Organization Intersex International – United States
The Organization Intersex International (OII) is the world’s largest intersex advocacy organization. OII’s mission is to attain human rights for intersex infants, children, and adults, particularly the right to bodily intergrity and self-determination.
OII-USA’s mission is to campaign for the human rights of all intersex people, to support intersex individuals by providing information and contact with other intersex people, to provide information concerning actual life experiences of people with intersex variations to those working with people with atypical sex anatomy, and to assist family and friends of intersex individuals in understanding intersex variations and their role as allies.
Tags: intersex, support, advocacy, education, allies, outreach, resources, human rights, allies, ethics
National LGBT Cancer Network
The National LGBT Cancer Network is the only program in the country addressing the needs of all LGBT people with cancer and those at risk. Our work focuses on education, advocacy, and training.
Tags: health, cancer, national, LGBT, advocacy, education, training, outreach
Missouri Association for Social Welfare
The Missouri Association for Social Welfare works to provide leadership, research, education, and advocacy to improve public policies and programs impacting the health and welfare of all people in Missouri. They envision a Missouri that is more just, equitable and democratic and that assures every person’s health, safety, security, independence, human rights, dignity, and opportunity to reach full potential.
Tags: advocacy, education, research, leadership, organizing, health, human rights, welfare, public policy
Illinois Unites for Marriage
Illinois Unites for Marriage is a grassroots effort to promote marriage equality in Illinois through raising awareness, volunteer efforts, and contacting legislators.
Tags: advocacy, eastern missouri, illinois, political, marriage
FTMInternational
FTMInternational serves the Female-To-Male community. FTM International Leaders focus on Strong Rights, human rights, multiple oppressions, immigrant rights and anti-oppression work with all our members, families, friends, allies, donors, volunteers, chapter members and leaders. FTMI has many local chapters that meet for support, information and community building. To find out when and where your local FTMI chapter or group meets this month, visit our website.
Tags: trans, transgender, get involved, advocacy
St. Louis Anti-Violence Crisis Line
The St. Louis Anti-Violence Advocacy Project’s 24-hour Crisis Line.
314-993-2777
Tags: anti-violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, advocacy, st. louis, crisisline
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition
Founded in 2001, the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) is dedicated to ending discrimination on the basis of gender identity and gender expression.
We envision a world where persons of all genders are treated with respect and fully participate in all areas of society, free from fear of prohibition, harassment or violence based on their gender identity and/or expression. To that end we educate the public, advocate with state, local, and federal government, engage in activism, and encourage empowerment of community members through collective action.
Tags: trans, transgender, gender identity, education, advocacy, policy
World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
As an international multidisciplinary professional Association the mission of The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) is to promote evidence based care, education, research, advocacy, public policy and respect in transgender health. The vision of The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) is to bring together diverse professionals dedicated to developing best practices and supportive policies worldwide that promote health, research, education, respect, dignity, and equality for transgender, transsexual, and gender-variant people in all cultural settings.
Tags: trans, transgender, health, education, advocacy, policy
Planned Parenthood – Springfield
Planned Parenthood – Joplin
Tags: health, education, advocacy, reproductive health, safe sex, hiv/aids, stds, stis, southwest missouri, joplin, families