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ransgender people of color, more than any other community, report HIV infection at substantially higher rates. Institutionalized and racialized transphobia, structural violence, and discrimination contribute to both the severity and the invisibility of the epidemic among transgender and gender non-conforming people.
The T-House program serves the transgender community with linkage to culturally competent HIV/AIDS medical care services.
T-House helps you to be safe, healthy, and YOU!
Ask Misty Advice: Who asks about STDs?
Misty Eyez aka “The Eyez of Florida” & “The South Florida Sweetheart” is always glamorous and sexy but is also known for her over the top club kid persona and audience favorite; most often caught performing comedic and shocking thought-provoking numbers. Misty has developed an online persona on YouTube with her “ASK MISTY” Advice; where she answers viewers questions and “Misty Minute” Tutorials and gives away Drag Secrets. This Larger than …read more
Local Trans-Advocate Authors Memoir:Beyond Face Value
By Victoria Michaels South Florida trans-advocate, Rajindra Narinesingh, aka “Rajee”, captured media headlines during her disastrous encounter with Oneal Morris who performed numerous botched silicone injections which left her grief-stricken and disfigured — not discouraged or crushed — and empowered to author a new memoir. B eyond Face Value takes the reader on an incredible journey through Rajee’s life that is plagued with negativity that goes far beyond her cosmetic catastrophe …read more
Part IX: Starting Meds!The First Few Months: A Transgender Woman Faces an HIV Diagnosis in the Rural U.S.
A T-House Monthly Blog-Series On Dec. 10, 2010, Autumn Preusser found out she was HIV positive. Almost immediately, she began channeling her feelings of confusion, frustration and loneliness into a blog she created on Blogspot. The result is reposted here in its entirety. It’s an honest, detailed chronicle of an experience all HIV-positive people share, and each person goes through in her or his own way: the first few months …read more
Jim Collins Foundation Grants For Trans Gender-Confirming Surgery
One of the most pressing medical needs for some transgender and transsexual people is the need for surgical intervention that helps confirm their gender identity. The Jim Collins Foundation was started to provide grants to trans people for this purpose. “The need is immense,” said Tony Ferraiolo, co-founder of the organization and a transgender youth advocate. “Many transgender people are not able to access the health care that they need, …read more
Not Getting Services because you are afraid of how you will be treated?
Not Getting Tested Because You Are Afraid of How You Will Be Treated? If you have HIV/AIDS or are infected with an STD or Hepatitis, let us HELP YOU get the services you need and deserve! No one should risk their health out of fear! Call us for confidential and no-cost service linkage assistance!If you need more information on getting tested for HIV, STD’s, or Hepatitis, call the T-House coordinator by phone at 954.213.0610 or by email at [email protected] …read more
