Transgender Specific National/Statewide Activist Organizations
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[edit] Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC)
The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) is dedicated to ending discrimination on the basis of gender identity and gender expression. We educate the public, lobby state and local government, encourage political activism, and empower community members through collective action.
The MTPC's work is guided by the following values: equal rights and institutional responsibility; working against all forms of oppression; building broad-based participation and community power; developing leaders and building coalitions; drawing strength from diverse experiences and identities; being informed by our history and elders; growing through challenge and critique; being inclusive of those who cannot be fully visible; and accountability to the communities for which we work.
[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.
We are dedicated to educating the public about gender identity and raising awareness of the varied forms of gender expression, especially within the state of Maine. We provide support and consultation to transgender/transsexual individuals, their families, schools, social service organizations, and interested others.
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
CTAC's 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.
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) We provide free legal services to transgender, intersex and gender nonconforming low-income people and people of color. We represent and advise clients in a variety of contexts. For most clients, the opportunity to access legal services in an environment where gender self-determination is valued and respected is a new and often transforming experience.
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) The DC Trans Coalition (DCTC) is a grassroots community-based organization dedicated to fighting for the human rights, dignity, and equal access for transgender and gender-diverse people in the District of Columbia.
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 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. Since early 2006, TransOhio has been providing workshops, events and education to the Central Ohio GLBTQI and ally community.
FORGE (For Ourselves: Reworking Gender Expression) Milwaukee, Wisconsin - education, advocacy and support umbrella organization supporting FTM+s and SOFFAs (Significant Others, Family, Friends and Allies).
Illinois Gender Advocates
IGA advocates 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.
The Indiana Transgender Rights Advocacy Alliance (INTRAA) The Indiana Transgender Rights Advocacy Alliance (INTRAA) is a 501(c)(4) statewide advocacy organization working to create a society that values and protects freedom of gender expression and the right to gender self-determination for all.
FTM Alliance of Los Angeles 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.
The Transgender Law Center
Advocate for transgender communities, connecting transgender people and their families to technically sound and culturally competent legal services. They also work to 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.
The Southern Arizona Gender Alliance (SAGA) The Southern Arizona Gender Alliance (SAGA) envisions a society in which 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. To achieve this goal, SAGA organizes educational, social, and advocacy programs for gender-diverse people and their significant others, friends, families, and allies.
Tennessee Transgender Political Coalition 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.
Alabama Gender Alliance To create an online utopia, 3D social club, and public advocacy group for the gender variant, transgendered, transexual, intersexed, genderqueer, cross-dressing, and transvestite residents of Alabama, as well as the Significant Others, Friends, Family, and Allies (SOFFAs) who love them.
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.
