Transgender Resources

DISCLAIMER: While we tried to only include those resources that came from reputable sources, Equality Maryland does not warranty these resources. Equality Maryland does not endorse any of the listed facilities, service providers or support groups.

General Resources

• Transsexual Road Map Planning resource

• Transitional Male Educational website for trans men, friends, family, and significant others.

• Transgender Guide A large depository of resources for the community. "We have one of the largest collections of informative texts on the web. Whether you need help determining your size, coming out to your family, or learning about how the law affects you; the answer is right here!"

• T Job Bank TJobBank is the first and only employment site designed specifically to bring employers and transgender professionals together.

• Community Kinship Life (CK Life) Another depository of resources on many topics including transmen, transwomen, families of trans folk, HIV/AIDS, and health. The mission of CK Life is to provide the Trans community with the tools needed to achieve their personal goals while having a sense of community and Kinship. This includes providing useful information that will help people who are looking to lead the most productive life during and after transition with regards to health, employment and day to day social interactions.

• The Transitional Male The T-Male is a website for Transmen, Friends, Family and Significant others.

• The Intersex Society of North America (ISNA) 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.

• Gender Eduction and Advocacy http://www.gender.org/ 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.

Miscellaneous

• T Job Bank TJobBank is the first and only employment site designed specifically to bring employers and transgender professionals together

• Burgundy Crescent The purpose of Burgundy Crescent Volunteers (BCV) is twofold. First, they are a source of volunteers for local and national gay and gay-friendly community organizations in the Washington, DC area. Second, they bring gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender singles and couples together for volunteer activities that are social in nature.

• Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive (HIPS) PO Box 21394 Washington, DC 20009 Telephone: 202-232-8150, and Hotline: 1-800-676-4477

  • HIPS' mission is to assist female, male, and transgender individuals engaging in sex work in Washington, DC in leading healthy lives. Utilizing a harm reduction model, HIPS' programs strive to address the impact that HIV/AIDS, STIs, discrimination, poverty, violence and drug use have on the lives of individuals engaging in sex work. .

• The Transitional Male The T-Male is a website for Transmen, Friends, Family and Significant others.

• The Intersex Society of North America (ISNA) 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.

• Transgender Responce Team   https://sites.google.com/site/trtnetwork/The Transgender Response Team (TRT) is a group of health and human services providers,  state and local government representatives, transgender and gender nonconforming community members, and allies who meet as equal stakeholders to work toward solutions to health and wellness concerns within transgender communities in Maryland

• Trans-United fusionpartnerships.wordpress.com/sponsored-projects/trans-united/ seeks to improve the quality of life and health of transgender individuals while fostering acceptance and respect.

• Pride at Work http://www.prideatwork.org/national, state and local organizations for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality, we stand in solidarity with teachers, firefighters, nurses and all workers across this country fighting for their basic rights – for all of our rights.
  
  

Legal/Advocasy:

• Transgender Law center www.transgenderlawcenter.org/

• Sylvia Revaira law project www.srlp.org/

• Aclu of md: www.aclu-md.org/  Telephone: (410) 889-8555

• Free State Legal Project: http://freestatelegal.org/ If you are LGBT and need legal help and you have a limited income these folks have open doors for you.

• Lamda Legal: www.Lamdalegal.org Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.

Youth:

• The Den www.facebook.com/TheDenBaltimore

• Star Track (resource for high risk youth) www.umm.edu/pediatrics/ped-adolescence.htm  

• GLSEN www.glsen.org

• PFLAG www.pflag.org

• Gay Straight Alliance gsanetwork.org

• Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Baltimore: www.glccb.org

  • GLCCB Youth Hotline: 410-243-8057, Monday-Friday, 5-8 pm, Saturday 12-5 pm

  • Sufficient As I Am (SAIM) Youth Group: Meets at GLCCB, Saturdays, 12:30-3 pm

Support:

• GLCCB (GIG groups) http://www.glccb.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=59

• Trans-united fusionpartnerships.wordpress.com/sponsored-projects/trans-united/

• Baltimore online Meet up group: http://www.meetup.com/baltimoretrans/ Meet other locals who Cross-Dress, or GG's that are accepting of us. Gather for support and friendship!

• Hagerstown Transgender Support Group:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HagerstownTGs/ A welcoming and affirming group here for friendship and support of all transgender, transsexual, gender non-conforming and intersex persons in Hagerstown.

• Trans Faith http://www.transfaithonline.org/ TransFaith Online supports people of transgender and gender non-conforming experience in our pursuit of health and wholeness by nurturing the expression of diverse, gender-affirming spiritual vitality. We envision a world where people of diverse gender experiences are strengthened through spiritual reflection, practice, and community.

• DC Area Transmasculine Society (DCATS): http://www.dcats.org

• PFLAG’s LGBT Parents Forum Group http://www.pflagmd.org (Parents of Transgender People.) Meets in Columbia Third Monday of Every Month

Education/Advocacy Resources:

• Parents Friends of Lesbians and Gays www.pflag.org

• National Center for Transgender Equality www.transequality.org

• National Gay and Lesbian Task Force:www.thetaskforce.org

• Gender Rights Maryland:http://www.genderrightsmaryland.org/joomla/

• Human Rights Campaign:www.hrc.org/

• A Guide toward Allyship :www.Transwhat.org

• Marryland, Ect: www.marryland@groups.facebook.com

Health:

• Chase Brexton :www.chasebrexton.org If you are looking for transitional hormones or are Transgender, transsexual or gender nonconforming and are in need of health care where you are welcome and empowered Chase Brexton has offices all over Maryland.

• Whitman Walker:http://www.whitman-walker.org Our mission is to be the highest quality, culturally competent community health center serving greater Washington’s diverse urban community, including individuals who face barriers to accessing care, and with a special expertise in LGBT and HIV care.

• National Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health http://www.lgbthealth.net

• Mautner Project: www.mautnerproject.org/

Shelter:

• House of Ruth:Transgender Friendly. 24-Hour Hotline:  410-889-RUTH (7884) (help in all languages is available) www.hruth.org

• Project Place:Transgender Friendly. Telephone: 410-837-1400 www.projectplace.org

Email Groups and Listservs:

• Baltimore Gender Identity Group: gigmdgltccb@yahoo.com

• Hagerstown Transgender Support Group:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HagerstownTGs/

• Transgender Equality Listserv:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transequalitymaryland/

• Trans-United: Trans.United@yahoo.com

Reports:

• Asian Pacific American Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People: A Community Portrait (PDF, 962 kb)

• Become a supportive coworker! (PDF, 34 kb)

• Transgender Equality: A Handbook for Activists and Policymakers (PDF, 493 kb)

• Transitioning Our Shelters: A Guide to Making Homeless Shelters Safe for Transgender People (PDF, 315 kb)

Other Resources:

• Applying for a change in driver's license information

• Howard County Gender Identity Non-Discrimination Law

• Changing gender on passport

• Petition to change name legally

• Brochure: "Equality for Transgender Marylanders" (PDF, 162 kb)

• Fact Sheet on transgender discrimination (PDF, 92 kb)

• List of companies with transgender-inclusive antidiscrimination policies