For Transgender People and Their Families
For Families
Philadelphia & Surrounding Area
Groups:
EVOLUTIONS (Thursday 6:00 – 7:30)
Process support group for MTFs, FTMs and anyone else identifying on the gender spectrum. Group is free. Mazzoni Center Open Door Counseling, 1201 Chestnut St, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia PA 19107, (215) 563-0663 – Contact: Liza Linder, LCSW
SISTER’S UNITED (Tuesdays 5:30pm – 7pm)
Sister’s United is a group by and for Transwomen to come together in a relaxed, fun, safe environment to share issues, create community and strengthen sisterly bonds. The COLOURS Organization, Inc., 112 N. Broad St. 11th FlooR, Philadelphia, PA 19102, (215) 496-0330, info@coloursorganization.org
TMAN (Monday 7:30 – 9:00)
A support group for transmen of color. Stop by to socialize, learn about and access resources. 1201 Locust Street – Third Floor, Philadelphia PA 19107, (215) 834-9063 – Contact Lonnie Grant, lonniegrant1@aol.com
TRANSWAY (Thursday 7:00-9:00)
A weekly drop-in social group for Trans Women. Light refreshments included and topics vary. William Way Community Center, 1315 Spruce Philadelphia, Pa 19107, (215) 732-2220, http://www.waygay.org.
WE TRANSITION TOO
For partners of those in transition. Support group for partners of gender-variant people, meets from 2 to 4 p.m. the first Saturday of the month. Call to confirm before attending. 1201 Locust St, Philadelphia PA 19107, (215) 732-1207
WEXIST (2nd and 4th Fridays, 7:00-9:00)
Philly-based FTM support group that meets from 6-8 on the second Friday of every month. First hour meeting is open to all, including partners and family. Second hour is closed only for people assigned female at birth who have gender identity issues and questions. Meets at William Way Center. 1315 Spruce St, Philadelphia PA 19107, (215) 250-1548, wexist@wexist.org, http://www.wexist.org
YOUNG,TRANS, & UNIFIED (Thursdays 7 – 8:30)
Open to all trans, gender-questioning, and gender non-conforming people ages 13-23. Thursdays 7-8:30 pm, The Attic Youth Center, 255. S. 16th Street, Philadelphia, (215) 545-4331, damon@atticyouthcenter.org, www.atticyouthcenter.org
Health Care and Social Services:
JEFFERSON FAMILY MEDICINE, 833 Chestnut St., Suite 301, Philadelphia, PA 19107, (215) 955-7190
Provides sensitive and compassionate primary healthcare to all LGBTQI communities. Most insurance accepted.
MAZZONI FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE, 809 Locust Street, Philadelphia, (215) 563-0658, www.mazzonicenter.org
LGBT family medicine and primary care practice including a Transgender Health Program. Provides compassionate primary and sexual health care to all LGBTQI community members. Accepts insurance, also sees uninsured individuals on a sliding scale fee assessment. Transgender Health team includes medical clinicians, social worker and case manager. Hormone assessments are completed using an informed consent model.
MELANIE (MO) SANTIAGO, PA-C, 5458 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, (325) 487-1887, MO@drpedano.com
Sees transgender and genderqueer patients through her private practice in Roxborough. Experienced with hormone replacement therapy and transgender primary care. Accepts many types of insurance.
PAPILLON CENTER, Gender Wellness Center, 18 Village Row., Suite 43, New Hope, PA 18938, (215) 693-1199, www.drchristinemcginn.com
TRANSHEALTH INFORMATION PROJECT (TIP), 21 S. 12th Street, 10th Floor, Philadelphia PA 19107, http://www.tiptakesphilly.org
Designed by and for transpeople, TIP provides outreach, counseling, and groups that promote safer sex, HIV prevention, skills-building, and health education and advocacy to transgender people in and around Philadelphia.
Youth:
THE ATTIC YOUTH CENTER, 255 S. 16th Street, Philadelphia, (215) 545-4331, www.atticyouthcenter.org
Attic offers support groups, social activities, life skills and therapy to youth. All services provided by The Attic Youth Center are free. Hours of operation: Monday-Tuesday 11am-7pm and Wednesday-Friday 1pm-9pm.
