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Title: For Transgender New Yorkers, a Center of Their Own in the Bronx
Post by: traci_k on March 21, 2016, 06:42:23 AM
Post by: traci_k on March 21, 2016, 06:42:23 AM
For Transgender New Yorkers, a Center of Their Own in the Bronx
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/21/nyregion/for-transgender-new-yorkers-a-center-of-their-own-in-the-bronx.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0
New York Times
By WINNIE HU
MARCH 20, 2016
Eli Berry cannot go to stores or restaurants without being asked if he is a man or a woman. A mall security guard once demanded that he show identification to use a public men's room.
But soon Mr. Berry will have a space of his own: a center for transgender people.
The Bronx Trans Collective, the new drop-in center near Yankee Stadium, will aim to bring together people who are often overlooked or disconnected even in New York City, which is considered to be the birthplace of the modern gay rights movement. The center will help transgender people get surgeries, hormone treatments, mental health counseling and assistance with legal name changes and job searches, among other services. It will also host regular support groups, youth counseling, meditation and yoga classes and cookouts on its back terrace.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/21/nyregion/for-transgender-new-yorkers-a-center-of-their-own-in-the-bronx.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0
New York Times
By WINNIE HU
MARCH 20, 2016
Eli Berry cannot go to stores or restaurants without being asked if he is a man or a woman. A mall security guard once demanded that he show identification to use a public men's room.
But soon Mr. Berry will have a space of his own: a center for transgender people.
The Bronx Trans Collective, the new drop-in center near Yankee Stadium, will aim to bring together people who are often overlooked or disconnected even in New York City, which is considered to be the birthplace of the modern gay rights movement. The center will help transgender people get surgeries, hormone treatments, mental health counseling and assistance with legal name changes and job searches, among other services. It will also host regular support groups, youth counseling, meditation and yoga classes and cookouts on its back terrace.
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Title: Re: For Transgender New Yorkers, a Center of Their Own in the Bronx
Post by: suzifrommd on March 21, 2016, 06:59:06 AM
Post by: suzifrommd on March 21, 2016, 06:59:06 AM
I'm jealous. I wish there were such a place in our area.
Title: Re: For Transgender New Yorkers, a Center of Their Own in the Bronx
Post by: jenifer356 on March 21, 2016, 01:14:44 PM
Post by: jenifer356 on March 21, 2016, 01:14:44 PM
I'm jealous too and I'm only one borough over - They could have picked a better neighborhood though
be well
jenifer
be well
jenifer