact Person: Kris Hayashi 718 596-0342 718 596-1328 Fax [email protected] www.alp.org The Audre Lorde Project is a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Trans and Gender Non Conforming People of Color center for community organizing, focusing on the New York City area. Through mobilization, education and capacity-building, we work for community wellness and progressive social and economic justice. Committed to struggling across differences, we seek to responsibly reflect, represent and serve our various communities. 4/10

Autism Society-Central NY Chapter Sally Colletti 4465 E. Genesee Street, PMB 252 Dewitt, NY 13214 315 447-4466 -Syracuse 607 754-9694 -Binghamton [email protected] www.cnyasa.org Group of parents and professionals dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals with autism. Bi-monthly meetings in Binghamton and Syracuse. 9/27/07

The Bridge, Inc. PO Box 2599 Glens Falls, NY 12801 518 338-3884 518 792-7497 [email protected] 34 www.thebridgelgbtcc.org The Bridge (LGBTCC), Inc. is a registered not-for-profit LGBTQ community Health and Human Service agency offering a number of social programs and referrals. 11/25/08

Bronx Community Pride Center 448 E 149th St. 3rd Floor Bronx, NY 10455 718 292-4368 718 292-4999 Fax www.bronxpride.org As the only LGBT organization in the Bronx, we offer a safe haven for youth who face ostracism, a forum for community organizing, a social network for LGBT individuals of all ages and critical, direct services such as case management, social service referrals, health care information and educational programming. 4/10

CANDLE Community Awareness Network For A Drug-Free Life And Environment, Inc. 120 North Main St, Suite 301 New City, NY 10956 Contact Person: Joanne Goodman / J.R. Cehonski 845 634-6677 845 639-0951 Fax [email protected] www.candlerockland.org CANDLE’s mission is to prevent substance abuse and violence among youth. CANDLE's goal is to improve the health and climate of our schools and our communities by providing prevention education and resistance strategies to youth and their adult allies, and support programs for young people at risk. 4/10

Capital District Gay and Lesbian Community Council (CDGLCC) Nora Yates, Executive Director 332 Hudson Avenue PO Box 131 Albany, NY 12201 518 462-6138 518 462-2101 Fax [email protected] www.cdglcc.org Oldest continuously-operating LGBT community center in the country. Provides numerous programs and activities including Center Youth for LGBT youth ages 13-18, Vintage Pride for LGBT seniors 55 and over, Center Support with peer support and direct counseling, Center Arts including cultural and gallery events, and Center Families for LGBTQ families and their children and allies. We also provide numerous workshops and seminars on issues of concern to the community such as health, personal finance and family/legal matters. 11/09

35 Catholic Charities AIDS Services Angela Keller 100 Slingerland Street Albany, NY 12202 518 449-3581 518 426-3662 Fax [email protected] www.ccaidsalbany.org Provides case management, syringe access and exchange services, support services, and emergency financial assistance to individuals with or at risk of HIV/AIDS and their families. Services delivered without regard to religion, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, income, or family structure. Offices located in Albany, Schenectady, Amsterdam and Oneonta. 11/09

Center Lane 845 N. Broadway, Suite 2 White Plains, NY 10603 Contact Person: Erica Asher 914 761-0600 914 948-2987 Fax [email protected] www.centerlaneny.org Center Lane provides a safe-haven that fosters a positive sense of self, reduces isolation and addresses high-risk behaviors in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth and their straight allies ages 14-21. The program provides emotional and social support through fun, educational, age-appropriate activities. Center Lane offers individual, group, and family counseling, educational and recreational activities, a youth leadership program, social events and dances, an annual Gay Prom and so much more. 4/10

COLAGE Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere 1550 Bryant Street, Suite 830 San Francisco, CA 94103 415 861-5437 [email protected] www.colage.org A support and advocacy group run by and for daughters and sons of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents. They have newsletters, local groups, email lists, national conferences, pen pals, an extensive website, and more. 2/10

Cornell LGBT Resource Center 282 Caldwell Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 607 254-4987 [email protected] www.lgbtrc.cornell.edu 36 Our mission is to coordinate the efforts of the entire Cornell University community to ensure the inclusion of all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, and to eliminate heterosexism and gender identity oppression. 2/10

Cortland LGBT Resource Center 29 Central Avenue Cortland, NY 13045 607 756-8970 607 756-0058 Fax Contact Person: Lisa Tibbles, Program Coordinator [email protected] Services at the Cortland LGBT Resource Center include: resource referrals to LGBT safe and sensitive services, educational trainings, youth and family support services, support groups, advocacy and legal referrals, collaborations with businesses to create LGBT friendly services, and LGBT community event planning. 12/09

Creating A Family North Carolina 828 862-8200 [email protected] www.creatingafamily.com Adoption/Infertility Consulting Services Host of Creating a Family: Talk about Infertility and Adoption Author of www.creatingafamily.com , an online information resource 6/09

The Crisis Line, Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service 124 East Court Street Ithaca, NY 14850 607 272-1616 Business: 607 272-1505 [email protected] www.suicidepreventionandcrisisservice.org 24-hour telephone counseling, confidential and anonymous, by caring, comprehensively trained volunteers. 11/09

The Cube 208 State Street Binghamton, NY 13901 607 651-9175 [email protected] thecubebinghamton.org The Cube is a LGBTQ Community Center that houses a community building project for Gay, Bisexual, Queer, Questioning, and other Men who have Sex with Men in the Southern Tier of New York. 11/09

37 DiversityBuilder—Your Referral Network PO Box 3614 Brentwood, TN 37024 615 823-1717 [email protected] www.diversitybuilder.com Online diversity business directory and customized searches locate gay-friendly doctors, dentists, businesses nationwide free of charge. Visit their website or contact the Diversity Research Team at [email protected] to receive your free confidential referral. 2/10

Empire State Pride Agenda One Commerce Plaza 99 Washington Ave., Suite 805 Albany, NY 12260 518 472-3330 518 472-3334 Fax 16 West 22nd St. New York, NY 10010 212 627-0305 212 627-4136 Fax [email protected] www.prideagenda.org Statewide non-partisan lesbian and gay political advocacy organization. Works to end discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation by lobbying elected officials, electing supportive candidates, mobilizing constituent pressure at the local level, and educating the public. 2/10

Expressing Our Nature 315 725-1658 [email protected] www.eonsyr.net We are a non-profit community service organization for the Transgendered Community in Upstate N.Y. We offer Advocacy, Support, Friendship and Personal Growth for FTM's, MTF's, Crossdressers, Transsexuals, their Friends and Families. 1/10

38 needs of parents. The one stop place for all your links and resources for adoptive gay and lesbian parents. 2/10

Family Acceptance Project Marian Wright Edelman Institute San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA 94103 Contact Person: Caitlin Ryan, Director 415 522-5558 [email protected] www.familyproject.sfsu.edu/ The Family Acceptance Project (FAP) is a research, education, intervention and policy initiative to promote family support and well-being for LGBT children and adolescents. FAP has conducted the first study of how family acceptance and rejection affects health, mental health and well-being for LGBT young people. FAP is developing research-based family and provider education materials and a new evidence-based family approach to wellness, prevention and care to reduce risk and promote well- being for ethnically diverse LGBT children and youth. 12/09

Family Equality Council Jennifer Chrisler, Executive Director PO Box 206 Boston, MA 02133 617 502-8700 617 502-8701 Fax [email protected] [email protected] www.familyequality.org Through advocacy, support and educational activities, advances the wellbeing of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents and their families. Promotes positive public policy for families of LGBT people. Provides written guide to starting local LGBT parenting groups. 2/10

Fenway Community Health LGBT Family & Parenting Services 1340 Boylston St. Boston, MA 02215 617 927-6243 617 247-3460 Fax [email protected] www.fenwayhealth.org LGBT Family and Parenting Services organizes education, support, and advocacy activities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender prospective parents, parents, and children. These include The Alternative Insemination Program, LGBT Considering Parenting group, LGBT Parenting Workshops, and more. 11/09

39 Fortunate Families P.O. Box 18082 Rochester, NY 14618 Contact Person: Mary Ellen Lopata 585 698-6100 [email protected] www.fortunatefamilies.com Fortunate Families serves as a resource and networking ministry with Catholic parents of LGBT daughters and sons. Fortunate Families offers a monthly newsletter and extensive resources on our website; as well as retreats, presentations and support and affirmation for parents. 9/09

Gay & Lesbian Switchboard PO Box 1312 Ronkonoma, NY 11779 Contact Person: Vinnie Sperruzzi 631 665-3700 [email protected] www.glsbli.com Information, Peer Counseling and Referrals. Serving the Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual and Transgender Population of Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Call (631) 665-3700 Weekdays 7PM-10PM 4/10

Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley 875 E. Main Street, Suite 500 Rochester, NY 14605 Contact Person: Jeanne Gainsburg 585 244-8640 585 244-8246 Fax [email protected] www.gayalliance.org The Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley is dedicated to cultivating a healthy, inclusive environment where individuals of all sexual orientations and gender expressions are safe, thriving, and enjoying full civil rights. We provide the LGBTA community with a youth program, educational presentations, a community safety program, a library, community meeting space, short term counseling, and our monthly newspaper, The Empty Closet. 1/10

Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) 30 Winter Street, Suite 800 Boston, MA 02108 617 426-1350 [email protected] www.glad.org New England’s leading legal rights organization is dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status and gender identity and expression. GLAD uses impact litigation and education to achieve its goals. 2/10 40

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) 104 West 29 th Street, 4 th Floor New York, NY 10001 212 629-3322 212 629-3225 Fax [email protected] www.glaad.org Dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate, and inclusive representation of individuals and events in all media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. 2/10

Gay and Lesbian Youth Services of Western New York, Inc. (GLYS) Marvin L. Henchbarger, Executive Director 371 Delaware Ave. Buffalo, NY 14202 716 855-0221 716 855-0661 [email protected] www.glyswny.com Gay & Lesbian Youth Services (GLYS) of WNY provides an afternoon Drop~in Center for GLBTQ youth where a variety of activities take place, including Peer Support Groups. GLYS also supports GSAs/diversity clubs in area schools, provides advocacy presentations, is working to place books for GLBT teens and allies into HS and public libraries throughout the 8 counties of WNY, and is currently working toward providing services for youth in care. 11/09

Gay Parent Magazine Angeline Acain PO Box 750852 Forest Hills, NY 11375-0852 718 380-1780 [email protected] www.gayparentmag.com Periodical for parents as well as parents-to-be, featuring articles and advertisements on creating and nurturing your family. Special issues include gay-friendly schools, camps for kids, and an issue that focuses on conception, pregnancy, childbirth and infancy. A list of regional LGBT parent support groups is also featured. 2/10

Gay Pride Rockland 77 South Main St New City, NY 10956 845 634-5729 [email protected] www.gaypriderockland.org Gay Pride Rockland is an initiative of the multi-service Community Change Project. The Community Change Project provides a critical analysis of the social and political conditions relating to domestic violence, racism, sexism, heterosexism, bias-related 41 incidents and other issues of oppression. Key programs include Gay Pride Rockland, the NY Model for Batterer Programs ( www.nymbp.org ) and anti-racism organizing with special commitment to the analysis presented by the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond ( www.pisab.org ). The Community Change Project’s programs, events and initiatives are intended to promote social change on systemic and institutional levels. 11/09

Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) 90 Broad Street, 2nd floor New York, NY 10004 212 727-0135 212 727-0254 Fax [email protected] www.glsen.org GLSEN strives for the equality and safety of all members of every school community, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Provides educational resources and supports school-based gay/straight alliances. 11/09

Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network of Hudson Valley (GLSEN) PO Box 604 Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 914 962-7888 914 962-8280 Fax [email protected] www.glsenhudsonvalley.org GLSEN strives for the equality and safety of all members of every school community, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Provides educational resources and supports school-based gay/straight alliances. Our chapter, founded in 1997, serves Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, and Ulster counties in New York State. 11/09

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) National Hotline GLBT National Help Center 2261 Market Street, #296 San Francisco, CA 94114 888 843-4564 (toll-free) EST hours: M-F 4pm-midnight; Saturday noon-5pm [email protected] www.GLBTNationalHelpCenter.org Information, peer counseling, local resources to GLBT-friendly professionals, social and support organizations, businesses, events, etc. 11/09

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) National Youth Talkline GLBT National Help Center 2261 Market Street, #296 San Francisco, CA 94114 800 246-PRIDE (800 246-7743) (toll-free) EST hours: M-F 8pm-midnight 42 [email protected] www.YouthTalkline.org Information, peer counseling, local resources to GLBT-friendly professionals, social and support organizations, businesses, events, etc. for callers ages 25 and younger. 11/09

Generation Q 30-74 Steinway Street, 2nd floor Astoria, NY 11103 Contact Person: Marisa Ragonese 718 204-5955 [email protected] www.queenscommunityhouse.org Queens Community House is the major provider of services and community space to LGBT seniors and youth in the borough of Queens. With a population of over 2 million people, Queens is one of the largest counties in New York State and one of the most ethnically and economically diverse in the world. QCH serves the LBGT community through two centers: Generation Q, a drop in center for youth up to age 22 and SAGE/Queens for older adults. 4/10

Gifted Imaginations, LLC Contact Person: Wendy Scarbrough 678 907-1144 [email protected] www.giftedimaginations.com Gifted Imaginations is the place to find cool, fun, unique & educational toys for children of all ages. From wooden blocks to puzzles to backpacks, dolls, cars & games - these are not the kind of toys you find in department stores. In addition to those unique finds, Gifted Imaginations also carries ecofriendly & fun children's clothing. 7/09

Griot Circle 25 Flatbush Ave, 2nd Fl Brooklyn, NY 11217 Contact Person: Glen Francis 718 246-2775 718 246-2572 Fax [email protected] www.griotcircle.org Griot Circle is an intergenerational culturally diverse community based organization serving the needs of the community of lesbians, gay men, bisexual and transgender elders of color over the age of fifty. We provide emotional support and quality programs that affirm the lives of this marginalized population. Griot is committed to honoring and preserving our histories and traditions reuniting those parts of ourselves that have been fragmented by racism and homophobia. We maintain a safe space, free of discrimination based on age, gender, race, sexuality, spirituality and ethnic origin. 4/10

43 Harm Reduction Coalition 22 West 27th St, 5th Floor New York, NY 10001 Contact Person: Amanda Harris / Jaradisa-devasri Dacus 212 213-6376 212 213-6582 Fax [email protected] www.harmreduction.org The Harm Reduction Coalition is a national advocacy and capacity-building organization that promotes the health and dignity of individuals and communities impacted by drug use. HRC advances policies and programs that help people address the adverse effects of drug use including overdose, HIV, hepatitis C, addiction, and incarceration. 4/10

Healthy Families of Herkimer County 301 N. Washington St. Herkimer, NY 13350 Contact Person: Dolly Wolford 315 867-1575 315 867-1376 315 867-1431 Fax [email protected] Healthy Families provides screenings to all pregnant women in Herkimer County, and provides referrals to appropriate programs. Select families are offered a voluntary, educational, supportive, home visiting program. 11/09

Hetrick Martin Institute 2 Astor Place, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10003 Contact Person: Thomas Krever 212 674-2600 x260 212 674-8650 Fax [email protected] www.hmi.org The Hetrick-Martin Institute, home of the Harvey Milk High School, believes all young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential. Hetrick-Martin creates this environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth between the ages of 12 and 21 and their families. 4/10

Hudson Valley LGBTQ Center 300 Wall St, PO Box 3994 Kingston, NY 12402 Contact Person: Vanessa Shelmandine / Barbara Fried 845 331-5300 [email protected] www.lgbtqcenter.org For many years gay and lesbian residents of the Hudson Valley lived their lives as contributing members of the larger community and in doing so laid the foundation for 44 today's vibrant lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community. Today, we have a place where all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people can gather, talk, share concerns, and create solutions. 4/10

Human Rights Campaign (HRC) 1640 Rhode Island Ave NW Washington, DC 20036-3278 202 628-4160 800 777-4723 toll free 202 347-5323 Fax [email protected] www.hrc.org HRC is the largest national lesbian and gay political organization with members throughout the country. It effectively lobbies Congress, provides campaign support and educates the public to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community. HRC has an extensive interactive online resource center dedicated to all LGBT families. Find practical information, community support and expert advice about topics including having children to growing old; dealing with children’s health issues and your own; managing your finances and using the law to protect your most important relationships, and other issues. Also visit www.welcomingschools.org for a comprehensive guide for administrators, educators, parents and guardians who want to strengthen their schools’ approach to family diversity, gender stereotyping and bullying. Welcoming Schools is specifically designed for use in K-5 learning environments and is inclusive of LGBT families and individuals in the broader context of diversity. 2/10

Identity Youth Center 206 State Street Binghamton, NY 13901 Contact Person: Erin Gotthardt, Identity Coordinator 607 651-9120 [email protected] www.idyouth.org Binghamton is now home to Identity Youth Center, a safe and confidential space for youth ages 14 to 20. Identity is dedicated to promoting education and support for LGBTQ youth, their families and the community. Identity welcomes and empowers all LGBTQQ youth and their allies to come and be who they are. 1/09

Immigration Equality, Inc. 40 Exchange Place, 17 th Floor New York, NY 10005 212 714-2904 212 714-2973 Fax [email protected] www.immigrationequality.org

45 Seeks equal application of U.S immigration law toward LGBT couples, resource/support network for bi-national relationships; advocates for persons facing HIV/AIDS discrimination and those seeking asylum based on sexual orientation. 2/10

In Our Own Voices, Inc. 245 Lark Street Albany, NY 12210 518 432-4188 [email protected] www.inourownvoices.org Works to ensure the physical, mental, spiritual, political, social, cultural and economic survival and growth of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people of color. Publishes a health and human services directory, sponsors workshops, support groups, seminars and family activities. 11/09

Ithaca Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Task Force, Inc. (ILGBTTF) PO Box 3951 Ithaca, NY 14852-3951 607 387-8252 [email protected] www.ilgbttf.org Provides directory of gay-friendly businesses and organizations at their website. 2/10

Ithaca-Cortland PFLAG PO Box 703 Ithaca, NY 14851 607 753-7381 or 607 838-3629 [email protected] www.pflagithacacortland.com Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Inc. promotes the health and well- being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, their families and friends through support, education and advocacy. Ithaca-Cortland PFLAG meets the first Sunday of the month (except July & August) at 4:00 p.m. at the Interfaith Center at SUNY Cortland. 11/09

Lambda Family Circle Albany, NY Contact Person: Brian: 518 432-1247 or Allyson: 518 439-0690 [email protected] www.lambdafamilycircle.org Lambda Family Circle is a social and support group for GLBT families in the greater Capital Region area. We provide social gatherings, a sense of community, and information for connecting to other resources for GLBT families. We are open to all GLBT families regardless of how they were formed, and we welcome prospective parents or those considering parenthood to our community as well. 11/09

46 Lavender Inkwell Bookshoppe 304 N. McBride Street Syracuse, NY 13203 315 424-7191 315 424-7193 Fax [email protected] www.LavenderInkwell.com The Lavender Inkwell is the only bookstore in central New York that specializes in literature for LGBT people. A wide range of literature for families as well as gift selections. We host reading clubs for men, women, and a children’s story hour once a month. 11/09

The Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center (The LOFT) 252 Bryant Ave White Plains, NY 10605 914 948-2932 914 682-7827 Fax [email protected] www.loftgaycenter.org The LOFT serves the LGBT community of the Lower Hudson Valley region. We offer support groups, a help line, lending library, newsletter and various educational and social activities. 3/09

Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project, Ferre Institute Inc. Claudia E. Stallman, Project Director 124 Front Street Binghamton, NY 13905 607 724-4308 [email protected] www.PrideAndJoyFamilies.org www.LGBTHealthInitiative.org www.LGBTServicesDirectory.com The Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project is dedicated to helping lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) people in upstate New York find one another and the resources they need to build and sustain healthy families. The Project offers educational programs, provider training, information and referral services, the Directory of Family Building Services , and support groups for LGBT parents and prospective parents. Our network of Pride and Joy Families provides social and educational activities and a sense of community to LGBT parents and their children. The Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project was started in 2000 with a grant from New York State to the Ferre Institute, Inc. 2/10

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center (The Center) 208 West 13th Street New York, NY 10011 212 924-2657 [email protected] www.gaycenter.org 47 Provides a home for the birth, nurture and celebration of our organizations, institutions and culture; cares for our individuals and groups in need, educates the public and our community; and empowers our individuals and groups to achieve their fullest potential. Resources for families, and those planning to become parents. Offers Centerkids, LGBT family programs. 2/10

LGBT Families 212 501-4762 413 502-3463 Fax [email protected] www.LGBTFamilies.info Providing resources for discovering how to expand your family through adoption, surrogacy and fertility. Creating a support network pre, during and post placement. Building the foundation for LGBT families to grow and prosper. 1/10

LIGALY (Long Island Gay and Lesbian Youth) 34 Park Ave Bay Shore, NY 11706 Contact Person: Robert Vitelli 631 665-2300 631 665-7874 Fax [email protected] www.ligaly.org Long Island Gay and Lesbian Youth (LIGALY) is a bi-county (Nassau and Suffolk) not-for- profit organization providing education, advocacy, and social support services to Long Island's gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) youth and young adults, and all youth, young adults, and their families for whom sexuality, sexual identity, gender identity, and HIV/AIDS are an issue. Our goals are to empower GLBT youth, advocate for their diverse interests, and to educate society about them. 4/10

Long Island Lesbian Cancer Initiative 471 North Broadway #123 Jericho, NY 11753 Contact Person: Diane Bruessow 1 888 LILCINY [email protected] www.lilci.org LILCI busts myths and misinformation by providing information that is sensitive to your sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. LILCI envisions institutionalization of accountability to LGBT populations and ultimately, an elimination of health disparities through the delivery of culturally competent health and human services that reduces interlocking oppressions. LILCI advocates for compliance with public health recommendation intended to eliminate health disparities. This includes providing services and entitlements that are sensitive and/or specific to sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression; instituting nondiscrimination policies inclusive of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression; and capturing demographic data relevant to sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. 4/10 48

Male Survivor www.malesurvivor.org We are committed to preventing, healing, and eliminating all forms of sexual victimization of boys and men through support, treatment, research, education, advocacy, and activism. 2/10

Mano A Mano c/o Latino Commission on AIDS 24 West 25th St. 9th Floor New York, NY 10010 Contact Person: Andrew Spieldenner 212 584-9306 [email protected] www.latinoaids.org The Latino Commission on AIDS is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Latino community. The Commission realizes its mission by spearheading health advocacy for Latinos, promoting HIV education, developing model prevention programs for high-risk communities, and by building capacity in community organizations. The Commission works to mobilize an effective Latino community response to the health crisis created by HIV/AIDS. Since 1995, the Commission has steadily expanded its services outside New York to meet the emerging needs of Latino communities in more than 40 States and Puerto Rico. 4/10

The MOCHA Center (Men of Color Health Awareness) 107 Pole Liberty Way Rochester, NY 14604 Contact Person: Stephaun Clipper 585 420-1400 585 420-1409 Fax [email protected] www.mochacenter.org The MOCHA Center (Men of Color Health Awareness) is a peer driven initiative which has been in existence since December 1996. MOCHA provides HIV/AIDS education/outreach, and community development for men of color who are identified as gay, bi-sexual or men who have sex with men (MSM) or young men who have sex with men (YMSM). Currently, several funding sources support MOCHA Center's programs to provide education, prevention & intervention to youth who are MSM's of color and may be at risk for contracting the HIV virus. 4/10

Mohawk Valley Perinatal Network, Inc. 1000 Cornelia Street, 2nd Floor Utica, NY 13502 315 732-4657 1 877 267-6193 315 732-5640 Fax [email protected]

49 www.newfamily.org We work with health and human service professionals and consumers to improve birth outcomes, and maternal, child, and family health. We accomplish this by assessing community needs, educating health and human service providers, updating perinatal data, educating and referring consumers, providing facilitated enrollment services, and encouraging healthy behaviors and increased use of health insurance programs. We share information with consumers about women's health, preconception planning, pregnancy health and infant care, and we help individuals and families apply for Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus and Medicaid. 12/09

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) 80 Maiden Lane, Suite 1504 New York, NY 10038 212 604-9830 [email protected] www.thetaskforce.org Founded in 1973, NGLTF was the first LGBT civil rights and advocacy organization and remains the movement’s leading voice for freedom, justice and equality. 2/10

New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence 350 New Scotland Ave Albany, NY 12208 Contact Person: Michele McKeon 518 482-5465 518 482-3807 Fax [email protected] www.nyscadv.org The NYSCADV is a non-profit membership organization whose mission is to eradicate domestic violence and to ensure the provision of effective and appropriate services to victims of domestic violence through community outreach, education, training, technical assistance and policy development. NYSCADV also provides a 24-hour, toll- free, statewide Domestic & Sexual Violence Hotline. 11/09

Northeast Two-Spirit Society 33 Indian Rd., 4N New York, NY 10034 Contact Person: Harlan Pruden 646 351-7360 [email protected] www.ne2ss.org NE2SS.org is devoted to providing information about and for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and two-spirit American Indians of New York City and the tri-state area (New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut). The Northeast Two-Spirit Society (NE2SS) works to increase the visibility of the two-spirit community and to provide social, traditional and recreational opportunities that are culturally appropriate to the two-spirit community of NYC and the surrounding tri-state area. At the heart of the efforts by NE2SS is community development for all our peoples. 4/10 50

Northern New York Families Gary Berk 68 Streeter Road DeKalb, NY 13630 315 347-2178 [email protected] Local chapter of Family Pride Coalition in the St. Lawrence Valley/Adirondack region. We offer a support group for LGBT parents and their children, meeting every one to two months at members’ homes. 9/25/07

NYC Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project 240 West 35th St, Suite 200 New York, NY 10001 Contact Person: Kim Fountain 212 714-1184 212 714-2627 Fax [email protected] www.avp.org The New York City Anti-Violence Project is dedicated to eliminating hate violence, sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and HIV-affected communities through counseling, advocacy, organizing, and public education. AVP provides free and confidential assistance to thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and HIV-affected (LGBTQH) people each year from all five boroughs of New York City. The organization maintains a 24- hour, Spanish/English bilingual hotline staffed by professional counselors and trained volunteers providing professional and peer support counseling, as well as advocacy with police, courts, and social service agencies. 4/10

Oasis Dance Club 1230 Danby Road Ithaca, NY 14850 607 273-1505 [email protected] www.ithacaoasis.com A multi-cultural nightclub and restaurant. As our name implies, we are a colorful mixture of men and women of all nationalities, occupations, sexual orientations and ages. We offer music, dancing, food, friendly clientele and a wide variety of special entertainment. 11/09

Office for Victims of Crime U.S. Department of Justice 810 7th Street NW. Eighth Floor Washington, DC 20531 202 307-5983 202 514-6383 Fax www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc

51 The Office for Victims of Crime is committed to enhancing the Nation's capacity to assist crime victims and to providing leadership in changing attitudes, policies, and practices to promote justice and healing for all victims of crime. 6/09

Onondaga County/Syracuse Commission on Human Rights Bridget Owens 421 Montgomery Street, 13 th Floor Syracuse, NY 13202 315 435-3565 315 435-2439 Fax www.ongov.net/humanrights Respond and resolve complaints of discrimination and unfair treatment. Training and education in diversity, conflict, and leadership. Provide support, open dialogue, refer, and locate resources to all oppressed people. 2/10

Out for Health A project of Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes 111 E Seneca Street Ithaca, NY 14850 607 216-0021 607 216-0023 Fax lgbt@ppsfl.org www.outforhealth.org In addition to the medical services offered in the clinic, and our clinic counselors who are available to discuss family building and resources, we are also now proud to offer, Out for Health, an LGBT health and wellness project. This program is housed at our new Education and LGBT Outreach Office on Seneca Street. Please visit our website for more information and to sign up for our newsletter. 12/09

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG) 1726 M Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 202 467-8180 [email protected] www.pflag.org Promotes the health and well being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered persons, their families and friends through support, education, and advocacy. There are PFLAG chapters throughout the country that offer support groups and social activities to parents, families and friends: call or check the website for a local group. There are numerous chapters throughout New York State. 2/10

Partners Task Force for Gay & Lesbian Couples P.O. Box 9685 Seattle, WA 98109 206 935-1206 [email protected] 52 www.buddybuddy.com An international resource for same-sex couples, supporting the diverse community of committed gay and lesbian partners through a variety of media since 1986. The constantly updated Web site contains more than 400 essays, surveys, legal articles and resources on legal marriage, ceremonies, domestic partner benefits, parenting, and immigration. 2/09

PFLAG Binghamton Dee Davis [email protected] Meets at 7:30 pm the 3 rd Monday of every month at Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Binghamton, NY. 12/09

PFLAG Buffalo/Niagara PO Box 617 Buffalo, NY 14207 Contact Person: Jeffrey J. McConnell 716 883-0384 [email protected] www.pflag-buffalo-niagara.org Meets the third Sunday of every month at 2:30pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church on Delaware Ave between Summer and North in Buffalo, NY. 3/10

PFLAG Syracuse, Inc. Barb Crawford First Unitarian Universalist Church 250 Waring Road Syracuse, NY 13224 315 635-9320 [email protected] www.pflagsyracuse.com Promotes the health and well-being of LGBT people and their parents, families and friends through support, education and advocacy. We meet the fourth Tuesday of every month (except December) at 7:30 pm at the First Unitarian Universalist church on Waring Road. 2/10

Peter Cicchino Youth Project 666 Broadway, 10th Floor New York, NY 10012 Contact Person: Anya Mukarji Connolly 646 602-5633 212 533-4598 Fax [email protected] www.urbanjustice.org Of the estimated 20,000 teenagers living on the streets of New York City, almost half self- identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT). These teens have been thrown out of their homes or have run away from foster care because of homophobia, 53 harassment, and physical abuse. Once on the streets, the majority of them turn to prostitution and drug use. We created the Peter Cicchino Youth Project to reach out to these young people and help them stabilize their lives. Through this project, we have assisted thousands of teens to navigate the complicated channels of government benefits, access permanent housing, and continue their education. 4/10

Pride and Joy Families c/o The Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project 124 Front Street Binghamton, NY 13905 607 724-4308 [email protected] www.PrideAndJoyFamilies.org Pride and Joy Families, which is sponsored by The Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project, is a network of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) families that provides social and educational activities and a sense of community to LGBTQ parents, their children and prospective parents. Pride and Joy families gather in locations throughout upstate New York for potluck dinners, pool parties and picnics, educational programs and weekend-long conferences. Join our online LGBTQ parenting community to learn about activities, give and get provider referrals, and to engage in conversation about parenting and family building as an LGBTQ person. New members are always welcome! 2/10

Pride Center of Western NY 206 S. Elmwood Ave Buffalo, NY 14201 716 852-PRIDE (7743) [email protected] www.PrideCenterWNY.org The Pride Center of Western New York was created to serve the LGBT communities of Western New York. We offer referrals for health care, counseling and legal issues, community meeting space, support/discussion groups, youth programming, and more! 11/09

Pride for Youth: Long Island Crisis Center 2050 Bellmore Ave Bellmore, NY 11710 Contact Person: Pete Carney, Andrea Fogel 516 679-9000 x1 516 679-3610 Fax [email protected] www.longislandcrisiscenter.org As providers of anonymous, non-judgmental services, our hotline counselors have always been keenly aware of the pain and isolation of teenagers coming to terms with being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT). Since the early 1970’s, we have fielded calls from kids who were kicked out of their homes, considering suicide, and feeling like they had nowhere to turn. For many years, Long Island Crisis Center was the only agency in the region to specifically outreach to LGBT youth. 4/10 54

The Q Center @ ACR Elizabeth Payne, PhD, Director 627 West Genesee Street Syracuse, NY 13204 315 701-2431 [email protected] [email protected] www.myspace.com/qyouthcentersyracuse The Q Center provides 3 weekly social support groups for LGBTQ youth ages 13-20 in Syracuse and a monthly group for transgender children ages 8-12; an After-School Program with tutoring, computer access, an LGBT library, homework support, SAT & GED preparation; Arts programming; School outreach; GSA Councils supporting school diversity clubs; Advocacy opportunities in support of LGBTQ youth; HIV & sex education; Individual counseling; Community training on LGBTQ youth cultural competency and information and referrals to community resources. 11/09

Queens Pride House 76-11 37th Ave, Suite 206 Jackson Heights, NY 11372 Contact Person: Sassafrass Lowrey 718 429-5309 718 429-5013 Fax [email protected] www.queenspridehouse.org The mission of Queens Pride House is to create a safe and nurturing space in the Borough of Queens where lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people will be empowered to reach their full potential. Pride House offers social services and referrals, a Library/Media Center, and social, cultural and multicultural events and activities. 4/10

Queers for Economic Justice Kenyon Farrow 147 West 24th St 4th Fl New York, NY 10011 212 564-3608 212 564-0590 Fax [email protected] www.q4ej.org Queers for Economic Justice is a progressive non-profit organization committed to promoting economic justice in a context of sexual and gender liberation. Our goal is to challenge and change the systems that create poverty and economic injustice in our communities, and to promote an economic system that embraces sexual and gender diversity. 4/10

Rainbow Access Initiative P.O. Box 9144 Niskayuna, NY 12309

55 Contact Person: Chad Putman / Bobbi Williams 518 471-9080 [email protected] www.rainbowaccess.org Rainbow Access Initiative, Inc. (RAI) is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes to increase the accessibility of health and human services to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community and their families, with particular emphasis on underserved populations. 4/10

Rainbow Families of NJ 590 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite 234 Bloomfield, NJ 07003 973 763-8511 www.rainbowfamiliesnj.org Advocacy, information, support, friendship and fun for lesbian and gay parents and those wishing to become parents. 11/09

Rainbow Rumpus PO Box 6881 Minneapolis, MN 55406 Contact Person: Beth Wallace, Editor in Chief www.rainbowrumpus.org The magazine for kids with LGBT parents. 2/10

Rainbow SAGE of the Genesee Valley 121 North Fitzhugh St Rochester, NY 14614 Contact Person: Brian Hurlburt / Tony Perri 585 325-1640 [email protected] www.rainbowseniorswny.org Rainbow SAGE of the Genesee Valley is a non-profit organization and the major provider of social and educational programs to enhance the lives of older gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (GLBTI) people. To enrich the environment of the overall community, Rainbow SAGE also educates the community about relevant GLBTI aging issues. 4/10

RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association 1760 Old Meadow Rd, Suite 500 McLean, VA 22102 703 556-7171 703 506-3266 Fax [email protected] www.resolve.org RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association was founded in 1974 as a national non- profit consumer organization. RESOLVE’s mission is to provide timely, compassionate

56 support and information to individuals who are experiencing infertility and to increase awareness of infertility issues through advocacy and public education. 12/09

Rochester Kids Out and About 394 Penfield Road Rochester, NY 14625 585 381-9527 www.rochester.kidsoutandabout.com KidsOutAndAbout.com is a free community web service, jam-packed with resources and a calendar for anyone looking for great stuff to do with kids and families in Western New York. 11/09

Safe Homes of Orange County P.O. Box 649 Newburgh, NY 12551 24-Hour-Hotline: 1 888 503-4673 Business: 845 562-5365 845 562-2216 Fax [email protected] Safe Homes of Orange County is a private, non-profit agency fully dedicated to the elimination of all forms of domestic violence through education, outreach and provision of comprehensive services to individuals and families affected and displaced by intimate-partner violence. Founded in 1986, Safe Homes empowers people to make informed choices. We serve with compassion and dignity. 1/09

Safer Community Project for LGBTQ Youth 401 Columbia Street Utica, NY 13502-3413 Contact Person: Mary Doody 800 475-2430 [email protected] [email protected] www.aidscommunityresources.com Safer Community Project provides a weekly social support group for LGBTQ youth ages 14-20 in Utica; educational forums to create understanding and safer spaces; and information and referrals to community resources. 11/09

Safety Zone 309 Eighth St Troy, NY 12180 Contact Person: Bruce Clarkson-Hendrix 518 274-3770 [email protected] www.unityhouseny.org Since its inception in 1971, Unity House has grown to meet the increasing needs of those living in Rensselaer County and surrounding communities. Providing crisis intervention,

57 advocacy, skills teaching, information, resources, encouragement and support, Unity House continues to help disadvantaged people lead productive and healthy lives. 4/10

SAGE Queens 74-09 37th Ave. Rm. 409 Jackson Heights, NY 11372 Contact Person: John Nagel 718 533-6459 718 899-7451 Fax [email protected] www.queenscommunityhouse.org SAGE (Senior Action in a Gay Environment) Queens is the only community-based senior center in Queens that provides educational and recreational activities for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) older adults. As such, it offers a unique and much- needed borough-wide home to older LBGT adults. 4/10

SAGE/Upstate, Inc. PO Box 6271 Syracuse, NY 13217 315 478-1923 [email protected] www.sageupstate.org Serving older gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered persons in the upstate Communities of Central New York. 2/10

Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) 305 Seventh Avenue, 6th Floor New York, NY 10001 212 741-2247 [email protected] www.sageusa.org SAGE is a social service organization dedicated to meeting the unique needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender seniors. It is committed to providing high quality, life enriching programs and services in an intergenerational environment that values age, gender, racial, religious, ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic diversity. SAGE/upstate serves central New York. 11/09

Southern Tier AIDS Program (STAP) John Barry, Executive Director 122 Baldwin Street Johnson City, NY 13790 607 798-1706 800 333-0892 Hotline [email protected] www.stapinc.org Free and confidential support and prevention services in an eight county region of the Southern Tier of New York. Services include: case management; referral; support groups; 58 and specific groups for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered individuals. Educational programs designed to address homophobia, both internalized and in the professional human service community. 2/10

Southern Tier Pride www.southerntierpride.com Organizes annual LGBT pride festival in Elmira, NY 2/10

Staten Island LGBT Center 25 Victory Blvd, 3rd Fl Staten Island, NY 10301 Contact Person: Marianne Brennick 718 808-1360 718 808-1397 Fax [email protected] www.silgbtcenter.org The Staten Island LGBT Center provides lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and their family members with direct local access to culturally competent, gay-oriented, LGBT-friendly services, programs, events and activities that promote their overall physical, mental and emotional health and well-being. 4/10

