Transgender Specific National/Statewide Activist Organizations
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[edit] Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC)
Email Us
617-778-0519
PO Box 301897 Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Mission: The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) is dedicated to ending discrimination on the basis of gender identity and gender expression. We envision a world where persons of all genders are treated with respect and fully participate in all areas of society, free from fear of prohibition, harassment or violence based on their gender identity and/or expression. To that end we educate the public, advocate with state, local, and federal government, engage in political activism, and encourage empowerment of community members through collective action.
Founded: 2001
Type: Independent, paid staff, fiscally sponsored 501c3
[edit] North Shore Chapter of MTPC
The North Shore Trans Alliance ("NSTAh") is a chapter of MTPC north of Boston. Meetings are held every 4-6 weeks, currently in Beverly, with easy access via car or commuter rail. For more information, click here.
[edit] Western MA Chapter of MTPC
Currently looking for a coordinator for Western Mass, please email info@masstpc.org
[edit] Worcester Chapter of MTPC
Meets the first Sunday of every month from 2-4 pm in Worcester at AIDS Project Worcester at 85 Green Street. For more information please email worcester@masstpc.org
[edit] National Transgender Organizations
[edit] National Center for Transgender Equality
The National Center for Transgender Equality is a national social justice organization devoted to ending discrimination and violence against transgender people through education and advocacy on national issues of importance to transgender people.
By empowering transgender people and our allies to educate and influence policymakers and others, NCTE facilitates a strong and clear voice for transgender equality in our nation's capital and around the country.
The National Center for Transgender Equality is a 501(c)3 organization.
[edit] Coalition of State Transgender Advocacy Organizations
Bringing together state based transgender led advocacy and political organizations for networking, organizing, and advocacy. To join the list email tgstatecoalition@googlegroups.com or visit http://groups.google.com/group/tgstatecoalition
[edit] NGLTF Transgender Civil Rights Project
Transgender Civil Rights Project provides legislative, policy and strategy assistance, including evaluation of legislative and policy language, to activists and organizations working to pass trans-inclusive or transgender-friendly laws and policies. Although the primary work of the project centers on nondiscrimination laws and policies, the project can provide assistance to policymakers and activists working to pass any legislation or policies regarding transgender equality.
[edit] International Foundation for Gender Education
IFGE advocates for freedom of gender expression. We promote the understanding and acceptance of All People: Transgender, Transsexual, Crossdresser, Agender, Gender Queer, Intersex, Two Spirit, Drag King, Drag Queen, Queer, Straight, Butch, Femme, Homosexual, Bisexual, Heterosexual, and of course -You!
[edit] Transgender Law and Policy Institute
We are a non-profit organization dedicated to engaging in effective advocacy for transgender people in our society. The TLPI brings experts and advocates together to work on law and policy initiatives designed to advance transgender equality.
[edit] The Transgender, Gender Variant and Intersex (TGI) Justice Project
The Transgender, Gender Variant and Intersex (TGI) Justice Project's mission is to challenge and end the human rights abuses committed against transgender, gender variant/genderqueer and intersex (TGI) people in California prisons and beyond.
[edit] FTM International
FTMInternational and cognate groups provide support meetings for FTMs and their families in cities throughout the world. FTMInternational spans 18 countries and 21 years.
[edit] PFLAG's Transgender Network (TNET)
Transgender people have been included in PFLAG’s support network for over a decade. Our Transgender Network (TNET) includes contacts and regional coordinators for all of our chapters around the country. Their primary mission has been to educate our members and allies about transgender issues – a subject foreign to many, including those parents and significant others surprised by the coming out of a loved one as transgender.
[edit] TransYouth Family Allies
TransYouth Family Allies, (TYFA) empowers children and families by partnering with educators, service providers and communities, to develop supportive environments in which gender may be expressed and respected.
[edit] Transgender American Veterans Association (TAVA)
A 501 (c) 3 organization that acts proactively with other concerned gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) organizations to ensure that transgender veterans will receive appropriate care for their medical conditions in accordance with the Veterans Health Administration’s Customer Service Standards promise to “treat you with courtesy and dignity . . . as the first class citizen that you are.”
