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The Transgender, Gender Variant and Intersex Justice Project's (TGIJP) mission is to challenge and end the human rights abuses committed against transgender, gender variant, genderqueer and people with intersex conditions in California prisons and beyond.

April 2, 2009
LGBT prisoner bill clears first hurdle
Bay Area Reporter article by Dan Aiello.

March 27-29, 2009
Transgender Leadership Summit, San Diego, CA
TGIJP Organizing Director Miss Major and members Kiki Robinson, Billie Cooper, and Melenie Eleneke are presenting at the 4th Annual California Transgender Leadership Summit! This state-wide conference features workshops designed to build the leadership and advocacy skills of the California transgender community. We will be presenting two workshops:

Queens in Geneva: Fighting for Transgender Human Rights and Social Justice at the United Nations
Saturday, March 28, 2009 | 1pm-2:30pm

Participants in this workshop will learn how to advocate for the rights of transgender women of color in the U.S. and beyond at the United Nations. TGI Justice Project (TGIJP) Organizing Director Miss Major and TGIJP Member Melenie Eleneke will lead participants through an interactive presentation on how to report human rights violations against our communities to the U.N., and how to leverage pressure from the U.N. to push local governments in the U.S. to end discrimination and violence against us. Facilitators will use TGIJP’s own international human rights reporting work to the United Nations as an example. This session is for transgender women of color already working for social justice in our communities, especially those working against the spread of HIV/AIDS and homelessness, and to expand educational and employment opportunities for our communities.

Family Jewels: Family Ties, Connections and Interaction for Leadership Development and Empowerment of Transwomen of Color
Saturday, March 28, 2009 | 3pm-4pm

Participants in this workshop will discuss how to create successful inter-generational mentoring relationships that build the leadership skills of young, low-income/poor transgender women and girls of color. This workshop is for older transwomen of color (in their 40s and up) who want to share their wisdom with the next generation, and young transwomen and transgirls of color (in their 20s and younger) who want and can accept help from elders as advice and not criticism. TGI Justice Project (TGIJP) Organizing Director Miss Major, and TGIJP Member Ms. Billie Cooper will lead this interactive workshop. Participants will have the opportunity to connect with each other and find mentors/mentees.

This conference is open to the public. Please come join us!

March 31, 2009
Large Jail Network Meeting, National Institute on Corrections, Aurora, CO
TGIJP Legal Director Alexander Lee, Attorney at Law, will be co-presenting "Sex & Gender in the Jails," a presentation on transgender, gender variant and intersex people in county jails, as part of the annual Large Jail Network Meeting and training. The Large Jail Network is coordinated by the National Institute of Corrections, and this training will introduce jail administrators from across the county on their legal obligations towards transgender, gender variant and intersex people in their jails and lock-ups.

This conference requires registration with the NIC.