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Transgender Advocacy Organizations

Center Kids (The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center): The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
208 West 13th Street
New York, NY 10011
Phone: 212-620-7310
Email: info@gaycenter.org
Web Site: http://www.gaycenter.org/programs/pubpol/kids.html
Last Update: 12/3/2001
Founded in 1989 Center Kids gives children ongoing opportunities to befriend others from similar families, while their parents have a chance to meet, socialize and build their own support network. Center Kids, which advocates at state and local levels for the rights of alternative families, has become a national and regional model for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender family organizing.
Equity Foundation: 123 NE 3rd St. #405
Portland, OR 97232; P.O. Box 5696
Portland, OR 97228-5696
Phone: 503-231-5759
Fax: 503-231-5793
Email: info@equityfoundation.org
Web Site: http://www.equityfoundation.org/
Last Update: 05/05/2001
State-wide (Oregon) community foundation whose mission is providing access to worth providing programs throughout Oregon that further our efforts to build communities that embrace the dignity and worth of all people.
FTM International: Phone: 415-553-5987 (Voicemail)
Email: info@ftm-intl.org
Web Site: http://www.ftm-intl.org
Last Update: 11/10/2001
This site is the internet contact point for the largest, longest-running educational organization serving FTM transgendered people and transsexual men.
Gender Education and Advocacy (GEA): Web Site: http://www.gender.org/
Last Update: 9/3/2001
Gender Education and Advocacy (GEA) is a national organization focused on the needs, issues and concerns of gender variant people in human society. We seek to educate and advocate, not only for ourselves and others like us, but for all human beings who suffer from gender-based oppression in all of its many forms. We also are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization incorporated in Georgia.
Gender Law (Transgender Law and Policy): Web Site: http://www.genderlaw.org/
Last Update: 05/19/2001
Resource by Paisley Currah, the Policy Institute of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF). A comprehensive transgender legal resource, providing up-to-date publications, cases, briefs and newstories on transgender legal issues.
GIDreform.org: Email: kathykw@gidreform.orf
Web Site: http://www.transgender.org/tg/gidr/
Last Update: 1/31/2002
GIDreform.org is an information resource for medical policymakers, mental health professionals, caregivers, scholars, researchers, students, human rights advocates, and members of the transgender, bisexual, lesbian and gay communities and their allies who advocate reform of the psychiatric classification of gender diversity as mental disorder.
International Conference on Transgender Law and Employment Policy, Inc. (ICTLEP): Web Site: http://abmall.com/icltlep/
Last Update: 04/28/2001
International Foundation for Gender Education: Web Site: http://www.ifge.org/
Last Update: 04/28/2001
IFGE is a leading advocate and educational organization for promoting the self-definition and free expression of individual gender identity.
It's Time, America! (ITA): P.O. Box 65
Kensington, MD 20895
Web Site: http://www.tgender.net/ita/
Last Update: 11/21/2001
It's Time, America! (ITA!) is the first nationally-organized grassroots civil rights group seeking to secure and safeguard the rights of all transgendered and Gender Variant persons. Formed during the 1994 Transgender Law Conference, It's Time, America!'s mission is to educate and influence the U.S. Congress, State and Local Governments, and other transgendered and non- transgendered political organizations, on the issues and concerns of transgendered people, and to take whatever action is necessary to safeguard and to advance the rights of transgendered people.
It's Time, Oregon! (ITO): Portland, OR
Email: itstime@itstime.org
Web Site: http://www.itstime.org
Last Update: 04/25/2001
ITO is a gender advocacy and educational organization on the west coast of the United States of America. We are a chapter of It's Time, America! (ITA), the first nationally-organized grassroots civil rights group seeking to secure and safeguard the rights of all transgendered persons
Transgender Law and Policy Institute: Email: info@transgenderlaw.org
Web Site: http://www.transgenderlaw.org/
Last Update: 07/31/2001
The Transgender Law and Policy Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to engaging in effective advocacy for transgender people in our society. The TLPI brings experts together to work on law and policy initiatives designed to advance transgender equality, makes freely available litigation, legislative, and education advocacy materials for use by other advocates for transgender people, believes that working in coalitions gives transgender people the strongest possible base from which to advocate for change.
TRANSGENDERLEGAL, (Phyllis R. Frye): Houston, TX
Web Site: http://www.transgenderlegal.com/
Last Update: 04/28/2001
TRANSGENDERLEGAL is the official web site for Phyllis Randolph Frye, Esq., of Houston, Texas, USA. This site inlcudes most of the two-plus decades of her writings and other items that she has produced in her quest for individual freedom and for freedom of her people.

Transgender Advocacy Publications

Transgender Equality: A Handbook for Activists and Policy Makers: Web Site: http://www.nclrights.org/publications/pubs_tghandbook.html
Last Update: 04/26/2001
Contents listing of article at the National Center for Lesbian Rights web site, available as a downloadable Adobe Acrobat file.

