Gender Dysphoria & Me: Gregory’s Journey

Sometimes, I forget my transness. I forget the world has made me feel small so many times. I forget how many nights I ran away from myself. Now I come home and rest in the safety I craved. I did not know the language, but I knew the feeling of separating my mind from my body. Growing up as ...

Gender Dysphoria & Me: Elio’s Journey

When I was a child, I had no concept of gender. I was, in all meanings of the word, free. I played with whatever toys I wanted to, imagined myself as whatever I wanted, galivanting around without a care in the world. My head was so far in the clouds it barely felt the pull of gravity. I had had ...

Gender Diversity and Inclusivity in the Classroom

Below is a link to an informative article entitled “Gender Diversity and Inclusivity in the Classroom,” which was co-written by TransFamily Support Services board member, Charles Goehring Ph.D, and activist Hillary Whittington.  Both authors are parents of transgender children.An excerpt about the article:We understand gender diversity as the notion that issues of diversity should include gender in all its ...

Comedy Trumps Hate Supports TransFamily!

Join us for a night of laughter and love on !  Ticket sales benefit TransFamily Support Services! Ian Harvie from Amazon.com’s Transparent headlines with Allison Gill on Tuesday May 30th at 8 pm for a night of comedy at Urban MO’s for Comedy Trumps Hate. Purchase tickets by clicking here.

DIVAS GIVE BACK — A Fundraiser to Support TransFamily!

Rich’s San Diego presents … DIVAS GIVE BACK — A Fundraiser to Support TransFamily Support Services on Friday, May 19!  Doors open at 7 pm.  The show starts at 8 pm SHARP! The show will be sizzling hot, hot, hot and there will be shenanigans for sure! Mystery boxes for purchase and other prizes include tickets and gift certificates for ...

The Laurel Foundation: New Advisory Board Members & Summer Camp!

The Laurel Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 1992 by Margot Andrew-Anderson to serve children, youth, and families affected by HIV/AIDS and other at-risk youth populations.  This year, The Laurel Foundation expanded the population it serves to include transgender and gender nonconforming youth.  The Laurel Foundation has added new advisory board members including TransFamily Support Services Executive Director, Kathie ...

Transgender Rights Will Not Be Trumped

When he was President, Barack Obama issued a set of guidelines through the Departments of Justice and Education that said transgender students should be called by their preferred names and pronouns, and be allowed access to the restrooms, locker rooms, and other facilities that correspond with their gender identity. At a town hall event in April 2016, Donald Trump ...

Chad Michaels and Dreamgirls will Perform a Benefit Show for TFSS on December 14!

If you haven’t seen Chad Michaels and the Dreamgirls perform, you are in for the treat of a lifetime. Bless their hearts! This show will be performed at Urban Mo’s to benefit TransFamily Support Services, where we not only work individually with youth (in one of the highest suicide-risk populations) and their families to help navigate all aspects of transitioning and questioning, but our ...

TFSS Board VP Inducted In LGBT Veterans Wall of Honor

TransFamily Support Services is proud to announce that Veronica Zerrer, the Vice President of the Board of Directors, was inducted into the LGBT Veterans Wall of Honor at a ceremony held in San Diego on November 10, 2016. Veronica is a retired United States Army Major. She split her professional life between the Army and a civilian government and nonprofit ...

San Diego City Beat Honors Kathie Moehlig

On any given day, Executive Director, Kathie Moehlig may be in Hillcrest and/or Oceanside for meetings at one of the LGBT centers, educating a group of educators about transgender issues, helping the family of a transitioning youth obtain health insurance approval for services, and driving her son to gymnastics. Kathie founded TransFamily Support Services in 2015, but even before the ...

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