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The Southern Illinois Transgender Alliance was developed as a support group and valuable resource clearinghouse for the hundreds of Transgender, Gender Variant and Intersex people who live in the Southern Illinois region.
This region has been worst hit by the financial collapse of 2008, and with the local mines being closed down, the economy is in a dire situation. For Transgender people in this area life is even more difficult. For those who relied on financial support from their family members, they are now desperate for assistance. Of course, being transgender has created an entirely new set of difficulties for these most at-risk of our community. Alcoholism, drug abuse and unhealthy lifestyles have become common as depression is rampant.
It is the mission of the Southern Illinois Transgender Alliance to provide a safe and confidential space for these local trans men and women to meet and discuss the issues most pressing in their lives. We provide resource information packets to our members connecting them with doctor's in the area who assist our members with beginning their journey into transition with Hormone Replacement Therapy along with referrals to mental health care providers to assist our members with finding authentic ways to be happy with themselves as we support them every step of their transition.
The Alliance is funded only by donations made from compassionate donors like yourself. It only costs $15 to provide an at-risk member with a kit including details on how to begin their stransition, referrals to compassionate doctor's and a few pieces of makeup to help the member begin living in the body that matches up with their emotions.
We also offer monthly meetings to introduce local members in order to help them build a network of support among each other. We provide talks about the steps necessary to complete a legal name change, updates to gender markers on driver's licenses and we assist those trans members with debilitating mental illness or other disabilities to apply for benefits. All of this is done with money pfovided by our four-member board and director.
As more transgender people learn of our services our clientele has increased ten fold. As we continue to advocate for the freedom of our client's gender expression, it is becoming more difficult to accept new members and we are having to place new applicants on waiting lists simply because the funding is not there.
Your generous contribution to the Southern Illinois Transgender Alliance will not only help us serve our most at-risk clients, but it will also give you the opportunity to serve your fellow brothers and sisters in the struggle. No donation is too small and we appreciate every financial gift we receive.
Please give today!
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For all who contribute a financial gift of $50 or more, your name will be listed on the Southern Illinois Transgender Alliance website as a Founder's Committee Contributor. In addition, we will mail you a beautiful DVD showing the scenic Southern Illinois region where our work is carried out. The DVD will also include a personal message and word of thanks from Alliance Director, Alexa Diaz. All DVD's are limited and will be numbered and autographed by Alexa.
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For all who contribute a financial gift of $50 or more, your name will be listed on the Southern Illinois Transgender Alliance website as a Founder's Committee Contributor. In addition, we will mail you a beautiful DVD showing the scenic Southern Illinois region where our work is carried out. The DVD will also include a personal message and word of thanks from Alliance Director, Alexa Diaz. All DVD's are limited and will be numbered and autographed by Alexa.
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