MissionThe Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico is being established in order to provide support, education, information, and assistance to the transgender population in the state of New Mexico and their families and loved ones. It is the goal of this organization to address and inform the transgender community in the following areas:
- supplying educational literature
- assisting in acquiring health care and health insurance
- assisting in acquiring reassignment surgeries
- assisting in acquiring hormone replacement therapy
- assisting in acquiring medical care from informed and sensitive health care providers
- providing information on public accommodations discrimination
- assisting in acquiring identity documents
- assisting in acquiring Social Security card modifications
- assisting in understanding and expressing one’s gender identity
- providing information concerning transgender marriage, parenting, and adoption
- providing support and education in the area of harassment in schools, work places, and correctional facilities
- raising awareness to the issues surrounding transgender living
- engaging in advocacy for the transgender community
- promoting personal development
- creating programs to eliminate gender identity oppression
- providing social, educational, emotional, and functional support for all members of the transgender community, including partners, families, and friends
- providing a web site for communication and the dissemination of information
- providing a newsletter for communication and the dissemination of information
- providing a web "blog" to encourage communication
- providing guest educators and resource speakers
- networking with similar organizations throughout North America