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The 519 Trans Services/Programs
Website Address:
http://www.the519.org
Description:
Toronto-based community centre. The 519 is a meeting
place and focus for its vital and varied downtown Toronto community.
Within a supportive environment it responds to community issues and
needs by supplying the resources and opportunities to foster self-determination.
It is committed to principles of accessibility, voluntarism, individual
dignity and value, participation and celebration.
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Programmes/trans programmes
Resources:
A range of downloadable publications are available
including; The Toronto Trans and Two Spirited Primer: An Introduction
to Low-income, Sex Working and Street Involved transgendered, Transsexual & Two
Spirited Service Users in Toronto http://www.the519.org/programs/trans/transprimer.pdf
CTYS Pride and Prejudice
Program
Website:
http://www.ctys.org/programs/prideprejudice.htm
Description:
Toronto-based youth service agency.
Offers unique programs for lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersex,
transgender, transsexual and questioning youth 25 and under. Through
individual counselling and group work, programs support youth who are
exploring or challenged by a range of identity and gender issues.
FORGE (For Ourselves: Reworking Gender Expression)
Website:
http://www.forge-forward.org/
Description:
Based in Millwaukee, WI.
A national education, advocacy and support umbrella
organization supporting FTM+s (female-to-male transsexuals and transgenderists,
and others who were assigned female at birth but who have some level
of masculine identification) and SOFFAs (Significant Others, Family,
Friends and Allies).
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Home/Trans Sexual Violence Project/Resources-links/Sexual
Violence Resources
Resources:
A range of downloadable publications are available
including; Transgender domestic violence/Sexual Assault Resource Sheet
http://www.forge-forward.org/handouts/TransDV-SA.pdf
Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Website:
http://www.thetaskforce.org
Description:
U.S.-based national organization.
The mission of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is to
build the grassroots power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
(LGBT) community through training activists, equipping state and local
organizations with the skills needed to organize broad-based campaigns
to defeat anti-LGBT referenda and advance pro-LGBT legislation, and
building the organizational capacity of the movement.
Resources:
A range of downloadable publications are available
including; Trans equality: A handbook for Activists and Policy Makers
http://thetaskforce.org/reports_and_research/trans_equality
Illinois Gender Advocate
Website:
http://www.genderadvocates.org
Description:
The vision of Illinois Gender Advocates is to create
a community that celebrates the inherent worth and dignity of every
person, regardless gender identity or gender expression. This website
has a great list of links and resources for a variety trans issues.
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resources/reference articles
Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Youth Line
Website:
http://
www.youthline.ca
Description:
Toronto-based. The Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Youth line
is a toll- free Ontario-wide peer-support phone line for lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, transsexual, 2 spirited, queer and questioning
young people. who know where you’re coming from. TTY service for the hearing impaired is available
Queer Trans Men
Website:
http://www.queertransmen.org/
Description:
A website created by the Gay/Bi/Queer Transmen Working
Group (of the Ontario Gay Men’s HIV Prevention Strategy). The
group is made up of transmen and non-transmen (both community members
and service providers) living and working in Ontario, Canada and is
dedicated to raising awareness about the sexual health of transmen
and sharing knowledge around our complex bodies, sexualities and sex
lives.
Resources:
Primed: The Back Pocket Guide for Transmen & the Men Who
Dig Them. http://queertransmen.org/images/primed.pdf
Sherbourne Health Centre - Health Care for the Transgendered and Transsexual Community
Website:
http://www.sherbourne.on.ca
Description:
Community Health Centre base din downtown Toronto.
Sherbourne Health Centre provides innovative primary health
care, counselling, support, outreach, health promotion, and education
programs to our clients – the many individuals who reflect
the diverse and vibrant communities of southeast Toronto.
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Home/LGBT Healthcare/Trans Healthcare
SOY: Supporting Our Youth
Website:
http://www.soytoronto.org/
Description:
Located in Sherbourne Community Health Centre.
Improving the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and
transsexual youth in Toronto through the active involvement of adults
working together with youth.
Survivor Project
Website Address:
http://www.survivorproject.org/index.html
Description:
U.S.–based advocacy organization.
A non-profit organization dedicated to addressing the needs of
intersex and trans survivors of domestic and sexual violence through
caring action, education and expanding access to resources and to opportunities
for action. Since 1997, we have provided presentations, workshops,
consultation, materials, information and referrals to many anti-violence
organizations and universities across the country, as well as gathered
information about issues faced by intersex and trans survivors of domestic
and sexual violence.
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Home/Reading Corner
Resources:
A range of downloadable publications are available.
Trans Alliance Society: Embracing Gender Diversity
Website Address:
http://www.transalliancesociety.org/education/publications.html
Description:
based in Vancouver, B.C., TAS was founded several
years ago as a province-wide (BC) coalition, with the aim of building
connections between individuals and groups working on trans issues.
The purpose of TAS to provide varied forums and resources to assist
in the personal development, growth, and contact of its members with
the transgendered community; promote knowledge and understanding of
trans culture in all its diversity: build a sense of community through
contact with other organizations or individuals sharing similar objectives:
work toward removing all forms of barriers that negatively impact the
transgendered community.
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Home/Publications
Resources:
Provides a range of downloadable publications including:
Re/Defining Gender and Sex: Educating for Trans, Transsexual
and Intersex Access and Inclusion to Sexual Assault Centres and Transition
Houses. http://www.transalliancesociety.org/education/documents/03cwhitethesis.pdf
National Centre for Lesbian Rights
Website Address:
http://www.nclrights.org/about.htm
Description:
A national legal organization based in San Francisco.
Through impact litigation, public policy advocacy, public education,
collaboration with other social justice organizations and activists,
and direct legal services, they advance the legal and human rights
of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their families
across the United States.
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Home/Publications/Transgender Rights
Resources:
A range of downloadable publications are available.
National Centre for Transgender Equality
Website Address:
http://www.nctequality.org/
Description:
The National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE)
is a US based 501(c)3 social justice organization dedicated to advancing
the equality of transgender people through advocacy, collaboration
and empowerment.
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Home/Resources
Resources:
A range of downloadable publications are available.
Trans Health
Website:
http://www.trans-health.com
Description:
A volunteer-run website, based in New York, providing
information on health and fitness for trans people.
Clinical Resources
Creating Change
http://www.queensu.ca/humanrights/tgts/tgts_change.htm
Trans Accessibility Project:
Making women’s shelter accessible to
transgendered women, trans accessibility project
http://www.queensu.ca/humanrights/tap/index.html
Bending the mold: An action kit for transgender youth http://data.lambdalegal.org/pdf/305.pdf
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