For assistance: 9 AM to 5 PM Call 757-563-4784
The LGBT Life Center - Transgender friendly community center that needs volunteers for special events, their meal program, and more!
Tidewater Queer History Project - documenting and archiving the stories of queer people and their histories in Hampton Roads.
Politics
Find your state legislators - Voice your support for the trans community!
ACLU of Virginia (American CIvil Liberties Union) - lobbies officials at both state and local levels, provides legal representation and defends civil rights.
Resources
Transitioning our Shelters (PDF) is a comprehensive document that can help you correctly advocate/educate local shelters, and help influence change in homeless shelter policies to protect the rights, privacy, and safety of all transgender/gender non-conforming individuals.
The Digital Transgender Archive - Visit an archive of transgender historical records and share your own! It provides an online hub for digitized historical materials, born-digital materials, and information on archival holdings throughout the world in order to foster education and dialog concerning trans history.
Writing about a transgender individual or something related to the trans community? Want to publish? Check out the GLAAD Transgender Media Reference Guide for a quick guide for the media and those in journalism which describes terms used in the transgender community. For additional information on how to cover or report on transgender people, please see GLAAD's article In Focus: Covering the Transgender Community.
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Transgender Assistance Program of Virginia is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) corporation located in Virginia Beach, Virginia (tax ID number 47-4938459) (757) 563-4784