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7THIS DOCUMENT IS A LIVING DOCUMENT. This is an attempt to start to bring together a lot of information regarding common concerns as we try to figure out wtf will actually happen and/or change in this new old world. A lot of the bigger questions remain unclear, especially around what will happen with regards to things like immigration, marriage equality and reproductive rights. What Trump has said he wants is not necessarily what he will do—or do right away—but we can make some guesses. It is to be expected that more information will follow and refine. Dive in and edit away/add things you know. Wow so well behaved you guys
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9Bureaucracy and paperwork are not necessarily radical acts; this is more on the side of the “cover your ass as much as possible” spectrum of responses. Please maintain the focus on concrete acts of preservation and planning. You are encouraged to find other ways of supporting broader struggles for justice. There will be many. 
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11The basic idea is this: you have cover your ass with regards to the federal government. You want to go into this as tidily as possible and assess the risks of leaving things legally unclear. Do your gender markers agree as much as possible? If not, think about whether or not it makes sense to reconcile them. Do you have a clear plan for preventing pregnancy if you might get pregnant somehow? If not, think about what you might do if that happened. Do you have a clear sense of how you will ensure your family structure and safety? If not, you should talk together about how to speed that process up. What is your immigration status and is there anything you can do to push it forward towards your ultimate goal? 
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13If you have been putting off dealing with something medically or administratively, especially something that relates to intersection with the federal government, this is the moment. Get your new social security card. File your updated immigration paperwork. Renew your passport, or get a passport with your updated gender information. 
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15Here is another guide that is pretty great and has a lot of info: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17Rj40_i39gTuo4hMNNmhToL0_NnJnzjnr3Tx90nTPfE/preview
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17CLICKABLE TABLE OF CONTENTS 
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20HEALTH & WELLNESS    2
21Access to trans affirming care    2
22Going to the goddamn doctor    3
23Mental health    3
24Crisis & Suicide Prevention    3
25Finding a Counselor/Therapist    4
26Medication    4
27Stress Management    4
28Self-Care    4
29Birth Control    5
30Where can I go for healthcare in my community?    6
31For people with chronic illnesses    7
32Med Hoarding    7
33Safety    8
34Self defense    8
35Conflict resolution/alternatives to policing    8
36Anonymity and Online Security    9
37FAMILY, LEGAL & SOCIAL FABRIC    9
38ID BACKUPS    10
39Name and gender marker changes on state and federal IDs:    10
40Immigration issues and documentation    11
41Parents & children    11
42Healthcare proxies/living wills/power of attorney    11
43ECONOMICS    12
44Get Your Money Right    12
45FOOD ACCESS    13
46HOUSING    13
47Fundraising -    13
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51THINGS YOU SHOULD BE DOING RIGHT NOW: THE CHECKLIST
52Make decisions with regards to your legal gender, if you haven’t, and consider what makes the most sense with regards to your gender markers. Congruency will help here. Remember: gender is an imperfect strategy. Don’t expect this to feel good; it is a survival strategy.
53Get a passport if you haven’t got one. If you want to change your gender marker on your passport, do it now, before Obama’s executive order making it easy is repealed.
54Visit doctor for all health, dental, family planning, and preventative care needs immediately. The Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”, or, “Obamacare”) will likely be repealed within Trump’s first 100 days in office. See your Primary Care Physician (PCP) immediately and get referrals to all specialists reasonably necessary. Scheduing appointments with PCP’s and referred specialists likelytakes more time then you expect; get started today. 
55Protect your family! Second parent adoption, immigration needs, 
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57HEALTH & WELLNESS
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59Access to trans affirming care
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61From Facebook people (wasn’t sure whether to put this under “med hoarding’ or not: “Cis women and afab trans people who care about trans women, if you are still able to access this when the dust settles, please consider getting a Rx for estradiol-only birth control, not for yourselves (unless that's what you use) but as a way to help the many trans women who are going to lose their hormones.
62Anyone who can get an Rx for it, please consider getting spironolactone for "acne" or for your "blood pressure." 
63Most trans women who take these for HRT use 25-200mg of spiro/day and 1-10mg of estradiol/day.
64PLEASE COPY/PASTE. We need to start thinking about these kinds of seemingly little things, especially given how many of us are dependent on the ACA Medicaid Expansion.”
65ALSO, if you are a cis man or amab trans person who cares about trans men
66Going to the goddamn doctor
67I don’t think anyone really knows yet the specifics of how Trump and the GOP will come for Obamacare. It is safe to assume, however, that Obamacare will be seriously impacted. (http://obamacarefacts.com/2016/11/09/what-does-president-trump-mean-for-obamacare/ seems to be a reliable website making some educated guesses but I am no policy expert.) I have also heard theories that since you sign up for a year, you are making some kind of contract with the insurance company, but I’d read your whole policy - yes, the fine print - before you go in expecting that to work. “Contract Termination” might be a good keyword to search for, but if it isn’t there, that doesn’t mean there isn’t a section about it. And if you find out, POST IT HERE.
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69Most Obamacare plans at this point give you free wellness visits at least once a year. This would be a great time to ensure that you are ok, even if you hate going to the doctor. Find a friend if you must. You just want to affirm health while you can and if there’s anything, have some time to follow up. If you hate it now, you’ll hate it even more when it costs you more money. Take a xanax and for the love of god at least go get a checkup.
