I'm looking for feedback for this section. There are many issues facing the transgender community, and this is the place I'd like to address them. There are several local groups and organizations who are independantly working towards many of these issues. I envison CAGA being the "melting pot" for all groups, a place where all can come together as one community working together.

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TRANS ISSUES AND NEEDS

• HIV prevention, education and treatment
• Better policies on gender and identity documents and other records
• Passing anti-bullying laws that make schools safer
• Transgender/gender non-conforming prisoner's rights
• Immigration policy reform (such as asylum or partner recognition)
• Allowing transgender/gender non-conforming people to serve in the military
• Access to transgender-sensitive health care
• Getting transgender-related health care covered by insurance
• Protecting trans/gender non-conforming people from discrimination in hiring and at work
• Protecting transgender/gender non-conforming people from discrimination in housing
• Passing laws that address hate crimes against transgender/gender non-conforming people
• The right of transgender/gender non-conforming people to parent, including adoptionThe right to equal recognition of marriages involving transgender partners
• Tracking transgender/gender identity related issues separately from GLB
• Inclusion in everything that GLBT organizations are working on - stop forgetting the "T".
  
• Educating the public on the difference between sexual orientation and gender identity.
• Safe, welcoming and inclusive access to public services such as shelters
• Education of government entities, schools, businesses

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Rose-01  - The T cannot be silent.   |2009-01-26 13:35:37 Hey everyone I have learned to get the LGB community to recognise the "T" we can no longer sit and wait. Find your local GLB"T" group and get involved in their activities. I have been involved as I can be with PPC and Flagstaff pride. It takes as much educating the BLG's as it does the straight world. Educate yourselves then present yourself and be there to help aid them, thereby, aiding yourself. On the whole it is easier to educate most GLB because they are eager to try to understand where we come from. As "T"'s we are also LGB"S" (straigt) LY Rose

Michael Brown   |2009-01-26 13:41:20 I agree Rose! We need to educate the GLB community as well as the public. There's a whole new "T" section on the Join the Impact site for just that purpose also... You can find it at: http://jointheimpact.wetpaint.com/page/Focus+ on+the+%22T%22

Rose   |2009-04-26 21:11:26 T-Time has been absorbed into the PPC (Prescott Pride Center) activities. We have been holding T-Time at PPC for nearly 7 months as just a small splinter group. There were a couple of months of sitting by myself. But over the last few meetings we have had several show up to nearly 4 to 5 hours of discussion and support. We have invited those who wish to learn about being trans but as of yet  we have not had the oportunity to teach. But, by being present at the many other activities of the center we have made a difference in how we are precieved. Persistance does pay. Love Ya Rose

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