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Centers For Disease Control And Prevention: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health




Trans Health News

Brought to you by Virginia's own Transgender Task Force

Winter 2010, Volume 4, Issue 3

Transgender Health News Letter - PDF Version Building Local Trans Communities
 

Previous Copies of The Virginia Transgender Health Letter

Transgender Health Letter Vol. 4, Issue 3 - Building Transgender Communities

Transgender Health Letter Vol. 4, Issue 2 - Families Of Transgender People

Transgender Health Letter Vol. 4, Issue 1 - Sexuality/Sensuality/Intimacy/Trans Identities

Transgender Health Letter Vol. 3, Issue 3 - VA Health Care Providers For Trans Folks

Transgender Health Letter Vol. 3, Issue 2 - Violence In Virginia Transgender Communities

Transgender Health Letter Vol. 3, Issue 1 - VA Transgender Health Survey Results

Transgender Health Letter Vol. 2, Issue 3 - VA Transgender Health Survey, HRT For FtM's

Transgender Health Letter Vol. 2, Issue 2 - Substance Abuse and Transgender People

Transgender Health Letter Vol. 2, Issue 1 - Trans Task Force Reports On Health Conf.

Transgender Health Letter Vol. 1, Issue 3 - Richmond Transgender Clinic

Transgender Health Letter Vol. 1, Issue 2 - VA Transgender Health Survey

Transgender Health Letter Vol. 1, Issue 1 - Maiden Issue

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Community Resources

To have your resource listed here, please contact the Transgender Health Newsletter. Telephone number and/or email address listed in the news letter.
  • The Birdcage - Richmond MCC's transgender support group. Meetings on 4th Friday of each month 6:30pm - 8pm in the Parish House, 2503 Park Ave., Richmond. We are here to help with all aspects of crossdressing, transgender, and transsexual issues. Contact us through the church at (804) 353-9477.

  • DC Area Transmasculine Society (DCATS) - A peer facilitated social and support group in the D.C. area for anyone on the FTM spectrum. For more info, go to http://www.dcatsinfo.org/. Meetings are 2nd Sunday of each month 5 pm - 7 pm at the Whitman-Walker Clinic, 1701 14th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Call (202) 745-6171 for directions.

  • James River Transgender Society - A peer-facilitated support group in the Richmond, Virginia area for  anyone on the MTF spectrum. 1st Friday of each month, 6 pm - 8 pm. Call (804) 358-6343 or go to http://www.jrts.org/ for directions or other info.

  • MAGIC D.C. (Metro Area Gender Identity Connection of Washington D.C.) - a peer-facilitated support group for transsexual, genderqueer and other gender identity questioning people living in the greater D.C. Metropolitan Area. Meets 3rd Friday of every month at 8 p.m. at the Falls Church Presbyterian Church, 3rd floor, 225 E Broad St, Falls Church, VA. Email info@magicdc.org or visit www.magicdc.org for more info.

  • PFLAG Trans Families Support Group - A peer-facilitated support group for family and friends of both FTM and MTF trans persons in Northern VA. Meets 4th Sunday of each month at Fairfax Regional Library, 10360 North Street Fairfax, VA. Contact Libby at 703-691-2026 or mcknyt@gmail.com for more info.

  • Richmond Transformers - A peer-facilitated social and support group in the Richmond, Virginia area for  anyone on the FTM spectrum. 2nd Tuesday of each month, 7 pm - 8:50 pm at the Fan Free Clinic, 1010 N. Thompson St., Richmond, VA. Partners, relatives and supportive friends are welcome on alternate months. Call (804) 358-6343 for directions or other info.

  •  Roanoke Guys Night Out - A social group for FTMs/Genderqueer/Masculine- ID'd persons assigned female at birth. For more information email baselinerecordlabel@yahoo.com or go to: http://www.myspace.com/transguysnightout 

  • Roanoke TRANSformation - A social support group for persons who no longer identify as the sex they were assigned at birth and have, are, or are consider considering transition. We meet on 2nd and 4th  Tuesdays of every month from 6pm-7:30pm at The Drop-In Center 369 Church Ave SW, Roanoke VA 24016. Meetings on the 4th Tuesday of the month are open to Significant/Supportive Others. For more information call (540) 982-2437 or email dropncenter@aol.com.

  • Roanoke TRANSformation SOs - A social support group for Significant/Supportive Others of persons who no longer identify as the sex they were assigned at birth and have, are, or are considering transitioning. We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 6pm-7:30pm and with Roanoke TRANSformation on the 4th Tuesday of every month from 6pm-7:30pm, at The Drop-In Center 369 Church Ave SW Roanoke VA 24016. For more information on either group, call (540) 982-2437 or email dropncenter@aol.com.

  • TG Clinic at the Fan Free Clinic - Free transgender-specific healthcare for anyone in Virginia, including hormone therapy, HIV testing, and primary care services. Every Tuesday 6 pm to 9 pm, 1010 N. Thompson St., Richmond, VA, by appointment only. Call (804) 358-6343 and ask to speak to Linda Kendall or Reed Bohn for more info.

  • TS Ladies Talk- A peer-facilitated support group for MTF transsexual women in the Tidewater area. For more info, call Vega at (757) 575-7690 or Mocha at (757) 235-4874. Every Monday, 6 pm - 8 pm at Tidewater AIDS Community Task Force, 9229 Granby St., Norfolk, VA. Call (757) 583-1317 for directions or other info.