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71Note that legally, under the Obama administration (this might change under Trump), you cannot be denied coverage for appropriate healthcare due to your gender marker (e.g., health insurance companies must cover pap smears for anyone with a cervix, prostate exams for anyone with a prostate, breast exams for anyone with breasts, etc). Of course this doesn’t mean that individual doctors won’t be assholes, or that they’ll obey the law, but insurance companies are not allowed to discriminate. 
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73Here’s some smart shit from Kelli Dunham: http://www.xojane.com/healthy/i-promise-you-can-get-a-pap-exam-even-if-you-are-traumatized-weirded-out-grossed-out-or-really-really-not-into-those-bits
74http://www.curvemag.com/Lifestyle/Trigger-Me-Not/
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76ALSO: If you are under age 30, try to start the HPV series of vaccinations ASAP, as they protect against strains of HPV which cause cervical cancer (thus if paps are no longer available you have lowered your cervical cancer risk through other means). 
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78Mental health 
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80Crisis & Suicide Prevention
81The Trevor Project
821-866-488-7386
83Trevorproject.org
84For LGBT+ youth ages 13-25
8524/7
86National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
871-800-273-8255
88Lifeline Crisis Chat (text based)
89For anyone in crisis
9024/7
91Trans Lifeline
921-877-565-8860
93http://www.translifeline.org/
94For trans people in need of support
9524/7
96Crisis Text Line
97Text NAMI to 741-741 
98Connect with a trained crisis counselor to receive free
99For anyone in crisis
10024/7 crisis support via text message
101ImAlive Instant Messaging
102https://www.imalive.org/
103For anyone in crisis
10424/7
105This crisis toolkit, a collection of resources from The Icarus Project can be very useful in navigating emotional health crisis. TIP also offers an online support group, and has coordinated this “Find A Buddy” resource for folks to offer peer support across distance in these hard times.
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108Note: Many of the numbers above are crisis routing services, meaning they direct calls to the nearest crisis center, and they determine that based on the area code. (e.g. If your number is a 212 number but you’re somewhere else, Lifeline will connect your call to a 212 crisis center.) Call a local line directly to reach counselors who understand what referrals are available
109If you no longer live in the area code of your phone number: Google and call the direct number for your LOCAL crisis line if you need emergency services, location specific referrals for mental health care, etc. 
110Non-Crisis Helplines
111National Alliance on Mental Health HelpLine
1121-800-950-6264
113https://www.nami.org/Find-Support/NAMI-HelpLine
114Prepared to answer questions pertaining to symptoms, treatment options, local support groups, legal issues, education & employment issues, and helping family members
115M-F 10am-6pm EST
116State by state directory of warmlines is here: http://www.warmline.org/
117Finding a Counselor/Therapist
118http://www.glbtnearme.org/
119To locate a therapist, enter your zipcode, search radius, select “health” from the dropdown menu, and hit search. This will return all the healthcare providers in the database, and includes the mental health specialists.
120Low cost / sliding scale therapists (maybe pull from qe list?)
121National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network - Directory 
122“Welcome to our national provider directory of queer and trans therapists of color. We are excited to share this resource with our community. The directory includes only Queer & Trans People of Color at this time. Over the next year we will be developing out a more comprehensive directory which will include allies. “
123Talkspace—online therapy, it costs $100/month but you can talk to a therapist from anywhere—so if there’s no one lgbtq friendly near you, you can find someone far away
124Look at clinical and counseling programs at colleges. They often have cheap clinics if you are okay with seeing a counselor-in-training.
125http://www.therapymatcher.org/ - Massachusetts service, but worth checking out
126Medication 
127See the “Med Hoarding” section
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129Stress Management
130Manage Election-Related Stress (a resource from the University of Michigan’s CAPS center)
131·                     This page will show you new kitten pictures when you refresh: emergencykitten.com 
132·                     This page offers gifs to help breathe and relax: http://www.destressmonday.org/6-gifs-help-relax/ 
133·                     This page provides tools for self care and community care: http://alp.org/breaking-isolation-self-care-and-community-care-tools-our-people 
134·                     This page offers tools for navigating mental health crisis: http://theicarusproject.net/resources/publications/handouts/ 
135·                     This page gives some exercises for practicing compassion for oneself: http://self-compassion.org/category/exercises/
136·                     This page gives some grounding exercises: http://www.peirsac.org/peirsacui/er/educational_resources10.pdf
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138Misc. Self-Care
139Women of Color self-care tips
140Mad Maps guide designed to help you understand power structures and the effect they have had on you
141You Feel Like Shit, a guide to help you through self-care when you’re not sure what you need, or what to do. 
142Meditative Tools
143The Quiet Place is an online space designed to create a place of quiet where you can relax and take a step back
144Pixel Thoughts put your stressful thought in a star and watch it float away
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146Now is the time to pick up new emotional wellness skills and practices. Learn to eat for health. Learn new chill out skills like meditation or yoga. Take up new hobbies that affirm your existence. Join with others in these activities and have accountability buddies. Seriously, lifestyle changes are really fucking hard and there’s going to be a lot of bullshit happening to make this difficult, but we need to not just survive the next few years we need to fucking thrive. Look at your bucket list, get a buddy, and commit to taking better care.