Stonewall Committee PO Box 151 Dewitt, NY 13214 315 679-4810 [email protected] www.stonewallcommittee.org A non-partisan educational and advocacy organization that works to promote understanding, equality and respect for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities through educating the public, increasing political participation, lobbying and working with elected officials and appointed officials at the local, state and federal levels of government, and working with diverse groups and coalitions. 2/10

Syracuse University LGBT Resource Center Adrea L. Jaehnig, Director 750 Ostrum Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244 315 444-3983 [email protected] www.lgbt.syr.edu The purpose of this center is to provide education, advocacy, support and safe communal space for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people and their allies. 2/10

59 Things of My Very Own, Inc. 1011 Cheyenne Road Glenville, NY 12302 Contact Person: Rayn Bonciz 518 630-6137 [email protected] www.tomvo.org Things of My Very Own, Inc. is a recognized leader in providing supportive services to children that have experienced abuse and/or neglect, and those in "at-risk" situations. The organization offers a multitude of services including transitional aide, therapeutic programs, prevention programs, a library & resource center. All of our programs and services are provided to children and families free of charge. 11/09

The Trevor Project 9056 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 208 West Hollywood, CA 90069 Contact Person: Kelli Peterman / Dave Reynolds 212 509-0042 [email protected] www.trevorproject.org The Trevor Project is the leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. 4/10

United Hospice of Rockland, Inc. 11 Stokum Lane New City, NY 10956 Contact Person: Amy Stern 845 634-4974 845 634-7549 Fax [email protected] www.hospiceofrockland.org Provides comprehensive care and support to individuals and their loved ones facing advanced illness. Bereavement services are available for anyone in the community who has had a loss. Our program, www.assuringyourwishes.org , securely stores your advance directives on-line. 2/10

Vera House, Inc. 6181 Thompson Rd., Suite 100 Syracuse, NY 13206 Contact Person: Randi Bregman, Exec. Dir., Loren Cunningham, Educ. Dir. 24 hour hotline: 315 468-3260 office: 315 425-0818 315 425-8942 Fax [email protected] www.verahouse.org Vera House, Inc. provides comprehensive services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and other crimes including hate crimes. Services include 24 hour crisis 60 response, advocacy, counseling and preventative education. Vera House is proud to serve LGBTQ survivors of violence. 7/09

Westchester Lesbian Connection PO Box 626 White Plains, NY 10603 914 517-5455 [email protected] The Westchester Lesbian Connection focuses on providing social, recreational, educational and theatrical activities to the lesbian community. 12/09

The Women’s Building, Inc. Carmen Rau, Director 373 Central Avenue Albany, NY 12206 518 462-2871 [email protected] www.thewomensbuilding.org Multi-service women’s community center serving the women’s community, as well as the lesbian community. 2/10

YWCA of Binghamton/Broome County Carole Coppens, Director 80 Hawley Street Binghamton, NY 13901 607 772-0340 [email protected] Works to empower women and children and eliminate racism. Offers a variety of fitness/wellness programs, affordable state certified childcare (ages 6 weeks to 5 years), and residential services for women and children, including emergency shelter, supportive and transitional living programs and an adult housing program. EncorePlus provides breast cancer education, outreach and screening referrals for the early detection of breast and cervical cancer. 11/09

61 FAITH COMMUNITIES

Amherst Community Church 77 Washington Highway Snyder, NY 14226 Contact Person: Rev. Scott Thomas 716 834-9700 716 834-6138 Fax [email protected] www.amherstcommunitychurch.org Open and Affirming since 1987! We are a United Church of Christ congregation welcoming all as beloved children of God. 12/09

Atonement Lutheran Church 1900 Westfall Road Rochester, NY 14618 585 442-1018 585 442-1071 Fax [email protected] www.atonementrochester.org Atonement is a Reconciling in Christ congregation welcoming of all people Outreach to the community and beyond is central to our ministry Youth and Family Ministry is an area of focused energy 10/09

Buffalo Community of the Holy Spirit 206 So. Elmwood Ave. 3rd floor Buffalo, NY 14201 Contact Person: The Rev. Ellen Brauza 716 868-2532 [email protected] www.holyspiritbuffalo.org We meet on Tuesdays at 6:00 pm for Holy Eucharist (Holy Communion, Mass, Lord's Supper) in the Anglican/Episcopal tradition, but open to all. All who are so moved may receive communion. A simple coffee/fellowship period follows. Mail to: P.O. Box 227 Buffalo, NY 14205-0227 12/09

Christ Episcopal Church 20 Carroll Street Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Contact Person: The Rev. Wm. Blake Rider 845 452-8220 845 452-8236 Fax [email protected] www.christchurchpok.org Christ Church is a welcoming and affirming Episcopal parish in the Mid-Hudson Valley. We host the local Dignity-Integrity Chapter meetings, and lead the local faith 62 communities in the annual Pride Parade in New Paltz. Our preaching, music programs, children & youth events, and adult education events all affirm a welcome to all God's Children, including those who are LGBT. Come and see. 12/09

Christ the King Episcopal Church 3021 Rte. 213 East Stone Ridge, NY 12484 Contact Person: Rev. Alison J. Quin 845 687-9414 [email protected] www.ctkstoneridge.org Christ the King Episcopal Church welcomes all people, wherever they are on their spiritual journey. We seek to grow in love for God and our human family, to look for the face of Christ in all whom we meet, and to promote justice and peace in the world. 8/09

Community Christian Church 2647 Chili Avenue Rochester, NY 14624 585 247-2494 [email protected] www.CCCopentoall.org We are an open and welcoming congregation of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ. Our mission: To be a Christ-centered community, which is open to all who seek to grow in faith and welcome all who desire to serve as disciples of Jesus Christ. 2/10

Downtown Presbyterian Church 121 N. Fitzhugh Street Rochester, NY 14614 Contact Person: Rev. Pat Youngdahl 585 325-4000 585 325-4004 Fax [email protected] www.downtownpresbyterian.org Since 1979, Downtown Church has been a More Light congregation, which is the affirming designation in our denomination. We welcome all as visitors, friends, members, and leaders. We're passionate, progressive, and personal. Come and see for yourself. 7/09

Episcopal Church of St. Luke & St. Simon Cyrene 17 S. Fitzhugh St. Rochester, NY 14614 Contact Person: The Rev. Michael W. Hopkins 585 546-7730 585 546-7733 Fax [email protected] 63 www.twosaints.org Inclusive Church in downtown Rochester, NY: open to all, celebrating all. We are a "healing place for souls, a school for justice and a welcome table for all." 7/09

First Baptist Church of Ithaca Rev. Rich Rose DeWitt Park Box 254 Ithaca, NY 14851 607 273-5800 [email protected] www.firstbaptistithaca.org A welcoming and affirming congregation of the American Baptist Churches, USA. We are an intentionally diverse congregation that approaches faith with an open mind and an open spirit. Sundays: worship 10:00 am, education (all ages) 11:30 am. 2/10

First Congregational United Church of Christ Marna J. Pritchard, Pastor 822 Cleveland Avenue Niagara Falls, NY 14305 716 941-9288 (Pastor’s Phone) 716 282-2443 (Church Phone) [email protected] http://www.uccwebsites.net/firstconguccniagarafallsny.html An open and affirming church welcoming all who wish to share Christian worship and service with us. Worship service each Sunday at 10:30 am. 2/10

First Congregational United Church of Christ 31 East Fulton Street Gloversville, NY 12078 Contact Person: The Rev. Ralph S. English 518 725-4304 [email protected] uccgloversville.org As an Open and Affirming Congregation we covenant to welcome all persons of all ages, races, backgrounds, and sexual orientations as equal participants in the love and grace of God and thus, as equal participants in the life and ministry of this congregation. If you can embrace the tenets of this covenant, and if you seek an open and affirming community of faith to nurture your spirit, then no matter who, no matter what, no matter where you are on life’s journey … you belong. WELCOME! 2/10

First Congregational United Church of Christ 32 South Main Street Newark Valley, NY 13811

64 607 642-5520 607 642-5520 Fax [email protected] www.firstcongnv.org We are an "Open & Affirming" place of worship. 3/09

First English Lutheran Church Reverend Craig J. Herrick, Pastor 501 James Street Corner of James and Townsend Streets Syracuse, NY 13203 315 471-1678 www.firstenglishlutheran.net We welcome all people regardless of race, creed, color, or sexual orientation for worship and community services. Support groups include Names Project Quilt and other community services organizations. 2/10

First Lutheran Church 181 Western Avenue Albany, NY 12203 Contact Person: Rev. Vernon Victorson 518 463-1326 [email protected] www.FirstLutheranAlbany.org First Lutheran Church is the oldest Lutheran Congregation in North America. We are a Reconciling In Christ Congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, welcoming all to worship in a loving, supportive and affirming environment. Visit our website, or find out more at our Facebook page. 12/09

First Unitarian Church of Rochester 220 S Winton Rd Rochester, NY 14610 Contact Person: John Keevert 585 271-9070 [email protected] [email protected] www.rochesterunitarian.org First Unitarian is a 'welcoming congregation' meaning open and supportive of LGBT folks. Our ministers have done many commitment ceremonies for LGBT members. Check out our website, then check us out. 5/10

First Unitarian Society of Ithaca, New York Rev. David E. Grimm 306 N. Aurora Street Ithaca, NY 14850 (Corner of Buffalo & Aurora Streets) 65 607 273-7521 [email protected] [email protected] http://unitarian.ithaca.ny.us/ In May 2000, First Unitarian of Ithaca joined hundreds of other UU congregations in becoming a welcoming congregation to the LGBT communities. We have an inclusive religious education program and sponsor LGBT community events. We are a no creedal church which welcomes the diversity of humankind and their ideas. Services held on Sundays, September through June at 10:30 am and at 9:30 am for summer services. 12/09

First Unitarian Universalist Society of Syracuse 109 Waring Road Syracuse, NY 13224 Contact Person: Rev. Helen Baylies 315 446-5940 [email protected] www.firstuusyr.org A Unitarian Universalist Welcoming Congregation to the LGBT community. All are welcome to celebrate the gift of life with us. We celebrate and support the lives, relationships, religious quests, and the individual and group contributions of LGBT people, and their families and friends. 12/09

First Universalist Church of Rochester, NY 150 South Clinton Ave. Rochester, NY 14604 Contact Person: Rev. Sally Hamlin 585 546-2826 [email protected] www.uuroc.org "Nurture the spirit and serve the community." 12/09

Fortunate Families P.O. Box 18082 Rochester, NY 14618 Contact Person: Mary Ellen Lopata 585 698-6100 [email protected] www.fortunatefamilies.com Fortunate Families serves as a resource and networking ministry with Catholic parents of LGBT daughters and sons. Fortunate Families offers a monthly newsletter and extensive resources on our website; as well as retreats, presentations and support and affirmation for parents. 9/09

Henrietta United Church of Christ 1400 Lehigh Station Rd., Box 430 Henrietta, NY 14467 66 Contact Person: Rev. David Inglis 585 334-0030 [email protected] www.henriettaucc.org A vibrant, caring church that believes that each person is a beloved child of God. The church is both spiritually deep and spiritually open, mission oriented, very child friendly, and encourages people to develop their gifts for ministry in their daily lives. It has an excellent Sunday School and children's programs. 7/09

Lake Avenue Baptist Church 72 Ambrose Street Rochester, NY 14608 Contact Person: Ken Setera 585 458-5765 585 458-5766 Fax [email protected] www.lakeavebaptist.org Lake Avenue Baptist Church is a welcoming congregation, a diverse cross-section of God's family. Our church is a member of the Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists - vowing not to discriminate and welcoming of all diverse races, histories, abilities, and sexual orientation. 12/09

Marcellus First Presbyterian Church 1 East Main St, PO Box 147 Marcellus, NY 13108 Contact Person: Bill Grossman, Pastor 315 673-2201 315 673-2321 Fax [email protected] www.marcelluspresbyterian.com A More Light Presbyterian Church offering progressive services to all people. 7/09

May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society 3800 E. Genesee Street Syracuse, NY 13214 315 446-8920 315 446-4605 Fax [email protected] www.mmuus.org A spiritual community for religious liberals, who value the inherent dignity and worth of all persons, believe in justice, equity and compassion, a free and responsible search for truth and meaning and respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part. 2/10

Metropolitan Community Church PO Box 42 Binghamton, NY 13905-0042 67 Meetings are downstairs in Tabernacle United Methodist Church, 83 Main Street, Binghamton. 607 232-0463 [email protected] www.mccbinghamton.org We are a growing community of politically and theologically diverse Christians with a special outreach to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities and our allies and supporters through social justice activity, community building, and bible study so that we stretch, connect, and celebrate as a people on a spiritual journey. Meetings at 10:30 Sunday mornings. 12/09

Metropolitan Community Church of NY 446 W. 36th Street New York, NY 10018 Contact Person: Frances Wood 212 629-7440 x13 212 279-1185 Fax [email protected] www.mccny.org People come to Metropolitan Community Church of New York from all walks of life and for many different reasons. Some people come to find a spiritual refuge. Others come to connect with people in the community. And, still others come to get involved in changing the world. Whatever the reason that initially brings someone here inevitably they use one word to describe MCCNY, "home." 4/10

Open Arms Metropolitan Community Church 740 Marshall Rd. Rochester, NY 14624 Contact Person: Rev. Jim Mulcahy 585 271-8478 [email protected] Community Church with primary ministry to LGBT people. Most members are LGBT. Small group ministries. Community Outreach. 12/09

Pilgrim-St. Luke’s United Church of Christ Rev. Dr. M. Bruce McKay 335 Richmond Avenue Buffalo, NY 14222 716 885-9443 [email protected] www.pslucc.org An open and affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ. 2/10

Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ 232 East Onondaga Street Syracuse, NY 13202 Contact Person: Craig Schaub 68 315 474-4836 315 470-0744 Fax [email protected] www.plymouth.freehosting.net Opening & Affirming Congregation worships 10:00 am Sunday mornings. Queer Bible Study every other Monday evening at 7 pm. Many other spiritual growth opportunities and opportunities to service in love and justice. 9/09

Presbyterian – New England Congregational Church 24 Circular Street Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 518 584-6091 [email protected] www.pnecc.org We believe that God's love for humanity is all inclusive. We faithfully join in the fellowship of UCC "Open and Affirming" congregations and Presbyterian "More Light" churches in warmly welcoming all LGBT persons. Services are at 10:45, followed by a coffee hour. Jay Ekman, Pastor. 12/09

Ray of Hope Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ Br. Shawn F. Benedict 380 West First Street Elmira, NY 14901 607 280-0374 [email protected] www.rayofhopechurch.com Worship services and bible study in Elmira, Ithaca, and Syracuse. Contact Br. Benedict or consult website for places and times. 2/10

Saint Andrew Lutheran Church – ELCA 600 Gansevoort Rd South Glens Falls, NY 12803 Contact Person: Pastor Marsha Garrett 518 761-0917 [email protected] www.saint-andrew.org An open and affirming place to worship and grow in Christ. A "Reconciling in Christ" congregation. 12/09

Spiritus Christi Church Fr. Jim Callan 121 North Fitzhugh Street Rochester, NY 14614 585 325-1180 [email protected] www.spirituschristi.org 69 We are an inclusive Christ centered Catholic Church which provides support to all individuals and families. Our masses are Saturday 5:00 pm and Sunday 7:30 am at the above location. Our Sunday 9:30 am Mass is at Hochstein Music School, 50 N. Plymouth Ave., Rochester. All are welcome. 12/09

St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church 6 Old Post Road North Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520 Contact Person: The Rev. Bradley C. Dyche 914 271-3501 914 271-7549 Fax [email protected] www.stacroton.org We at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church joyfully embrace this mission: to celebrate the love of God by ministering to those in need; stewarding the earth; supporting one another; studying, praying, and laughing together; and practicing the liturgy of the Episcopal tradition. We warmly welcome all those of every background and orientation who wish to worship God in our company and join in our efforts to live out Christ’s example in our own lives. 7/09

St. James Mission PO Box 190 Westernville, NY 13486 Contact Person: Rev. J. Barrett Lee 315 335-4808 [email protected] www.stjamesmission.com We are a small, inclusive faith community that meets for worship on Thursday evenings at 6 pm, in the chapel at First Presbyterian Church, 1605 Genesee St. Utica, NY. We hope to see you soon! 9/09

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 55 Pleasant Avenue Lancaster, NY 14086 Contact Person: Rev. Dr. John R. Scarafia, Jr. 716 683-8972 716 681-5822 Fax [email protected] www.stjohnslanc.org Church 12/09

St. Mary’s Church 15 St. Mary's Place Rochester, NY 14607 Contact Person: Kevin Mannara 585 232-7140 585 232-4483 Fax 70 [email protected] www.stmarysrochester.org We are a Catholic Church, welcoming to all people and inclusive of diversity. We promote Fortunate Families. 12/09

St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral The Very Reverend G. Thomas Luck 310 Montgomery Street Syracuse, NY 13202 315 474-6053 www.saintpaulscathedral.org Worshiping God, Learning Compassion, Building Community 1/09

St. Paul’s United Methodist Church 402 North Aurora Street Ithaca, NY 14850 Contact Person: Rev. Margie Mayson 607 273-5971 607 275-0726 Fax [email protected] www.stpaulsithaca.org We are a Reconciling Congregation welcoming all people regardless of sexual orientation. We pledge to work for the day when society will welcome in the same way Christ welcomes. 5/09

St. Paul’s Universalist Unitarian Church 565 Albany Street Little Falls, NY 13365 Contact Person: Rev. Kimberly Miner 315 235-9059 315 823-2284 Fax [email protected] Church that is open to gays and lesbians. Rev. Kimberly Miner is available to do services of union and has information on gay marriage in Massachusetts. 12/09

St. Timothy’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 470 Winter St Ext Troy, NY 12180 Contact Person: Rev Kimberly Cottingham 518 283-1372 [email protected] www.sttimothystroyny.com We are a welcoming community of faith who delights in meeting the needs of the world, especially in the areas of ending homelessness and hunger. Please visit our website to learn more about us. www.sttimothystroyny.com 12/09 71

Stone Presbyterian Church 8 South Park Row (P.O. Box 33) Clinton, NY 13323 Contact Person: Rev. Dennis Dewey 315 853-2933 [email protected] www.stonepres.org At present our purpose is to welcome all persons including LGBT to full participation in the worship and ministry of our congregation. 10/09

Tabernacle United Methodist Church 83 Main St Binghamton, NY 13905 Contact Person: Rev. Stephen Heiss 607 723-8983 [email protected] www.gbgm-umc.org/tabchurch Worship and programs inclusive of all. We belong to the Reconciling Movement of the United Methodist Church. We affirm and celebrate all sexual orientations and identifications. We also sponsor a Metropolitan Community Church which meets for worship downstairs at the same time our church meets upstairs - 10:30 AM. For additional information feel free to contact the pastor at [email protected] . 1/10

Temple Concord Rabbi Barbara Goldman-Wartell 9 Riverside Drive Binghamton, NY 13905 607 723-7355 607 723-0785 Fax [email protected] www.templeconcord.com Binghamton’s Reform Jewish synagogue works to ensure that interfaith families and LGBT Jews are welcome and included in all aspects of temple life. 2/10

Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo Rev. Joel Miller 695 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo, NY 14222 716 885-2136 716 885-6875 Fax [email protected] www.buffalouu.org Performs Union Ceremonies for couples wanting to celebrate and solemnize their relationships. Also host a COLAGE (Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere) Group. Provide space and support to the Buffalo Gay Men’s chorus, led by our Minister of Music Barbara Wagner. We welcome members of the LGBT community to attend our

72 Sunday service at 11:00 am (summers before 10:00 am) and become involved in our Welcoming Congregation. 12/09

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Binghamton Rev. Douglas Taylor 183 Riverside Drive Binghamton, NY 13905 607 729-1641 607 729-1899 Fax [email protected] [email protected] www.uubinghamton.org A Welcoming Congregation since 1992, when the congregation voted to affirm, welcome and support GLBT people. The Gay Lesbian Concerns Committee initiates outreach, support and education both within the church community and in the larger community. 12/09

Unitarian Universalist Gay and Lesbian Concerns 183 Riverside Drive Binghamton, NY 13905 Contact Person: Denise 607 722-6569 [email protected] The UUGLC (Unitarian Universalist Gay and Lesbian Concerns) is a committee of the Unitarian Universalist Church. Our purpose is to provide a friendly, welcoming and supportive environment to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, queer, and questioning people. Everyone of every faith and identity is welcome, including supportive straight people! It is not necessary to belong to the Unitarian Universalist Church in order to be part of the Gay and Lesbians Concern Group. Our meetings are held generally on the 2nd Sunday of the month at 12:45, which is after the second service, to which all are welcome. 12/09

United Church of Christ, First Congregational 11 West Main Street Norwich, NY 13815 Contact Person: Cheri Willard, Parish Coordinator 607 334-3434 [email protected] www.uccnorwichny.org An Open and Affirming Church. A fellowship in Jesus, the Christ showing God's love to all people. 8/09

Unity Church of Practical Christianity 1243 Delaware Avenue Buffalo, NY 14209 716 882-0391 73 716 882-5020 Fax [email protected] www.unitybuffalo.org We are a diverse spiritual community empowering growth and transformation. We are an open, welcoming congregation and our approach is eclectic, creative, dynamic, and most of all, fun-loving. 2/10

Unity Fellowship Church 2578 Atlantic Ave Brooklyn, NY 11207 Contact Person: Rev. Valerie Holly 718 385-2406 718 399-3149 Fax [email protected] Unity Fellowship Church, housed in a gray former warehouse in East New York, is the New York outpost of the Unity Fellowship Church Movement, the only Christian denomination explicitly set up to serve gay, bisexual and transgender members of minority groups. Unity, founded in Los Angeles in 1982, has 12 churches nationwide. 4/10

Zen Center of Syracuse 266 West Seneca Turnpike Syracuse, NY 13207 315 492-9773 315 492-9773 Fax [email protected] www.zencenterofsyracuse.org The Zen Center of Syracuse is an LGBT-welcoming Buddhist center, providing daily meditation, retreats, classes, and events. The abbot, Shinge Roko Sherry Chayat Roshi, and resident clergy perform weddings and other ceremonies for Buddhist practitioners. 12/09

74 Financial Advisors

Brackens Financial Solutions Network (an office of MetLife) 301 Plainfield Road Suite 240 Syracuse, NY 13212 Contact Person: V.R. Brackens ChFC 315 350-2129 315 451-7763 [email protected] www.vbrackensfp.com Empowering You to Fulfill Your Lifelong Hope and Dreams By: Building an income Stream that you cannot outlive Developing strategies to reach your goals sooner rather than later Managing protecting and growing assets and wealth Creating steps to protect the individuals and institutions you care about 9/09

Brackens Financial Solutions Network (an office of MetLife) 301 Plainfield Road Suite 240 Syracuse, NY 13212 Contact Person: Kris Wadsworth LUTCF 315 350-2143 315 451-7763 [email protected] www.incomesolutionsgrp.com Empowering You to Fulfill Your Lifelong Hope and Dreams By: Building an income Stream that you cannot outlive Developing strategies to reach your goals sooner rather than later Managing protecting and growing assets and wealth Creating steps to protect the individuals and institutions you care about 9/09

Vivian M. Derrickson, CFP, CLU Ameriprise Financial Services 6319 Fly Road, #2 East Syracuse, NY 13057 315 251-0512 ext. 209 315 251-0516 Fax [email protected] www.ameriprise.com A full spectrum of financial services tailored to your needs. Specialty in retirement and estates. 1/09

Ann Feldman, CLTC, AFP, LUTCF MetLife Financial Services 520 Columbia Drive, Suite 203 Johnson City, NY 13790 75 607 798-1624 ext. 3002 607 798-6992 Fax [email protected] Personal insurance plus financial planning including long term care, business succession and retirement planning. Investments include annuities, mutual funds, banking items. 12/09

Financial Architects 600 Clinton Square Rochester, NY 14604 585 262-5600 585 423-9635 Fax [email protected] www.financialarchitectsupstate.com Financial Architects offers customized services and sensible solutions to meet the financial services needs of individuals and businesses. 1/10

Financial Architects/MassMutal 600 Clinton Square Rochester, NY 14604 Contact Person: Heather Smith 585 262-5600 585 423-9635 Fax [email protected] www.financialarchitectsupstate.com Preserve and structure assets upon death to minimize tax implications. Protect children and families and plan for the financial freedom as well as provide for the educational needs of dependent children. Provide retirement savings vehicles that can make bridging from one stage of life to another a much smoother and more comfortable transition. 1/10

Carol K. Gallagher, CLTC MetLife 520 Columbia Drive, Suite 203 Johnson City, NY 13790 607 798-1624 x 3009 [email protected] Financial Planner, Investment Adviser Representative, Financial Services Representative. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MLIC), New York, NY 10166. Securities products and investment advisory services offered by MetLife Securities, Inc. (MSI)(member FINRA/SIPC) a registered investment advisor. MLIC and MSI are MetLife companies. L0410103536[exp0511][NY,PA] 5/10

Hansen’s Advisory Services, Inc. 7067 East Genesee St. Fayetteville, NY 13066 Contact Person: Susan S. Hansen

76 315 637-5153 315 637-1264 Fax [email protected] www.hansensadvisory.com HAS is a financial planning firm with a Focused Holistic Approach including investing in corporately responsible companies. We help you improve the quality of your life and protect and empower your family while achieving your goals. 12/09

J. Cole Financial Advisers, Inc. Joyce Cole, CFP POB 40 Gansevoort, NY 12831 877 523-2237 518 793-1304 Fax [email protected] www.jcolefinancial.com Investment management, financial planning on a fee-only basis- no commissions. Socially screened investments available. Specialty in helping LGBT couples. 2/10

Personal Financial Consulting, Inc. Bob Bohner, President 1109 Monroe St Endicott, NY 13760 607 748-6674 484 229-0489 Fax [email protected] www.ourpfc.com Our services include coordinated financial planning approved by your CPA, lawyer, home/auto agent, and other financial professionals; asset management, long term care, life, long term disability insurance, estate planning, college planning, etc. We specialize in life planning for people who are within five years of retirement or retired. We want to simplify their lives by having us manage their financial affairs. We will supply references upon request! 2/10

Martin L. Posner Morgan Stanley Smith Barney 4 Manhattanville Road Purchase, NY 10577 914 701-7623 914 701-7676 Fax [email protected] www.fa.smithbarney.com/martinposner I have been working with the LGBT community for quite some time, providing financial services including wealth management, retirement planning, education planning for couples with children. My legal background (lawyer for 23 years) gives me special insight into needs of the LGBT community. I provide comprehensive written financial plans at no cost to my clients. I am licensed in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. 2/10 77

Grace A. Roossien Roossien Financial Advisors Inc 1708 Vestal Parkway East Vestal, NY 13850 607 748-1803 607 785-2353 Fax [email protected] www.roossienfinancial.com Dedicated to helping clients reach their financial life goals with informed and timely professional advice. 2/10

Smith Barney Veronica "Ronnie" Mangione 80 State St, 12th Floor Albany, NY 12207 518 427-5578 518 463-1354 Fax [email protected] www.fa.smithbarney.com/veronicamangione Insurance, Retirement Planning, Investments, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs. 12/09

Surrogate Fund Management, LLC A Melissa Brisman Owned Company 1 Paragon Drive, Suite 160 Montvale, NJ 07645 201 505-0078 201 505-0994 Fax [email protected] www.surrogatefundmanagement.com We are a fully insured escrow account management company. Our services include accurate and dependable fund management for Gestational Carrier, Ovum, Sperm and Embryo Donation Agreements. We also provide financial services for Physicians and Clinics as well as Donor & Surrogate Agencies for Gestational Carrier and Ovum Donation Procedures. Let us handle the financial aspects for your third party reproductive arrangement. 11/09

Wells Fargo Advisors Thomas Nasoni-Financial Advisor 302 Reynolds Road Johnson City, NY 13790 607 770-6424 [email protected] www.home.wellsfargoadvisors.com/001_FO At Wachovia Securities, we start with your life and plan your money around it. We are committed to understanding your total financial needs in order to help you achieve your life goals. Tom is a licensed Investment Advisor Representative, and has many years of investment experience. 12/09 78

Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC 500 Plum Street Syracuse, NY 13204 Contact Person: Kristopher Venne 315 474-9205 315 474-9221 Fax [email protected] www.wfadvisors.com As a Financial Consultant with Wells Fargo Advisors I hold two designations: Accredited Domestic Partner Advisor and Chartered Planning Counselor. I am able to offer advice to those who are unmarried, yet live in a domestic partnership. 1/10

79 Genetic Counselors

Genetic counseling services are supported in part by the NYS Genetics Program– NYS department of Health– Wadsworth Center, Albany, NY. Genetic counseling is a process to help people understand and adapt to the medical, psychological and familial implication of genetic contribution to disease. Genetic professionals can assist individuals and families when questions arise regarding pregnancy, pediatric concerns, and risk based on family history.

Pregnancy Risk Network: A Teratogen Information Service 1 800 724-2454 www.pregnancyrisknetwork.org This is a free telephone service that provides information about the possible effects of medications, maternal illness, drugs and other exposures on the developing fetus. The service is available to pregnant or breastfeeding women, women with preconceptual concerns, and healthcare providers. Ask a question using our contact form on the website or give us a call. 2/10

Albany Medical Center Division of Genetics Albany, NY 518 262-5120

Mid-Hudson Family Health Initiative Genetic Counseling Program New Paltz, NY 845 255-2930

Community Genetic Services of Ferre Institute: 1 888 483-3773 Genetic Counseling Program Binghamton, NY Mohawk Valley Genetic Services Utica, NY North Country Genetic Services Potsdam, NY Bassett Health Care Outreach Cooperstown, NY Capital District Adult Genetic Services Albany, NY Call to inquire about an appointment. 2/10

Upstate Medical University Division of Genetics Syracuse, NY 315 464-6395

80 University of Rochester Division of Genetics Rochester, NY 585 275-3461

Children’s Hospital of Buffalo Division of Genetics Buffalo, NY 716 878-7530

81 MEDICAL PROVIDERS

Cherie Ackerson, MS, LMT 719 E. Genesee Street, #210 Syracuse, NY 13210 315 476-1917 In private practice for over 15 years, I offer my clients hands-on massage and creative bodywork to meet individual needs. Through skilled, compassionate touch and heart- centered presence, each session offers an opportunity for deepened awareness and transformations. I am always happy to work with any of my LGBT sisters and brothers. 2/09

AIDS Community Services of WNY, Inc. (ACS) 206 South Elmwood Avenue Buffalo, NY 14201 716 847-0212 716 847-0418 Fax [email protected] www.aidscommunityservices.com The largest and most comprehensive provider of HIV/AIDS prevention and care services in western New York. We provide high quality services in a confidential setting with a medical practice sub-specialty in LGBT health. 12/09

Aiyana Acupuncture & Chinese Herbs 41 Union Square West, Suite 519 New York, NY 10003 Contact Person: Juliette Aiyana, L.Ac. 212 894-0767 www.amazinghealing.com Juliette Aiyana, L.Ac. forms a compassionate healing rapport with patients, offers effective Chinese medical care and teaches the valuable tools of self-care through patient education. 12/09

Albany IVF, Fertility and Gynecology Peter M. Horvath, MD 349 Northern Blvd. Albany, NY 12204 518 434-9759 518 436-9822 Fax [email protected] www.albanyivf.com Offers quality comprehensive medical care to women throughout life’s journey. Our team of highly trained specialists provides medical expertise with an understanding of the challenges facing today’s women from choices in conception and infertility, to menopause. We strive to be the leader in women’s health, known for compassion and a commitment to the highest standard of excellence. 2/10 82

American Fertility Association (AFA) 315 Madison Ave, Suite 901 New York, NY 10017 888 917-3777 www.theafa.org Four Goals: Infertility Prevention Trying to Conceive or Adopt Male Reproductive Health LGBT Family Building One Organization: The American Fertility Association 2/10

American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) 1209 Montgomery Highway Birmingham, AL 35216-2809 205 978-5000 205 978-5005 Fax [email protected] www.asrm.org The ASRM provides information on infertility, adoption, third party pregnancy, artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization. We provide lists of physicians, assisted reproduction programs and cryobanks. In addition, the ASRM covers other issues in the reproductive life cycle, such as sexual dysfunction, endometriosis, menopause and reproductive disorders. 12/09

The Art of Massage / The Spa at 500 500 West Onondaga Street Syracuse, NY 132104 Contact Person: Ed Griffin-Nolan, Timothy Bryant 315 745-9164 [email protected] www.thespaat500.com The Art of Massage provides relaxation massage, therapeutic massage, Hot Stone therapy. The Spa at 500 includes a Jacuzzi lounge, sauna, and yoga classes, housed in an old Victorian mansion. 2/10

Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators (ALACE) PO Box 390436 Cambridge, MA 02139 877 334-4297 617 441-3167 Fax [email protected] www.alace.org

83 ALACE is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting women’s choices in childbirth. ALACE provides training for childbirth professionals, and referrals for parents who are seeking childbirth classes or a Labor Assistant or Birth Doula. 2/10

Gary Berk, MD Hermon Family Health Care PO Box 178 105 Main Street Hermon, NY 13652 315 347-2191 315 347-4493 Fax [email protected] Private family practice office for patients of all ages. LGBT parents and their children are welcome. Serves St. Lawrence County. 12/09

Harvey E. Black, MD 5813 East Seymour Street Cicero, NY 13039 315 699-2789 315 699-6251 Fax All family medical care. 2/10

Bliss Yoga Studio 206 Glen St., second floor Glens Falls, NY 12801 518 321-8359 [email protected] www.SeekBlissDaily.com Providing yoga for beginners to advanced practitioners that is open and friendly to the LGBT community. The studio is lesbian-owned and operated. Also offering Reiki and Massage Therapy. 2/10

Body Harmonics Therapeutic Massage 400 Aster Street Upper Nyack, NY 10960 Contact Person: Julie Wendholt 845 727-0900 [email protected] Massage Therapist with 11 yrs experience. Certified in Neuromuscular Therapy, Pre- Natal Massage and Sports Massage. 3/09

M. Elizabeth Bostock MD PhD 990 South Ave Suite 103 Rochester, NY 14620 585 232-3210 84 www.gvog.com Obstetrical care Gynecologic care Gynecologic surgery 1/10

Brighton Hill Pediatrics Linda L. Imboden, MD 151 Intrepid Lane Syracuse, NY 13205 315 469-8191 315 469-4482 Fax www.brightonhillpediatrics.com Pediatric and adolescent care. 2/10

Broome OB/GYN 161 Riverside Drive Binghamton, NY 13905 607 770-7074 www.broomeobgyn.com We are a team of physicians, certified nurse midwives, and nurse practitioners working together for you. We provide a variety of health care services which cover the spectrum of a women’s life through adolescence, the reproductive years and peri and post menopausal. We treat patients with respect and genuine interest. 2/10

Callen Lorde Community Health Center 356 W. 18th Street New York, NY 10011 Contact Person: Amy Liss, Anthony Szczurek 212 271-7273 212 271-8111 Fax [email protected] www.callen-lorde.org Callen-Lorde Community Health Center provides sensitive, quality health care and related services primarily 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 gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender health issues. 4/10

Cardone Reproductive Medicine & Infertility 2 Main St Ste 150 Stoneham, MA 02180 Contact Person: Gail Hendrickson 781 438-9600 781 438-9601 Fax [email protected] www.cardonerepromed.com

85 When considering parenthood with your partner, Cardone Reproductive Medical and Infertility can effectively guide your course. With above average statistics and success rates, the pathway to parenthood is maximized in a shortened timeframe. What is unique to the Center is their affiliations with networks of resources including agencies, mental health professionals, financial planners, insurance experts and attorneys who work with same-sex couples and individuals nationwide to effectively address the issues uniquely associated with alternative family building. 7/09

Center for Better Bones 605 Franklin Park Drive East Syracuse, NY 13057 Contact Person: Susan Brown, PhD 315 432-1676 315 432-9231 Fax [email protected] www.betterbones.com Natural approaches to preventing and treating osteoporosis. 8/09

Centre Syracuse LLC 3300 James Street Syracuse, NY 13206 Contact Person: Heather Bentz 315 671-2202 315 671-2203 Fax [email protected] www.centresyracuse.com Centre Syracuse is a partial hospital program for the treatment of eating disorders. The program meets from 11:30am-6:30pm M-F, and we have housing available for participants from out of the area. 1/09

Child Health Care Associates 6700 Kirkville Rd East Syracuse, NY 13078 Contact Person: Janet Herrington (office manager) 315 463-2013 315 463-2019 Fax www.childhealthcareassoc.com Group practice for pediatric patients - newborn through age 19 years. 4/10

Danielle B. Clair, MD 200 North Street, Suite 101 Geneva, NY 14456 315 787-5111 Private practice providing comprehensive gynecologic and obstetric care. Special interest in perimenopausal and menopausal concerns. 2/10 86

Peter Clark, MD 220 W. South Street Groton, NY 13073 607 898-3341 607 898-3982 Fax Solo family medicine practice providing outpatient medical services to all ages. 2/10

CNY Chiropractic / Dr. Elwira Kulawik 5781 Bridge Street, Suite 34 East Syracuse, NY 13057 315 455-6385 315 446-1016 Fax [email protected] www.cnychiropractic.com Chiropractic care - gentle effective treatment for your pain - Activator & Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy. 4/09

CNY Fertility Center Robert Kiltz, MD 195 Intrepid Lane Syracuse, NY 13205 315 469-8700 315 469-6789 Fax [email protected] www.cnyfertility.com We are an infertility center offering artificial insemination and in-vitro fertilization to everyone. 2/10

Community Healthcare Network-Transgender Program 975 Westchester Ave Bronx, NY 10459 718 320-4466 [email protected] www.chnnyc.org Comprehensive health services for transgendered people including primary care, mental health services, hormone treatment, STI treatments and prevention and support group. 2/10

Dr. Samuel Cooper North Endicott Chiropractic 817 Pine Street Endicott, NY 13760 607 754 7669 607 754-3487 Fax [email protected] 87 www.NorthEndicottChiropractic.com Chiropractic care, postural rehabilitation, and nutritional counseling. 2/10

Robert W. Crabtree III, DDS 1152 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14209 880 Millersport Highway, Amherst, NY 14226 716 886-1000 716 886-1028 Fax [email protected] General and cosmetic dentistry. 2/10