[edit] NativeOUT
Educate, connect, and empower Native LGBTQ/Two-Spirit people and our allies. We believe there is a need for a national organization to provide opportunities to individual Two-Spirit people, Two-Spirit communities, and our allies who are interested in connecting (or becoming more connected) to other Two-Spirit people and/or informed about what’s going on in the Two-Spirit communities across Turtle Island (U.S. & Canada).
[edit] Statewide Transgender Organizations
New England Transgender Pride March and Rally The first New England Transgender Pride March and Rally will be held on June 7, 2008 in Northampton, MA. The event is organized by members of the trans and gender variant community, and their allies, with the intent of taking a visible and positive stand for transgender rights. The March and Rally is dedicated to diverse representation among organizers and participants. We seek to educate and build awareness of the movement against gender-based discrimination. We promote self-acceptance and acceptance of our whole identities and lives. We gather to celebrate and affirm our individuality, diversity, and strength.
Maine Transgender Network, Inc. MaineTransNet
Maine
Email Us
207-408-1685
P.O. Box 1034 Westbrook, ME 04098
Mission: MaineTransNet provides support and resources for the transgender community, families, and significant others, and raises awareness about the varied forms of gender identity and expression by providing training and consultation for mental health and social service professionals.
Founded: 2004
Type: Independent, paid staff, 501c3 and/or 501c4
TransGender New Hampshire (TG-NH)
TransGenderNH@gmail.com
TransGender New Hampshire (TG-NH) is an organization created to promote transgender visibility, education, support and civil rights in the state of New Hampshire. TG-NH provides resources, community building, educational programs and advocacy to assist transgender NH residents, as well as significant others, friends, families, allies and helping professionals. Our primary goal at TG-NH is to foster acceptance for trans-identified people and to help celebrate the diversity of all gender expressions.
TransGender New Hampshire (TG-NH) is an organization created to promote transgender visibility, education, support and civil rights in the state of New Hampshire. TG-NH provides resources, community building, educational programs and advocacy to assist transgender NH residents, as well as significant others, friends, families, allies and helping professionals. Our primary goal at TG-NH is to foster acceptance for trans-identified people and to help celebrate the diversity of all gender expressions.
Lifelines Rhode Island Lifelines Rhode Island is the only statewide, multi-service nonprofit organization focused on meeting the needs of transgender, transsexual, Two Spirit, gender variant, and intersex (TGI) people in Rhode Island and surrounding regions. We are here for you and your friends, partners, co-workers, service providers, and families.
Connecticut TransAdvocacy Coalition
Connecticut
Email Us
PO Box 330304 West Hartford, CT 06133-0304
(860) 983-8139
Mission: The Connecticut TransAdvocacy Coalition [CTAC] mission is to improve, through Education, political and social Advocacy and Activism, societal attitudes and the law in order to achieve equal rights for the Trans and gender non-conforming individuals and communities. CTAC is a true grassroots and coalition oriented organization comprising individuals and organizations dedicated to the advancement and attainment of full Human Rights for all trans and gender non-conforming people in every aspect of society and actively opposes discriminatory acts.
Founded: 2002
Type: Incorporated organization run by volunteers
R.U.1.2.? Community Center/Vermont Trans Action
Vermont TransAction is working to get gender identity and gender expression included in Vermont 's non-discrimination legislation.
The Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP)
New York
322 8th Ave. 3rd Floor New York, NY 10001
Tel: 212-337-8550
Mission: The Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) works to guarantee that all people are free to self-determine their gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race, and without facing harassment, discrimination, or violence. SRLP is a collective organization founded on the understanding that gender self-determination is inextricably intertwined with racial, social and economic justice. Therefore, we seek to increase the political voice and visibility of low-income people and people of color who are transgender, intersex, or gender non-conforming. SRLP works to improve access to respectful and affirming social, health, and legal services for our communities. We believe that in order to create meaningful political participation and leadership, we must have access to basic means of survival and safety from violence.
Type: paid staff, collective structure
New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy (NYAGRA)
NYAGRA was founded to advocate for freedom of gender identity and expression for all.
