Northern Illinois Support Organizations

Transsexual & Transgender Road Map

This is an excellent where to go and who do I informational site.
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Advocates

Gender Advocates is a Public Advocacy for the Gender Variant
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Center on Halsted

Chicago's LGBT Community Center. This organization is very trans friendly, offering many trans programs.
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Chi-Chapter

Cross-Dressing/Transgender Support
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Community Alliance & Action Network! (CAAN)

Providing programming, support and outreach services for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning community in Joliet
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Equality Illinois

Mission: to secure, protect and defend equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Illinois
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F.O.R.G.E.

Milwaukee, is a national education, advocacy and support umbrella organization supporting FTMs. Call 414-278-6031
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GenderWork

Chicago's social, support, and activist group for FTM. Meets on the 1^st & 3^rd Sundays from 5 PM to 6:30 PM in the Bridgeview Bank Building at 4753 N. Broadway, Suite 608
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Howard Brown Health Center

Promoting the well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons through the provision of health care and wellness programs in the Chicago area
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Journey

Meets the 2^nd & 4^th Sundays of each month  2:30 pm to 4:30 pm at the Countryside Unitarian Church, 1025 N. Smith Road, Palatine, Email: Journey_Renz@yahoogroups.com
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PFLAG of Palatine

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays ~ Contact Carole Abrams at Carole1672@aol.com or phone 847-398-5704
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Southern Illinois Transgender

Carbondale, IL.
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Transitions from the Inside Out

Meets the 3^rd Sunday of each month (excluding June, July, & August)   4:30 PM to 6 PM at the Hinsdale Unitarian Church. Paul (pwar2386@yahoo.com) is the moderator
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Transcend - A support group for ages 14 to 20 in Naperville. Email Tony Steuer for more info
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Youth Outlook

An organization working to create safe spaces for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer(GLBTQ) youth in the Western suburbs of Chicago - Email Richard Hill: richard.hill@youth-outlook.org
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National Organizations

AEGIS

American Educational Gender Information Service
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GLSEN

Creating safe schools for lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender people
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IFGE

The International Foundation for Gender Education.
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NTAC

The National Transgender Advocacy Coalition.
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TG Today

A comprehensive site, with links to TG-friendly places in St. Louis
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The Intersex Society of North America

Devoted to systemic change to end shame, secrecy, and unwanted genital surgeries
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The Renaissance Transgender Association

Provide education & support to TG's
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Transgender Counseling

Dr. Becky - Friends & Family
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Compassionate Counseling

Dr. Deb Wilke, Ph.D., M.S., LCPC; Counseling for gender identity issues, 630-759-9799
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Coping with Cross Dressing

Support for crossdressers and their families.
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Jim Cosenza

A Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a practice in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood, specializing in counseling trans persons and their families. Email Jim
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Barbra McCoy Getz, L.C.S.W., B.C.D. Psychotherapist - 847-428-2660
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Dr. Anne Lawrence

A Comprehensive Transsexual Overview
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Dr. Susan O'Dell, Ph.D. - Offering Psycotherapy and Counseling for TG/TS and those closest to them at: 1422 Thome Ave, Chicago. 773-262-7010 or Email Susan
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