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Celebrating Trans Day of Visibility

March 31, 2017
March 31 marks the annual Trans Day of Visibility, created to celebrate the existence of trans and gender nonconforming people everywhere.  An important counterpoint to the annual Trans Day of Remembrance, TDOV is a reminder of the very real courage and resiliency trans people demonstrate every day, whether through public activism or simply through living as their authentic selves in a world where discrimination, harassment, and sometimes brutal violence is directed at them for no other reason than who they are.  It's also a great opportunity Read more...

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Transgender Awareness Week: November 14-20, 2016

November 8, 2016

Transgender Awareness Week starts on Monday, November 14 and ends on Transgender Day of Remembrance, Sunday, November 20, when communities around the world gather to remember and honor those whose lives were lost to transphobic violence, bigotry and hatred.

Here in Philadelphia, the William Way LGBT Community Center will host their annual community observance on Sunday, November 20 from noon to 5 p.m. -  Read more...
Trans Health Task Force 2016

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Trans Health Task Force looks at best practices and challenges for providers across disciplines

July 20, 2016

Last month Dane Menkin, CRNP and Elaine Dutton, LCSW of Mazzoni Center’s Trans Clinical Care team co-facilitated a Trans Health Task Force as part of the annual Philadelphia Trans Health Conference.  This was the second year Mazzoni has convened a task force for the purpose of reviewing and discussing best practices, standards of care, and shortcomings in the current systems that medical, behavioral and legal service Read more...

2016 Philadelphia Trans Resource Guide Transgender health

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Just released: the 2016 Philadelphia Trans Resource Guide

June 6, 2016

Every year since 2007, staff from our Trans Care Program has published an updated version of the Philadelphia Trans Resource Guide in conjunction with our annual Philadelphia Trans Health Conference.  The idea is to help connect people who are trans identified, genderqueer or gender nonconforming, as well as their families and loved ones, with resources and services beyond what Mazzoni offers. 

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Philadelphia Trans Health Conference Mazzoni Center

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Countdown to the 2016 Trans Health Conference is on

May 19, 2016
The 15th annual Philadelphia Trans Health Conference is less than one month away!
 
Last summer we welcomed more than 4,000 attendees from all over the country and the world to the Pennsylvania Convention Center over the course of three days.
 
This year’s event takes place June 9-11 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, and we’ve got a diverse and dynamic lineup of approximately 230 workshops lined up for the general track of the conference - which is FREE to Read more...

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Trans women across the U.S. are #DoingIt in the name of HIV awareness and prevention on April 18

April 14, 2016

Marilyn talks with the crew of the CDC's Act Against AIDS campaign about why she’s #DoingIt, and the importance of HIV testing in the transgender community. 

We're sharing this video to help promote the first-ever National Transgender HIV Testing Day - which is Monday, April 18, 2016. 

If you're in Philadelphia, stop by our Read more...