Resources for the Transgender Community
If you or a loved one are in crisis:
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255)
Trans Lifeline at 877-565-8860
Substance Abuse Information for Parents from DrugRehab.com
LGBTQ Addiction Information from AddictionCenter
Ackerman Institute Gender and Family Project
Gender Spectrum Call-In Support Group
Ministers’ Books (available on Amazon)
Not Until You Have Walked in My Shoes by Rev. Debra J. Hopkins
God Does Love Me: My Trans Journey to Finding My True Self by Rev. Dawn J. Flynn
Trans-Forming Proclamation: A Transgender Theology of Daring Existence by Liam M. Hooper, MDiv
OtherWise Engaged: Coaching, Consulting, and Publishing with Mx Chris Paige
trans expressions, the many faces of my ftm journey by Mykal Shannon (available here: http://mykaltshannon.com/books.html)
Gender Conferences
Gender Conferences are a terrific way to meet experts as well as other families, to have your child spend time with other children like them, and to gain important knowledge for you and your child’s journey.
Gender Conference East, New Jersey
Gender Spectrum Conference, East Bay, CA
Trans Health Conference, Philadelphia
True Colors Conference, Connecticut
Helpful Organizations
Ackerman Institute Gender and Family Project
Children’s National Hospital (Washington DC) Gender and Sexuality Development Program
Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
Human Rights Campaign Transgender Children & Youth Resources
My Purple Umbrella, Tacoma, WA
TransYouth Equality Foundation
UCSF Child and Adolescent Gender Care Clinic
Local resources for the transgender community
GASTON COUNTY LGBT RESOURCES
AFFIRMING CHURCHES
New Life MCC Church, worship – Sunday 7 pm @ All Saints Episcopal Church, 1201 So. New Hope Rd., Gastonia, NC 28054, Rev. Dawn Flynn, http://www.newlifemccnc.org/
All Saints Episcopal Church, worship – Sunday 8 am, 10:30 am, 1201 South New Hope Rd., Gastonia, NC 28054, Interim Rector, Rev. Dr. Alicia Alexis http://www.allsaintsgastonia.org/
Mark’s Place, worship – Saturday, 5 pm, 258 W Franklin Blvd, Gastonia, NC 28052.
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, worship – Sunday 8 am, 10:30 am, 258 W Franklin Blvd, Gastonia, NC 28052, Father Shawn Griffith Rector, http://www.stmarksgastonia.org/
Open Hearts Gathering Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), worship – Saturday @ 5:30 pm,
New Hope Baptist, 2024 Redbud Dr, Gastonia, NC 28056, Rev. Kevin Baker-Rooks, http://openheartsgathering.org/
Temple Emanuel, 320 S South St., Gastonia, NC 28052, worship – 7:30 pm Friday, Dr. Charlie Brown [on Facebook].
Grace Lutheran Church, worship – Sunday 11 am, 206 N 14th St, Bessemer City, NC 28016, Rev. Libby Toler [on Facebook].
Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, worship – Sunday 8:30 & 11 am, 110 South Main St., Mt. Holly, NC 28120, Rev. Jonathan Schnibben, http://www.goodshepherdmtholly.org/
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, worship -Sunday, 11 am, 531 Hardin Rd, Dallas, NC 28034, Rev. John Duncan, Interim Pastor, www.stpaulsdallas.com/
GASTONIA
AFFIRMING FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
Java House, 200 W Main Ave, Gastonia, NC 28052, Java House downtown Gastonia on Facebook, (980) 289-1966
Life of Pi Pizza, 101 West Main St., Gastonia, NC 28052, (704) 674-8142
GASTONIA
AFFFIRMING BUSINESSES
Ulta Beauty, 415-140 Cox Rd. (Shopping Ctr on Cox Rd with TJ Max’s), Gastonia, NC 28054, (704) 865-9220, https://www.ulta.com/stores/gastonia-nc-456, (open and affirming to help trans M2F with makeup).
Sherrie Drumm, 301 South Columbia St, Gastonia, NC. Phone number, 704-691-7623
Harris Jewelers (Doug and LouAnn), 1753 Old Country Club Rd., Gastonia, NC 28054, (704) 866-
8269, www.drharrisjewelers.com/
Connie J. Vetter, Attorney specializing in LGBT Law, 1208 The Plaza, Charlotte, NC, Mailing address: PO Box 5377, Charlotte, NC 28299, www.cjvlaw.com
Steve Hededus, Attorney for LGBT, 129 W Catawba Ave, Mt Holly, NC 28120, (980) 277-4529
Gaston Family Health Services, 991 W. Hudson Blvd., Gastonia, NC 28052, (704) 772-4702, www.gfhs.info
Robert Kellogg, Councilman Ward 1, City of Gastonia, P. O. Box 1748, Gastonia, NC 28052, (704) 953-8529.
