Project ABC

Hello Project ABC community! This is just a friendly reminder that this page/organization are no longer active. However, the Central Texas Transgender Health Coalition is an active organization in town, with a similar vision/mission to Project ABC, so we really suggest following that page and staying updated on everything that CTTHC has in the works, including the first ever CTTHC conference for health providers coming up September 15-16 at ACC Eastview, hope to see you there

Central Texas Transgender Health Conference Early Bird Registration Ends June 15th Early bird registration pricing will be availble from May 15th through June 15th. Medical Track - $150 early bird, $175 regular Mental Health - $110 early bird, $125 regular Social Service & Support Staff - $110 early bird, $125 regular Students - $35 About the...

Are you angry about the anti-trans and anti-youth bathroom bills being passed in Texas?? Are you wondering what you can do? Please consider donating to the Central Texas Transgender Health Coalition, an organization trying to build power in Central Texas by educating doctors, nurses, clinicians, and social service providers about transgender identity and the health needs of trans clients!
https://www.texastransgenderhealth.org/donate/

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The Central Texas Transgender Health Coalition's Widening the Circle Information Meeting is today. Please attend if you're able to!

Tuesday, January 31 from 6 - 8 pm
AIDS Services of Austin
7215 Cameron Rd, Austin TX 78752

https://www.facebook.com/events/371399856552762/

Please consider attending this event taking place in Austin, TX next week.

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One day, we will make policy decisions based on a basic respect for people's bodily autonomy, and not just because "babies are more expensive." Let's be real y'all, we MUST set money aside for providing preventive care AND for caring for low-income families. Here's to that day, compañer@s!

Texas Lawmakers Finally Realize Babies are More Expensive than the Pill In 2014-15, poor women will have an estimated 23,760 more babies than they would have if their access to state-subsidized birth control hadn’t been slashed.

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PLEASE support! We need to help each other heal each other!

"I'd like to use the knowledge I gain in the community herbalist program to provide much needed healing to communities far under-served by "modern medicine" because of race, gender, s*xuality, ability and lack of funds. I'd like to build with other holistic healers- herbalists, acupuncturists, massage therapists, yoga and movement instructors, and other spiritual healers to assist in the healing of communities of color, the q***r community, and low-income communities on all levels- physically, emotionally, and spiritually"

Click here to support Community Herbalist Program by Toi Scott Why Hello. I'm Toi. A community organizer for food, health and economic justice. I'm also an artivist, a healer and a visionary. My committment to being an organizer and activist for social justice for my community has led me to pursue a path as an herbalist. As many may know, there aren't many ...

http://lezgetreal.com/2012/12/gender-identity-disorder-officially-removed-from-dsm-5/

Gender Identity Disorder Officially Removed From DSM-5 The board of trustees of the American Psychiatric Association have approved the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The DSM-5 is due out in March of next year. The new DSM will eliminate several disorders including Asperger’s, which has been folded into Autism...

"sleeping on the streets or walking down the aisle? its time to start prioritizing LGBT youth"

str-crssd: “Sleeping on the streets or walking... | The Peculiar Kind str-crssd: “Sleeping on the streets or walking down the aisle? It’s time to start prioritizing LGBT youth.” photo from Transgender Support (worldwide) page. (via hellagay)

"I want to be able to talk not only about how sober spaces are not considered in q***r spaces but how it is connected to the ways that ableism runs our lives and how our attitudes toward ableism keeps disabled people isolated. This is only one way that the q***r community can improve, there are many ways that ableism separates us, consider learning about those too."

Sober Spaces and Accessibility in the Q***r Community Being sober means that I rarely ever go out to clubs or events unless I can drag along a sober friend. I have gone out before without that support and I end up feeling overwhelmed and panicky. I need...

http://io9.com/5958187/what-happens-to-women-denied-abortions-this-is-the-first-scientific-study-to-find-out

What happens to women denied abortions? This is the first scientific study to find out. Abortion is a hotly debated and poorly studied medical procedure. There are a few studies of dubious validity that connect abortion to mental illness and drug use.

Bad news y'all.

Perry Nabs Victory In Battle Against Planned Parenthood By Corrie MacLaggan AUSTIN, Texas, Oct 25 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court declined on Thursday to reconsider a ruling that would allow Texas to withhold funding for women's healthcare from Planned Parenthood's clinics because the organization also performs abortions. ...

For people like Donna, [a transgender 25-year-old who started selling s*x at 13 after running away from abusive foster and group homes,] ending demand for prostitution is not the answer; satisfying the demand for basic social services is. Shelter, job opportunities and a responsive and sensitive law-enforcement system are vital to those who want to leave the trade. “People call you a survivor after you leave the life,” Donna told me. “But I was a survivor when I was in it.” She added: “I didn’t really like prostituting. But then, I had no other way out.”

Ending Demand Won’t Stop Prostitution A campaign to end demand for prostitution will harm trafficking victims and s*x workers more than it helps them.