Genders & Transgenders

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Yale, New Haven and Connecticut The undergraduate LGBT Co-op has a group called T-GAY (tip: email them in advance, because meeting-times change) The New Haven Gay and Lesbian Community Center has a group called cTView Connecticut Outreach Society (in Farmington, events also in West Hartford) A group serving the educational and support needs of the transgender community. Holds both support and social meetings. Their website is quite impressive, check it out. In particular, download the local support guide (pdf format) Connecticut TransAdvocacy Coalition does political and social advocacy to make Connecticut a safe and tolerant place for trans-identified individuals. The Twenty (in Hartford) A support group run by and for the transsexual community. Provides knowledgeable information and ongoing peer support to transsexuals through the many stages of their transition. Their website is quite impressive too, check it out. In particular, check out the "legal matters" Outland is looking for transgender graduate or professional students to volunteer to join Outland leadership. Please, contact us! Links Gender Public Advocacy Coalition (GenderPAC) The Gender Public Advocacy Coalition works to end discrimination and violence caused by gender stereotypes by changing public attitudes, educating elected officials and expanding legal rights. Intersex Society of North America The Intersex Society of North America (ISNA) is devoted to systemic change to end shame, secrecy, and unwanted genital surgeries for people born with an anatomy that someone decided is not standard for male or female. International Foundation for Gender Education includes Transgender Tapestry On Being Transgender (by University of California - Los Angeles) Short, but nice, introduction to "being transgender"