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148If you live in a November Project city, seek out these free fitness/incredibly positive groups.
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150 Birth Control
151Baby prevention plans for uterus-havers at risk of pregnancy aka abortion and birth control:
152All health care plans are currently required to cover IUDs, aka tiny pieces of plastic, with or without hormones or bits of copper, that hang out in your uterus keeping babies out. These are good for a long time (between 3 to 10 10+ years, depending on which one), and while they’re not safer sex for the prevention of STIs they are very good at preventing pregnancy. Here is info on that from a feminist health center that cites things like Our Bodies, Ourselves: http://www.feministcenter.org/en/health-wellness-services/comprehensive-gyn/birth-control-options/birth-control-information/99-intrauterine-device. 
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154Another longer-lasting option is the Nexplanon, a small rod that goes under the skin on your upper arm and prevents  pregnancy very effectively for ~3-4 years. And if you’re a person who prefers pills/patch/ring, check your insurance to see how many months’ supply you can get ahead of time, and see if your provider or health center can give you any free sample packs for the point after your insurance runs out. 
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156What about natural family planning? Unlike the IUD, doesn’t require seeing a provider and doesn’t cost anything, and is quite effective when used consistantly and correctly: http://www.tcoyf.com/.
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158It would be a great idea for EVERYONE with the financial means to buy emergency contraception (EC) for themselves, their partners, and/or their friends (Plan B is over-the-counter, Ella is a prescription medication that is more effective for more days and for people with higher BMIs). People of any gender can pick up Plan B at a drugstore or any family planning clinic; people with a uterus can have a provider (including those at family planning clinics/ planned parenthoods) prescribe Plan B, EVEN IF YOU DON’T NEED IT RIGHT NOW. Keep it on hand for you or for others because a) many people may lose health insurance coverage, which means they may lose access to their prefered method of birth control and thus may go without and b) we are looking at an environment extremely hostile to survivors of sexual assault; it’s an uphill battle to get hospitals to dispense EC to survivors NOW -- there’s no reason to believe it will improve. Plan B has a shelf life of 3-4 years, which is coincidentally the length
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160If you get an IUD in a pre-lack-of-insurance rush and end up not liking the side effects, but can’t/don’t want to pay for an appointment to get it removed, take matters into your own hands! If the strings are left long, you can actually just pull it out yourself*. There are youtube videos out there with more info, but if it doesn’t come out easily or hurts when you pull the strings, then a good idea to stop and see a provider to get things investigated. NOTE: Family Planning clinics and Planned Parenthoods almost always offer a sliding scale; while they still exist, they are another good option for removal. 
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162*From a healthcare worker: You can self-remove if strings are long enough but do proceed w/ caution -- if experiencing heavy bleeding or heavy cramping after removal, seek medical care if at all possible. 
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164As for abortion: it is safe to assume it is on its way out or at least about to be severely curtailed. Cosmopolitan (yeah Cosmo!) has a clear-sounding overview: http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a8262419/donald-trump-abortion-roe-v-wade/ - this is not a good look. The ACLU analysis doesn’t think a Trump administration will be able to overturn Roe, but certainly all kinds of restrictions can be imposed, as they already have been. More details on that here: https://action.aclu.org/sites/default/files/pages/trumpmemos.pdf. 
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166If you are a medical student, resident, or medical fellow (or an NP if you live in CA), consider getting trained to perform abortions as soon as possible. Clinics will need you, and if we have to go underground, well…. Medical students and residents see http://midwestaccessproject.org or http://www.ryanprogram.org/; others go to www.abortioncarenetwork.org to find your local independent clinic and contact them.
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168If abortion becomes (more) restricted, the safest way we can help each other end unwanted pregnancies is through medication abortion, which essentially uses medication to induce a miscarriage. Women on waves/web has a lot of info on this, as they’ve been working in countries where this is the reality for a long time. Info here: https://www.womenonwaves.org/en/page/711/using-medications-pills-to-end-an-unwanted-pregnancy-in-the-usa. But here’s the deal: the standard protocol for medication abortion in the U.S. is 200 mg of mifepristone, swallowed, then 800 mcg of misoprostol left to dissolve between cheek and gum 24 - 48 hours later. BUT, mifepristone is hard to get and expensive, while misoprostol is pretty easy (also used to induce delivery, for ulcers, various things), so if we need to, the way to go is the misoprostol-only abortion- still about 85% effective in the first 10 weeks. You need 12 200-mcg tablets of misoprostol: see link above for details. If you are traveling internationally, it might be possible to buy it over the counter- look into it! A good thing to have stockpiled, in case.. It is not legal to self-induce in the USA now - people have been prosecuted for it already- and I can’t imagine that will change- the important thing to remember is that in the rare situation that you have to seek medical help, an abortion induced with medication is indistinguishable from a miscarriage - so don’t tell anyone in the ER/etc you took the pills.
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170Herbal abortion zine: Reclaiming our Ancient Wisdom: Herbal Abortion Procedure and Practice for Midwives and Herbalists (there is no online PDF of this that I can find -- does anyone have access?) (there is a copy of this zine at Bluestockings if anybody volunteers there/or can pick it up/scan it!)  
