Sunday, January 8, 2012

State of the Transgender State

This has been a year of growth for the transgender communities of Michigan and for Transgender Michigan. Some areas of growth include:
  • This past year many new chapters of Transgender Michigan have been created such as Transgender Lansing and Transgender Flint as well as new affiliates.
  • Collaboration of Michigan transgender groups has greatly increased.
  • Many new support groups have been created around the state.
  • Transgender Michigan events have been averaging over one hundred participants each.
  • Many new events for Transgender Day of Remembrance took place in many parts of the state.
  • More transgender individuals are now in leadership positions such as at Equality Michigan.
However we still have more areas where we can grow more such as:
  • Providing more support for the homeless transgender.
  • Providing more employment support and opportunities.
  • Expanding our outreach to transgender with AIDS/HIV.
  • Finding more funding for our many projects.
  • Expanding outreach to colleges and universities.
  • Expanding our speakers bureau.