Pennsylvania Trans Resources Statewide ACLU of PA (www.aclupa.org) The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership organization dedicated to defending and expanding individual rights and personal freedoms throughout the entire state of Pennsylvania. Through advocacy, public education and litigation, our staff and volunteers work to preserve and enhance liberties grounded in the United States and Pennsylvania constitutions and civil rights laws. Among those liberties are freedoms of speech, religion and association; the right to petition the government; separation of church and state; the right to privacy; reproductive freedom; due process of law; the rights of the accused; and the right to equal treatment under the law. Equality PA (www.equalitypa.org) Founded in 1996 as The Center for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights, Equality Pennsylvania is the leading statewide advocacy organization in the Commonwealth dedicated to achieving equality for all LGBT Pennsylvanians. The Equality Pennsylvania family of organizations consists of Equality Pennsylvania, a 501(c)(4) organization focused specifically on advocacy, coalition- building, and organizing, and the Equality Pennsylvania Educational Fund, a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to achieve equality for LGBT Pennsylvanians through outreach, education, and policy reform. Equality PA PAC is also part of the organization's electoral work. Keystone Progress (www.keystoneprogress.org) Keystone Progress is Pennsylvania's largest and most effective online activist network and progressive organization with over 250,000 email subscribers. Get involved in your local chapter: Philadelphia, Lancaster, and Erie. Pennsylvania Transgender Survey 2015 (www.transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/usts/PA-USTS-Report.pdf) The 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey (USTS) is the largest survey examining the experiences of transgender people in the United States, with 27,715 respondents nationwide. The USTS was conducted by the National Center for Transgender Equality in the summer of 2015. Of respondents in the USTS, 1,171 were Pennsylvania residents. This report discusses the experiences of respondents living in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Youth Congress (www.payouthcongress.org) Founded in April 2011 by Pennsylvania students, the Pennsylvania Youth Congress is Pennsylvania’s first and only statewide LGBTQ youth advocacy organization. As young Pennsylvania leaders, we work to empower ourselves through meaningful community engagement and effective advocacy. The Pennsylvania Youth Congress was initially established as The Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition. Our name was changed in May 2015 to better reflect our work on state-level public policy. Our framework and values come directly from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the leading youth arm of the civil rights movement of the 1960s. PYC explicitly works to support an inclusive and affirming youth community for all young leaders to efficiently communicate and collaborate. PFLAG (www.pflag.org) Groups are currently operating in Allentown, Danville, Greensburg, Harrisburg, Indiana, Kulpsville, Media, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, West Chester, and York, as well as in Bucks & Berks counties. PFLAG offers a 400+ chapter network which provides confidential peer support, education and advocacy to communities in nearly all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Our 200,000+ members and supporters cross multiple generations of American families in major urban centers, small cities, and rural areas. PFLAG has been saving lives, strengthening families, changing hearts, minds and laws since 1972. Planned Parenthood (www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-keystone/community-health-education-services/lgbtqa-programs) Planned Parenthood Keystone sponsors three programs for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Queer, Asexual & Allied + (LGBTQA+) youth ages 14 to 21. Our LGBTQA+ youth groups provide a safe, supportive and empowering environment for LGBTQA+ youth. In our programs, youth can be themselves and experience the freedom of knowing they are accepted totally and without reservation. Our weekly meetings facilitated by trained Planned Parenthood educators feature a blend of education, recreation and advocacy. Program topics include sexuality education, life skills, LGBTQA+ history, guest speakers, game nights and activities to promote health, wellness and a strong sense of belonging within LGBTQA+ communities and the world. Our programs are confidential, free and provide a space where LGBTQA+ youth can learn, build support networks and have fun. The Rainbow Room meets every Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at 181 E. Court St. in Doylestown, PA. The Curve meets every Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 728 S. Beaver St. in York, PA. The Spectrum meets every Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 48 South 4th St., Reading, PA. Philadelphia The Attic Youth Center (www.atticyouthcenter.org) The Attic creates opportunities for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) youth to develop into healthy, independent, civic-minded adults within a safe and supportive community, and promotes the acceptance of LGBTQ youth in society. The Attic is proud to be Philadelphia's only independent LGBTQ youth center. The Attic offers a variety of programming and activities for LGBTQ youth and youth allies all in a safe and supportive space, as well as education services to organizations through innovative and engaging workshops and trainings. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Gender and Sexuality Development Clinic (www.chop.edu/centers-programs/gender-and-sexuality-development-clinic) The Gender and Sexuality Development Clinic offers medical and psychosocial support for gender variant, gender non- conforming and transgender children and youth up to 21 years of age and their families. They provide consultation and training for providers and organizations interested in learning how to serve the needs of gender variant youth. The multidisciplinary team — led by Nadia Dowshen, MD, Linda Hawkins, PhD, LPC, and Wilma Rossi, MD, MBE — includes pediatric specialists in gender, adolescent medicine, endocrinology, and mental health. COLOURS (www.coloursorganization.org) The COLOURS Organization was founded in 1991 and started as a social justice oriented magazine, discussing issues of importance to Black LGBT communities. At its peak, the printed magazine was distributed across the country and had a distribution of a few thousand copies per issue. This was significant for a grass roots organization to achieve, that was creating content and distributing the magazine in house. The organization eventually developed into a funded organization where it began providing health and wellness services for Black lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals. Hearts on a Wire (www.scribd.com/user/78046739/Hearts-on-a-Wire) We are trans and gender variant people building a movement for gender self-determination, racial and economic justice, and an end to policing and imprisoning our communities. The Leeway Foundation (www.leeway.org) The Leeway Foundation supports women and trans* artists and cultural producers working in communities at the intersection of art, culture, and social change. Through our grantmaking and other programs we promote artistic expression that amplifies the voices of those on the margins, promotes sustainable and healthy communities, and works in the service of movements for economic and social justice. LGBT Home for Hope (www.facebook.com/LGBTQHome4Hope) The LGBTQ Home for Hope's mission is to provide each participant with an opportunity to avoid homelessness, stabilize, find recovery and be responsible for that recovery, and to experience life in a safe setting that promotes growth and transition into a vested lifestyle of sustainable recovery. In cooperation and collaboration with the community, other agencies and treatment providers we act as an affordable housing resource for Inpatient and Outpatient (treatment facilities) as well as for those individuals experiencing difficulty re-entering into the community from the criminal justice system. Long term success is defined when single adults retain permanent housing and are entirely self-sufficient. Our goal is to impact the understanding of transitional living as a poverty-based issue by advocating and educating the public about the number of individuals needing shelter and services due to poverty. Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club (www.libertycity.org) Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club is an advocacy organization which builds political power for the Philadelphia area Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community through involvement within the Democratic Party. Liberty City's primary objectives are to: Register, educate and mobilize lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) voters; Elect openly LGBT candidates for public and party office; Support LGBT-friendly candidates and work to oust anti-gay office holders; Promote legislative issues of importance to the LGBT community; Provide a forum for LGBT voters to meet candidates and officeholders. Mazzoni Center (www.mazzonicenter.org) Mazzoni Center is the only health care provider in the Philadelphia region specifically targeting the unique health care needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. It was founded in 1979 as an all-volunteer clinic to serve the needs of sexual minorities in Philadelphia. When the