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172Hot Pantz zine - https://www.indybay.org/uploads/2010/04/06/hotpantz.pdf
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174Note that legally, under the Obama administration (this might change under Trump), you cannot be denied coverage for appropriate healthcare due to your gender marker (e.g., health insurance companies must cover pap smears for transgender men, prostate exams for transgender women). 
175Where can I go for healthcare in my community?
176Healthcare Provider Search Tools
177GLBT Near Me
178http://www.glbtnearme.org/
179Locate healthcare practicioners who have self-identified as LGBT+ friendly
180To locate a physican, enter your zipcode, search radius, select “health” from the dropdown menu, and hit search. This will return all the healthcare providers in the database.
181You will need to reach out to physicans individually to find out cost
182Free Clinic Directory
183http://freeclinicdirectory.org/
184Locate free clinics near you
185Planned Parenthood
186https://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-center
187Locate free and low-cost services
188Offer general health services- not only reproductive services
189Reputation as trans friendly (many offer free/low-cost hormones)
190U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ database
191http://findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/index.html
192Locate sliding-scale community health services
193Low-Income Health Insurance
194If your state took the 2013 Medicaid Expansion (32 and DC did), you may qualify for free health insurance through Medicaid if you make 138% of the Federal Poverty Level.
195Google “[state name] medicare expansion” for more information.
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197Chicago
198http://howardbrown.org/wp/ Easily the most valuable resource we have in Chicago. They provide counseling, free STI testing, HRT, legal counseling, and so so so much more. Like woah. They also have a huge list of resources, and have nights where they do free reproductive health exams for women and people assigned female at birth. And yes, by women they do mean trans women too. If you’re trans and want to start HRT they have a drop in night twice a month, and even if you make an appointment you can walk out with hormones same day. They use a consent based model. You just have to know the effects, possible side effects and agree that’s what you want and that’s it. Also they do some sort of magic if your insurance doesn’t cover hormones! I’m not sure how they do it, but it’s like they have their own insurance that you get if yours won’t cover it. Definitely worth looking into. A+ clinic, does recommend.
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201http://www.chicagowomenshealthcenter.org/ 
202New York
203New York City Free Clinic-- http://nycfreeclinic.med.nyu.edu/ “a comprehensive free healthcare clinic, believes that high-quality healthcare is the right of all individuals. We provide, at no cost to our patients, the full range of healthcare services that include specialty referrals, counseling, patient education, social services, and screening and registration for public health insurance.” (requires pre-screening for free health insurance by social worker; call this number 212-206-5200 for screening, calls can be made Mon-Fri between 8 AM and 10 PM or Sat-Sun between 8 AM and 8 PM.) (has anyone used this service? If you have can you let us know how it is?)  16 East 16th Street, New York, NY 10003
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205Women’s Health Free Clinic-- http://nycfreeclinic.med.nyu.edu/womens-health-free-clinic “The Women’s Health Free Clinic (WHFC) became the nation's first comprehensive, free, student-run women's health clinic when it opened in February 2008. The clinic is a partnership between New York University School of Medicine, the Reproductive Health Access Project, and the Institute for Family Health.” (also requires pre-screening by a social worker 212-206-5200, Calls can be made Mon-Fri between 8 AM and 10 PM or Sat-Sun between 8 AM and 8 PM.)
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207St. Anthony’s Clinic- http://franciscanfriars.com/st-anthonys-clinic/ (718) 401-9705 Adult hours are on Saturdays 8am-12pm, children’s hours are from 9am to 12pm on alternating Tuesdays. This is a Catholic run clinic, so not sure how queer friendly it is there. “The clinic offers physical exams, asthma care & education, well child visits and immunizations, anemia checks, and various medicines.  Urologist services are available on the third Saturday of the month.  All visits and services are offered free of charge.”
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209The Institute for Family Health- from their website: “You can come to us even without insurance. Everyone is welcome, even if you cannot pay. Patients pay based on their income.” They provide services to undocumented patients. They have LGBTQ services, HIV testing/treatment, counseling, trans affirmative health and mental health services, abortion, and many birth control options . As of now they also take medicaid/medicare. Social workers there will help you search for low cost prescriptions, either as generics or help you apply to Patient Assistance Program or the 340B program. http://www.institute.org/health-care/services/insurance-enrollment-and-social-services/ Locations in Manhattan, the Bronx and the Hudson Valley; to contact 212-633-0800 
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212Third Root- http://thirdroot.org/ from their website: “Third Root is a holistic community health center offering yoga, acupuncture, massage & herbal medicine. We offer sliding scale fees, a staff trained in anti-oppression, and a clinic that is building bridges within a community.” POC/LGBGNC worker owner coop. Open 8:30-8:30 Monday-Friday; 8:30 until earlier on weekends. Volunteer opportunities in exchange for yoga classes and community acupuncture. Located in Brooklyn, Contact: 718.940.9343 or info@thirdroot.org
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214Callen-Lorde? http://callen-lorde.org/ Healthcare and services targeted towards LGBTQ folks. Includes primary care, HIV/AIDs care, women’s health care, trans health care, dental, mental health and social services. Offers sliding scale payment based on income. Also accepts medicaid/medicare. Locations in Manhattan and in the Bronx. Contact: (Manhattan office) (212) 271-7200 (Bronx office) (718) 215-1800
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218Betances- http://www.betances.org/ Offers sliding scale healthcare based on income (screening required, also takes Medicaid/Medicare) Offers Comprehensive Primary Care, HIV/AIDS Care, Mental Health Care, Women’s Health Care and Dental. In Manhattan and soon in Bushwick. Contact: 212-227-8401
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220Ryan Clinic - http://ryanhealth.org/ (212) 749-1820, 6 medical sites in Manhattan, Medicaid/Medicare and other insurances, sliding scale if uninsured and can help with health benefits applications.
