Please take/or share this survey on Transgender Specific Advocacy, Political, and/or Legal programs

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Building a Trans Movement: Overview of Trans Advocacy Organizations &
Groups Across the US
Survey of Transgender Specific Advocacy, Political, and/or Legal programs

I am collecting information about trans advocacy groups and projects
from around the country for an info guide for a day-long institute at
Creating Change about building up the trans movement and sharing
resources, organizational structures, and developing leadership. I
will be sharing the info with all who contribute regardless if you
attend the workshop or not.

Survey Link: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDJfQXZacXVsbkJrc2RWVHR1Z3QxT1E6MA

We would love your assistance by taking this short survey about your
Organization/Group or Project and would like to get surveys back by
Jan 15, 2010. Also if you know of other groups around the country that
fit the description please forward the link.

More information:
At this year's Creating Change
(http://www.thetaskforce.org/events/creating_change) in Dallas
February 3–
February 7, 2010 there will be an all-day institute on February 4th
titled TRANS RIGHTS NOW: Building a Strong Transgender Movement

Description of the Institute (working description):
A successful movement depends on dedicated and empowered activists
working in strong organizations at all levels, from the local to the
national. The trans/allied movement needs people working in rural and
urban areas, in formal organizations and in informal groups -- we need
the support of everyone from political organizations in Boston to
support groups in rural Kansas to Facebook groups.

As part of this institute we would like to give the participants
information about Transgender led state wide or city advocacy
groups/organizations, or transgender specific projects/programs of
LGBT advocacy organizations. The purpose of this information will be
to inform the section of the institute titled "Organizational
Development" which we hope will build on, encourage, and empower
transgender activists to build power in their local states and
communities.

This information will also help us build a broader picture of the
types of transgender advocacy happening around the country. I also
encourage folks to forward this survey to other transgender activists
that are doing advocacy work at whatever level.

We also hope you will be attending Creating Change and will want to
take part in this exciting Institute. If you have any questions about
this survey please email gscott@masstpc.org and if you have questions
about Creating Change please contact creatingchange@thetaskforce.org.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to take this survey and I
will provide what ever materials come out of this to all those who
take this survey along with those who attend this institute

Amanda Simpson, First Transgender Presidential Appointee, Begins Work at Commerce Department - ABC N

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Amanda Simpson, First Transgender Presidential Appointee, Begins Work at Commerce Department - ABC News

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Something I read just a few minutes ago....

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So, I have an interesting question as both a transgendered person and someone working in the travel and tourism industry. I'm sure most people heard about the attempted bombing of that flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day, and with that, most major airports are going to be implimenting those full body scanners. I know my airport will, because Vancouver is one of the three biggest airports in Canada. Now, there are alternatives to this full body scan which no doubt include being man-handled at the airport, so are any trans-folks more concerned about travelling because of this? Are you more or less petrified because of stealth status, does not being stealth make you less afraid of it?

Names and Standardized Tests

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I'm currently a junior in high school and beginning the process of preparing for college, and I'm also just starting the process of socially transitioning to another name. I recently signed up for the SAT and ACT tests, and found on the ACT registration website that when asked for a name, it stated that I should type the name I want my scores to be sent to colleges under.

This raised the broader question of what exactly I should do about my name with regards to college. I'm really clueless about the whole college prep thing anyway, so any advice would be great. Can I have my scores sent to colleges with a non-legal name, or even just an initial? I'm really hoping to be able to change my name legally before I go to college, but in the meantime I'm trying to keep the amount of stuff with my legal name to a minimum by signing with just my first initial when possible.

Any general advice or experience about college applications, the SAT/ACT, and other college-y name-related stuff would be really helpful! :)