Delphi Healing Arts Center 3522 James St, Suite 104 Syracuse, NY 13206 Contact Person: Joanne M. Verone 315 463-2600 315 463-2672 Fax We are licensed Massage Therapists. We have 3 rooms that can be used for Massage. We have both men and women on staff. We were the 1st Massage Center in CNY. We have in the past hired Lesbian and Gay Massage Therapists to be on staff. 1/09

Dryden Family Medicine PO Box 8, 5 Evergreen Street Dryden, NY 13053 607 844-8181 607 844 4288 Fax www.drydenfamilymedicine.com Primary care doctor's office with three doctors trained in family medicine and a nurse practitioner. 12/09

Karen Duguid, MD ParkWest Women's Health 1820 S. Clinton Ave. Rochester, NY 14618 Contact Person: Wendy Spong, Nurse Manager 585 473-2846 585 473-3098 Fax [email protected] www.pwwh.com Obstetrics and gynecology care for women of all ages including routine care, follow-up for abnormal pap smears, gynecologic surgery as necessary, among other services. We provide gynecology and early obstetric ultrasounds and bone density scans. New obstetric patients and all others are warmly welcomed. 12/09

88 Heather Emanuel, PA-C Samaritan Family Health Center 3 DeMott Street Lacona, NY 13083 315 387-3400 315 387-3246 Fax Full family health care from newborns to end-of-life care, from sensitive, caring, somewhat irreverent providers. We use liberal doses of humor in our practice, which is fully inclusive of all lifestyles. 2/10

Endwell Family Physicians, LLP 415 Hooper Rd Endwell, NY 13760 607 754-3863 607 754-5697 Fax [email protected] www.endwellfamily.com Family practice medical group offering a full range of services for individuals and families from newborn to old age. We offer pediatric and adult care for men and women. We have a walk-in service available from 9am to 9pm daily as well as appointments with your individual provider. 2/10

Erie County Dept. of Health Patrick Pruski, MSN, RN, Coordinator of AIDS Education 95 Franklin Street Buffalo, NY 14202 716 858-6342 www.erie.gov Responsible for the planning, financing and oversight of a system of prevention, rehabilitation and treatment involving mental health, alcoholism, substance abuse, mental retardation/developmental disabilities that is accessible to the residents of Erie County. 8/23/07

Family Care Medical Group Mary Jackson, MD Erika Lambert, MD Lori Anderson, MD 308 West Seneca Street Manlius, NY 13104 315 682-5080 315 682-8847 Fax We are a family practice group who are comfortable and happy taking care of LGBT people and their families. 12/09

Anthony Fazio, LAc, CA Peaceful Spirit Acupuncture

89 422 Taylor Place Ithaca, NY 14850 607-272-0114 607-272-0114 Fax [email protected] www.acupunctureithaca.com General practice acupuncture, Chinese herbs, nutrition. Tai Ji Quan and Qi Gong instruction. 2/10

Ferre Institute, Inc. 124 Front Street Binghamton, NY 13905 607 724-4308 www.ferre.org Ferre Institute, Inc. was founded in 1974. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of quality services and education of professionals and the public about fertility, family building and concerns about inherited or genetic risks. The Institute provides professional training in adoption, infertility and medical genetics. It provides information and resources about family building issues to the public and is committed to raising awareness about the needs of individuals who are members of underserved communities and communities of color. The Institute also provides clinical genetic counseling services through a unique community based model. At present, we serve one million NYS residents in underserved and rural communities. 2/10

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) 459 Fulton Street, Suite 107 San Francisco, CA 94102 415 255-4547 [email protected] www.glma.org GLMA represents the interests of thousands of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender physicians, medical students, and other health care professionals as well as millions of LGBT patients throughout North America. The largest organization of its kind, GLMA was

90 founded in 1981 as the American Association of Physicians for Human Rights. Provides health care referrals. 12/09

Timothy G. Geen, MD Penfield Pediatrics, LLC 21 Willow Pond Way, Suite 200 Penfield, NY 14526 585 377-0840 585 377-9715 Fax www.penfieldpediatrics.com We provide comprehensive pediatric care to infants, children, and teens in a supportive and caring environment. We strive to be sensitive to the distinct needs of each family including those with LGBT parents or children. 12/09

GentlyBorne Midwifery Monica Daniel, CNM 253 North Applegate Road Ithaca, NY 14850 607 273-2229 www.gentlyborne.com I offer personalized consultation and health care visits. My private practice covers basic fertility counseling, annual exams, prenatal care and home delivery. My office is very quiet and private and all visits are extended (usually one hour) to allow plenty of time for discussion. 2/10

Greene County Family Planning Laura Churchill, NP, Program Administrator 411 Main Street, 3 rd Floor Catskill, NY 12414 518 719 3580 518 719-3797 Fax [email protected] www.greenecountyfamilyplanning.com Female nurse practitioners have provided expert, compassionate, reproductive health care to women, men, and teens for over 35 years. Services for women include comprehensive gynecological exams, birth control, emergency contraception, breast and cervical cancer screening, pregnancy testing, and level one infertility services. For men we offer complete physicals including testicular exams, and when appropriate prostate exams. For men and women we provide confidential or anonymous HIV counseling and testing and sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment. Medicaid and many other insurance plans are accepted and a sliding fee scale is available for those without insurance. Call for a confidential appointment because you deserve the best! 12/09

Clifford Hurley, MD 2211 Lyell Avenue (#101) Rochester, NY 14606 91 585 426-0530 585-426-9574 Fax Board certified family medicine physician with sixteen years experience caring for gays, lesbians, transgendered, transsexual, and straight individuals and their families. I participate in and accept most insurance plans. I also now do addiction medicine. 12/09

Innovated Health Care Managers, Inc. PO Box 467 Skaneateles, NY 13152 Contact Person: Lisa A. Alibrandi 315 730-3197 [email protected] www.innovatedhealthcare.com We are a full-spectrum health care management company whose primary focus is on preventing our clients from 'falling through the cracks' in health care, as well as helping to guarantee a low-stress positive outcome. We offer patient advocacy which is custom-tailored to each client, research services, expert preparation of the New York State Health Care Proxy, compilation of our clients' home health record, consultative and educational services. We specialize in working with the unique needs of LGBT individuals and families. 12/09

Irondequoit Pediatrics 485 Titus, Suite F Rochester, NY 14617 585 266-0310 585 266-9207 Fax www.irondequoitpediatrics.com Three pediatricians and one nurse practitioner who strive to provide the best pediatric care possible. 12/09

Dr. Monica Jones Syracuse Pediatrics 3175 East Genesee Street, Suite 2 Syracuse, NY 13224 315 251-2612 315 251-2616 [email protected] www.syracusepediatrics.com We are a pediatric group that cares for all children from birth to college in a warm, fun and loving environment. 12/09

Nathan W. Keever, DO 132 Albany Street Cazenovia, NY 13035 315 655-2895 194 North Main Street Oriskany Falls, NY 13425 92 315 821-7277 [email protected] We provide care for the entire family from newborn to geriatric care. We are staffed by a board-certified family physician as well as a certified family nurse practitioner. 2/10

James Dana Kondrup, MD Broome OB/GYN 161 Riverside Drive, Suite 109 607 770-7074 607 770-3452 Fax www.EndometriosisCenter.com We provide full gynecologic and fertility care. In addition, we provide the most advanced options in laparoscopic surgery. 2/10

Richard Kulak, DO North Medical PC 5100 W Taft Rd Suite 2W Liverpool, NY 13088 315 452-2828 315 452-2677 Fax Family physician providing a wide range of medical services to all ages. 2/10

Lake Champlain Ob/Gyn, PC 206 Cornelia St #306 Plattsburgh, NY 12901 518 566-9452 518 562-7189 Fax [email protected] All aspects of women's health care. AIUM ultrasound certified. Artificial insemination services. 3/10

Dr. Suzanne P. Lee, MD Highland Family Medicine 777 S. Clinton Ave Rochester, NY 14620 585 279-4600 585 442-8319 Fax [email protected] Full family practice services including a focus on teen and women's health issues, pediatric and gyn services; Faculty at the University of Rochester. 12/09

Andrew J. Levi, MD, FACOG Park Avenue Fertility 5520 Park Avenue, Suite 103 Trumbull, CT 06611 93 Contact Person: Diane Mervine 203 372-6700 203 372-6706 Fax [email protected] www.parkavefertility.com Family building for lesbian and gay couples and intended single parents. Compassionate and individualized care. Services offered include IVF with ICSI, donor egg and gestational carrier programs, pre-implantation genetic diagnosis for genetics and sex selection, donor insemination, state of the art IVF laboratory on site. Board certified in reproductive endocrinology and infertility. 12/09

Liverpool Chiropractic & Wellness PLLC 403 Tulip St Liverpool, NY 13088 Contact Person: Dr. Laura Harrington 315 461-4510 www.liverpool-chiropractic.com Chiropractic Services - helping people achieve their maximal health potential by removing subluxations and nerve interference, thus obtaining maximal spinal connection. 12/09

M.A.Z.E. Cord Blood Laboratories 2975 Westchester Ave Purchase, NY 10577 Contact Person: Kathy Shea 914 683-0000 914 683-0974 Fax [email protected] www.mazecordblood.com M.A.Z.E. Cord Blood Labs provides state of the art cord blood banking at an affordable price. Our fees are up to half what our competitors charge because we do not have expensive marketing or salesforce costs and we pass that savings on to our customers. We will provide the LGBT community a further discount of $50 off the processing and storage fee when you mention code GSWP. 3/9/09

Arlene Messer, DDS / Anna Belous, DDS 2052 S. Clinton Ave Rochester, NY 14618 585 244-3337 585 244-0622 Fax [email protected] www.arlenemesserdds.com General and cosmetic dentistry. Sedation dentistry. Implant dentistry. 2/10

Neurological and Stroke Care 634 Plank Rd, Ste. 106 Clifton Park, NY 12065 94 Contact Person: Dr. Irina Kaplan 518 388-9900 518 374-1701 Fax www.nscenter.org Family Practice. Neurology. Pain Management. 3/10

Darlene Ninos, LMT Center for Holistic Services 4513 Old Vestal Road Vestal, NY 13850 607 729-5490 [email protected] Massage therapist in private practice since 1981, Darlene strives to provide each client with a nurturing and non-judgmental environment. The treatment approach to your wholeness may incorporate a combination of modalities such as Deep Swedish Massage, Reflexology, and Movement Re-Education, among others. Each session is geared to best serve your particular needs, whether it’s relaxation/rejuvenation massage or for treatment of an ailment, and to respect your journey to health and well- being. 5/10

Out for Health A project of Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes 111 E Seneca Street Ithaca, NY 14850 607 216-0021 607 216-0023 Fax [email protected] www.outforhealth.org In addition to the medical services offered in the clinic, and our clinic counselors who are available to discuss family building and resources, we are also now proud to offer, Out for Health, an LGBT health and wellness project. This program is housed at our new Education and LGBT Outreach Office on Seneca Street. Please visit our website for more information and to sign up for our newsletter. 12/09

Papillon Gender Wellness Center New Hope, PA 215 693-1199 215 693-1197 Fax [email protected] www.drchristinemcginn.com FtM and MtF genital and chest surgery ~ Facial Feminization Surgery ~ Contrahormone Therapy ~ Fertility Services ~ Voice Therapy ~ Counseling Services 12/09

John J. Paris, DDS 301 Exchange Blvd., Suite 202 Rochester, NY 14608 585 263-7680 95 [email protected] General dentistry for adults and children. 2/10

Perinatal Network of Monroe County 339 East Avenue, Suite 203 Rochester, NY 14604 585 546-4930 585 546-3021 Fax www.pnmc-hsr.org The Perinatal Network of Monroe County provides information, coordination, and support services to improve maternal/child health in Monroe County, New York. 4/10

Planned Parenthood Mohawk Hudson, Inc. 1040 State St Schenectady, NY 12307 518 374-5353 518 347-8234 Fax [email protected] www.ppmhchoices.org Health Care You Can Trust. Get confidential, affordable, quality care in a safe, supportive health center. Staff members affirm patients’ sexual orientation and gender identity. Services for men and women include: STI testing and treatment-don’t let fear or embarrassment become a health risk. Get tested. HIV counseling and testing is confidential and free for patients. Safer Sex-Get condoms and dental dams to help you play it safe. We can also help you choose the birth control method that’s best for you. Also refer to http://www.ppmhchoices.org/PDF/safe_places.pdf for a list of health services that are LGBT friendly in the North Country. 2/10

Planned Parenthood of South Central New York, Inc. 117 Hawley Street Binghamton, NY 13901 607 723-8306 607 723-4087 Fax [email protected] www.ppscny.org Our mission is to advocate and provide information, education and health care services pertaining to human sexuality and reproductive health in a private and confidential manner, respectful of all beliefs, supporting freedom of choice and responsibility. 12/09

Planned Parenthood of the Mid-Hudson Valley, Inc. Educational Center Clinic 26 West Street 91 Dubois Street Newburgh, NY 12550 Newburgh, NY 12550 845 562-3098 845 562-5748 [email protected] www.ppmhv.org 96 Our ‘Circles’ Program creates circles of safety and support for LGBT people. We do this by providing safe, sensitive services at all of our medical offices in Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan and Ulster Counties, training other health and human service providers in our region, Safe Schools Conferences, and support groups for LGBT youth. Our infertility support group welcomes LGBT couples. Our clinic provides routine family planning services to women and men of all ages. We charge on a sliding scale according to income and family size. Medicaid and many insurances accepted. All services are confidential. 2/10

Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes 314 West State Street Ithaca, NY 14850 607 273-1513 – medical office 607 216-0021 – education 607 216-0023 Fax www.sextalk.org Provides resource and referral service for gay and lesbian people seeking information and support on family building issues. (We are not a direct service provider regarding fertility issues). 2/10

Planned Parenthood of Western New York Inc. 2697 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14214 716 831-2200 716 831-1065 Fax www.ppwny.org Gynecological care for women. Sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment for men and women. Birth control information and supplies for men and women. Educational and advocacy services. Also offices in Lockport, Niagara Falls, North Tonawanda, West Seneca, and Wheatfield. 2/10

Planned Parenthood Upper Hudson 259 Lark Street Albany, NY 12302 518 434-5678 [email protected] www.uhpp.org GLBT-aware staff. A welcoming provider offering annual physicals, gynecological exams, preventive health screenings, STI testing and treatment, confidential HIV counseling and testing, cryosurgery and colposcopy for treatment of abnormal pap smears, fertility counseling, family planning services, prenatal care and abortion services. All services are confidential, sliding fee scale. Medicaid and insurances accepted. Offices also located in Hudson and Troy, NY. 2/10

Randy G. Raetz, DDS 2273 Clinton Avenue S Westfall Park Medical Center 97 Rochester, NY 14618 585 473-1550 585 473-1552 Fax [email protected] www.drrandydds.com Gay friendly dentist who takes advantage of all of the available technologies. We have intra-oral cameras as well as digital x-rays. These technologies give patients a way to see what treatment needs to be done. 12/09

Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut (also serving New York) 10 Glover Ave Norwalk, CT 06850 Contact Person: Dr. Mark P. Leondires 800 865-5431 203 846-9579 Fax [email protected] www.rmact.com RMACT's team of physicians and staff are proud to serve the gay and lesbian community through comprehensive fertility programs including, surrogacy, egg donation and sperm donation services. Our medical team includes leading experts in reproductive medicine who use the most advanced and effective options to treat infertility in both men and women. We work with the LGBT community to help build families of choice and make your dreams a reality. 1/10 Additional Locations: 67 Sand Pit Road, Suite 300 40 East Putnam Avenue, 1st Floor Cos Cob, CT 06807 Danbury, CT 06810

70 Maple Avenue 600 Westage Business Center Drive Rye, NY 10580 Fishkill, NY 12524

Rochester Fertility Care, PC Dr. Rosalind Hayes Dr. Jamil Mroueh 1561 Long Pond Road, Suite 410 Rochester, NY 14626 585 453-7760 585 453-7771 Fax www.rochesterfertilitycare.com Provides high quality medical care in a private practice setting. Services include ovulation induction, donor sperm insemination, in vitro fertilization, donor egg invitro fertilization and surrogacy. Surgical services include minimally invasive surgery via laparoscopy and hysteroscopy. 12/09

Irene N. Sills, MD 3229 E. Genesee St. Syracuse, NY 13214

98 315 464-5726 315 464-2510 Fax [email protected] I provide gender-affirming hormone therapy to transsexual adolescents. 8/09

Stacy Snyder, Licensed Acupuncturist 329 South Geneva Street Ithaca, NY 14850 607 277-9403 EXT. 3 My practice offers acupuncture and traditional Chinese herbal medicine, two technologies that have been used since ancient times for enhancing human health. These are “low-tech” modalities for fertility support including treatment of menstrual irregularity, fibroids, & other gynecological issues. I am a NYS licensed acupuncturist & a graduate of the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco in private practice since 1994. 2/10

Dr. C. Michael Sostowski, DDS 1550 Vestal Parkway East Vestal, NY 13850 607 786-4423 607 786-4449 Fax [email protected] www.dazzlingsmiles.biz We provide advanced dental care with a soft touch. Your smile impacts your health, self-esteem and relationships. Our staff will give you options, support and comfort to achieve your dental dreams. 12/09

Southern Tier Women’s Services Office of Amy Cousins, MD 149 Vestal Parkway West PO Box 642 Vestal, NY 13851 607 785-4171 607 785-3915 Fax www.AmyCousinsMD.com Although primarily specializing in abortion care, Dr. Amy Cousins and nurse practitioner Sue Siebold-Simpson offer well woman care that welcomes LGBTs. 2/10

Dr. Laura E. Staff Capital District Medical & Wellness PC 3 Wembley Ct Albany, NY 12205 518 869-4300 518 869-8386 Fax Full service family practice (including obstetrics) welcoming LGBT people. We give patient centered individualized care for people of all ages, stages and cultures. 12/09 99

United Health Services 10-42 Mitchell Ave Binghamton, NY 13903 607 762-2200 www.UHS.net United Health Services is proud to provide comprehensive health care services to every member of our community. 2/10

United Medical Associates 601 Riverside Dr Johnson City, NY 13790 607 763-8088 607 729-4452 Fax www.unitedmedical.net Our OB/GYN service provides care to all women through the full spectrum of routine, diagnostic and surgical GYN care, as well as obstetric care for non-high risk pregnancies. Our staff of providers currently consists of two male physicians, three female physicians, a female nurse practitioner and a female nurse midwife. We look forward to providing competent, sensitive, non-biased care to women of all ages. 2/10

Victor Internal Medicine & Pediatrics PC DBA Victor Health Associates 1331 E. Victor Road Victor, NY 14564 585 924-2100 585 924-5920 Fax [email protected] Primary care for all ages. Board certified pediatricians and internal medicine physicians. 2/10

100 Voice Modification Program Emery Educational and Clinical Services Center The College of Saint Rose Albany, NY Contact Person: Jack Pickering, Ph.D., CCC-SLP 518 454-5236 518 454-2083 Fax [email protected] This program provides voice and communication services to people in the transgender community. Two-hour sessions include both group and individual treatment, and clients have the chance to speak to classes about the transgender experience. Program participants work with graduate student clinicians studying speech-language pathology in a supportive college environment. 1/10