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222Philadelphia
223Mazzoni Center https://www.mazzonicenter.org/ Address: 21 S 12th St # 12, Philadelphia, PA 19107. Phone:(215) 563-0652. Hours: 9AM–5PM Provides a wide range of services to LGBTQ* folx in the region, including mental health services and family medicine. A strong focus on trans healthcare, while also still making mistakes as community clinics do. Some sliding scale services. There is a waitlist for some services because of the high demand. Now is the time to contact if you want services before January.
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225Greater Philadelphia Health Action inc. http://www.gphainc.org/aboutgpha.asp Locations throughout the city with a commitment to serving people independent of insurance. Operates in many of Philadelphia’s poorest areas and has experience serving folks without coverage.  
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228A list of free and reduced cost clinics in Philadelphia county: http://freeclinicdirectory.org/pennsylvania_care/philadelphia_pa_county.html NOTE: not all of these have been reviewed or have additional information on how current the list is.
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230Seattle
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235Other Location-Specific Resources
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237Albuquerque, New Mexico
238Casa de Salud 
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240Southern Regional (Mostly Atlanta)
241Kindred Southern Healing Justice 
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243Minneapolis, Minnesota
244People’s Movement Center 
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247For people with chronic illnesses
248what options are there (if any) for continued care and maintenance of illness if all access is decimated? What is the baseline needed and how might that be able to be met? For people who need daily maintenance meds - how will we help make sure people are getting what they need. Insulin, albuterol, pain meds, mh meds, hiv meds, anti-seizure, etc etc etc
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250Med Hoarding
251How long are your meds good for? If you are insured precariously, you can and should talk to your doctor about them writing your prescription for more than you need. I know at least a few people who have been able to do this for non-opioid or otherwise scheduled medicines. This obviously depends on whether or not what they are prescribing/would be prescribing is within/beyond maximum doses/are they willing to help you but it is worth bringing up.
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253Even some low-income plans have multi-month med access pharmacies where they fill your prescription for more than one month at a time all at once for only one copay. If your doctor writes your dose at 2x your normal, and you fill it there, voila - that’s 6 months at least. Not a miracle but at least a start.
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255Other medicines it is potentially easy to get and could be helpful to access/store for your community as well as yourself: 
256Plan B, aka the morning after pill; 
257Cheap online source: https://afterpill.com/collections/all
258Check out www.goodRX.com to see if you can find it cheaper near you
259PrEP (someone who knows more than I do should write more about this)
260And PeP as it may become impossible to maintain daily PrEP
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263Shelf life of multi-use vials (i.e. for testosterone injection):
264The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) General Chapter 797 [16] recommends the following for multi-dose vials of sterile pharmaceuticals:
265If a multi-dose has been opened or accessed (e.g., needle-punctured) the vial should be dated and discarded within 28 days unless the manufacturer specifies a different (shorter or longer) date for that opened vial.
266If a multi-dose vial has not been opened or accessed (e.g., needle-punctured), it should be discarded according to the manufacturer’s expiration date.
267Safety
268Self defense
269How to de-escalate situations:
270http://defendyourself.org/
271http://www.stopstreetharassment.org/strategies/assertive-responses/
272 http://brooklynmovementcenter.org/nd-palm-cards/?ct=t() 
273http://caeny.org/
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275Inclusive firearms resources:
276http://www.pinkpistols.org/ (LGBT+ focused)
277https://www.facebook.com/OperationBlazingSword/
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279You do not need to go to a gun store (which are often unfriendly spaces) to obtain one; big-box stores such as Walmart and many sporting goods stores will carry firearms as well. Be sure to check the laws in your state (and municipality) as gun laws across the U.S. are inconsistent. Different areas have different regulations on what can be purchased, owned, and carried. It’s important to know:
280How to obtain a carry permit
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282Pepper spray laws etc:
283https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepper_spray#United_States
284http://www.misdefenseproducts.com/Pepper-Spray-Laws-Restrictions-sp-6.html
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286Conflict resolution/alternatives to policing
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288It’s not like the cops are going to have our backs any more than they already do. It is likely that they will continue to be sources of even more violence than before, if you can wrap your head around this. That means that we are, more than ever, going to have to find ways of creating alternative structures and options for protecting ourselves and the people around us.
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290https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_Y0LwX0uOz-P63FVhV0OFkDObbBXcy16YPOcsqnBqto/edit is a Google Doc that was born of this set of concerns and has a lot of resources, especially at the bottom. Some of them are pretty theoretical but some of them are concrete and useful. Especially recommended is everything by INCITE!.
