Ingersoll Gender Center is a mutual support and education organization for transgender, gender variant* and genderqueer people, and the people who support them. Ingersoll is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization headquartered in Seattle and serving the Greater Seattle and Puget Sound region and beyond. Ingersoll is an all-volunteer organization that focuses on direct peer support, community building, education and advocacy. Ingersoll has become a model for peer support organizations and enjoys an international awareness for its long-standing and success and innovations.
Ingersoll's Mission Statement:
IngersollGender Centersupports transgender people toward growth and well-being. We provide support, education, advocacy, and information resources for people interested in gender identity issues, and for service providers, employers, families and friends as well, in order to promote understanding, awareness and acceptance of gender diversity.
Ingersoll's Values
- Awareness and celebration of diverse gender identities and presentations;
- A climate of freedom, learning, love and wisdom;
- Personal development, self-understanding and valued relationships;
- Continuing research into the issues of gender identity rather than a focus on any particular etiology, theory, or counseling method;
- Non-discrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, religion, national origin or disability;
- People creating improved relationships, increased self-confidence, stability in employment and social situations, and integration of self and community;
- When applicable, the use of the Standards of Care established by theWorld Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), formerly known as the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association,as general guidelines.
- The courageous efforts of transgendered persons to be true to themselves and to live with integrity.
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