July 24, 2007 - Alameda County’s 1st Transgender Town Hall Co-Sponsored by Assemblymember Sandré Swanson and other East Bay Elected Officials July 25th

For Immediate Release:
July 24, 2007

Contact: Amber Maltbie
(916) 319-2260

Alameda County’s 1st Transgender Town Hall Co-Sponsored by Assemblymember Sandré Swanson and other East Bay Elected Officials July 25th

(Oakland) – Access to quality healthcare is a vital issue for all Americans, however the transgender community faces unique and additional barriers. On Wednesday, July 25th, Assemblymember Swanson will join community leaders and other East Bay elected officials in sponsoring a town hall to explore county-wide solutions to the lack of adequate healthcare services that deliver to the specific needs of Alameda County’s transgender patients. This is the first event of its kind in Alameda County’s history.

The town hall is being planned by the Lighthouse Community Center, Tri-Cities Health Center, and the Berkeley Free Clinic with support from the Transgender Law Center.

What:	Transgender Health Care Access Town Hall
When:	July 25th, 2007, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Where:	Elihu M. Harris State Office Building Auditorium 1515 Clay Street, Oakland
Who:	Town Hall speakers include health policy leaders, health care providers, and transgender consumers who will share their experiences and ideas. Importantly, a panel of elected officials and health care providers will hear testimony from transgender community members about their experiences trying to access adequate services for their specific medical needs. Event sponsors include: Assemblymember Sandré Swanson State Senator Ellen Corbett, Co-Chair State Assemblymember Mary Hayashi Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson, Co-Chair Oakland City Councilmember Patricia Kernighan Berkeley City Councilmember Darryl Moore Berkeley City Councilmember Kriss Worthington Dr. Anthony Iton, Alameda County Public Health Director

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