Todd Pierceall, Councilman Ward 4, City of Gastonia (broker: (980) 329-6294)
AFFIRMING DOCTORS
Dr. Scott Clinard, DDS, 571 Cox Rd., Suite A, Gastonia, NC 28054, (704) 864-8896
Gaston Eye Associates, 2325 Aberdeen Blvd., Suite A, Gastonia, NC 28054, (704) 853-3937, gastoneye.com
AFFIRMING TRANSGENDER DOCTORS
General Practitioner: 0344 Park Rd, Suite 100, Pineville, NC. Phone: 704-495-6025
Endocrinologist: Dr. P. Shannon Hopson (woman), 1200 Village Harbor Dr., Lake Wylie, SC 29710, (704) 671-6400
MALE TO FEMALE TOP SURGERY PHYSICIAN
Dr. Jean-Pierre Riou, 4075, 19615 Liverpool Pkwy #A, Cornelius, NC 28031, (704) 896-5806
FEMALE TO MALE TOP SURGERY PHYSICIAN
Dr. Eric T. Emerson, 649 North New Hope Rd., Gastonia, NC 28054, (704) 866-4005
AFFIRMING LICENSED TRANSGENDER THERAPISTS
Laura Gundel, New Hope Counseling and Wellness, 609 South New Hope Rd, Suite 200C, Gastonia, NC 28054, (704) 208-1865 x2
Gillian Squillacioti, Bright Hope Counseling Center, 1558-G Union Rd, Gastonia, NC 28054, (704) 680-6065
Beverly Moss, A.S.P.I.R.E. Inc. (Charlotte), (704) 493-8535, Bmoss33@aol.com
National Transgender Resources & Links
Transgender Suicide Hotline
1-877-565-8860
LGBT Youth (24 and Younger) Suicide Hotline
1-800-273-8255
Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Issues in Counseling (ALGBTIC)
A division of the American Counseling Association (ACA) www.algbtic.org
[Downloadable version of Competencies for Counseling Transgender Clients: www.algbtic.org/competencies.html]
World Professional Association of Transgender (WPATH)
1300 South Second Street, Suite 180, Minneapolis, MN 55454
Phone: 612-624-9397 Fax: 612-624-9541
www.wpath.org
http://www.wpath.org/documents/Standards%20of%20Care%20V7%20-%202011%20WPATH.pdf
FTM International (FTM means Female-to-Male)
740A 14th St. #216, San Francisco, CA 94114
Phone: 877-267-1440
www.ftmi.org
Colage (For People with a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Queer Parent)
1550 Bryant Street
Suite 830, San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: 415-861-5437
Email: collage@colage.org
www.colage.org
Kids of Trans Resource Guide [downloadable pdf]
www.colage.org/resources/kot
National Center for Transgender Equality
1325 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-903-0112 Fax: 202-393-2241
http://transequality.org/
Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Transgender Network (TNET)
1726 M Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-467-8180
http://community.pflag.or/page.aspx?pid=380
Human Rights Campaign
http://www.hrc.org/issues/transgender
Transfaith – Online website maintained by Chris Paige, Executive Director. Address national transgender issues, especially those that pertain to faith and lists national transgender forums and meeting announcements.
http://www.transfaithonline.org/
LGBTQ+ scholarship guide provided by BestColleges.com: https://www.bestcolleges.com
Transmission Ministry Collective, Our Mission — Transmission Ministry Collective
Charlotte Transgender Resources Links
The Carolina Transgender Society (CTS).
Formerly known as Kappa Beta. Meets the third Saturday of every month at 2:30pm. Contact group through their website for more information.
https://www.carolinatransgendersociety.com/
Trans at UNC Charlotte
Housed in the Multicultural Resource Center (MRC). Offers on-campus and community support as well as information about University Policy and National and Local Laws.
http://trans.uncc.edu
The Lesbian and Gay Community Center
820 Hamilton Street, Suite B11, Charlotte, NC 28206
Phone: 704-333-0144
http://www.gaycharlotte.com/
Charlotte Transgender Health Group
www.cthcg.org/
Genderlines (Charlotte Transgender Support Group)
www.genderlines.org/
Transcend (Charlotte Transgender Support Group)
www.transcendcharlotte.org/index/
AFFIRMING HELP/ASSISTANCE
The Resource Connection Gateway (through Gaston County YMCA)
www.gastonymca.org/gateway/
Rev. R. Dwayne Burkes, Chaplain
TIME OUT YOUTH (TOY)
Time Out Youth (LGBT youth, ages 13-20), 2320a North Davidson St., Charlotte, NC 28205,
(704) 344-8335, Rodney Tucker, Exec. Dir., http://timeoutyouth.org/
TOY Gaston (LGBT youth and allies, ages 13-20), 3rd Tuesday @ St. Mark’s Episcopal, Gastonia, NC, Belinda Meier contact (via Facebook or Pflag Gaston)
PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians And Gays)
National Pflag, https://www.pflag.org/
Pflag Gaston, Meets 3rd Thursday, 7 pm @ St Mark’s Episcopal, Gastonia https://pflaggaston.org/, Facebook
Pflag Charlotte, http://pflagcharlotte.org/
Pflag Hickory, https://www.pflag.org/chapter/pflag-hickory
Fusion Gaston (support group associated with New Hope Baptist), Facebook
LGBT RESOURCES
LGBT Youth (24 and Younger) Suicide Hotline
1-800-273-8255
Veterans With LGBT and Related Identities (National)
https://www.patientcare.va.gov/LGBT/index.asp
Numerous contact phone #’s based on need.
CenterLink. Community of LGBT Centers
https://www.lgbtcenters.org/
(954) 210-9870
National LGBT Health Education Center
https://www.lgbthealtheducation.org/
(617) 927-6354
National LGBT Help Center Hotline
https://www.glbthotline.org/
GLSEN
https://www.glsen.org/
Support on LGBBT+ issues for school kids K-12
Freedom Center for Social Justice
4921 Albemarle Rd #201
Charlotte, NC 28205
(980) 729-8454
www.fcsj.org/
American Civil Liberties Union – Know Your Rights
https://www.aclu.org/files/images/asset_upload_file494_28337.pdf
Intelligent.com – LGBTQ+ College Student Guide
Compiled by Rev. Dawn Flynn and Mary Costner (with input from Ginger Feimster) for Pflag Gaston September 25, 2018