GRAANJ-Gender Rights Advocacy Association of New Jersey The Gender Rights Advocacy Association of New Jersey (GRAANJ) is the state's civil rights organization that works for full equality for gender nonconforming people, including those who identify as transgender and intersex.
DC Trans Coalition (DCTC)
District of Columbia
Email Us
202-557-1951
2919 10th St NE WDC 20017
Mission: The DC Trans Coalition (DCTC) is a volunteer, grassroots community-based organization dedicated to fighting for human rights, dignity, and equal access for transsexual, transgender and gender-diverse people in the District of Columbia.
Founded: 2005
Type: Volunteer collective, no IRS status
Transgender Health Empowerment
District of Columbia
mailto:bwatson@theincdc.org Email Us]
202-636-1646
1414 North Capitol Street NW Washington, D.C. 20002
Mission: The mission of T.H.E. Inc. is to enhance the quality of life of the diverse transgender populations we serve by advocating for and supporting a continuum of health and social services.
Founded: 1996
Type: Paid staff, volunteers, 501-c-3 organization
TransGender Michigan
TransGender Michigan is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of transgender individuals in Michigan. Through education, support, and advocacy, TransGender Michigan strives to transform Michigan into a state where transgender individuals, and their significant others, friends, and families, can live free of hate, violence and discrimination.
TransOhio
Ohio
Email Us
614-657-4907
1160 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43201
Mission: TransOhio serves the Ohio transgender and ally communities by providing services, education, support and advocacy which promotes and improves the health, safety and life experience of the Ohio transgender individual and community.
Founded: 2005
Type: No paid staff, all volunteer board, board of directors, committees, fiscally-sponsored
FORGE (For Ourselves: Reworking Gender Expression)
Wisconsin
Email Us
414-559-2123
PO Box 1272, Milwaukee, WI 53201
Mission: FORGE is a Milwaukee-based, progressive organization whose mission is to support, educate and advocate for the rights and lives of transgender individuals and SOFFAs (Significant Others, Friends, Family, and Allies
Founded: 1994
Type: Independent, paid staff, 501c3 and/or 501c4
Illinois Gender Advocates
Illinois
Email Us
(630)-219-0526
Mission: The mission of ILGA is to advocate for gender variant people, including but not limited to transgendered people, by means of educating the general public and acting as an advocate for the rights of the gender variant in public and private forums.
Founded: ?
Type: Transgender organization with Board of Directors and at least three working committees open to membership
The Indiana Transgender Rights Advocacy Alliance (INTRAA)
Indiana
Email Us
P.O. Box 20386 Indianapolis, IN 46220-0386
(888)-657-1854 (toll free)
Mission: The Indiana Transgender Rights Advocacy Alliance (INTRAA)
seeks to organize the transgender community and works through education
and legislative efforts to create a society that values and protects freedom
of gender expression and the right to gender self-determination for all.
Founded: ?
Type: ?
Transgender Education Advocates of Utah (TEA) Visit our website at (currently under re-construction...please check back) Contact us at teaofutah@yahoo.com
FTM Alliance of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California and surrounding communities
Email Us
Mission: FTM Alliance of Los Angeles, Inc., is a community-based organization dedicated to empowering the female-to-male [FTM] transgendered community, and to increasing the visibility and acceptance of FTMs in Southern California. We provide resources, support, and leadership opportunities to people assigned female at birth or in childhood who no longer feel that label is complete or accurate, as well as our significant others, families, friends, and allies. Through education, advocacy, and activism, we are committed to creating a society where everyone is free to choose and express their own gender.
Founded: ?
Type: A 501(c)3 transgender community-based organization
The Transgender Law Center
California
Email us
Phone: 415-865-0176
Address: 870 Market Street, Suite 822 San Francisco, CA 94102
Mission: The Transgender Law Center (TLC) is a civil rights organization advocating for transgender communities. Every day we connect transgender people and their families to technically sound and culturally competent legal services, increase acceptance and enforcement of laws and policies that support California's transgender communities, and work to change laws and systems that fail to incorporate the needs and experiences of transgender people.