Neil Weinberg, L.Ac. Complementary Medicine and Healing Arts 27 Jennison Ave Johnson City, NY 13790 607 729-0591 607 729-0967 Fax [email protected] Providing professional Chinese Medical care in a calm and compassionate atmosphere. Assistance with a wide range of medical, emotional and spiritual concerns including stress and anxiety, depression, insomnia and infertility. Treating adults and children. 3/09

Westchester Reproductive Medicine Rachel A. Bennett 344 E Main St, Suite 403 Mount Kisco, NY 10549 914 962-6300 914 962-6301 Fax [email protected] www.westchesterreproductivemedicine.com Westchester Reproductive Medicine is happy to provide services to the LGBT community. Dr. Rachel A. Bennett, a board certified reproductive endocrinologist, is the sole physician in this practice. We provide a wide range of reproductive endocrine/infertility services, including donor sperm insemination, donor sperm IVF, and donor egg IVF. We look forward to meeting you and helping you to fulfill your family building needs. 3/09

Whitney M. Young, Jr. Health Center 920 Lark Drive Albany, NY 12207 518 465-4771 518 465-5964 Fax [email protected] www.wmyhealth.org 101 A full service ambulatory care facility providing medical, dental and addiction services without regard to income or insurance status. Services include: pediatrics, adult medicine, gynecology, podiatry, lab, WIC, dental, methadone maintenance, family alcoholism services, HIV/AIDS and more. Accepts many insurances including Medicaid, Medicare, Family Health Plus, etc. For uninsured patients, Whitney Young offers a sliding fee scale based on income and family size. 12/09

Women Gynecology & Childbirth Associates, P.C. 1815 South Clinton Ave, Suites 610, 630, and 640 Rochester, NY 14618 585 244-3430 1630 Empire Blvd, Webster, NY 14580 585 787-8480 515 Long Pond Rd, Rochester, NY 14612 585 720-9280 [email protected] www.wgcaobgyn.com Our practice of all women physicians, including a Nurse Midwife and Nurse Practitioner, specializes in Ob/Gyn care for women from adolescence through adulthood. Our mission is to provide the highest quality of obstetrical and gynecological care to all of our patients in a professional, competent and compassionate manner. In addition to providing Ob/Gyn care we are pleased to now offer medical spa services, including massage therapy, laser services, and lymph edema therapy in our Brighton location. 12/09

Women’s View Gynecology, PC Dr. MaryAnn Millar, MD, FACOG 1200 East Genesee Street, Suite 207 Syracuse, NY 13210 315 634-2500 315 634-2503 Fax Provides the highest quality gynecological care for all women. We welcome lesbian, bisexual and transgendered women to the practice. 12/09

The Zukowski Center for Cosmetic Plastic Surgery 3612 West Lake Avenue - Suite 1-C Wilmette, IL 60091 Contact Person: Dr. Mark L. Zukowski 847 853-8869 847 853-8870 Fax www.mlzukowski.com All spectrum of surgeries for the transgendered individual including face and body feminization/masculinization and micrograft hair grafting. We utilize state of the art 21st century techniques to make you look your "stunning best!" 12/09

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The Funding Source Mortgage Banker 3200 Burnet Ave Syracuse, NY 13206 Contact Person: Philip Latessa 315 434-9292 315 434-9550 Fax [email protected] www.tfsny.com Gay owned and operated. Mortgages, Re-finances, Home Improvement Loans - FHA, Conventional, VA, and many more options. 2/10

Gay-Homes.com J. Mark Kasper, owner/licensed real estate broker PO Box 23696 Oakland Park, FL 33307 800-GAY-HOMES (429-4663) 815 361-7408 Fax [email protected] www.Gay-Homes.com Free referral to gay or lesbian real estate agents nationwide. 2/10

Jacey Hanson Yankee Realty 1707 Central Ave Ste 201 Albany, NY 12205 518 209-8031 [email protected] Sensitive. Caring. Honest. Non-judgmental. Please feel free to call for any real estate need. Specializing in LGBTQ clients. *Realtor* 1/10

Christine E. Hoffman Countryside Realty, Inc. 72 South Main Street, Box #27 Earlville, NY 13332 315 691-2100 315 691-2072 Fax [email protected] www.century21.com Real estate sales agent Christine E. Hoffman specializes in working with LGBTQ-identified clients in selling and purchasing homes, land, and commercial property. 4/10

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Kim Jenkins Nothnagle Realtors 4156 Buffalo Road Rochester, NY 14624 585 503-3560 585 594-4163 Fax [email protected] www.nothnagle.com Providing professional real estate service that you can feel comfortable with. Myself, my kids, and partner live and work in the Greater Rochester area. Call me, I’d love to help you sell or buy a home. 2/10

Sue Krause, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker RealtyUSA 3325 Vestal Parkway East Vestal, NY 13850 607 729-5600 607 760-3366 Cell 607 729-1631 Fax [email protected] www.RealtyUSA.com/suzannekrause I am a lesbian specializing in the sale of residential and investment property in Broome County. I’ll guide you through the home selling, home buying, or investment property purchase. 1/10

Ben Shor/Prudential Nutshell Realty 3056 Route 213 Stone Ridge, NY 12484 845 687-2200 845 687-4162 Fax [email protected] www.TeamUlsterRealEstate.com I list homes for sale and help home buyers find their dream home. I specialize in the marketing of homes for sale by taking photographs, preparing the virtual tours, creating individual websites for the homes that I market, and placing these homes on real- estate-search websites, as well as YouTube, Facebook, and Craigslist. E-Marketing is my specialty! 11/09

Laurel Sweeney/Prudential Nutshell Realty 3056 Route 213 Stone Ridge, NY 12484 845 687-2200 845 687-4162 Fax [email protected] www.NutshellRealty.com I am an integral part of the success of Prudential Nutshell Realty, which is #4 in residential sales in Ulster County for 2009. I take my client's goals and objectives 104 seriously, and work diligently to help them achieve these goals. I currently serve on the Board of the Women's Studio Workshop and I am a supporter of the Kingston LGBTQ Center. 11/09

Ray Wihak Weichert Realtors First Residential 5431 S. Bay Rd. North Syracuse, NY 13212 315 415-6376 315 458-8327 Fax [email protected] www.weichertcny.com 1/10

105 SPERM BANKS

BioGenetics Corp. 187 Mill Lane Mountainside, NJ 07092 800 637-7776 908 232-2114 Fax [email protected] www.sperm1.com A family of companies providing cryopreservation of reproductive cells for men and women, as well a worldwide distribution of donor sperm specimens of ethnic diversity. BioGenetics is FDA Registered and New York State Licensed. 1/10

California Cryobank 11915 La Grange Ave Los Angeles, CA 90025 866 862-3666 866 625-7336 Fax [email protected] www.cryobank.com California Cryobank is an international leader in the field of sperm banking. Stringent quality controls and a vast selection of donors have earned us the confidence of fertility specialists worldwide. Our services include frozen donor semen, long term semen and embryo and egg storage, andrology services and cord blood banking. New York State licensed. 1/10

Cryobiology, Inc 4830 Knightsbridge Blvd Suite D Columbus, OH 43214 Contact Person: Donna Ridder 800 359-4375 614 451-5284 Fax [email protected] www.cryobio.com Cryobiology Inc. is a leader in reliable, high quality, tested and quarantined, private donor sperm samples. Services are available for directed donors, the military, for storage, third party shipping, fertility preservation and purchasing of donor sperm. 9/09

Cryogenic Laboratories, Inc 1944 Lexington Avenue North Roseville, MN 55113 1 800 466-2796 1 651 489-8989 Fax [email protected] www.cryolab.com

106 CLI provides the highest quality donor sperm for individuals or couples beginning or continuing their family building. CLI also provides long term storage of sperm, eggs, and embryos. 3/09

Fairfax Cryobank 3015 Williams Drive Fairfax, VA 22031 800 338-8407 703 698-3933 Fax [email protected] www.fairfaxcryobank.com Fairfax Cryobank provides the highest quality donor sperm for individuals or couples beginning or continuing their family building. Fairfax Cryobank also provides long term storage of sperm, eggs, and embryos at 3 locations: Fairfax VA, Philadelphia PA, and Austin TX. 3/09

Fertility Cryobank 5670 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1330 Los Angeles, CA 90036 800 877-4438 323 965-0900 Fax www.fertilitycryobank.com We are the first and only sperm bank to provide recent photos and a video interview on every donor. 1/10 The Fertility Institutes Ana Portillo 16030 Ventura Blvd, Suite 404 Encino, CA 91436 800 222-2802 702 458-6526 Fax [email protected] www.fertility-docs.com The west’s largest and most successful full service, non-discriminatory fertility programs. Providing the opportunity for all future parents to become families in a confidential caring environment. Surrogate mothers, egg donors, sperm donors, and all variations of fertility assistants available to well motivated individuals and couples. Call us toll free for information. 3/09

Idant Laboratories 350 Fifth Avenue; Suite 7120 New York, NY 10118 Contact Person: Dr. Gary Fischman 212 330-8500 212 330-8536 Fax [email protected] www.idant.com 107 Idant Laboratories provides high-quality sperm from thoroughly screened and tested donors to individuals who have chosen artificial insemination as their method for fertility. Idant also provides semen banking. 10/09

New England Cryogenic Center, Inc. 153 Needham Street, Bldg #1 Newton, MA 02464 800 991-4999 617 244-6659 Fax [email protected] www.necryogenic.com NECC is one of the largest full-service cryogenic labs in the world offering sperm donor services. Our clients come to us in search of one of the most important things in life- Family-and we never lose sight of the human and emotional nature of our work. We have proudly been serving the ENTIRE community since 1982. New York State licensed. 1/10

Pacific Reproductive Services Sperm Bank & Fertility Center 444 De Haro St, Suite 222 San Francisco, CA 94107 888 469-5800 415 863-4358 Fax [email protected] www.pacrepro.com Pacific Reproductive Services is lesbian-owned and was founded in 1984 specifically to serve the lesbian community. We provide the country's largest selection of donors "willing to be known" and meet a child at least once, should the child request it, after he or she reaches 18. This large selection of such donors, who are more challenging to recruit than those who wish to remain anonymous, reflects our commitment to the special needs of lesbian families. We are a sperm bank that provides nationwide shipping and also offers insemination services at our offices in San Francisco and Pasadena, California. We are a leader in donor testing and screening and also perform more extensive genetic testing than any other U.S. sperm bank. Lastly, in addition to surpassing FDA regulations, our accreditations include licensures in the two states with the most rigorous standards (New York and California). 4/10

Rainbow Flag Health Services Leland Traiman, RN/FNP, Director 933B Central Avenue Alameda, CA 94501 510 521-SPERM (7737) [email protected] www.gayspermbank.com We have openly gay donors and tell the mother the donor’s identity when the child is three months old. (Please note: not licensed in New York State). We also offer Donor Home Delivery which allows your known donor to ship his sperm with a non-toxic preservative, so it will remain viable for insemination, without freezing his sperm. You get it the next day for home insemination via FedEx. 1/10 108

70 Maple Avenue 600 Westage Business Center Drive Rye, NY 10580 Fishkill, NY 12524

The Sperm Bank of California Laurie Silverman 2115 Milvia Street, Suite 201 Berkeley, CA 94704 510 841-1858 510 841-0332 Fax [email protected] www.thespermbankofca.org The Sperm Bank of California’s mission is to provide services, information and resources to all women and men who choose to create or expand their families through donor insemination and sperm storage. Since our founding over 25 years ago, we have proudly served the LGBT community while being dedicated to promoting an open approach to donor insemination and advocating for family diversity. 1/10

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Dr. Betsy Aigen / Surrogate Mother Program 220 West 93rd Street, Suite 1A New York, NY 10025 212-496-1070 www.surrogacy.com We are a comprehensive program and provide psychological, medical and legal services. We support our clients through all the intricacies of the process. We are especially known for screening birth mothers who we legally provide for artificial insemination or IVF. We have been operating for 25 years. 8/24/07

Beverly Hills Egg Donation, LLC 468 N. Camden #200 Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Contact Person: Lisa Greer (Managing Partner) 310 601-3132 310 694-9063 Fax [email protected] www.bhed.com At Beverly Hills Egg Donation (BHED), we provide a caring, consultative approach to help you through the egg donation process. We work with most of the top fertility clinics in the US, and with clients worldwide, and a large portion of our clientele are gay couples. We have a large number of intelligent, attractive and generous young women to choose from, and we look forward to helping you! 1/10

110 Center for Surrogate Parenting, Inc. and Egg Donation, Inc. Sherrie Smith 9 State Circle, Suite 302 Annapolis, MD 21401 410 990-9860 [email protected] www.creatingfamilies.com www.eggdonor.com CSP, Inc. and ED, Inc. have been helping couples create their families since 1980. With offices in California and Maryland, we work with a team of counselors, doctors and attorneys to oversee all aspects of the process. 2/10

Circle Surrogacy, Ltd. John J. Weltman, Esq, President 200 High Street, 7 th Floor Boston, MA 02210 617 439-9900 617 439-9900 Fax [email protected] www.CircleSurrogacy.com We are the oldest gay owned, full service surrogate parenting agency, providing gay couples and singles with carriers, donors, social work services, in-vitro fertilization referrals, insurance location, legal services and all other needed services. We are the only agency in the country with an over 99% success rate, serving people from 25 countries and every state in the United States. 2/10

Conceptual Options, LLC 13025 Danielson St, Suite 220 Poway, CA 92064 Contact Person: Tracy Armato 858 748-4222 858 748-4244 Fax [email protected] www.surrogacy-eggdonation.com Your Surrogacy & Egg Donation arrangement is our focus at Conceptual Options. We offer comprehensive, value-based programs in both surrogacy & egg donation for clients across the globe who are married, single or gay. We are attorney owned by Theresa M. Erickson, Esq. which provides our clients with a level of security others cannot match. 1/10

East Coast Assisted Parenting Rita Kron, MS 73 Old Dublin Pike, #154 Doylestown, PA 18901 718 702-8852 718 732-4558 Fax [email protected] www.russiansurrogacy.com 111 Surrogacy assistance: traditional and gestational surrogacy in Pennsylvania and other states. Adoption program in Russia. Traditional surrogacy program in Russia. 2/10

The Egg Donor Program / The Surrogacy Program 4184 Colfax Avenue Studio City, CA 91604 818 506-9300 818 506-9763 Fax [email protected] www.eggdonation.com The Egg Donor Program is the premier program in the country for Superdonors, the brightest and most beautiful women available to donate. Founded in 1991, along with The Surrogacy Program, the warm and attentive staff gives superior service. 2/10

Fertility Alternatives, Inc. Dawn Hunt 11875 Bridgewood Way San Diego, CA 92128 858 391-8393 858 391-8393 Fax [email protected] www.fertilityalternatives.com Honest and reliable egg donation services. Excellent selection of high demand exceptional “college educated” and much needed Jewish and Asian donors. 1/10

The Fertility Institutes Ana Portillo 16030 Ventura Blvd, Suite 404 Encino, CA 91436 818 728-4600 818 728-4616 Fax [email protected] www.fertility-docs.com The west’s largest and most successful full service, non-discriminatory fertility programs. Providing the opportunity for all future parents to become families in a confidential caring environment. Surrogate mothers, egg donors, sperm donors, and all variations of fertility assistants available to well motivated individuals and couples. Call us for information. 2/10

Global Surrogacy Solutions 775 E Blithedale Avenue, Suite 252 Mill Valley, CA 94941 Contact Person: Sofia Leybin 415 887-8806 (SF), 646 318-0566 (NY) 415 380-0345 Fax [email protected] www.globalsurrogacysolutions.com 112 Full service gestational surrogacy, egg/sperm donation and embryo adoption center. Offers programs in Ukraine, Georgia and India. Individual attention, high pregnancy results and affordable costs. 3/10

Growing Generations 5670 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1330 Los Angeles, CA 90036 323 965-7500 323 965-0900 Fax [email protected] www.GrowingGenerations.com Growing Generations provides a team oriented approach to carefully match prospective parents with a surrogate and/or egg donor and manage all aspects of the surrogacy process. Our professional staff understands the unique issues facing prospective gay parents. Our network of physicians, psychologists, and attorneys are some of the most highly respected professionals in the country and have extensive experience in assisting others to create families through surrogacy. 1/10

OurBirthRight Surrogacy Parenting Services [email protected] www.ourbirthright.com OurBirthRight was founded for the primary purpose of helping the gay community create families through surrogacy. Whether you are part of a couple or an individual in search of a way to start your own family, we provide prospective parents and surrogate mothers with the personal attention and support they need every step of the way. 1/10 113

70 Maple Avenue 600 Westage Business Center Drive Rye, NY 10580 Fishkill, NY 12524

Reproductive Possibilities, LLC A Melissa Brisman Owned Company 1 Paragon Drive, Suite 160 Montvale, NJ 07645 201 505-0078 201 505-0994 Fax [email protected] www.reproductivepossibilities.com Our experienced staff will help you select a gestational carrier from our large database and guide you through this exciting journey. We coordinate the legal, medical, and psychological screening, criminal background checks and home studies on the gestational surrogate and her husband/partner. Our program is designed to offer all parties personalized, quality care from beginning to end. Put your dreams in our hands. 11/09

Shrybman Law Offices, PC James A. Shrybman, Esq. 14800 Athey Road Burtonsville, MD 20866-1602 800 277-4004; 301 421-0085 301-421-9008 Fax [email protected] www.shrybman.com www.surrogacy-solutions.com Surrogacy solutions. Legal and agency in one. Free hotline. Low Cost. 20 years experience. Adoption and surrogacy. 11/09 114

Surrogate Alternatives, Inc. P.O. Box 210368 Chula Vista, CA 91921 Contact Person: Ann Miranda 619 397-0757 619 397-0736 Fax [email protected] www.surro.com SAI was established in 1998 and is owned/operated by Surrogate Mothers. SAI is one of the top Surrogate & Egg Donation agencies in Southern California. Free no-obligation consultations offered. 3/10

Surrogate Mothers, Inc. Steven C. Litz, Attorney at Law, Director PO Box 216 Monrovia, IN 46157 1-888-SURROGATE 317 996-2000 317 996-2033 Fax [email protected] www.surrogatemothers.com SMI--the world's most reputable surrogacy program that has never had a case of failed surrogacy, and has never discriminated against clients based on race, marital status or sexual orientation. Rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau, and NOW CELEBRATING OUR 25th YEAR!! 1/10

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Eileen Altieri, LCSW 213 Hurlburt Rd Syracuse, NY 13224 315 446-5012 [email protected] A great deal of experience with lesbian, gay and transgendered people. A wide range of issues- relational, depression, anxiety, gender, trauma, sex abuse and PTSD. 2/10

American Psychological Association, Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Concerns Office 750 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002-4242 202 336-5500 800 374-2721 [email protected] [email protected] www.apa.org/pi/lgbt The mission of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns Office (LGBTCO) is to advance psychology as a means of improving the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, as a means of increasing understanding of gender identity and sexual orientation as aspects of human diversity, and as a means of reducing stigma, prejudice, discrimination, and violence toward LGBT people. The office provides support and guidance to all aspects of APA governance on issues related to its mission and products and services to the APA membership and others seeking psychological resources to promote beneficial change in society for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. 2/10

