Meet Giovonni Santiago, a 32-year-old activist based out of Akron, Ohio.At the META Center, Santiago
Meet Giovonni Santiago, a 32-year-old activist based out of Akron, Ohio.At the META Center, Santiago and his team mentor #trans and gender-variant youth while offering families support and information as needed. The center, which works with up to 25 transgender youth in #Akron, holds everything from social gatherings to support groups to give youth a chance to “fully connect” with other young people like themselves.Santiago and his doctor, Dr. Megan McNamara, also developed a program that offers #transgender support services to those in the #military and assisted with the November 2015 launch of the G.I.V.E. Clinic, the first transgender-specific Veterans Affairs clinic in the United States. The clinic provides treatments like hormone therapy and counseling to those who need it in a safe and secure environment. While Santiago is not there daily, he assisted with the launch and is proud that the clinic now sees 70 patients annually. -- source link
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