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292toolkit on preventing and addressing different types of violence at parties http://bit.ly/SafeParthttp://theicarusproject.net/resources/publications/handouts/yToolkit 
293Toolkit on safety planning around intimate partner violence http://www.creative-interventions.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/4.B.CI-Toolkit-Tools-Staying-Safe-Pre-Release-Version-06.2012.pdf 
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296Immigration concerns/risks
297What to do if you get arrested
298ID reconciliation considerations
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300Anonymity and Online Security
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302BIG FAT DISCLAIMER: The steps listed here will definitely help discourage/mitigate government/corporate surveillance, but are in no way guaranteed to prevent it entirely. Do what is practical for you, but the only way to wholly avoid being spied on is to throw all your electronic devices into an incinerator. Find the balance between usability and security.
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304Get the fuck off facebook/use it way less! No more phone numbers, addresses, check-ins. Facebook is a known collaborator and conspirator with the FBI. 
305Instead, share your email address and phone numbers with contacts, and use one of the many other online media platforms. (links TK) 
306If you still consider social media essential, consider open decentralized platforms such as GNUSocial (Twitter replacement, https://gnu.io/social/) and Diaspora (Facebook replacement, https://joindiaspora.com/), but keep in mind these are only useful if other people you know use them as well.
307Phone Security:
308Practice modern life with a turned-off GPS. Be aware that your location can still possibly be tracked even if your phone says it is disabled.
309Open source security apps for androind: https://guardianproject.info/apps/
310You have to do this with a group of friends, but if you all install Signal, then you all have encrypted comms on your phone. Signal currently works for texting and calling. For video messaging, there are a number of other options but they are less secure in general. (The voice calling portion of this app is closed source, and not guaranteed to be secure.)
311Since supporting encryption since October 2016, whatsapp is now a reliable encrypted app.Whatsapp was purchased by Facebook. Use with caution!
312Wickr is another reliable encrypted messaging app.
313Please note though that Wickr has not allowed independent review nor is the security design properly documented. (See EFF chart)
314For a solid overview of phone communication encryption and available apps, read this article on available apps and their tradeoffs and this article on phone passcodes.
315Choose firefox over chrome. Choose anything over gmail. Google is also a known collaborator with law enforcement.
316Any sort of communication that isn’t encrypted is inherently insecure and should be treated as such.
317Learn about VPN for web anonymity, and see about installing it on your home internet.  (also yes TOR!) You can also use browsers that include VPN on your mobile device (like Tob for iOS).
318Tor a simple and secure way to protect your privacy while browsing the web - here’s a how to beginner’s guide for installing and getting started with Tor.
319Use two factor authentication on your email. Use two factor authentication for everything that has that option.
320Understand your threats, and then choose the tools you need to circumvent them. A lgreat resource to help with this: https://prism-break.org/en/ 
321Take steps to secure your work and data. (A 70-Day Web Security Action Plan for Artists and Activists Under Siege: https://medium.com/@TeacherC/90dayactionplan-ff86b1de6acb#.3h79nu276) 
322Encrypt your phone if you haven’t already, and set a long unlock code/password (at least 6 characters, but the longer the better)
323Android: http://www.howtogeek.com/141953/how-to-encrypt-your-android-phone-and-why-you-might-want-to/
324iOS: https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/how-encrypt-your-iphone
325Switch from Google to a search engine that doesn’t track your search history (e.g. DuckDuckGo)
326[Advanced] Switch to a free (as in freedom) operating system (e.g. Linux). Windows and OSX should generally be considered insecure.
327Specifically, Tails is a security minded Linux distribution that can be run off a flash drive on almost any computer for secure communication or browsing, and leaves no trace on the host computer. https://tails.boum.org/
328Don’t write down your passwords if you think your physical security could be compromised.
329
330Surveillance self defence from the Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://ssd.eff.org/en 
331FAMILY, LEGAL & SOCIAL FABRIC
332
333Queer Partnership Stabilization
334Marriage or not marriage: the LGBT+ shotgun wedding
335There are going to be a lot of questions coming with regards to what happens with same-sex marriage. I do not believe it can be immediately rescinded but better safe than sorry.
336
337If you have been planning your gay destination wedding, save the destination for the party and tie the knot legally. How you need to do that varies state to state but usually you get a license and then get it signed. 
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339NYC marriage info: http://www.cityclerk.nyc.gov/html/marriage/same_sex_couples_faq.shtml
340State by state listing: http://family.findlaw.com/marriage/marriage-license-information-by-state.html
341
342As a side note, choosing to marry will affect your taxes. If you get married by the end of the calendar year, the IRS considers you married for that whole year.
343
344ALL THIS SAID, please note that getting married is in fact forming a contract with another person. Exactly what happens varies by state, but you may become liable for your new spouse’s debts and have rights to their assets. So long as the federal government recognizes same-sex marriages, this will impact things like taxes and student loans, so think about your repayment plans. 
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346We don’t know what happens if same-sex marriage gets overturned; it will depend how they do it and whether they choose to backdate it to marriages that were begun when marriage was legal. Getting a divorce as an LGBTQ person is usually costly - several thousand dollars. Have conversations about finances, property, retirement accounts, etc BEFORE you get married.  Just because we have this right now doesn’t mean we need to jump into it tomorrow - it takes a lot of money, time and headache to undo it.
347
348There are pre-nup forms you can get online that can help structure a discussion about how this might work in terms of splitting assets; having at least some conversation before you do this can potentially save you a lot of trouble later. 