Don Bartlett, Ph.D. U.B. Family Medicine 2465 Sheridan Drive 116 Tonawanda, NY 14150 716 835-9800 716 835-9888 Fax Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Anxiety & Mood Disorders, Health Psychology, LGBT Issues, Couples & Family Therapy, Coping with Chronic Illness & Disability. 7/09

Bick Wanck MD & Associates 401 Geyser Road Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 516 Washington Ave Rensselaer, NY 12144 518 583-3035 518 583-4247 Fax [email protected] www.mentalhealthdocs.com Full range of mental health and personal growth services, including counseling and prescribing, in convenient settings with a non judgmental, accepting presence. 3/10

Susan W. Blue, PhD 804 Valley Plaza Johnson City, NY 13790 607 797-1100 Individual, group, and family psychotherapy serving children, adolescents, and adults. Positive Parenting Program provides positive discipline classes, social skills classes for children, professional development seminars, and special interest mini courses for families and adults who work with children and families. 2/10

Carole S. Bragdon, LCSW-R Limestone Professional Buildings 6838 E. Genesee Street Fayetteville, NY 13066 315 449-3925 [email protected] I am a clinical social worker, offering psychotherapy and counseling to LGBT (and non- LGBT) individuals and couples. Areas of focus include self acceptance and coming out; couples’ communication; family building; emotional aspects of adoption and infertility; parenting concerns; and overcoming depression, anxiety, loss and trauma. 2/10

Brand New Day Counseling Contact Person: Melissa Leonhardt 828 310-2959 [email protected] www.brandnewdaycounseling.com Counseling services are provided by a Licensed Professional Counselor to the GLBT community. We are able to write recommendation letters for SRS and hormone treatment. We also help with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and much more. Sessions are done via online chat. 1/10 117

Broome County Mental Health Services, Adult Unit One Hawley St Binghamton, NY 13901 Contact Person: Judith Arnold, LCSW 607 778-1110 607 778-1164 Fax [email protected] Lesbian and gay supportive therapy. 1/10

Mark B. Cantales, LCSW-R 257 Main Street Binghamton, NY 13905 607 729-6206 [email protected] Counseling services for children, adolescents, and adults. Providing individual, group, family, and couples counseling. 2/10

Celtic Counseling Services 498 Glen Street Glens Falls, NY 12801 Contact Person: Joseph A. McKay 518 743-9099 518 743-9099 Fax Celtic Counseling Services is committed to serving persons from all walks of life. Our vision is directed by the philosophy that all persons have the right to be respected, supported and empowered to reach their potential and will find these basic human values at Celtic Counseling Services. 1/09

Center for Family Development Arthur Becker-Weidman, PhD 5820 Main Street, Suite 406 Williamsville, NY 14221 716 810-0790 716 636-6243 Fax [email protected] www.Center4FamilyDevelop.com Attachment center for adopted children and families. Specializing in the evaluation and treatment of adoptive and foster families and children with trauma-attachment disorders. Pre-adoptive home studies and counseling for adults. Most insurance accepted. 2/10

Centre Syracuse LLC 3300 James Street Syracuse, NY 13206 Contact Person: Heather Bentz 118 315 671-2202 315 671-2203 Fax [email protected] www.centresyracuse.com Centre Syracuse is a partial hospital program for the treatment of eating disorders. The program meets from 11:30am-6:30pm M-F, and we have housing available for participants from out of the area. 1/09

Milissa Bausch Cerio Cerio Counseling Services 100 N. Main St., Suite 214 Elmira, NY 14901 Contact Person: Naomi Young 607 737-4040 607 734-0774 Fax I have 20 years of experience providing counseling to individuals and couples in the private practice setting. Specialty areas include relationship issues, depression and Bipolar disorder, addiction and co-dependency and family of origin issues. All counseling at this office is provided in a comfortable and affirming environment. 9/09

ClearView Psychotherapy Associates 202 The Commons Suite 412 Ithaca, NY 14850 Contact Person: Karen Chimento LCSW and Pam Crosby MSMFT 607 273-1508 607 273-8326 Fax We are two out clinicians who work with individuals, couples, and families. Although we are generalists, some of our specialties include working with trauma, family-of-origin issues, depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. We do have a limited number of sliding scale openings for those of limited means and no health insurance. 1/10

Clinical Counseling Associates Judi Rozsa, Director 753 James Street, Suite 4 Syracuse, NY 13203 315 422-0671 315 218-0205 Fax www.couselingsyracuse.com Our seven therapists are all masters level and sensitive and caring people. We treat all levels of mental health and substance abuse problems. We treat couples, individuals and families. Insurance accepted. 1/10

Clinton Therapy & Testing Center 7325 State Route 5 Clinton, NY 13323 Contact Person: Brad Bennett, PhD

119 315 859-1973 315 859-1979 Fax Psychologists and Social workers providing psychotherapy services to individuals, couples, and families. 1/10

Crystal Collette, LMSW 302 Howard Street Syracuse, NY 13203 315 569-2386 [email protected] Specializing in the impact of family violence, acknowledging and celebrating sexual orientation and gender expression, taking good care of oneself, coping with stressful relationships, and finding ones own voice. Experienced play therapist who works with people of all ages. 12/09

Georgia B. Couden, CSW 409A Main St Otego, NY 13825 607 988-9270 I am a therapist in private practice. I work with individuals and couples. 2/10

Davis Psychological Services Consulting, PLLC POB 696 137 Main St. Boonville, NY 13309 315 942-9977 315 493-1683 Fax 410 State St. Carthage, NY 13619 315 493-1680 Contact Person: Toby K. Davis, Ph.D. [email protected] Provides psychological services to include psychotherapy, psychological, and neuropsychological assessments. Expertise in trauma and addiction treatment with sensitivity to individual needs. 3/10

Robert Davis, CSW 4 Franklin Square, Suite D Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 518 587-8402 518 587-8402 Fax Counseling, specializing in couples communication and conflict resolution. 3/10

Michael DeMarco, PhD Mental Health Counseling & Marriage and Family Therapy of New York 120 841 Broadway, Suite 302 New York, NY 10003 212 343-7008 212 343-7008 Fax [email protected] www.mytherapist.info Individual psychotherapy, couples counseling, sex therapy. Specialize in sexual identity and gender identity. 1/10

Linda Eichengreen, CSW, MSW 84 Main Street Binghamton, NY 13905 607 772-8579 Upbeat, caring clinical social worker using a psychotherapy approach focusing on strengths and possibilities. Over 25 years of experience working with children, teenagers, families, couples and groups. Former adjunct teacher for Women’s Studies Program at Binghamton University. Personal and professional experience with blended and same sex families. 1/10

Erie County Dept. of Mental Health 95 Franklin Street - Room 1237 Buffalo, NY 14202 716 858-8530 716 858-6264 Fax www.erie.gov/health/mentalhealth Responsible for planning, financing, and oversight of a system of prevention, rehabilitation and treatment involving mental health, alcoholism and substance abuse, and mental retardation/developmental disabilities that is accessible to the residents of Erie County NY. 1/10

Suzanne Feehan, LCSW, CGP 1577 Taughannock Blvd Trumansburg, NY 14886 607 387-6760 [email protected] 121 I have experience working with lesbian and gay individuals and couples. Using a psychodynamic and family systems theoretical orientation I work with many issues including post traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse. I also have experience helping clients with the adoption process and the issues involved. Fees can be negotiated and limited insurances are accepted. 1/10

Margaret A. Ferranti, LCSW 14 Leroy Street Binghamton, NY 13905 607 727-3348 607 724-3865 Fax I provide individual, marital, and couples counseling for those who seek my services. Everyone is treated with unbiased care and consideration. I accept most major insurance plans. 1/10

Ilene Gaffin, LCSW Boardman House 120 E. Buffalo Street Ithaca, NY 14850 607 275-0558 Individual or couple counseling to address the emotional issues that can occur when building a family, for example, with infertility, pursuing adoption, or deciding whether to add a child to the family. 1/10

Emily Kreinick Gallagher, LCSW 105 Wolf Rd. Suite 22 Albany, NY 12205 518 459-7566 518 459-7566 Fax Individual and couples psychotherapy, focus on relationship building using natural healing techniques: TFT, EMDR, energy medicine, CBT. Eighteen years experience. Self pay only, best availability before 3 P.M., privacy guaranteed. A brief pre-session phone discussion to answer a few of your pressing questions is welcome. 10/09

Goldberg Couple & Family Therapy 426 Ostrom Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244 Contact Person: Thom de Lara 315 443-3023 315 443-4062 Fax Our therapists are in training and are grad students in the Department of Marriage & Family Therapy at Syracuse University, who are supervised by professors in the program. We offer therapy services to a diverse group of individuals, couples and families, including LGBT clients. We do not accept insurance, however, our standard fee is $50 per hour and we also offer a sliding fee scale when necessary. 9/5/08

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Arden Greenspan-Goldberg, L.C.S.W., BCD 637 So. Mt. Rd New City, NY 10956 160 W 22nd St Bet 6th & 7th Ave N.Y., N.Y. 10011 914 260-7177 [email protected] www.askarden.com Psychotherapy/Life Coaching specializing in working with LGBT issues, PTSD, Eating Disorders, Parenting. Performing ARTS/member Aftra. Individual, Couple, Family. 1/10

Heights-Hill Mental Health Service-Rainbow Heights 25 Flatbush Ave., 3rd Fl. Brooklyn, NY 11217 Contact Person: Kevin Garrity / Christian Huygen 718 875-1420 718 875-5496 Fax [email protected] www.rainbowheights.org Rainbow Heights Club, located in Brooklyn, New York, is an advocacy program for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender consumers requiring mental health services. We provide socialization, support, peer advocacy, and a safe place to take the next step on your road to emotional recovery and wellness. We are not a mental health clinic. Instead, Rainbow Heights Club picks up where your psychiatrist or therapist leave off, by providing a place where you can share your experience with staff and consumers who understand where you're coming from. The Club is growing, and we need your input, energy and ideas! 4/10

H.E.L.P. Inc. 48 Sylvan Monroe, NY 10950 Contact Person: Dr. Rob 845 497-3269 [email protected] Testing and/or counseling at a special rate to this community of $45.00 per hour, by appointment. Started in another state, 1970, will finish here in N.Y. All age and races welcome, taught at ALL educational levels. Counseling for results! 1/10

Kate Halliday, CSW 122 W. Court Street Ithaca, NY 14850 607 279-5439 [email protected] Psychotherapy and counseling for individuals, couples, children and families specializing in serving the LGBT community, including offering adoption home studies. 2/10 123

Harmony Healing Cindy Ostuni, LCSW-R Kathleen Riley-Tryon, LCSW-R 306 Highland Ave Syracuse, NY 13203 315 436-5428 315 422-2022 Fax Nurturing harmonious healing and wholeness. Providing psychotherapy to individuals and couples. 1/10

Fumiyo Hirano (known as Miyo) 182 Edgehill Rd Syracuse, NY 13224 315 446-8589 315 446-8589 Fax [email protected] Miyo Hirano; LCSW-R is a New York State Certified Social Worker with more than 22 years of post graduate experience in helping people of diverse populations be it ethnic, gender or racial differences. Miyo believes in the inherent beauty of each person and passes along the wisdom she gains on her own journey of the integration of body, mind and spirit. 1/10

Holistic Psychotherapy Catherine Fredella 38-42 Front Street Basement Suite Binghamton, NY 13905 607 798-0861, 607 759-6468 607 798-0861 Fax [email protected] 2/10

Holly Hutyera, LCSW 275 W. Seneca Turnpike Syracuse, NY 13207 315 552-4309 [email protected] Individual, couples and family counseling for adults, adolescents and children. Office located in Onondaga Valley Presbyterian Church. Accept many insurances and offer a sliding fee scale. 9/09

Inspirational Living, Inc. P.O. Box 31 Monsey, NY 10952 Contact Person: Chani Getter 845 364-6032 [email protected] 124 www.inspirationallivinginc.com *Life Coaching - Helping people to identify their goals and find ways of achieving it. *Motivational Speaker * Interfaith Minister - Creating ceremonies and rituals including: Wedding-Commitment Ceremony / Funeral / Baby Blessing for all families 1/10

Institute for Human Identity 322 8th Ave, Suite 802 New York, NY 10001 Contact Person: Russell Needham 212 243-2830 212 243-3175 Fax [email protected] www.ihi-therapycenter.org Ihi was founded in 1973 to fill an important need: providing affirmative professional mental health services to the LGBTQ community and to all persons stigmatized and labeled because their lifestyles may not conform to current social norms. Problems we can help you face: depression, anxiety, stress, trauma reaction, phobias, panic reactions, compulsive behavior, substance abuse, sexual disorders, relationship/family and parenting issues. 4/10

Janet E. Jaffe, PhD 1101 Erie Blvd East, Suite 207 Syracuse, NY 13210 315 422-3808 I work in a solo private practice with adults across the age span, frequently around parenting and other family problems. I work on an outpatient basis only in individual or couple formats. 2/10

Chip James, LCSW, CASAC 37 South Broadway Nyack, NY 10960 845 614-7169 [email protected] Psychotherapy for children age 8+, adolescents and adults. Trained in Gestalt, Somatic Experiencing, and EMDR. GLBT Cultural Sensitivity Training for schools, colleges, law enforcement, health and mental health providers and other community organizations. 2/09

Jewish Family Services of Buffalo and Erie County 70 Barker St Buffalo, NY 14209 Contact Person: Donna Possenti 716 883-1914 716 883-7637 Fax [email protected] www.jfsbuffalo.org 125 Licensed Mental Health and Gambling Recovery Program providing confidential individual and group treatment. Most insurances accepted, sliding scale available for uninsured. 1/10

Patricia S. Jordan, LCSW Broome County Mental Health Clinic One Hawley Street, 2nd Floor Binghamton, NY 13901 607 778-1111 Ms. Patricia S. Jordan, CSW, Graduate of Binghamton University (Mass) and Suny Albany School of Social work (MSW) currently employed at Broome County Mental Health Clinic. Focuses include but are not limited to issues and concerns affecting the LGBT population. Services include individual therapy as well as resource referral and professional networking assistance. 2/10

Brian S. La Bella, LCSW-R, Director Baker Victory Services Outpatient Clinic 650 Ridge Road Lackawanna, NY 14218 716 828-9670 716 828-9745 Fax [email protected] Outpatient mental health clinic serving children, adolescents and their families. Services include: individual counseling, family counseling, group counseling along with psychiatric consultation. 1/10

Jay M. Land, PhD 106 Windham Dr Syracuse, NY 13224 315 424-9244 [email protected] Psychology services: Adult psychotherapy, couples therapy, sex therapy. 1/10

Peter Lesko c/o Psychological Healthcare 600 W. Genesee St. Syracuse, NY 13201 Contact Person: Intake Department 315 422-0300 315 479-8455 Fax www.phcny.com Licensed clinical social worker; have had experience working with mental illness; coping with living with terminal illness; adolescent therapies, including addressing coming out process, living as a gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered individual. Primary work has included addiction and forensic therapy. 7/09

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Arlene (Ari) Istar Lev, LCSW CASAC Choices Counseling & Consulting 523 Western Ave. Suite 2A Albany, NY 12203 518 463-9152 [email protected] www.choicesconsulting.com Social worker and family therapist for LGBT people and their families. She is the founder of Choices Counseling and Consulting, and has been in practice for nearly 25 years specializing in family and adoption issues, sexuality and gender identity. Some insurances accepted, and sliding scale available. 8/09

Life Transitions Center, Inc. 150 Bennett Road Cheektowaga, NY 14227 716 836-6460 716 836-1578 Fax [email protected] www.lifetransitionscenter.com WNY's most experienced grief counseling agency. Provides counseling, support, information to anyone concerned about issues related to loss, grief, death and living with a life-threatening illness. 6/09

Brenda Marris, LCSW-R 2 Williams St 2nd floor Clinton, NY 13323 Contact Person: Brenda Marris 315 859-1481 [email protected] Psychotherapy / social work services for life transitions. Unitarian support person with coordination with other medical/alternative practitioners as needed. Many insurances /sliding fee / confidential. 10/09

Joyce Marsh, LCSW 120 E Buffalo St Ithaca, NY 14850 607 277-6558 [email protected] I work with adults and couples around LGBT issues. 10/09

April Martin, Ph.D. 429 West 24th Street New York, NY 10011 212 675-6872 [email protected] 127 Psychotherapy and consultation with 35 years experience in approaches that integrate cognitive, psychodynamic, and mind-body approaches to healing in an environment that is knowledgeable and respectful of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and transgendered identities, relationships, families, sexualities, cultures and issues. 12/09

Gabriele Mayes 2507 James St, Suite 206 Syracuse, NY 13206 315 437-3644 I am a Marriage and Family Therapist in clinical practice for 18 years. I have a private practice and provide services for individuals, couples and families from both the gay and straight community. My specialty is in the area of sexual abuse. 2/10

Dr. Mazur Children's Hospital of Buffalo 219 Bryant Street Buffalo, NY 14222 Contact Person: Mary Powers 716 878-7815 716 888-3827 Fax Dr. Mazur, located at the Children's Hospital of Buffalo, provides clinical services to children with various endocrinopathies, including individuals with various forms of disorders of sexual differentiation. He also provides evaluation and treatment for children, adolescents and adults with various issues of gender. 2/10

The Mental Health Association in Tompkins County 614 West State Street Ithaca, NY 14850 607 273-9250 [email protected] www.mhaedu.org Located in the beautiful Finger Lakes Region of New York State, in Ithaca, The Mental Health Association in Tompkins County is committed to developing and supporting the active involvement of ordinary people (including providers, family members and recipients of mental health services) in all aspects of mental health. These include the definition of needs, the promotion of community, and the provision of services. We also support the human and civil rights of people who use mental health services, and will educate the community on all perspectives concerning mental health and mental health disabilities. 4/10

Mental Health Association of Onondaga County 6520 Basile Rowe East Syracuse, NY 13057 Contact Person: Michael Spring 315 445-5606 315 251-2218 Fax [email protected] 128 cnymentalhealth.org The Mental Health Association of Onondaga County provides free, confidential information and referral services for mental health issues. Referrals can be given over the phone, or by accessing our website, cnymentalhealth.org . 1/10

Mental Health Association of the Southern Tier 153 Court Street Binghamton, NY 13901 Contact Person: Doris Cheung 607 771-8888 607 771-8893 Fax [email protected] www.yourmha.com The Mental Health Association of the Southern Tier, Inc is a private, non-profit organization established in 1927. Our organization is devoted to enhancing the lives of all community residents by improving their mental health and wellness. Our goals are achieved through advocacy services, educational presentations, prevention programs, information and resource referrals. 4/10

Suki Montgomery, Ph.D. 319 North Tioga Street Ithaca, NY 14850 607 227-2211 [email protected] I am a Licensed Psychologist in Ithaca, NY, and work with adults aged 17 and older about many concerns. These include anxiety, depression, relationships, communication skills, social anxiety, coming out, gender transitioning, identity development, self- esteem, and confidence. My therapeutic style is collaborative, client-centered, developmental, and interpersonal / relational. 8/09

Barbara A. Myers, Psy.D. Center for Psychological Services 3 Tioga Boulevard, #5 Apalachin, NY 13732 607 785-4156 [email protected] Psychological counseling for women, adolescents, and children. Relationship counseling, family therapy. 2/10