LGBT Advocacy Organizations

The Equality Project: Web Site: http://equal-rights.lesbigay.com/equality.html
Last Update: 05/07/2001
The members of this project wish to encourage the web public to show their support for equal rights for all humans as well as to encourage the general public to educate themselves about different sexualities, genders, religions, races, cultures, physical/mental abilities, etc.
Equity Foundation: 123 NE 3rd St. #405
Portland, OR 97232
Phone: 503-231-5759
Fax: 503-231-5793; P.O. Box 5696
Portland, OR 97228-5696
Phone: 503-231-5759
Fax: 503-231-5793
Email: info@equityfoundation.org
Web Site: http://www.equityfoundation.org/
Last Update: 05/05/2001
State-wide (Oregon) community foundation whose mission is providing access to worth providing programs throughout Oregon that further our efforts to build communities that embrace the dignity and worth of all people.
Families United Againt Hate (FUAH): Lisa Weiner-Mahfuz, Central Field Manager
Phone: 202-467-8180, ext. 217
Email: info@fuah.org
Web Site: http://www.youth-guard.org/gabi/fuah.htm
Last Update: 3/26/2006
FUAH is a national network being developed by and for families* and survivors of hate motivated violence for any reason, including but not limited to sexual orientation, gender identity, race, gender, religion, ethnicity, and disability. We focus on providing long-term emotional support and technical assistance to families and individuals dealing with incidents based on bias. Please visit the FUAH site for additional contact information.
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD): 294 Washington Street, Suite 740
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-426-1350
Email: gladlaw@glad.org
Web Site: http://www.glad.org/
Last Update: 11/14/2001
New England's leading legal rights organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status and gender identity and expression.
Human Rights Campaign (HRC): 919 18th St, NW Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-628-4160
Fax: 202-347-5323
Email: hrc@hrc.org
Web Site: http://www.hrc.org
Last Update: 04/15/2001
HRC provides a national voice on gay and lesbian issues. The Human Rights Campaign effectively lobbies Congress; mobilizes grassroots action in diverse communities; invests strategically to elect a fair-minded Congress; and increases public understanding through innovative education and communication strategies.
Human Rights Watch: 312 Sutter Street, Suite 407
San Francisco, CA 94108
Phone: 415-362-3250
Fax: 415-362-3255
Email: hrwsf@hrw.org
Web Site: http://www.hrw.org/
Last Update: 07/08/2001
Defending Human Rights worldwide. Worldwide contact information is on their contact page, http://www.hrw.org/contact.html.
Intercultural Communication Institute: 8835 SW Canyon Lane
Portland, OR 97225
Phone: 503-297-4695
Fax: 503-297-4695
Email: ici@intercultural.org
Web Site: http://www.intercultural.org
Last Update: 04/23/2001
A private, non-profit, educational foundation designed to foster an awareness and appreciation of cultural difference in both the international and domestic arenas.
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Compaign (IGLHRC): Web Site: http://www.iglhrc.org/
Last Update: 04/28/2001
IGLHRC's mission is to protect and advance the human rights of all people and communities subject to discrimination or abuse on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status.
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF): 1325 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005-4171
Phone: 202-393-5177
Fax: 202-393-2241
Web Site: http://www.ngltf.org/
Last Update: 10/3/2002
Founded in 1973, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force works to eliminate prejudice, violence and injustice against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people at the local, state and national level. As part of a broader social justice movement for freedom, justice and equality, NGLTF is creating a world that respects and celebrates the diversity of human expression and identity where all people may fully participate in society.
Our Families Coalition (OFC): 870 Market St., Suite 421
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415-681-1960
Email: director@ourfamily.org
Web Site: http://www.ourfamily.org/
Last Update: 2/7/2003
San Francisco, CA Bay area and Northern California organization for LGBT families. Provides education, support and advocacy. Sponsors special family outings and events throughout the year.
PFLAG-National (PFLAG): 1726 M Street, NW; Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-467-8180
Fax: 202-467-8194
Email: info@pflag.org
Web Site: http://www.pflag.org/
Last Update: 3/26/2006
Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays national organization. For additional contact information or to find a chapter in your area, visit their web site Contact Us page. Judy Hoff is our staff person who takes the lead on transgender issues. Judy's email, jhoff@plag.org.
Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians And Gays (PFLAG - Portland): P.O. Box 8944
Portland, OR 97207
Phone: 503-232-7676
Last Update: 04/15/2001
Providing love and support for all family members and friends. Work to create an environment of understanding so our lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgendered children cann live with dignity and respect
Policy Institute of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (The Policy Institue of NGLTF): 121 West 27th Street Suite 501
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-604-9830
Last Update: 05/07/2001
A think tank dedicated to research, policy analysis and strategic projects to advance greater understanding and the equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.