COLOURS, INC., 112 N. Broad St, 11th Fl, Philadelphia, Pa 19102, (215) 496-0330, http://www.coloursorganization.org
The COLOURS Organization, Inc. was established in 1991 to respond to the lack of positive and progressive educational advocacy and support mechanisms for LGBT people of color in the Greater Philadelphia area.
HITOPS, INC., 21 Wiggins St., Princeton, NJ 08540, (609) 683-5155, http://www.hitops.org
Description: Teen health center in New Jersey offering health care, programs, support groups, educational workshops and more.
JUVENILE LAW CENTER, 1315 Walnut St, 4th Fl, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, (215) 625-0551 or toll-free 1-800-875-8887, http://www.jlc.org
Legal issues for youth.
MAINLINE YOUTH ALLIANCE (MYA) , 106 W Lancaster Ave, Wayne, PA 19087, (610) 688-1861, http://www.myaonline.org, info@myaonline.org
Main Line Youth Alliance (MYA) provides gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning and straight youth ages 15 to 23 with social, educational and supportive activities in a confidential, respectful and safe environment.
MAZZONI FAMILY & COMMUNITY MEDICINE, 809 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19107, (215) 563-0658, http://www.mazzonicenter.org
The Mazzoni Adolescent Care Specialist offers case management, resources and referrals, as well as adolescent specific drop in hours for doctor’s visits. Mental health services, smoking cessation, education and vocation referrals also available.
RAINBOW ROOM, 610 Louis Dr, Warminster, PA 18974, (215) 957-7981 x105, http://www.ppbucks.org/rainbowRoom.htm, rainbowroom@ppbucks.org
Bucks Count’s LGBTQA Youth (14-21) center. Addresses health and social issues for LGBTQA youth in a positive, empowering and interactive environment. Weekly meetings.
YOUTH HEALTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT (YHEP), 112 N. Broad St, 9th Fl, Philadelphia, Pa 19101, (215) 564-6388, http://www.y-hep.org
YHEP Empowerment Center offers free workshops, services, food, clothes, tokens and much more. YHEP provides outreach, drop in, HIV prevention, health care and counseling services.
Other Regional Resources:
Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference
PHILADELPHIA TRANSGENDER RESOURCE GUIDE, MAZZONI CENTER, 2009
National
Websites:
Families Matter: Safe, Supportive, Confidential
Gender and Health Collaborative Curriculum Project
Gender Education and Advocacy (GEA)
Gender Political Action Coalition
FORGE – Publications and Resources
Privileges of Non-Transgender People « Peterson Toscano’s A Musing
Susan’s Place Transgender Resources
TransActive – Serving Trans Youth and Their Families
www.transfamily.org: Cleveland based online support for transgender and transsexual people, their parents, partners, children, other family members, friends, and supportive others
Transgender Law and Policy Institute
Vancouver Coastal Health’s Transgender Health Program
World Professional Association for Transgender Health
Books:
Becoming a Visible Man, Jamison Greene
GenderQueer: Voices from Beyond the Sexual Binary, Nestle, Wilchins, and Howell (Eds.)
If You Are Concerned About Your Child’s Gender Behaviors: A Guide For Parents.
Labor of Love, Thomas Beattie
The Last Time I Wore a Dress, Daphne Scholinski
She’s Not There, Jennifer Finnney Boylan
The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals, Stephanie A. Brill & Rachel Pepper
Trans Forming Families: Real Stories About Transgender Loved Ones, Mary Boenke, Editor
Transgender History, Susan Stryker
Youth
Books:
My Gender Workbook: How to Become a Real Man, a Real Woman, the Real You, or Something Else Entirely, Kate Bornstein
Hello Cruel World: 101 Altneratives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks & Other Outllaws, Kate Bornstein
10,000 Dresses, Marcus Ewert and Rex Ray – A children’s story book about a boy who dreams about magical dresses.
Bending the Mold: An Action Kit for Transgender Youth, Joint publication by Lambda Legal and NYAC
Beyond the Binary: A Toolkit for Gender Identity Activism in Schools
Sexuality
Websites:
Original Plumbing: A celebration of FTM sexuality and culture
sexgenderbody: A direct honest and respectful conversation about sex, gender, and body.
Artists
Updated 12/17/2009.
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