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A new alliance of predominately transgender, gender-nonconforming and intersex-led organizations has at the top of its agenda securing taxpayer dollars for a wellness fund created last year by California legislators.
As the Bay Area Reporter previously reported, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2218 into law last September. The bill established the Transgender Wellness and Equity Fund but the money for it was stripped from the final version.
The bill intended to assist organizations serving people that identify as transgender, gender-nonconforming, or intersex, and help create or fund TGI-specific housing programs and partnerships with hospitals, health care clinics and other medical providers to provide TGI-focused health care did not look like it was going to pass at one point, due to its $15 million price tag at a time of budgetary concern prompted by to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Just a month after it was targeted by hateful vandalism, the Windsor community organization supporting those who identify as transgender or queer and their allies has announced a new name and a renewed spirit.
“I wanted to have a fresh start,” said Alex Reid, executive director of Trans Wellness Ontario, formerly known as W.E. Trans Support. “I think it’s important to have a vision in mind.”
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The “W.E.” in W.E. Trans Support represented the initials for Windsor-Essex. Reid said he has been considering the name change since last November.
Rebranded Windsor-Essex trans group poised to expand with more services and tighter security
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