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The following is a list of resources available to transgender individuals in Western Massachusetts. While this certainly is not a complete list, it's a good starting point, and many of these links will take you to some much more comprehensive listings.

Northampton/Amherst Resources

The GLBT Coumminity Center Project of Western Massachusetts, Inc. - The GLBT Community Center Project (GLBT CCP or just CCP) provides a service to the community by being a place where an individual can obtain a refferal or tap into resources of information. The CCP sponsers events locally and puts out a bi-monthly newsletter. The CCP acts a point of entry and provide a space (GLBT CCP Drop In Center) for many people into the GLBT community who are just coming out. And the CCP is a catalyst for political and social change by giving the GLBT community a united voice in society. For more information contact:

    The GLBT Community Center Project of Western Massachusets, Inc.
    P.O. Box 60601
    Florence, MA 01062
    Phone: (413)582-0743
    by Email: valleyctr@hotmail.com

The University of Massachusetts Stonewall Center - The Stonewall center hosted this website for five years, and has been an excellent resource for GLBT people in Western Massachusetts.

Northampton, MA - a wonderfully diverse town in western MA, also known as "Lesbianville, USA." Northampton (NoHo) is the home of many Sunshine Club members. 

The Valley Advocate - a GLBT friendly newsweekly.

Lisette R. Lahana, LICSW - Psychotherapy for adults, children and adolescents. Support and intervention during transition. Evaluations and referrals for HRT and GRS. Supporting families and significant others. - "Spanish Speaking"
For additional information contact Lisette at:

New England Transgender Resources

It's Time Massachusetts! - a chapter of It's Time, America! (ITA!), the first nationally-organized grassroots civil rights group seeking to secure and safeguard the rights of all transgendered persons. 

Project 100, Inc. - Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Community Center in Hartford, CT. 

General Transgender Resources

The International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE) - headquartered in Waltham, MA. A leading advocate and educational organization for promoting the self-definition and free expression of individual gender identity. 

Pridenet: Transgender in the United States - listing of various groups and organizations throughout the U.S. and Canada. They also have a few links to International sites.

Transgender Network International 

 Gianna Israel's Gender Library 

Academic/Research

International Journal of Transgenderism - an online professional journal for researchers dealing with transgenderism. Heavily slanted, however, to a medical model which views transgendering as an illness.

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