Founded: 2002
Type: Autonomous transgender organization with paid staff and board.
The Southern Arizona Gender Alliance (SAGA)
Email Us
(520) 624-1779 x120
430 E 7th Street Tucson, AZ 85705
Mission: The Southern Arizona Gender Alliance (SAGA) envisions a society where transgender and transsexual people are ensured of their basic rights and can be open, honest, and safe at home, at work, and in the community.
Founded: 1999
Type: Program of Wingspan (LGBT organization) which is a 501c3, 1 full time staff for SAGA .
Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition
Tennessee
Email Us
615-293-6199
P.O. Box 92335 Nashville, TN 37209-2335
Mission: The Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition (TTPC) is an organization designed to educate and advocate on behalf of transgender related legislation at the Federal, State and local levels. TTPC is dedicated to raising public awareness and building alliances with other organizations concerned with equal rights legislation.
Founded: 2003
Type: Board members, paid members, volunteers
Alabama Gender Alliance
Alabama
Email Us
Mission: To be an online utopia, a real life social club, and a public advocacy group for the gender variant, transgender, transsexual, intersex, genderqueer, cross-dressing, and transvestite residents of Alabama, as well as the significant others, friends, family, and allies (SOFFAs) who love them.
Founded: 2005
Type: Independent, volunteer run, no IRS status
G.I.F.T. (Gender Identity in Florida Today) Orlando
Monthly group meetings on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Tues. at the Orlando GLBTCC at 7PM.
Transgender FORGE, Inc.
Florida
Email Us
727-748-5678
Transgender Forge Inc. PO Box 4186 Seminole Fl 33775
Mission: To educate the public, business and Government officials and agencies on Transgender related issues. To promote gender identity, gender expression in all anti discrimination law
Founded: 2003
Type: Education, Independent, we have our own 501c3 and/or 501c4
LaGender, Inc.
Email Us
404-819-7864
1838 Dunlap Ave. Atlanta, Georgia 30344
Mission: To empower the Transgender community on issues such as HIV/AIDS, Access to healthcare, homelessness, intimate partner violence, spiritual counseling
Founded: 2001
Type: Volunteer-run organization
The Kentucky Transgender Information Project
Kentucky
Email Us
Mission: The Kentucky Transgender Information Project KT(i)P is an effort to provide information about Transgender issues to Transgender and Cissexual (non-Transgender) individuals in the state of Kentucky. Through Web media, Printed literature, educational speakers, and events; it is the goal of KT(i)P to raise the profile of Transgender issues across the bluegrass.
Founded:?
Type: Internet-based transgender community resource
Translate Gender
Massachusetts and New York
Email Us
(603)-781-3509
31 Beaufort Road, Jamaica Plain MA 02130 (until 1 March 2010)
1528 Bedford Ave #2B, Brooklyn NY 11216 (after 1 March 2010)
Mission: Translate Gender is a collective-based consensus-run nonprofit organization that works to generate community accountability for individuals to self-determine their own genders and gender expressions.
Founded: 2006
Type: volunteer-based consensus-run remotely-operating nonprofit collective
Transgender Detroit
Michigan
Email Us
248-514-2688
25630 Santina Lane Warren, Mi. 48089
Mission: Improving the lives of transgender citizens in the Detroit and Metro Detroit Areas by enlightening the general public with the real life issues surrounding transgender individuals. Breaking the barriers that deny the inner person the right to live their true lives as the gender they were gifted as a successful contributor to today's society; thus paving the way to abolishing the ubiquitous closet forever.
Type: Volunteer organization
Gender Education Center
Minnesota
Email Us
P.O. Box 1861 Maple Grove, MN 55311
Mission: The Gender Education Center is a Minnesota-based advocacy and education non-profit organization working toward understanding, acceptance and support for the GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender) communities with an emphasis on differently gendered people. We work side by side with transgender people who are trying to live their lives. We advocate for change in work places, schools, government & law enforcement, and health care systems on issues of basic human rights with people who identify as differently gendered.
Founded: 1980’s, officially 1994
Type: Transgender Minnesotan-based non-profit organization