349ID BACKUPS
350ID's and other identifying info: make copies of your passport, id, etc and have them in a secure place outside of your apartment (friend, family, safe deposit box) should you need to leave your home quickly.
351Name and gender marker changes on state and federal IDs: 
352Do AS SOON AS POSSIBLE with as many docs as possible.
353Name change rules change by state and city. Get in touch w lawyer through your gay center or through yr health center if possible. yr local aclu might also have referrals. Instructions for each state and federal IDs is available through TransEquality. 
354NYS Name change is among the easier states to do it in, no lawyer needed. You’ll need around $200 total and will have to go to city hall civil court during working hours in your borough/city twice with proof of birth. You’ll make one trip to fill out the initial paperwork, then you have to go do some work about it (let the gov’t know, file a public notice), then you return to civil court to be sworn in legally with your new name
355DC Name change is another place where it’s relatively easy (the link is for a TransLaw list of instructions.) There is also a checklist for Maryland and Virginia. TransLaw will help pay for some of your expenses/show you how to get waivers if you qualify financially.
356If you have changed your name recently, make sure you:
3571. Update all your civic records if applicable, including applying for a new passport, new SSN card, new voter registration.
3582. Update all your bills (phone, utilities, credit cards, bank/brokerage accounts)
3593. Keep a copy of your old name ID and your certificate of name change. Hell, keep an extra copy at a friends’ house in case of fire.
360CA Name change 
361Additional info
362Passport gender marker changes are easier than ever and just require a note from yr doc sayin you are undergoing “medical transition.” Doctors vary on what they will write this note for (surgery/hormones/social transition or w/e - find one you can work with, if you can). This will not be so easy under a Trump/Pence administration. Do this ASAP. Obvious problems are that it costs money & isn’t available to non-citizens, but if you can afford it & are a citizen... To change the name on your passport, you will need proof of legal name change. Having a passport with the correct information on it makes getting any other documents (state IDs, etc.) much much much easier in the future. Prioritize this if you can. 
363Note that a number of people have offered to pay for passport processing, like here: https://twitter.com/KendraSerra/status/796452580129849344. Instruction is to e-mail kendra.serra@riseup.net
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365Ss cards:
366State ids: 
367Birth certificates: For NY State
368
369Immigration issues and documentation
370Please keep adding!
371
372If you can or are considering applying for citizenship - http://www1.cuny.edu/sites/citizenship-now/
373Naturalization form: https://www.uscis.gov/n-400
374Fee waiver request form: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-912.pdf 
375If you don’t qualify for a fee waiver but still don’t have enough money to pay fees, may be best to do fundraising, but there’s also this NYC-based lottery to get fees paid--http://naturalizeny.org/.
376Find a friend that will marry you.
377Info for if your family member is facing deportation: http://familiesforfreedom.org/facing-deportation Can also call Families for Freedom hotline: 646 290 5551
378Parents & children
379If you are a person parenting a child conceived with donor gametes or via reciprocal IVF, pursue options to adopt if the child is not both genetically your offspring and came out of your body. Do not rely on marriage or birth certificates to protect parental rights. An adoption is a court order and will provide the highest level of protection. http://www.nclrights.org/ has state by state guidelines on second parent adoptions and queer adoptions.
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381Healthcare proxies/living wills/power of attorney
382Best to get this set up now as otherwise control will default to your legal family for medical decisionmaking when you are incapacitated. Especially for people who have a clear sense of who they would want making decisions for them, it is good to do this legally. This structure exists quite outside of marriage etc - you can give control to your roommate, your best friend, etc. 
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384How this works in different states is outside my scope of knowledge - what’s up federalism! - but this is one way of making strong paperwork and again, exists for lots of reasons (ie, elderly people who want their children to make decisions for them.) If you follow the link below, whatever you find locally will have knowledge of the details for your location.
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386A power of attorney grants someone the right to make decisions, and is usually granted on things like bank accounts etc. Including a POA in a living will is way of ensuring if you’re unable to use your money, someone else who you trust can use it on your behalf/as you want it used, while you are alive.
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388Here’s info for NY State: http://www.totallifechoices.org/ - https://www.uslivingwillregistry.com/howitworksind.shtm has a link to a “search” button that can bring up other local options. 
