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"A lot of people just want to know where they can find someone else like them," said Poe, who runs the Transgender Service Center out of her Albany apartment. "A lot of transgendered people feel like they are totally alone."

For the past few months, Poe, a transsexual who been involved in transgender activism for decades, has been trying to organize the community through her new help line and service center, as well as a new monthly civil rights series to begin Feb. 9 at the Capital District Gay and Lesbian Community Center.

The term "transgendered" describes anyone whose personal identification or tendencies differ from his or her biological sex.