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Events Coming Up Soon
| Thu, Sep 9th, 2010, @6:30pm - 09:00PM Monthly MN Trans Health Board Meeting |
| Fri, Sep 10th, 2010, @4:00pm - 06:00PM Shot Clinic: Transgender Health Project |
| Fri, Sep 17th, 2010, @4:00pm - 06:00PM Shot Clinic: Transgender Health Project |
| About MN Trans Health |
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The Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition is committed to improving health care access and the quality of health care received by trans and gender non-conforming people through education, resources, and advocacy.
Core Values
We are working for racial, social, and economic justice, and recognize that we are part of a multi-issue movement that includes gender liberation, as well as differences around race, class, age, sexuality, ability, immigrant status, and much more.
Who Are We?
We are trans and allied community organizers and health care providers working to improve the health care experiences of transgender, transsexual, intersex, genderqueer, and other gender non-conforming people living in Minnesota.
Board of Directors
Josh Breeding, PharmD, BCPS, Board Co-Chair
A clinical pharmacy leader at the U of MN Medical Center specializing in cardiology and pulmonology pharmacology, Josh specializes in the pharmaceutical care of complex heart and lung patients. A founding member of MTHC, he contributes health care expertise, leadership, and education and training skills.
Photo by Kristen Jamieson
Remy Corso, Board Co-Chair
Remy is pursuing a degree in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies and
Studies in Cinema and Media Culture from the University of Minnesota
and plans to continue graduate work on representations of gender in
film, with the goal of one day teaching Queer Theory and Queer Cinema.
A founding member of the Twin Cities Trans March Collective in 2007,
Remy is happy to contribute to the group an enthusiastic energy,
organizational and communication skills, and a radical queer and trans
perspective.
Devin Reynolds, Board Treasurer
Coming from a background in health care management where he was responsible for budget administration, Devin brings to the board the skills of fiscal management, volunteer coordination, and grant writing. He has experience in event planning and outreach through various groups including genderBLUR and TMen.
Photo by Kristen Jamieson
(Photo coming soon) Ian Christensen, LPN, Board member
Ian has been working with the trans community for the last 15 years. He is currently employed at People Incorporated where he works as a nurse / case manager with a focus on addiction and homelessness. Ian is an advocate of harm reduction and coordinates the Trans Health Project Shot Clinic. He brings to the board a wealth of skills in advocacy, training, grant writing, and youth work.
Cheyenne Johnson, Board member
Cheyenne is an undergraduate pre-med senior at the University of Minnesota working to bring a broader understanding of trans and genderqueer to the world of medicine. A board member of MTHC since 2009, she has been an advocate, student leader, and organizer in Southern Minnesota and the Twin Cities.
Jamie Ann Meyers, Board member
Jamie Ann is a transexual woman active as a
trainer in the Minnesota GLBTA Campus Alliance and in Lutherans
Concerned in North America.
She is an advocate for social justice and her training
experience focuses on ally development and health in the GLBTQIA
community. Jamie Ann retired in 2010 as Professor Emerita of Geoscience
at Winona State University, and is now using her 39 years of classroom
experience to do education on GLBTQIA issues in secular and faith
communities. She has been married to her
wife for 43 years and has two adult children and three grandchildren. She
joined MTHC in 2008 as a member
of the conference planning committee and is looking forward to many
years of service to the GLBTQIA
community.
Non-Board Volunteers
JL Mohnkern
JL has been an activist in the queer community for seven years,
beginning in college, and has spent the last four years working for the
non-profit and grassroots community. JL contributes to MTHC experience in fundraising, grant writing, event planning, volunteer
management, intern management, as well as tech and design support. JL currently works in administration and tech support for a
grassroots organizing firm.
Max Gries
Winner of the 2010 PFund Power of One Award, Max has been an activist, organizer and educator in Twin Cities bi and trans communities for over 16 years, and was a founding member of genderBLUR in 2002, of the TransVoices chorus in 2004, and a founding co-chair of the University of Minnesota Transgender Commission in 2006. Max works as House Manager for Ted Mann Concert Hall at the University of Minnesota and as a private piano teacher. Max has been involved in MTHC since 2005, formerly as board co-chair from 2005-2009, and currently as a volunteer whose primary role is maintaining this website.
Photo by Kristen Jamieson
Background
Meetings began in the summer of 2002, after a series of programs on trans health care co-sponsored by the University of Minnesota's GLBTA Programs Office, Schochet Center for GLBT Studies, and medical school. Renowned transgender activist and author Leslie Feinberg participated in lectures and roundtable discussions with various cross-sections of the community during the series, inspiring a desire to actively bring about change in the health care system.
Focus
The goal of the coalition is to improve health care access and the quality of health care received by trans individuals. One way we are doing this is by creating a network of trans-friendly, trans-competent health care providers, using a combination of networking, assessment and training. Actions include developing assessment tools for clinics and providers, providing trans-related training to clinics and providers, and encouraging awareness and self-advocacy in transgender health care consumers through outreach and education.
Community Outreach
Any transgender health care network must have support and input from local transgender and allied communities. In order to answer the question, “What does good transgender health care look like?” the Coalition conducted surveys to gather opinions, insights, ideas, and experiences on health care. In 2003, surveys were sent to several local trans groups and listservs, and surveys were also completed at both Twin Cities and Duluth GLBT pride celebrations. In addition to these surveys two community forums on transgender health care were held, the first in October 2003 with a follow up forum in December 2003. Both forums were organized by the Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition and were co-sponsored by the Women’s Student Activist Coalition at the U of M, genderBLUR, and the Rainbow Health Initiative. More community forums are being planned for the future.
More recently, the Coalition has been reaching out to the community through our annual Trans Community Health and Wellness Fair, started in 2007 and held every spring. In July 2008, the "Trans Health Matters" Community Forum was launched, and is held several times per year. We seek feedback after each of our events, and host information tables at various community events throughout the year.
How You Can Get Involved
The Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition maintains a resource directory of trans-friendly and trans-competent health care providers such as physicians and therapists who are interested in or actively working with the trans community. Additions to this list from individuals in the trans community are welcome.
The coalition is also looking for other trans people and allies who are invested in improving the health care experience of transgender, transsexual, intersex, genderqueer, and other gender variant people living in Minnesota. Time commitments can vary.
See our Get Involved page for more details!
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