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390Courts, interacting with police and government officials, and criminal legal system
391
392Know Your Rights - on the street, at protests, when an agent comes to your door - will add more resources
393
394If an Agent Knocks - https://ccrjustice.org/if-agent-knocks-booklet
395
396CUNY CLEAR - Clinic at CUNY Law School that offers legal advice and representation to Muslim, Arab, and South Asian people who have been affected by national security and counterterrorism policies (including questioning by police/government agents and surveillance) - http://www.cunyclear.org/, CLEAR Project, Main Street Legal Services, Inc., 2 Court Square, Long Island City, NY 11101, Phone: (718) 340-4558, Email: cunyclear@mail.law.cuny.edu
397
398Note: CUNY CLEAR also provides know your rights trainings on the following issues:
399Law enforcement in the street and in home encounters (materials here in English, here in Arabic)
400Charitable giving (materials here in English, here in Arabic)
401Traveling while Muslim/ No Fly List (materials here in English, here in Arabic)
402Informants
403
404KYR before and after an immigration raid - 
405http://wearecasa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/KYR-booklet_English.pdf
406http://www.incite-national.org/page/know-your-rights-case-immigrationpolice-raid
407
408Immigrant Defense Project Criminal-Immigration Helpline - 212-725-6422, http://www.immdefense.org/criminal-immigration-helpline/
409
410When the FBI knocks--Muslim Justice League hotline for free representation when contacted by FBI - (857) 256-1310. https://www.muslimjusticeleague.org/when-the-fbi-knocks/ 
411
412General cop know your right info from ACLU: https://www.aclu.org/know-iyour-rights/what-do-if-youre-stopped-police-immigration-agents-or-fbi 
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414NY correcting and sealing rap sheet info: https://lac.org/resources/criminal-justice-resources/rap-sheet-resources-get-correct-seal-criminal-records/
415
416MA CORI info: https://www.masslegalhelp.org/cori/booklets-folder/know-your-cori-rights.pdf
417
418Open warrants, expungement of previous convictions (clearing your record) - will add
419ECONOMICS
420Get Your Money Right
421Tax Prep - If you are a freelancer/self-employed, please file an EIN (it’s free from the IRS), and even more important: start filing a schedule C on your taxes (which you can do w/o an EIN, it’s just cleaner to use EIN). Why? Because claiming the money you are putting in the bank (or paypal) means less likelihood of being sought for tax fraud on unclaimed income, and claiming the expenses means you --especially if you’re making $2-8k on a small biz venture-- will actually incur a loss and pay less taxes overall. And who knows what the fuck taxes will be used for moving forward. Freelancers’ union instructions.
422Save money - somewhere it will earn even a little interest. Like, even a 1% online savings account (for example: Ally 1% \ EverBank 1.11% \ CIT 0.95%). Why? Because if the economy drops, inflation is going to go wild, and our cash is going to be worth less, and able to buy less. So exclusively cash hoarding is not a great idea right now (or ever).
423Get the fuck out of big banks- if you are still banking with the dudes who brought us Dakota Access pipeline and the subprime mortgage crisis then get out! Visit banklocal.info for more information about how to change banks and a nationwide directory. Note: if you move your money into community development financial institutions (google that phrase and your state for results!) like community development credit unions and banks then your money goes into our low-income, poc, and immigrant communities as crucial capital for our homes, businesses, and education. When all other services get removed we’re going to have even more pressure on these groups so moving money now helps us all later, and structurally supports shifting resources from the 1% to those who need it.
424
425FOOD ACCESS
426(coming)
427Community Supported Agriculture- in NYC Just Food (justfood.org) maintains a long list but you can also google. Many CSAs are from farms in NYC while others are in the region. Many take SNAP benefits or offer sliding scale. Some, like Lancaster Cooperative, will set up a CSA at your business or organization. You can choose how to split up shares to make it accessible for everyone. 
428
429Community gardens - in NYC there are a lot of gardens where you can grow food, herbs, and find community that can support you as you learn to garden and cook. Check out GreenThumb, NYC Community Gardens Coalition, and 596 Acres to explore what resources exist for you.
430
431Food pantries and food sharing - If SNAP benefits are cut a lot of people are going to experience food insecurity. Plan ahead and if you have meetings ask people to bring food, even extra nonperishable items that can be exchanged. You might even consider doing food sharing where you share leftovers with people. Lots of ways this can go. For people with corporate jobs who have catering, try to get a system in place where you can get leftovers from the office out to people in the community who need it. This isn’t legal exactly but if it’s informally organized it works.
432HOUSING
433(coming)
434
435Met Council on Housing
436
437Many public libraries have access to the NOLO legal series. They have a subseries on Landlord-Tenant laws and Tenant’s Rights 
438
439
440Fundraising - 
441It is abundantly clear that federal funding will be cut to support organizations supporting abortion, gay rights, etc; it is also likely other federal funding will dry up for civil rights defense and other similar issues. This is a list of organizations, from mainstream to very grassroots, that could use your support. We make no endorsements and encourage you to be thoughtful about how you donate your money. Local grassroots organizations are going to be struggling mightily, will also lose funding, and will have less access to wealthy donors who can help fill the gap. 
442Planned parenthood
443Independent Abortion Providers: Abortion Care Network
444ACLU
445The Black-Led Movement Fund
446Southern Poverty Law Center
447All queer health centers and HIV/AIDS health clinics
448Transgender Law Center
449Sylvia Rivera Law Project
450National Center for Lesbian Rights
451Arab American Association of NY
452Southerners On New Ground
453The Doula Project
454NARAL Pro-Choice America
455Center for Reproductive Rights 
456FIERCE
457National Lawyers Guild
458Audre Lorde Project
459Black & Pink
460The Ali Forney Center
461The Icarus Project
462TGIJP (Transgender & Intersex Justice Project)
463Queer Detainee Empowerment Project
464QTPOC Birthwerq Project
465Women With A Vision
466Met Council on Housing
467Bread & Roses Community Fund 
468Trans Justice Funding Project
469Muslim Justice League
470Families for Freedom
471LGBT Books to Prisoners
472Council on American Islamic Relations
473Familia trans queer liberation movement
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477<333 this is amazing you all are awesome. (you can delete this just wanted to say)
478
479I’d recommend saving a copy of this either on your desktop (and updating daily) or at least your google drive--a) for easier access b) if it falls into the wrong hands and gets taken down/taken apart