Saturday, March 10, 2007

UCSF to close TRANS programs

UCSF has had a program in place since 2001 to aid transgender people with basic health care, social and networking needs, employment services, and information about transgender care. This was funded by federal grants from places like the CDC and the National Institute for Drug Abuse. Now the grants are ending and the TRANS programs have nowhere to go. Luckily, some people are taking action to see about getting the city of SF to step up and keep funding the programs. This is an important set of programs for San Francisco, which probably houses the largest population of transgender people in need of such services. I hope they make it happen.

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