Lee F. Nagel, PhD 1583 Union St. Schenectady, NY 12309 518 374-7347 518 374-6008 Fax [email protected]

129 Offering psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and adults. Dr. Nagel is a clinical psychologist working with individuals, couples, and families. His specialties include anxiety and mood problems and chronic medical conditions. 3/10

Angela M. Oddone MSW, LMSW, LCSW 100 Linden Oaks, Suite 200 Rochester, NY 14625 585 586-1600 cell phone # 703 859-5981 585 586-7951 Fax [email protected] www.resiliencystrategies.com Supportive, affirming gay psychotherapist with 15+ years of experience providing individual, couples and family counseling. Appointments available in Rochester office or via phone/webcam (Skype). Dedicated to making confidential, safe, psychotherapy truly accessible (including affordable) for gay/lesbian people in upstate NY. 2/10

Doris B. Pereske, MSW, CSW 46 Riverside Drive Binghamton, NY 13905 607 772-1766 Panic, anxiety, PTSD, depression, and bereavement specialties. Cognitive, behavioral, insight-oriented, and EMDR treatment. Gay sensitive. 2/10

Psychological & Family Services 500 North McBride Street Syracuse, NY 13203 Contact Person: Shana Mulholland (office manager) 315 472-9042 315 472-9065 Fax [email protected] Personal and professional care when you need it. For you, your partner, and family. 2/09

Psychological HealthCare PLLC 600 East Genesee St Syracuse, NY 13202 Contact Person: Ronald Fish, Ph.D 315 422-0300 315 479-8455 Fax [email protected] www.phcny.com PHC is a large outpatient private practice group with four locations in the greater Syracuse area. We have over 60 mental health providers with a wide range of interests and expertise. 1/09 130

Karen Rabish, LCSWR 24 Woodside Lane Pittsford, NY 14534 585 381-8608 home, 585 737-1797 cell [email protected] Complete adoption homestudies, domestic, international & stepparent. Birthparent counseling & support group. 10/09

Linda Roessler, LMFT, RN, CS 100 N. Main St. Suite 214 Elmira, NY 14901 607 737-4040 [email protected] Linda is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and a Psychiatric Nurse Clinical Specialist. She has extensive experience in a wide range of family and individual issues and developmental-life transitions. Her particular interests are relationships and couple problems, eating disorders, issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity as well as other sexuality related problems. 1/10

Lillian Rosenblatt, LCSW 251 Central Pk. W. New York, NY 10024 9 Hathaway Lane White Plains, NY 10605 212 799-8788 212 799-8788 Fax [email protected] Experienced Psychotherapist working with individuals, couples and families. She works with people to help them make the right decisions in family building and sorting the options. She is sensitive to the particular needs of the gay and lesbian community and matching them up to the right resources. Phone consultations are available. 1/10

Suzzanne C. Rosselot, ACSW Lyndon Office Park, Bldg. C 7000 East Genesee Street Fayetteville, NY 13066 315 446-6208 315 446-4120 Fax Individual, couples and family therapy provided in a private practice. Specializations include counseling for addictions and treatment of trauma with EMDR method. Individualized planning, genuine care and a collaborative approach to achieve change, growth and healing. 2/10

Debra Royce, LCSW-R 1 Oxford Xing 131 New Hartford, NY 13413 315 732-8880 Psychotherapy for individuals and couples. 25 years of post-clinical experience. Accepts most insurance. NYS licensed clinical social worker. 2/10

Barbara Ruchames, ACSW, CSW 14 Leroy Street Binghamton, NY 13905 607 722-1918 I provide counseling services in a supportive and friendly environment for LGB individuals and couples seeking to start a family and who would like the opportunity to discuss the many issues he/she/they may face in doing so. I am a provider for most major health insurance plans. 1/10

Joe Russo, Psy.D., CGP 25 Canterbury Road, Suite #308 Rochester, NY 14607 585 506-6096 585 442-5971 Fax [email protected] Dr. Russo offers quality treatment which is time-effective and based on client goals. Individual, couple, family and group therapy are available. Specialty areas include: addictive behaviors, anxiety, depression, gender/sexuality issues, grief/loss, post- traumatic stress and relationship issues. 1/10

Anna Sadowski, LMHC under permit Osika & Scarano Psychological Services, P.C. 5 Pine Street Glens Falls, NY 12801 518 538-0160 518 745-4291 Fax Anna provides counseling to individuals, couples, families, and groups. She works with children, adolescents, and adults, and has experience with a wide array of mental health needs. LGBT clients are welcomed into a safe and empathetic counseling environment. 3/10 Debra Saltzman, MSW, CSW 265 Main Street Binghamton, NY 13905 607 770-8141 or 607 798-9463 [email protected] Clinical social work therapist with over 25 years experience providing psychotherapy to adults and adolescents. I provide individual, conjoint and group psychotherapy for: depression and anxiety, addictive disorders, individuals in recovery from chemical dependency, eating disorders and body image issues, adult children of alcoholics, trauma, sexual abuse survivors. I accept all major insurance and managed care plans. 2/10 132

Karen A. Schiano, MS, CASAC, LMHC 100 Linden Oaks, Suite 102 Rochester, NY 14625 585 385-1950 585 385-9315 Fax [email protected] Individual, couples, and family therapy for gay and lesbian folks and for those confused about their sexual identity. Specialize in addictions of chemicals-treat the addict and family members also. Other issues of expertise; depression/anxiety, relationships, survivors of sexual assault, separation, divorce, adult children of alcoholism (ACOA), adolescents and parenting skills also. 2/10

Jeff Schumacher 277 Alexander Street Suite 301 Rochester, NY 14607 585 262-4070 [email protected] www.jeffreyschumacher.com Psychotherapy for individual adults involves more than talking about your concerns. Effective therapy also includes learning coping skills to improve level of functioning. Clinical hypnosis also available to assist with smoking cessation and weight loss. 11/09

Mary Spilde, LCSWR 35 Front Street Binghamton, NY 13905 607 722-9190 607 722-6245 Fax Individual and couple therapy. Over 20 years experience with the lesbian/gay community. 2/10

Staten Island LGBT Community Center 25 Victory Boulevard, 3 rd Floor Staten Island, NY 10301 Contact Person: Michael DeMarco, PhD 718 808-1362 www.silgbtcenter.org Mental Health services for LGBT-identified people and their allies. 1/10

Alan Steinberg, MSW 72 Walnut Street Binghamton, NY 13905 607 722-0423 607 639-1747 Fax

133 Counseling for individuals, couples and families. Extensive experience with alcoholism/chemical dependency and the family issues associated with these problems. 2/10

Moonhawk River Stone, M.S., LMHC Connections Psychotherapy Associates Mail: PO Box 9179, Niskayuna, NY 12309 Office Location: 1448 Dalton Drive, Schenectady, NY 12308 518 506-1261 [email protected] www.riverstoneconsult.com My practice is devoted to working with LGBT people, particularly with transgender/transsexual individuals of all ages and their families. I provide general psychotherapy services with an emphasis on trauma recovery and dissociative disorders. 1/10

Andrea L. Strother, LMSW Office: 925 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207 Mailing: P.O. Box 173, Delmar, NY 12054 518 788-0927 [email protected] Private practice of psychotherapy. Counseling provided in a safe, confidential, private atmosphere. Alternative lifestyle issues LBGTQ, D/s, BDSM. Evening and weekend appointments available. 2/10

Lynn Tomaino, LCSW 23 Oxford Rd. New Hartford, NY 13413 315 725-9762 315 735-7924 Fax [email protected] Cognitive behavioral therapy - to help you think and behave differently so you are control of your feelings. Couples counseling - four session evaluation and treatment as indicated. A candid assessment of your relationship issues and what you both need to do to resolve them. 3/10

Peggy Trounstine, LCSW 3 Franklin Square Suite 1 Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 518 583-0381 518 587-9356 Fax Psychotherapy services offered. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Insurances accepted. 3/10

134 Nicole S. Urdang, M.S., NCC, DHM 650 Lafayette Avenue Buffalo, NY 14222 716 882-0848 [email protected] www.holisticcounseling4you.com Holistic Psychotherapy with a license in counseling and a doctorate in homeopathic medicine. Please see my listing on find-a-therapist.com for a more detailed description of my practice. 7/09

Ms. Kyle Webb, MSW Clinical Social Worker Broome County Mental Health Clinic One Hawley Street Binghamton, NY 13901 607 778-1152 EXT. 1127 Ms. Kyle A. Webb, MSW, Syracuse University graduate of the School of Social Work, is currently employed with the Broome County Mental Health Department as a clinical social worker. Her focuses include but are not limited to issues and concerns affecting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) population. Services include individual and group therapies, as well as resource referral and professional networking assistance. 8/20/04

Deborah J. Welsh 404 Oak St. Suite 204 Syracuse, NY 13203 315 479-7718 [email protected] www.deborahjwelsh.com Psychotherapy and Counseling with a body-mind and depth psychology perspective. NYS Licensed Creative Arts Therapist and Licensed Mental Health Counselor. Board Certified Dance Movement Therapist. Work with individuals, couples, families, and groups. Available for workshops, lectures, presentations. 1/10

Dawn White, MSW, LCSW-R 35 Riverside Drive Binghamton, NY 13905 607 221-0787 [email protected] Private mental health practitioner located in the Southern Tier for the last 12 years. Provides individual, couples and parenting counseling/therapy to gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgendered clients, including those with sexuality and/or gender identity issues; gay/lesbian couples pursuing adoption; and transgendered/transsexual men and women. Evening and weekend appointments are available with insurance reimbursement and fee negotiation also available. 2/10

135 Susan G. White, LMFT 601 Allen St. Syracuse, NY 13210 315 491-6250 [email protected] I am a trained Marriage and Family Therapist, who has worked with a variety of families, couples, individuals and groups in the Onondaga County community for over 20 years, providing both home and office based services. In addition I provide consultation and training in areas such as: Home-Based Therapy and LGBT issues, particularly Intimate Partner Violence. It is my privilege in this work to join together in conversation with each client to identify and build on strengths in a process of growth. 2/10

Joanne Zager, Ph.D. Psychologist 118 Park Lane Ithaca, NY 14850 607 272-6353 607 272-6363 Fax [email protected] Are you experiencing anxiety, depression or confusion? Have you experienced trauma; verbal, emotional, sexual or physical abuse; relationship or school/work problems; or sexual/gender identity issues? My specialty, counseling LBGTI clients, will address these concerns. 2/10

Gail Zussman, LCSW-R 119 E. Buffalo Street Ithaca, NY 14850 607 387-5925 607 387-9672 Fax [email protected] Individual, couples, and family counseling. EMDR, parenting issues, stress reduction, post-partum concerns. Specialty in human sexuality, consultation and clinical supervision. I also see clients at 41 Bradley Street, Trumansburg, NY 14886. 1/10

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4-H Primitive Pursuits 615 Willow Ave. Ithaca, NY 14850 Contact Person: Jed Jordan or Tim Drake 607 272-2292 Ext.195 607 272-7088 Fax [email protected] www.primitivepursuits.net Year round nature awareness programming for ages 6 and up. Primitive Pursuits is dedicated to making lasting relationships with nature available to everyone. We offer outdoor, experiential programs in wilderness survival, naturalist skills and community building. 1/10

Armstrong School of Dance 15 Catherwood Rd. Ithaca, NY 14850 Contact Person: Karen Gorsky 607 266-0209 [email protected] www.armstrongdance.com Offers Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical and Hip Hop styles of dance. Ages 3 and up. Season runs September thru May and summer camps. 2/10

Brooktondale Summer Camp P.O. Box 135 Brooktondale, NY 14817 Contact Person: Pat Brehl 607 539-9928 [email protected] www.brooktondalecc.org The Brooktondale Community Center's annual summer camp wants to make sure that every child who wants to enjoy camp has that opportunity! The camp is child orientated, with a higher than required rate of counselors, Jr. counselors and counselors in training. Camp features games, crafts, theme days such as funny hat day or story telling day and water days. Children bake cookies, eat (mostly) healthy snacks and learn to make new friends while enjoying the company of long time buddies. Ages: starting Kindergarten in the fall through age 12. 4/09

Camp Kinder Ring Vicki Windman 335 Sylvan Lake Hopewell Junction, NY 12533 845 221-2771 845 221-9793 Fax 137 [email protected] www.campkr.com Traditional coed sleep away camp for children 8-16 years old. Offering a full program of sports, arts and crafts, waterfront, and lake activities. Rich in Jewish culture and traditions. 2/10

Camp Lakota Steve Dippie 56 Park Road Wurtsboro, NY 12790 866 7-Lakota [email protected] www.camplakota.com Lakota is a private, residential, co-ed, sleep away camp located in the scenic Catskill Mountains. The emphasis at Camp Lakota is on participation and fun! 2/10

Cascadilla Boat Club Youth Learn to Row PO Box 4032 Ithaca, NY 14850 Contact Person: Drew Tennant 614 316-3502 [email protected] www.cascadillaboatclub.org Youth Learn to Row classes offered through the Cascadilla Boat Club provides beginner instruction in rowing for incoming 9th through 12th graders. The program is great preparation for someone planning on rowing with the competitive high school program during the school year, or anyone looking to try out a new sport. Instruction will include basic boating and water-related safety, technical instruction on land using the club's rowing machines, and lots of rowing on the water, mostly in eight person boats. 1/10

Cayuga Heights School Age Program/Summer Camp Contact Person: Bruno Collins 607 257-0368 [email protected] Program activities include various field trips, swimming 3 times a week, weekly themed crafts and activities. Ages: incoming Kindergarten students to age 12. 4/09

Cayuga Nature Center 1420 Taughannock Blvd Ithaca, NY 14850 Contact Person: Jessica Steele 607 273-6260 [email protected] www.cayuganaturecenter.org

138 CNC is thrilled to offer 10 weeks of camp this year! Each week has a specific theme and all campers will participate in games, arts and crafts, swimming at Taughannock State Park, and more. We have Adventure Programs for 10-16 year olds which includes our ropes course, canoe trips or animal programs. Also we have Counselor-in-Training programs for 12-16 year olds. See website for descriptions of each week. 2/10

Common Ground Center – Family Camps and Rentals 473 Tatro Rd Starksboro, VT 05443 Contact Person: Elin Melchior 800 430-2667 802 329-2051 Fax [email protected] www.cgcvt.org We provide family vacations for all types of families through our camps which focus on community, artistic expression, nature and delicious vegetarian food. In addition to our week long family camps, we have special homeschool, Chinese culture and adoption, high conflict divorce and autism camps. We are also available for rentals for weddings, reunions, retreats, camps and other events. 1/10

Earth Arts 689 Coddington Road Ithaca, NY 14850 Contact Person: Dale Bryner 607 272-6486 [email protected] Earth Arts offer weekly programs that foster awareness of place through nature-based learning and arts. Youth become connected to the land through discovery, observation, adventure, stewardship, and community-building activities. Primitive skills, crafts, pottery, tool-making, journaling, drawing, naturalist studies, and survival skills are offered with indigenous stories and songs from around the world. Students build relationships to the land, each other, develop skills, and find a satisfying place within the community. Ages 5-18. 1/10

Earth Connection Summer Camp at Hammond Hill Susan Rausch, Director PO Box 146 Slaterville Springs, NY 14881 607 844-3178 [email protected] www.campearthconnection.com Hosts “Adoption Connection” a camping weekend for children who are adopted - and "Adoption Connection Parent Workshops". 1/10

139 Finger Lakes Gymnastics 215 Commercial Ave Ithaca, NY 14850 Contact Person: Dean Altes 607 273-5187 607 275-3760 Fax [email protected] www.flga.net Gymnastics Classes for children ages 12 months - 18 years. Summer Gymnastics Camps ages 4 - 18 years. Birthday Parties, Parents Night Out. 1/10

Forest Lake Camp 261 Forest Lake Rd Chestertown, NY 12817 518 623-4771 518 623-4246 Fax [email protected] www.forestlakecamp.com Sleep away brother sister camp in the Adirondacks, ages 8-16. General camp activities including sports, water front, crafts, tennis, archery, riflery, climbing tower, and hiking and canoe trips. 2/10

Hidden Valley 4-H Camp 323 Owego St., Unit #5 Montour Falls, NY 14865 Contact Person: Cate Sirek or Reuben Siskin 607 535-7161 607 535-6813 Fax [email protected] www.hiddenvalley4hcamp.org A co-ed residential and day camp in beautiful Watkins Glen, NY for all youth age 8-17. Six one-week sessions July 11 through August 20, 2010 combining traditional camp activities with new and innovative programs. 1/10

Mountain Meadow Steve Duffy, Executive Director 1315 Spruce Street, Suite 411 Philadelphia, PA 19107 215 772-1107 215 772-0313 Fax [email protected] www.mountainmeadow.org Our mission is to help youth from LGBTQ families succeed in school and in daily life. We do this through summer and year round programming including a residential camp program, young speakers’ program, leadership development and family strengthening retreats. 1/10

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Olivia Cruises and Resorts 434 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA 94107 800 631-6277 www.Olivia.com Luxury vacations for lesbian and gay families. 8/16/07

Pok-O-MacCready Camps Fiona Dubuss PO Box 397 Willsboro, NY 12996 518 963-7656 518 963-4165 Fax [email protected] www.pokomac.com Pok-O-MacCready camps, located on a beautiful Adirondack lake, is a traditional, co- ed summer camp for ages 6-16. We offer 35+ activities, and have strong programs in horseback riding and wilderness trips. Pok-O was established in 1905 and has been family-owned and run for over 100 years-call for our free info packet and DVD! 1/10

R Family Vacations 215 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10003 Contact Person: Gregg Kaminsky / Kelli Carpenter 866 732-6822 [email protected] www.rFamilyVacations.com Family-friendly vacations designed especially for the gay and lesbian community. 1/10

Rainbow Beach Resort 505 Orton Ave Ft Lauderdale, FL 33304 Contact Person: Dean or Maggie for reservations 954 563-5872 Deluxe beach resort catering to Gay and Lesbian couples and their children. 2/10

Seishi Juku Karate Summer Day Camp 989 Dryden Road, Rt. 366 Ithaca, NY 14850 Contact Person: Hanshi O. Lane or Kyoshi M. Wilson 607 277-1047 [email protected] www.seishijuku.com Strong Mind, Strong Heart, Strong Discipline: three principles of Seishi Karate. Up to eight weeks of summer camp activities and fun. Activities include instruction sessions of 141 traditional Seishi Karate, Tacko drums, support practice of baseball, basketball, swimming, volleyball, archery, group games, field trips and more. Open to boys and girls 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, and 13-15 years old. 2/10

Super Camp Kelly Corcoran 800 285-3276 760 305-7770 Fax [email protected] www.supercamp.com Super Camp is a learning and life skills summer camp that teaches kids 9-18 how to move beyond their comfort zone and excel at whatever they put their minds to. Based on the “8 Keys of Excellence”, Super Camp is a fun, positive 10-day experience that kids love. 2/10

Tioga Travel Richard Schaal 877 Mountain Rd Owego, NY 13827 607 687-4144 305 768-0537 Fax [email protected] www.TiogaTravel.com Tioga Travel is full service travel agency that serves the LGBT community. 2/10

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