Artivism Project's: Ask A Trans Guy

Friendly reminder that the application for the 2019 Trans Youth Leadership Summit is due TODAY!⠀ 

Trans Youth Leadership Summit (TYLS) is a collaborative fellowship program providing young transgender people the opportunity to work toward liberation through collective organizing for solidarity, advocacy, and empowerment. TYLS fosters the skills of dozens of emerging Trans and Gender-nonconforming leaders and puts them at the forefront of critical issues transgender people face. We are bringing together revolutionary young trans leaders to heal from transphobic violence, build communities, learn how to enact restorative justice, and create direct action.⠀ TYLS looks toward root causes rather than simply covering up the effects of anti-transgender violence.⠀

 For more info/application, visit -> https://buff.ly/2Sw4qhd⠀

Think you know a young trans leader that you could nominate for TYLS? Visit -> https://buff.ly/2Sw4spl⠀ 

Victory! 🎉 We’re so proud of the two bills that passed the New York legislature today that will protect LGBTQ youth from the dangers of so-called “conversion therapy” and discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression! 🌈

Let’s make sure all LGBTQ youth in all states know that they are #BornPerfect ❤️💛💚💙💜 Advocate with us to protect LGBTQ youth from conversion therapy by texting TREVOR to 40649 and take action online at: http://p2a.co/vF0s3Xz 📲

Important information about open enrollment! Go to healthcare.gov to find out your health insurance options!

Y’ALL we did a thing at our Planned Parenthood!!  We wrote a guide to help other Planned Parenthood’s get started providing transgender and non-binary care!  It’s free and we’re pretty psyched to share it! 

A few people asked us:

Hello! I was wondering if you have an updated list of your locations that offer HRT? Thank you!

Does planned parenthood offer hormone replacement therapy in the state of Florida ? If so, which cities?

are there any PPs in oregon that offer hormone replacement therapy?

We got y’all. You can find a list of the Planned Parenthood health centers that offer trans health care services, which may include hormone replacement therapy (aka HRT), at the bottom of this page.

Planned Parenthood’s health care services vary depending on the location, and sometimes the services offered can change. So if you don’t see your local health center on that list, call the health center to double check if it’s offered.

If your local Planned Parenthood health center doesn’t offer HRT, call them to see if they can recommend a trans-friendly doctor in your area who does. You can also tell them that you want this service and what it would mean for you. Our health centers do their best to meet the needs of people in the community and they value your opinion.

(Hormone replacement therapy can also refer to a type of treatment for the symptoms of menopause and perimenopause. If you’re looking for hormone therapy for menopause, contact your local Planned Parenthood health center to see if they offer this service.)

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Followers! I’m incredibly happy to announce that we are finally restarting the TCPs! I know it’s been a while, and I’m really thankful to all of you who stuck it through with us as we reorganized. 

Because it’s been so long, here are some reminders: 

We’ve localized the entire program, so it should be faster to get a package.

We’re still not going to be able to get everyone, and we know that, but we are donation driven, so we can only send out as much as we receive.

Our fundraiser is currently down, since gofundme bought out youcaring. We’re working on getting that set back up. 

If you were told specifically that you were going to get a package before we went on hiatus and are still interested in receiving one, please message us. 

I’m going to pick new people to receive packages the same way we did before. You will be notified if you are chosen and asked to confirm the address and contents of the packages. 

We ask that you take a picture of your package once you receive it and submit it to us off-anon if you are able, to prove that packages are being sent out. 

We always accept donations of gently-used clothing and money to cover shipping costs. Message us for details.

Here is our info page about the TCPs

Our FAQ page

Examples of packages 

Uruguay just passed a comprehensive transgender law, which includes:

-The right to self-identify gender + update legal name w/o approval from a judge -The right to have an operation + hormone treatments paid by the state -1% of government jobs be reserved for trans individuals

Photographer : Matilde Campodonico

Two of our directors spoke with MarketWatch about why it’s so important to donate to trans-led organizations!