Resources

Los Angeles Resources:

Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Trans Lounge: free workshops, labs, groups, and events.  Members have a say in what events they would like to see or put on.  https://translounge.org/

FTM Alliance of Los Angeles: Community organization for trans men.  http://www.ftmalliance.org/

Los Angeles Gender Center: A center with multiple locations that specializes in doing therapy with trans and genderqueer clients.  http://www.lagendercenter.com/

Los Angeles Queer Resistance Collective (LAQR): A Queer Trans POC collective that makes zines, participates in direct action, and builds community.  http://laqrcollective.tumblr.com/

Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement: An organization designed to address, organize around, and advocate for issues pertaining to the LGBTQ Latinx community. http://familiatqlm.org/

Gender Justice Los Angeles:  A grassroots community organization.  Puts on events by and for “Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming individuals”.  https://www.facebook.com/GenderJusticeLA

Gender Wellness of Los Angeles: Therapy organization for trans, gender variant, and gender non-conforming individuals and their families. They will provide letters for clients seeking gender confirmation surgery. http://genwell.org/

PFLAG: Gender Focus:  Meetings for family and friends of trans, queer, genderqueer, gender questioning, gender non-conforming, and so on to discuss their needs, fears, hopes, and access resources in a supportive environment with other family and friends of shared experience.  http://www.pflaglosangeles.org/transgender.html

Trans Empowerment Network: “Trans Empowerment Network is an online collective of resources, tools and services to aid trans/queer and gender non-conforming folks of color in optimizing their current circumstances and becoming empowered.” https://transempowermentnetwork.wordpress.com

The Relational Center: Groups, classes and workshops related to mental wellness, with several offerings for queer and trans folks. http://www.relationalcenter.org/catalog/

Online Resources:

Trans Lifeline:  A suicide hotline run exclusively by and for trans people.  Note that the lines are often busy. (877) 565-8860 http://www.translifeline.org/

Trans People Speak: Trans 101 information, stories by trans people about their experiences  http://www.transpeoplespeak.org

Everyday Feminism: Articles about feminism, gender, sexuality, privilege and more from a social justice perspective.  https://everydayfeminism.com/

The Body Is Not An Apology: “Radical self-love for everybody and every body” https://thebodyisnotanapology.com 

Scarleteen: A website that discusses sex and relationships in a teen-focused format. They also have a specific project called Trans Summer School that focuses on community, challenges, strengths, and relationship with gender. http://www.scarleteen.com/

Trans Empowerment Network: “Trans Empowerment Network is an online collective of resources, tools and services to aid trans/queer and gender non-conforming folks of color in optimizing their current circumstances and becoming empowered.” https://transempowermentnetwork.wordpress.com

Autostraddle: Online community aimed at lesbian, bisexual, and queer women and non-binary folks. https://www.autostraddle.com