LA's Transgender Communities: Building and Exercising Power

The Community Clinics Campaign is a joint effort of FTM Alliance of Los Angeles and the Transgender Law Center. Our goal is to mob The Community Clinics Campaign is a joint effort of FTM Alliance of Los Angeles and the Transgender Law Center. Our goal is to mobilize the trans community and improve transgender heathcare services at 2-5 community clinics in LA county. Contact us at c3@ftmalliance.org
Our next meeting will be during the Transgender Leadership Summit at USC March 23-25. More info at: http://www.transgenderlawcenter.org/s...

*Special thanks to Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education (SCOPE) for the definitions and concepts in this video

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[Androgynistic]

lawnmanmo1, things are changing and those who have been labeled "different" by close-minded people like you are finding more and more acceptance as the years go by. What you said here is exactly the kind of thing people were saying when black people were fighting for the same rights. And just like laws and attitudes toward black people have changed and continue to change for the better, the laws and attitudes toward the LGBT community is changing too. You're the one who needs to wake up.

[NiftyLouiesGirl]

It's people like you that make it hard for someone like myself to feel comfortable and welcomed in my coming out process. Transitioning is hard enough without all the bashing. Ignorance breeds hatred. Instead of treating us like freaks, why not try getting to know some of us? You may be surprised at what you find. THANK YOU FTMA of LA for posting these videos.

[ugomma]

@Androgynistic

I'm sorry, but why do people have to compare the black civil rights movement to EVERYTHING else, it doesn't make it more serious. yes they are both struggles but you really truely CAN NOT compare the two or force other people to sympathize with your particular struggle. I want EVRYONE to have equal rights but I'm not about to sit her and compare and contrast different movements.

[RespectDrugs]

Congratulations to all those fighting for Transgender rights. I work for the International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD) and we are building partnerships with other key populations affected by HIV. I have just shared this video on my FaceBook as a way of making my constituency more aware of the needs and health barriers faced by the Transgender community. Thanks for putting this video out there. Mat Southwell

[nniicchhoo1]

i would like to know a transgender for relationship im a spanish guy my e mail is diazdionicio@yahoo.com

[amane984]

which state do you think is better for trans people, Massachusetts or California? I live in Mass and so far it's not to bad.

[funguy7979]

not enough tg's in miami

[mia8293]

This just reminds me of how progressive Cali is and how much I want to move there :)

[VirgoAlien]

There is no "battle". The technical term is "dysphoria" and it is an in-born condition which renders the individual at conflict with the external gender of their nativity. the reality, more than a mental "perception", is that the dysphoric individual must align the outer body with the inner reality of their being to achieve balance. It is not a "lifestyle" or emotional contrivance.

[Transadvocate]

Still don't get it? Shove lifestyle in your face? How is that, can you explain how that is actually done? I've never shoved my genitals into anyones private space.