Support the Trans and Gender-Diverse Community

ABOUT ME

I am a Master's student at the University of Oregon. I am studying Conflict Resolution and Nonprofit Management. I am on the Board of Directors for Transponder.

WHY TRANSPONDER IS IMPORTANT TO ME

Transponder's services have helped me personally, and have assisted so many members of my trans community. I am so proud to be a supporter of Transponder!

HOW CAN PEOPLE HELP SUPPORT TRANSPONDER?
The number one way to support the crucial work that TransPonder does is to donate financially! 

TransPonder benefits greatly from the support of volunteers, the advocacy of the community, and various sponsorships from other organizations and businesses, but the reality is that - like most nonprofits - the majority of their funding comes from individual donors like you. Donors are what allow TransPonder to continue to provide programming, resource navigation, food, ID Changes, free gender-affirming products, and more.

The second best way to support TransPonder is to share the work they do and encourage others to donate. Not everyone is in the position to give monetarily, but we can all be advocates for the causes in which we believe. Share this fundraiser on your social media accounts and encourage your community to give!

WHO IS TRANSPONDER?

TransPonder is a trans-founded and trans-led nonprofit that provides services, support, resources, and education for the trans and gender diverse community and our allies throughout Oregon.

TransPonder is committed to serving trans and gender diverse folks from all walks of life. Trans and gender-diverse people exist across race, ethnicity, ability, age, religion, immigration status, profession, economic status, languages, politics and every other facet of identity. As such, TransPonder is committed to creating a space of intersectional transgender justice and their work often crosses over to support the work of other organizations who seek intersectional justice.

"Intersectionality is basically a lens, a prism, for seeing the way in which various forms of inequality often operate together and exacerbate each other. We tend to talk about race inequality as separate from inequality based on gender, class, sexuality or immigrant status. What’s often missing is how some people are subject to all of these, and the experience is not just the sum of its parts". 

- Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw
(American lawyer, and a leading scholar of critical race theory who developed the theory of intersectionality)

WHAT DOES TRANSPONDER DO?

TransPonder offers a variety of services and support for the trans and gender diverse community - individually, in groups, and institutionally. 

GROUPS, GATHERINGS, CLASSES, CLUBS, and EVENTS

TransPonder offers regular support groups for trans/gender diverse folks (and allies) to connect, support, and be in community with one another, including: 

• Trans & Allies Social Hour
• Queer, Trans, and Disabled Group
• QTBIPOC Group
• TransParent Group
• Trans Support Groups
• Book Club
• We/Us/Ours Social Hour
• Gender Diverse Yoga
• Trans Day of Visibility (March)
• TransWild Forest Frolic (May)
• Trans Day of Remembrance (November)
• Cozy Sweater Party (December)

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES

• Resource Navigation...provides access to mental and physical health resources
• Gender Affirming Product Program...provides free or low cost access to gender affirming products
• Injection Supply Program...free pickup or delivery of sterile injection supplies and sharps containers
• Peer Support...support for emotional health, wellness, and self-management of social and health challenges
• Sylvia's Closet...free gender-affirming products such as binders, make up, eyelashes, bras, bra forms, etc.

OTHER PROGRAMS

• Food Program...provides weekly access to fresh fruits, vegetables, and dairy products, as well as shelf-stable foods
• Job Skills Program...provides employment navigation, job skill training, and paid internship opportunities
• Free Harm Reduction Supplies
• Free STI Testing

THE LAVENDER NETWORK
The Lavender Network was created by a group of organizations serving the LGBTQIA2S community in and around Eugene: TransPonder, HIV Alliance, Queer Eugene, Eugene PRIDE, and Eugene Performing Arts. This space offers a central location for the LGBTQIA2S community to access resources and support.

RESOURCE DIRECTORY
TransPonder provides a dynamic Resource Directory for everything from gyms to surgeons. Each listing has been vetted by the TransPonder team and has the most up-to-date information possible. Everyone should know where our transgender-inclusive, educated, and experienced care providers are!  

T.E.A.S.
TransPonder provides a variety of inclusivity trainings and consultation services to organizations and businesses through their Training, Equity, and Awareness Services.