A - B.C wide trans collective that is open to all within the B.C trans community.

The Nelson & District Youth Center aim is to promote a safe, positive atmosphere and to welcome all youth to their facility. Along with a variety of programs and daily schedule of events, NDYC is a great place for youth to hang out.

The next Slam is at the Cocoa-Nut Lounge, 116 Vernon St, Nelson BC.

May 22, 2010, Harvey Milk Day: Activists rally for Transgender Rights on the steps of the Massachusetts State House. A bill adding "Gender Identity or Expression" to the state non-discrimination and hate crimes laws enjoys broad support but remains mired in committee.

The video above is "Grapes Of Wrath" by Namoli Brennet who transitioned male to female. [Like many gender-variant types, she simply identifies as “trans”] There’s something touching and achingly poignant about Brennet’s voice – maybe it’s the sound of transgender, the experience of knowing what it feels like to be unstable, on the edge, a little hard to define. namolibrennet.com

The Video above "Objects In The Mirror Are Queerer Than They Appear" is Ivan Coyote at the Pride Festival in Portland, Oregon, on June 19/2010. ivanecoyote.com

Prideline

Vancouver & Lower Mainland
Call: 604 684-6869
All of British Columbia
Call: 1-800-566-1170 (Toll Free)

The Prideline is The Qmunity Centre’s peer support phone line. It operates weeknights from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. serving LGBT communities locally and province wide, which includes Transgender & Transsexual people. The Prideline is staffed by trained volunteers.

BC Crisis Line

Greater Vancouver - 604-872-3311
BC-Wide -- 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)
The Distress Line provides confidential, non-judgmental, free emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including feelings which may lead to suicide. They are here for you if you're worried about something, feel upset or confused, or you just want to talk to someone. You don't have to be suicidal to call them.

Transgender support, education, outreach and advocacy.

QMUNITY is BC’s leading queer resource centre. Located on Bute Street in Vancouver’s West End we are a hub for the lesbian, gay, trans, bi and queer community.

The Vancouver Trans Forum is a sliding-scale, community-centred event (July 19th to the 25th) by and for members of various the multiple trans communities of Greater Vancouver and B.C.

The Vancouver Pride Society (VPS) brings together members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community, their friends, allies and supporters in celebration of the unique spirit and culture of the LGBT community by producing quality, inclusive events such as the Pride Parade and Festival.

A l r e a d y B o r e d ? ?
    We will be canoeing the Pend Oreille River on July 15th 2010.
    Join us on July 20th to Hike to Mt Gimly!
    Free First Aid and Food Safe Certification - Date: Sat, 2010-07-17 09:00

==>  Want more info? stop by the office in Castlegar at 349 Columbia Ave. or phone Matt at 250 354 8358 or call toll free at 1-877-304-2676

Sex, Etc. is on a mission to improve teen sexual health across the country! Each year, seven million young people visit Sexetc.org, and thousands read our national magazine to get honest and accurate sexual health information.

Scarleteen is a better and more inclusive resource for sex information for teens than adult sexuality sites, as well as a supplement to in-home and school-based sex education.

I decided to build this website as a way for me to explain to my Mom what being transgendered is about.

400 episodes of archived radio shows advocating for transgender rights and dignity, exploring related issues of gender, sex, race & class.