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2009 MN Trans Health & Wellness Conference Huge Success |
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Thank you for helping to make our May 2009 3nd annual Minnesota Trans Health and Wellness Conference a fantastic success!
Held on May 15 and 16, 2009, this year's Conference drew over 260 people from all over theTwin Cities area, as well as greater Minnesota and the Midwest region, as well as from other parts of the U.S.
Thank you:
Thanks to everyone who made the Conference possible: our keynote speakers MJ Gilbert, Ignacio Rivera, and Earline Budd, all of our presenters for both Provider Day and Community Day, our performers in the Trans Action Cabaret, to each and every volunteer and all who attended and participated in this year's Conference.
Check back here after August 1st, 2009 for the dates of the next Minnesota Trans Health and Wellness Conference, planned for May 2010 and again to be held at Metropolitan State University in St Paul!
This event was made possible in part with a grant from PFund.
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Shot Clinic -- Transgender Health Project |
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Now a program of the Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition!
Do you inject hormones as part of a doctor recommended regimen? Then you should come on down to the Shot Clinic!
The Transgender Health Project Shot Clinic is a group of concerned trans folks helping out other trans folks.
Every Friday, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
@ Preston Chiropractic Clinic
224 Franklin Ave (between Pillsbury and Pleasant)
Minneapolis, MN 55403
PLUS: There is a Transgender/Queer AA-NA Meeting at Preston Chiropractic Clinic on
Tuesday nights at 7pm to 8pm. Open 12 step meeting where we have
topics, read big book or NA book and then have discussion. Email with
any questions.
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The Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition is composed entirely of volunteers!
No matter how much or how little time you have, the Health Coalition would
love to have you join us in our important work! A few of the many ways
you can be involved:
- Join our Board of Directors
- Provide pro bono legal expertise to us
- Help organize and produce the annual Minnesota Trans Health and
Wellness Conference
- Become a member of the MTHC training team
- Work on newsletter and fundraising mailings
- Help with outreach by staffing information tables at events
- Collaborate on planning future events and programming
- Help maintain our website
- Help us spread the word about the organization and our trainings, events & programming
- Contribute your own unique skills to the organization!
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Does your clinic need a transgender health training? How about your front desk staff? Your health care students?
Our organization offers professional trainings on transgender basics
and trans specific health concerns to health care professionals, clinic
staff, and students in Minnesota.
"Honesty & excellent articulation of issues. Very open to questions, great team/partner presentation style." -- Attendee answering the question 'What did you find most helpful?'
Our trainings have included:
"Transgender Awareness in the Healthcare Setting"
"Visit to the Doctor: A Transsexual's Perspective"
"Actualizing a Trans-Friendly Marriage and Family Therapy Practice"
"Transgender 101: Increasing an Understanding of Transgender Clients"
To inquire about training, contact us. We will call you back or reply to your email within two business days.
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 We need your help to accomplish our mission! You can make a tax-deductible donation (one-time or monthly) online via a credit card or PayPal, mail your donation, or see our Wish List. Thank you!
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Join our Transgender-Friendly Provider Directory |
If you are a health care provider interested in joining our online
Trans-Friendly Provider Directory, please print and mail our
New Provider Form.
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Scent-Free Policy of the Minnesota Transgender Health
Coalition: So that everyone can safely participate, including
those with allergies and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, please refrain from
wearing perfume, cologne, or other scented products.
The Minnesota Transgender
Health Coalition instituted this policy for all of our meetings and events
because people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (also called Environmental
Illness) experience serious and debilitating physical and neurological symptoms
when exposed to the chemicals used in most scented products. These same chemicals also
can also cause problems for people with asthma, allergies, and other immune
problems such as cancer and HIV. Often, the health damage from these chemicals
causes an individual to react to other intensely volatile substances, such as
essential oils, tobacco smoke, and 'natural' fragrances.
Your cooperation is greatly
appreciated by everyone involved in the Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition!
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Information About Minnesota State Health Care Plan Coverage |
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Prior to 2005, Minnesota public health insurance programs offered some coverage of gender reassignment surgeries. However, as of August 1, 2005, SRS is no longer covered in the three public health insurance programs:
· Medical Assistance (MA)
· General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC)
· MinnesotaCare
Although health insurance through these programs does not currently
cover surgery, transgender people can still apply for insurance and be
covered under the qualifying plans. While surgeries are an important
part of many people’s transitions, having access to health care and
health insurance are important for everyone. If you are covered under
these plans, you can still visit your doctor for check-ups and health
concerns, and even receive hormone therapies.
For more information about Minnesota’s health insurance programs, please visit the Guide to Minnesota's Public Health Care Programs.
If you do not currently have health insurance, and think that you may
qualify for one of these programs, please contact your county human
services agency for more details. Each county offers one or more health
plans to qualifying individuals.
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 November 2008:
We are thrilled to share that we have been awarded a $5,000 grant from PFund for 2009. This is our
third PFund grant (we received $4000 in 2007 and $5000 in 2008). Thank you PFund!
PFund, located in Minneapolis, is a foundation strengthening and celebrating GLBT communities in the Upper Midwest.
October 2008: Our October 20 Masquerade Dinner fundraiser was a huge success! Thanks to ALL who contributed their money and/or time to this event. We can't wait for next year!
August 2008: Thanks to Pi Bar & Restaurant and Smitten Kitten and all the wonderful people who came out for Dildo Dingo and supported us with your donations! Money raised will be used for our organization's general operating needs and expenses for our 2009 Trans Community Health and Wellness Fair.
August 2008: Thanks to All God's Children Metropolitan Community Church for making us their August "DUO" Fund organization of the month. Funds raised will go toward a new effort to do outreach and education in greater Minnesota. If you are from greater Minnesota and would like us to visit and do a training and hold a community forum, please contact us!
June 2008: We are excited to announce that we have received a grant for $5,000 from the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice! From their website: "The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice works for social, racial and economic justice in the U.S. and internationally. Our grantmaking and philanthropic advocacy programs help lesbian and allied communities challenge oppression and claim their human rights."
February 2008:
We have been awarded a $5,000 grant from PFund for 2008. This is our second PFund grant: our first-ever foundation grant of $4,000 was from PFund for 2007.
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Hello,
I would like to tell you a couple of things about me. First, my name is Saber and I've been transitioning (FTM) for about two years. Second, I have just recently joined the Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition (MTHC). There is a reason I have been motivated to do this, which you will understand shortly. But first, if you meet me, you'd probably say one of my most endearing qualities is my sense of humor and my ability to use it to put people at ease. Well, transitioning has given me quite a lot of material in which to find humor! Take for instance the following, one of the reasons I became involved in MTHC:
Not too long ago, I went into the doctor's office (up in the north land where I lived) because I was having some severe abdominal pain, around my ovaries. The doctor of our local clinic did an exam on me and said that what she would like is for me to get an ultrasound down in Duluth, wait around for the doctor down there to review the results, and if it is was what she suspected it might be, I would be hospitalized right then. She was guessing that I possibly had ovarian cancer. "OK" I said, "Just make sure that they know it is me, an FTM, coming down so they don't freak out when I get there."
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