  • Transgender Education Association (TGEA) - Celebrating over 25 years of support to the D.C. area TG/TS/TV/CD communities. Meetings are the 1st Saturday of each month. Email TGEA4U@yahoo.com for more info or visit http://www.tgea.net on the web.


Community Centers

  • Gay Community Center of Richmond: Web Site or Email

  • The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center of Hampton Roads:
    Web Site or Email

    Support and Services

  • AA: (757) 471-8295; closed meeting

  • AA: Saturday, 8 PM; First Lutheran Church, 1301 Colley Ave. Norfolk

  • Aids/HIV Support Group - Williamsburg Aids Network: (757) 220-4608

  • Community Mediation Center: (757) 480-2777; Web Site

  • Eastern Regional Aids Resource and Consultation Center, EVMS: (757) 446-6170 or (800) 999-8385

  • Gay & Lesbian National Hot Line: (888) 843-4564; Web Site

  • H.E.R. Shelter: Information - (757) 485-1445 or 24-hour counseling and crisis - (757) 485-3384

  • Hampton Roads Business Outreach - HRBOR: (757) 214-9145; Web Site or Email

  • NA: 8 PM, Fridays, Open; Rainbow Psychotherapy, 5265 Providence Road, Suite 103, Virginia Beach

  • NA: 8 PM, Wednesdays; (757) 567-2371; McKendree United Methodist Church, Military Highway & Springmeadow Road

  • Response Sexual Assault Services of the YWCA: 5215 Colley Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23509; 24-hour Hotline: (757) 622-4300

  • Richmond Transformers FtM Transgender Support: Richmond; (804) 358-6343

  • The Aids Fund: Norfolk; (757) 583-1317; Web Site

  • Williamsburg Aids Network - WAN: (757) 220-4606; Web Site or Email

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      Social

    1. Hampton Roads Mens Chorus: (757) 224-1178; Web Site or Email

    2. Hampton Roads Pride: Web Site

    3. Muscle Pride: Web Site

    4. ROBIN - RICHMOND BISEXUAL NETWORK: Email

    5. The Othersiders Country Western Dance Club: Norfolk; Web Site

    6. Tidewater Prime Timers S.E. Virginia: (757) 623-6943; Web Site

    7. TIDEWATER TAILLIGHTS, Lambda Car Club: Web Site

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        Legal and Political

      1. ACLU - Transgender Project: Web Site

      2. Equality Virginia: (804) 643-1554; Web Site or Email

      3. Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund: Atlanta; Web Site

      4. Lesbian Rights Taskforce Of The National Organization For Women: Richmond; (804) 780-9092; Web Site

      5. National Association for the Advancement of Transgender People: Email

      6. The National Center for Transgender Equality: Web Site

      7. SERVICE MEMBERS LEGAL DEFENSE NETWORK: WASHINGTON, DC; (202) 328-3244

      8. Transgender Law and Policy Institute: Web Site

      9. Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund: Web Site

      10. The Virginia Transgender Coalition (TransRightsVA): Email

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          Religious and Spiritual

        1. All God's Children Community Church: Norfolk; (757) 480-0911

        3. The Great Awakening Church of Christ: Virginia Beach; (757) 773-1301; Web Site or Email

        4. Heaven's Tableland Christian Church: Williamsburg; (757) 645-2170

        5. More Light Presbyterian's Monthly Meetings: (757) 474-1107 or (757) 588-1939

        6. New Life Metropolitan Community Church of Hampton Roads: (757) 460-5805; Web Site or Email

        7. Rugged Cross Cowboy Church: Virginia Beach; (757) 681-0877

        8. Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church: Norfolk; (757) 622-5530

        9. Saint Joan Of Arc United American Catholic Church: Virginia Beach

        10. Saint Mark's Episcopal Church: Hampton; (757) 826-3515; Web Site or Email

        11. Saint Nicholas Catholic Church "We Are Family Too": Virginia Beach; (757) 340-7392 or (757) 340-7231

        12. The Unitarian Church Of Norfolk: (757) 627-5371 Web Site

        13. Unitarian Universalist Community Church Of The Peninsula: Newport News; (757) 249-0215; Web Site

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        14. Friday Night OUT Bowling League: Norfolk; (757) 754-9655; Web Site

        15. Rainbow Riders Bicycling Club of Hampton Roads: (757) 850-3179; Web Site or Email

        16. Women's United Softball Association: Web Site or Email

             

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          College and University

        17. Christopher Newport University's Gay-Straight Student Union: Email

        18. ODU Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Concerns - Multicultural Student Services: (757) 683-4406

        19. ODU Out - GLBT Alliance at ODU: (757) 683-4406

        20. ODU Women's Center: (757) 683-4109; Web Site

        21. Virginia Wesleyan College GLB Alliance:

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              Youth Services

            1. Advocates for Youth: Web Site

            2. P-FLAG: Richmond (804) 751-5167; Web Site

            3. Peninsula Region Youth Doing Excellently - PRYDE: Williamsburg; (757) 258-5022

            4. ROSMY - RICHMOND ORGANIZATION FOR SEXUAL MINORITY YOUTH: (804) 644-4390; Web Site

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