Fwd: Transgender Health and Resource Fair (SF,CA)- January 25th, 2008 **SAVE THIS DATE**

[Zander Keig]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Yavanté M. Thomas-Guess, Co-Chair
San Francisco Transgender Empowerment Advocacy & Mentorship (SF TEAM)
The SF LGBT Community Center
1800 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Voice Phone Number:  (415) 865-5632
Email Address:  macq...@gmail.com


Website URL: http://www.sfteam.org



San Francisco Announces a Collaborative Health and Resource Fair for the
Transgender Community

San Francisco, CA, December 21, 2007 – The San Francisco Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual and Transgender Community Center's Transgender Empowerment
Advocacy and Mentorship (SF TEAM), in collaboration with the Transgender
Economic Empowerment Initiative (TEEI), the San Francisco Department of
Public Health – HIV Prevention Section and Assemblyman Mark Leno's Office
will host the first ever Transgender Health and Resource Fair which will be
held on January 25th, 2008.


All transgender community members and allies are invited to participate,
connect and be engaged in San Francisco's Transgender Health and Resource
Fair.  The day's activities highlight some of San Francisco's transgender
community resources, health screening services, and social services that
aim to empower and transform transgender communities.  Featured guest
speakers will include the 13th Assembly District, Assemblyman Mark Leno,
the Director of the San Francisco Department of Public Health, Mitch Katz
and the San Francisco LGBT Community Center's Director of Economic
Development, Ken Stram.


The Transgender Health and Resource Fair will feature interactive health
screenings (HIV testing, STD screening, alternative health therapies),
employment readiness information, transgender health care information,
health and wellness resources, useful information on health issues for
California, economic empowerment resources including countless prizes and
gifts to all participants.  The health fair will take place on Friday,
January 25th from 10:00AM to 4:00PM at the State Office Building – Milton
Marks Conference Center.  It is located at 455 Golden Gate Avenue (between
Polk and Larkin Streets), Basement Floor in San Francisco.


All transgender community members and allies are encouraged to come and
join us to celebrate a day of health and wellness. For additional
information on the Transgender Health and Resource Fair, contact Yavanté M.
Thomas-Guess at (415) 865-5632.  A copy of the flyer for the event has been
attached to this release.


The goal of the Transgender Health and Resource collaborative is to foster
and promote health and wellness among San Francisco's transgender
community.  The Health and Resource Fair hopes to empower and mobilize
transgender individuals in their health and well-being while strengthening
and modeling innovative partnerships between the private, public and social
(nonprofit) sectors.




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In Service,

Zander Keig, Family Advocate
Trans Youth Family Advocates
http://www.imatyfa.org
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