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Community Day Proposals due Feb. 15 |
SUBMIT A PROPOSAL: We are currently seeking proposals for Community Day (Saturday) programming at our next Minnesota Trans Health and Wellness Conference, to be held May 14 and
15, 2010 at Metropolitan State University's St Paul Campus
If you have any trouble with the download, please email us.
Saturday, May 15 is Community Day, FREE and open to all, with breakfast and lunch provided, and
focuses on the health and wellness needs of the trans
community including trans and gender nonconforming people as well as
partners, family, friends and allies.
Community Day will feature over 30 workshops, mini surgery, voice, and prescription drug consultations, a resource fair, chair massage, social gatherings, and health screenings (including blood sugar, blood pressure, HIV rapid testing, hep C, and more). Cabaret entertainment will be on Friday evening from 7:30-9:30 p.m.
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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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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, 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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Shot Clinic -- Transgender Health Project |
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Now a 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 4:30-6:00 pm at 3405 Chicago Ave S, Suite 3, 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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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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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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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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Information About Minnesota State Health Care Plan Coverage |
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Prior to 2005, Minnesota public health insurance programs offered some coverage of gender reassignment surgeries. However, as of August 1, 2005, SRS is no longer covered in the three public health insurance programs:
· Medical Assistance (MA)
· General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC)
· MinnesotaCare
Although health insurance through these programs does not currently
cover surgery, transgender people can still apply for insurance and be
covered under the qualifying plans. While surgeries are an important
part of many people’s transitions, having access to health care and
health insurance are important for everyone. If you are covered under
these plans, you can still visit your doctor for check-ups and health
concerns, and even receive hormone therapies.
For more information about Minnesota’s health insurance programs, please visit the Guide to Minnesota's Public Health Care Programs.
If you do not currently have health insurance, and think that you may
qualify for one of these programs, please contact your county human
services agency for more details. Each county offers one or more health
plans to qualifying individuals.
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