Looking for information on NYC-area advocacy and organizing efforts relevant to trans and gender non-conforming people and issues? Try these web sites and resource links, to start:

Gender Identity Project is proud to be working with Empire State Pride Agenda to collect your personal story about why New York State needs protections for Transgender and gender non-conforming New Yorkers. Take Action!

New York is undertaking an evaluation of the state's Medicaid program. Various proposals have been on the table, including one that would ensure that medically necessary transgender health needs are covered by the program. Call Department of Health Commissioner Nirav Shah at (518) 474-2011 and tell him that all New Yorkers deserve health care, including transgender New Yorkers. Click here for more information.

Take Action!
New York is undertaking an evaluation of the state's Medicaid program. Various proposals have been on the table, including one that would ensure that medically necessary transgender health needs are covered by the program. Call Department of Health Commissioner Nirav Shah at (518) 474-2011 and tell him that all New Yorkers deserve health care, including transgender New Yorkers. Click here for more information.

Detention Guide for Transgender Immigrants
Protect your rights. If you are not a U.S. citizen, you can be deported for minor convictions. If you do not have immigration status, you can be deported EVEN IF you have no criminal convictions. Please take a look at our Detention Guide for Transgender Immigrants!

FIERCE! is a membership-based organization building the leadership and power of LGBTQ youth of color in NYC, through youth-led campaigns, leadership development programs, and cultural expression through arts and media.

Gender Identity Project (GIP) at the Center works to foster the healthy development of transgender and gender non-conforming people, partners, family and community. This is done through the delivery of a range of transgender-driven supportive services, advocacy, outreach, education and capacity-building.

Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) - This collective organization does advocacy and organizing work on issues related to housing, employment, foster care, welfare, benefits, immigration, school, and the criminal justice system. SRLP also provides free legal services for low income people and people of color who are trans, intersex, or gender non-conforming.

Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) provides education and advocacy work, in addition to free legal services and a name-change project for transgender and gender non-conforming people.

TransJustice is the transgender political working group of the Audre Lorde Project (ALP), created by and for trans and gender non-conforming people of color. TransJustice works to mobilize its communities and allies into action on the pressing political issues they face.

Youth Enrichment Services (YES) at the Center is open to LGBTQ youth, and among other services and programs, YES hosts YO! (Youth Organizing) -- a group focusing on community organizing for action and change. Contact YES@gaycenter.org or call 212-620-7310 for more details.


Note: This list contains selected resources that may be of interest to the Gender Identity Project's community; the list is not comprehensive. GIP and the Center are not responsible for content in the external websites listed above. Additionally, being included on this list does not constitute an endorsement of these websites and services.

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