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Trans Health Matters on March 25 |
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Please join us for the next free community forum in our Trans Health Matters series:
Presenting Our New Direct Services
Plus Community Input: What do YOU Want?
Facilitated by Board Members and Staff of the Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition
Everyone welcome! Transgender, genderqueer, intersex, transsexual, M to F, F to M, crossdresser, gender non-conforming, partner, family, friend and ally -- including health professionals, providers, students.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
6:30 pm Social time with refreshments provided
7:00-9:00 pm Presentation and Forum (followed by tours of the new office and program space)
Location: Upstairs party rooom in the building where our new space is located, 3405 Chicago Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407. Parking is on the street, accessible parking is behind the building. Enter through the front or back door of the building.
So that people with multiple chemical sensitivities can participate, please refrain from wearing perfume or other scented products. NOTE: the building is still under construction, and thus may not be safe for people with multiple chemical sensitivities, however the actual upstairs room where the forum will be held has been finished for at least six months and is very large, and thus isn't as toxic as the rest of the building. The upstairs room is not yet officially wheelchair accessible, but if you have access questions please contact us and we will do everything we can to provide assistance.
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Katie Burgess: New Program Director |
We would like to introduce you to Katie Burgess, our new Interim Program Director! We are thrilled to be welcoming our first ever paid staff member to MTHC.
Katie will be running our direct service programs which
include our shot clinic, syringe exchange, and Hep C prevetion program.
She is very excited to be working for the Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition and looks
forward to continuing the great work already done by MTHC.
Katie Burgess has been an activist and organizer in the transgender
community, working to improve access to health care, and expanding and improving youth services
for the past eight years. She is currently a youth counseler at Avenues
Shelter for Homeless youth and an Advisory Board Member for the
Transgender Youth Support Network. She is an artist and juggler and a
line cook on the weekend.
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Keynote Speakers Announced |
Dr. Lisa O'Con nor, May 14 Provider Day Keynote, is
a board-certified family practice physician and a certified cognitive
behavioral therapist. She is one of the foremost experts in the field
of gender variant counseling and medical care. When Dr. O'Connor
transitioned in 2005, she found a significant lack of medical and
psychological support. She regularly speaks with health care providers and government
agencies to further education. Her clinic, Healthy Transitions, opened in March of 2006.
Yoseñio Lewis, May 15 Community Day Keynote, is 
a dark skinned Latino of African descent female to male transsexual who
has been a social justice activist since he was 13 years old. A health
educator, speaker, writer, performer, trainer, facilitator and
spiritual hugger, Yoseñio is a member of the Board of Directors of both the
Woodhull Freedom Foundation and Unid@s, the National Latino LGBT Human Rights Organization.
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Shot Clinic -- Transgender Health Project |
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A direct service program of the Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition!
Do you inject hormones as part of a doctor recommended regimen? Then you should come on down to the Shot Clinic!
The Transgender Health Project Shot Clinic is a group of concerned trans folks helping out other trans folks with their hormone shots.
We meet every Friday and can help you by administering your shots,
teaching you to do the shots yourself and we can give you free needles
and supplies. We offer a needle exchange, informational/ support group
time and case management. We can hook you up with doctors and help you
with different aspects of your transition
We meet every Friday from 4:00-6:00 pm in the office of the MN Trans Health Coalition, at 3405 Chicago Ave S, Suite 103, Minneapolis, MN 55407. The building is still under construction, so please enter through the back door of the building. Parking is on the street (eventually the small parking lot behind the building will be accessible as well).
For information, please email t.eparty@yahoo.com, write to us on our MySpace account which is myspace.com/shotclinic,
or call Ian at 952-457-5833.
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The Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition is composed entirely of volunteers!
No matter how much or how little time you have, the Health Coalition would
love to have you join us in our important work! A few of the many ways
you can be involved:
- Join our Board of Directors
- Provide pro bono legal expertise to us
- Help organize and produce the annual Minnesota Trans Health and
Wellness Conference
- Become a member of the MTHC training team
- Work on newsletter and fundraising mailings
- Help with outreach by staffing information tables at events
- Collaborate on planning future events and programming
- Help maintain our website
- Help us spread the word about the organization and our trainings, events & programming
- Contribute your own unique skills to the organization!
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We need your help to accomplish our mission! Click either button below to make a tax-deductible donation (one-time or monthly) online via a credit card or PayPal, mail your donation, or see our Wish List. Thank you! 
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Join our Transgender-Friendly Provider Directory |
If you are a health care provider interested in joining our online
Trans-Friendly Provider Directory, please print and mail our
New Provider Form.
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Transgender/Queer AA-NA Meeting |
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There is a Transgender/Queer AA-NA Meeting at Preston Chiropractic Clinic (at 3249 Hennepin Ave S, Suite 75, Minneapolis, MN 55408) every Tuesday night from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. This is an open 12 step meeting where we have
topics, read big book or NA book and then have discussion.
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Does your clinic need a transgender health training? How about your front desk staff? Your health care students?
Our organization offers professional trainings on transgender basics
and trans specific health concerns to health care professionals, clinic
staff, and students in Minnesota.
"Honesty & excellent articulation of issues. Very open to questions, great team/partner presentation style." -- Attendee answering the question 'What did you find most helpful?'
Our trainings have included:
"Transgender Awareness in the Healthcare Setting"
"Visit to the Doctor: A Transsexual's Perspective"
"Actualizing a Trans-Friendly Marriage and Family Therapy Practice"
"Transgender 101: Increasing an Understanding of Transgender Clients"
To inquire about training, contact us. We will call you back or reply to your email within two business days.
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Scent-Free Policy of the Minnesota Transgender Health
Coalition: So that everyone can safely participate, including
those with allergies and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, please refrain from
wearing perfume, cologne, or other scented products.
The Minnesota Transgender
Health Coalition instituted this policy for all of our meetings and events
because people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (also called Environmental
Illness) experience serious and debilitating physical and neurological symptoms
when exposed to the chemicals used in most scented products. These same chemicals also
can also cause problems for people with asthma, allergies, and other immune
problems such as cancer and HIV. Often, the health damage from these chemicals
causes an individual to react to other intensely volatile substances, such as
essential oils, tobacco smoke, and 'natural' fragrances.
Your cooperation is greatly
appreciated by everyone involved in the Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition!
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